Author: NBTC

The South Korean stock market has entered historic territory in 2026. Investors across the world now track the KOSPI index live as the benchmark continues setting fresh records. The rally surprised analysts, hedge funds, and even long-term bulls who expected slower growth this year. Instead, South Korea stocks delivered one of the strongest performances globally. The KOSPI index live now reflects more than optimism. It shows growing confidence in South Korea’s technology sector, exports, semiconductor giants, and AI-driven industries. Foreign investors continue pouring billions into the market. Retail traders also returned aggressively after years of cautious sentiment. This powerful combination…

Memecoin issuance platform Pump.fun’s new bounty product has produced its first controversy. A user posting as Arivu on X said he completed a Pump.fun GO bounty last week that asked someone to tattoo the ticker “$boutywork” on their forehead and provide video proof. The task appeared to reference a token called $Bountywork, but the bounty description itself used the misspelled version “$boutywork.” Arivu said he followed the task exactly. “Guys I have followed everything exactly what the name mentioned in the line,” he wrote on X, adding that it was not his mistake because he tattooed the exact name mentioned…

Senate Republicans and the White House have officially released the latest update of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The new version incorporates previous drafts from the Senate Banking and Agriculture committees, as well as negotiations between Republican lawmakers (Senators Cynthia Lummis and Bernie Moreno) and the White House. Within minutes of its release, the bill sparked varied reactions from both politicians and crypto leaders. Here is what it says and the different responses it drew. What does the new CLARITY Act text say? First, it addresses the ethics package the White House recently agreed to. Secondly, the new language…

The Rich List Is Bigger Than It Looks The coin’s distribution panel lists a maximum supply of 100 billion $XRP, 67.526 billion in circulation, 32.445 billion in escrow, and 14.364 million permanently destroyed through transaction fees, according to stats logged by xrpscan.com’s Rich List page. The rich-list images rank accounts by combining direct balances with $XRP displayed in the “In Escrow” column, pushing several Ripple-linked addresses above wallets holding much larger immediately available balances. Adding every balance and escrow allocation shown across the 40 wallet entries Bitcoin.com News researched, produces 55.839 billion $XRP, equal to about 55.85% of the listed…

Robinhood Chain surpassed Base on daily active users on July 21, three weeks after the trading platform launched its mainnet, according to Artemis data. The network registered 323,969 daily active users against Base’s 274,520, and set a record $588.9 million in total value locked the same day. The chain first crossed above Base on July 11, when it counted 314,843 daily active users to Base’s 283,938, per Artemis. The lead has changed hands since: Robinhood Chain held it from July 11 to July 15, Base regained it from July 16 to July 20, and Robinhood Chain moved back on top…

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez shared notable technical and on-chain levels for Bitcoin and Ethereum. According to Martinez, the $60,000 region is critical for maintaining the current trend in Bitcoin. The analyst noted that, according to on-chain data, more than 1.3 million $BTC changed hands between $60,000 and $63,000. Martinez emphasized that this region represents one of the largest volume clusters for Bitcoin, and stated that the $60,587 level should be maintained as short-term support. Related News An Altcoin Has Partnered with 47 Banks for International Payments – Is Ripple’s Dominance Under Threat? According to Martinez, if Bitcoin falls below this…

The Ethereum community is abuzz after Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, purchased 1,332.5 $ETH for $2.53 million. This major acquisition, confirmed by Lookonchain, highlights ongoing interest in Ethereum as a preferred investment. As social media engagement rises around this transaction, the community is keenly observing how it might influence broader market trends. The Key Development The recent purchase has led to a spike in social media activity, with Lookonchain noting 23 likes and 2 retweets on the tweet detailing the acquisition. This level of engagement suggests that such high-profile transactions can stir excitement and speculation within the Ethereum community. Amid…

After losing 90% of its stock price over the past year, the first US-listed Solana (SOL) treasury company, DeFi Development Corp, filed a clever maneuver yesterday. Relocating from Delaware to Nevada, it is now much harder to fire members of its Board of Directors. In a new SEC filing yesterday, the once-$600 million, now-$118 million company bolted from Delaware to Nevada without a full shareholder vote. It simply informed minority stockholders of the decision by its ‘Special Committee’ and majority stockholders. “YOUR VOTE OR CONSENT IS NOT REQUESTED OR REQUIRED,” the company informed common shareholders in all caps. Largest Solana…

Sui has opened public testing for a new privacy system that hides token balances and transfer amounts while preserving access for auditors and compliance teams, introducing a model that differs sharply from traditional privacy-focused cryptocurrencies. According to an announcement published on June 8, confidential transfers are now available in public beta on Sui’s Devnet, with a Testnet release planned later this year. The feature encrypts transaction values and wallet balances onchain but leaves sender addresses, receiver addresses, token types, and transaction timestamps visible. Confidential transfers are live in public beta on Sui Devnet.Transfer amounts and balances are private, with controlled…

Traders Are Ready to Hand AI More Control Seven in 10 U.S. crypto traders polled by OKX said they would be comfortable letting artificial intelligence manage their portfolios without human review, according to survey results published July 21. The group included traders willing to grant AI complete autonomy and those prepared to allow automated decisions within risk limits they set themselves. The company said: “Approximately 7 out of 10 traders we surveyed said they’d be comfortable letting an AI manage their portfolio without a human checking every move, either with full autonomy or within risk limits they set themselves. That’s…