Author: NBTC

Set for mid-March, the Hibiscus V7 celestia upgrade aims to refine interoperability and sovereignty for networks built on the modular data availability layer. Key features of the Hibiscus V7 release CIP-45: Forwarding module for streamlined token routing CIP-46: ZK Interchain Security Module CIP-44: Adjusting validator commission bounds Consensus pruning improvements for node operators Rollout across testnets and mainnet Who should pay attention to Hibiscus V7 Key features of the Hibiscus V7 release The Hibiscus (V7) release for Celestia is scheduled for mid-March and targets a long-standing tradeoff between sovereignty and interoperability. By tightening how networks interact, it makes rollups and…

Network News $ZORA MOVES FROM BASE TO SOLANA: On-chain social platform and decentralized protocol Zora is making a decisive shift beyond its non-fungible tokens (NFT) and creator roots with the launch of “attention markets” on Solana, a product that allows users to trade tokens tied to internet trends, memes and cultural moments. The feature, unveiled Feb. 17, lets anyone create a new market for 1 $SOL. Once live, users can buy and sell positions on whether a topic will gain or lose traction across social media. Instead of wagering on elections or macro data, traders speculate on buzz itself —…

The Ethereum Foundation has released an update outlining its protocol priorities for 2026. The Foundation has grouped Ethereum’s technical roadmap under three main headings: scaling, improving user experience (Improve UX), and hardening the mainnet resilience (L1). According to the shared plan, the Ethereum developer ecosystem will continue its efforts to increase the network’s transaction capacity by pushing the gas limit above 100 million. This step aims to reduce congestion, especially during peak periods, by enabling more transactions to be processed on L1. On the scaling side, further development of the ePBS (encrypted Proposer-Builder Separation) mechanism and new increases in blob…

The odds of a Fed rate cut in January are extremely slim but traders are forecasting at least two cuts in 2026. Morgan Stanley and Citigroup have changed their Fed rate cut forecast for 2026 ahead of a new Fed Chair. The Bitcoin and crypto market will benefit from a risk-on mode amid rising global money supply. The Federal Reserve is expected to continue with its interest rate cut in 2026, amid the high executive pressures. As President Donald Trump prepares to name his pick for the Fed Chair to replace Jerome Powell, Wall Street analysts are now forecasting at…

California has set a firm licensing clock for digital asset firms that want to keep serving residents of the state. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation issued a formal implementation update for the Digital Financial Assets Law, confirming that any individual or company conducting covered crypto activity for or on behalf of California residents must, by July 1, 2026, hold a DFAL license, have submitted a license application, or qualify for an exemption. Applications will open March 9, 2026, through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System, with regulators urging firms to review the NMLS checklist and attend industry training…

Austria’s financial regulator said it prohibited the European arm of KuCoin from conducting new business and onboarding customers after the crypto exchange lost key compliance staff just months after gaining a Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) permit to operate across the European Union. KuCoin EU no longer has key function holders in anti-money laundering (AML) and prevention of terrorist financing roles, according to a statement from the regulator, the FMA, which granted the license in November. The freeze will last until the firm appoints the necessary compliance reporting staff, it said. “The effective staffing of these key functions is a…

Sonic Labs, the developer of the Sonic blockchain, has unveiled Spawn, an AI-powered platform designed to convert plain-language prompts into fully deployed decentralized applications. Spawn runs on Sonic, a high-performance network capable of processing more than 10,000 transactions per second with fast finality and low fees, making it suitable for real-time applications, including gaming and payments. The platform handles the entire web3 development workflow, including smart contract generation, compilation, on-chain deployment, and frontend creation with wallet integration, as noted by the team. It also includes an AI assistant named Spawny that helps users adjust contracts and interfaces through natural language…

Table of Contents A Major Shift for MYXMYX V2: Technical UpgradesDecoupling Liquidity from Execution Leading onchain derivatives protocol $MYX has closed a strategic funding round led by Ethereum heavyweight Consensys (of Metamask-fame), positioning the firm as $MYX’s largest investor as it prepares for a fundamental architectural shift. The funding, which included further participation from Consensys Mesh and Systemic Ventures, arrives prior to the rollout of $MYX V2. The V2 update marks the platform’s transition from a standalone dapp to a ‘modular derivative settlement engine’; a move designed to provide core infrastructure for the growing omnichain derivatives market. A Major Shift…

Ethereum remains under bearish pressure on the daily chart, with traders watching whether resistance breaks and momentum improves after recent liquidations. Ethereum ($ETH) is trading at $1,967.04, down 1.6% over the last 24 hours, with price action reflecting a choppy session that ultimately tilted bearish. The 24-hour range runs from a low of $1,927.71 to a high of $2,030.77, showing a fairly wide intraday swing as $ETH briefly pushed above the $2K area before sliding back toward the mid-range. On the activity side, $ETH shows 24-hour trading volume at $22.48B, alongside a market cap of $237.34B. Performance tiles also indicate…

Crypto markets barely flinched as a trio of macro headlines crossed the tape, with major tokens drifting sideways to lower despite fresh signals from U.S. labor data, looming Supreme Court action on Trump-era tariffs, and renewed geopolitical tension in the Middle East. Summary The crypto market rallied after the latest US NFP data. The economy added 50k job as the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4%. Focus now shifts to the upcoming SCOTUS ruling on tariffs. Bitcoin (BTC) price is currently hovering at around $90,955, up from the intraday low of $89,200 but still in the red for the day. This…