Author: NBTC

Haseeb Qureshi, general partner at Dragonfly Capital, says that crypto infrastructure will ultimately be mass adopted by machines, not humans. Qureshi Says Crypto Technology Works, But Not for “Our Society’ In an article posted to X, Qureshi addresses the “fantastical story” that everyone would begin using smart contracts, rather than traditional legal contracts, for everything. That never came true, he says, “not because the technology doesn’t work, but because the technology doesn’t work for our society.” Qureshi says crypto tech is too risky, clunky, and difficult for humans to use. Blind signing transactions, stale approvals, worrying about opening up a…

Tokenized real-world assets are showing steady growth despite a bearish market—a divergence that experts say reflects capital maturing within crypto rather than fleeing it entirely. The RWA sector posted 8.68% growth in distributed asset value over the past month, reaching $24.84 billion, according to RWA.xyz. Represented asset value, which tracks tokenized assets that cannot move between wallets or leave the issuing platform, remained largely flat, growing just 0.51% to $372.97 billion.  DeFi’s total value locked, on the other hand, has plunged 25% over the past month to $94.84 billion, according to DeFiLlama data. The drop is a result of…

Ethereum trades near $2,000 after a sharp pullback, while longer-term chart work points to a final leg higher within a multi-year structure. Short-term price action now tightens into a triangle, setting up the next decisive move as momentum cools. Ethereum Tracks “Expanding Diagonal” Count as $9K–$18K Zone Marks Next Target Ethereum has continued to trace what analyst Gert van Lagen described as a “textbook Expanding Diagonal” on a biweekly chart. In a post on X, he said wave ⑤ that began in 2018 is now in its late phase, with the subwave labeled ⑤-5-a already printing an all time high.…

The new international electronic payment standard, ISO 20022, was implemented in November last year. With the G20’s push for peer-to-peer transactions and the integration of AI in settlement structures, financial intelligence business RedCompass Labs believes the new payment trends might just be what the crypto market needs to reach new highs. The crypto market began the year below $3 trillion, but with a few positives in a geopolitically jittery environment, it has helped it climb back above that level. Bitcoin and Ethereum are still consolidating near their end-of-2025 prices, although RedCompass Labs predicts that the upcoming changes in global payment…

The implementation of the MiCA regulation has undeniably brought a high degree of certainty to the European market. However, for many Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASPs), the trade-off such as high capital requirements, strict physical substance rules, and intensive reporting can be a barrier to entry. In 2026, the global landscape offers several “mid-shore” and offshore alternatives that provide agility, tax efficiency, and robust legal frameworks without the specific constraints of an EU crypto license. Whether you are looking for a rapid market entry, specialized activity-based rules, or a tax-neutral home for your treasury, these jurisdictions represent the strongest alternatives…

Stablecoin reserves on the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, have fallen back to levels not seen since October amid a crypto liquidity drought, according to CryptoQuant. The stablecoin reserves are down 18.6% since November, dropping around $10 billion from $50.9 billion to current levels of $41.4 billion, said CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost on Monday. Stablecoin reserves on exchanges “typically adjust based on investor demand,” and crypto “liquidity dynamics can be proxied through stablecoin flows,” the analyst noted. Despite the decline, Binance still accounts for roughly 64% of total stablecoin reserves across all exchanges. However, when a platform of this scale begins…

Bitcoin miner outflows skyrocketed to 48k $BTC worth more than $3 billion between February 5 and 6. However, the massive outflows do not represent miner capitulation according to January disclosures from major corporate $BTC mining firms. Bitcoin miners moved 48,774 Bitcoin worth $3.2 billion from their wallets between February 5 and 6, according to onchain data. However, the transactions do not automatically reflect miner capitulation or immediate spot market selling. The data accounts for transfers to exchanges, internal wallet movements, and transfers to other entities. Therefore, the miner outflows do not imply that Bitcoin miners were offloading their assets in…

In a groundbreaking development for decentralized finance, quantitative trading firm Presto Labs announced on March 15, 2025, that it will provide crucial liquidity support for South Korean blue-chip stock derivatives launching on the Hyperliquid ecosystem. This strategic move bridges traditional finance giants with cutting-edge blockchain technology through Trade[XYZ], a decentralized exchange built on Hyperliquid’s innovative Layer 1 protocol. Presto Labs Brings Institutional-Grade Liquidity to DeFi Derivatives Presto Labs revealed its commitment through an official announcement on platform X, confirming its market-making services will commence immediately upon the derivatives’ listing. The firm specifically identified three major South Korean corporations: Samsung Electronics,…

Ethereum developers are moving forward with a protocol change aimed at strengthening censorship resistance, as discussions around the upcoming Hegota upgrade place Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists at the center of the agenda. The proposal, known as FOCIL or EIP-7805, has been marked for Specification Freeze Included status and is expected to headline the consensus-layer changes in the Hegota fork, which follows the planned Glamsterdam upgrade. FOCIL Targets Inclusion Guarantees FOCIL introduces a mechanism that allows multiple randomly selected actors per slot to enforce transaction inclusion. Under the design, 17 participants, including the block proposer and designated includers, are selected at…

About a year ago, Nikolay Denisenko, a former lead backend engineer at European fintech firm Revolut, began to formalize a process whereby “special customers” of his new crypto payments app, Brighty, could use their digital assets to buy real estate. Since then, demand has exploded. Brighty has brokered over 100 deals so far for wealthy customers of the Lithuania-licensed platform, enabling them to buy apartments with crypto, with many more in the pipeline. Residential real estate purchases are mostly made in destinations such as the UK, France, Malta, Cyprus, and Andorra, Denisenko said. “We have between 100 and 150 wealthy…