Author: NBTC

The fourth day of the World Economic Forum, held in Davos, Switzerland, has begun. Many prominent figures attended Davos, and the cryptocurrency sector also had a presence. At this point, Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase and a key figure in the cryptocurrency sector, was also among those attending Davos. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong faced off against French Central Bank President François Villeroy de Galhau at a panel titled “Tokenization: The Currency of the Future?”. The CEO of Coinbase and the Governor of the Bank of France have clashed over stablecoin interest payments and Bitcoin (BTC). According to Coindesk, while…

Two high-profile crypto figures are preparing to pour tens of millions of dollars into California politics, aiming to reshape the state Legislature by backing moderate, business-friendly candidates and countering the influence of labor unions. The effort, operating under the banner of Grow California, is backed by Chris Larsen, a longtime Democratic donor and co-founder of Ripple, and Tim Draper, a venture capitalist known for his support of Bitcoin (BTC), according to The New York Times. “The government unions do a great job,” Larsen reportedly told the outlet. “But that’s going to clash with a lot of the things that are…

Ethereum ($ETH) is trading around $2,850 after a failed attempt to reclaim the $3,000 level. The asset is down almost 5% over the past 24 hours and nearly 4% over the last week. $ETH Mirrors 2024 Structure, $4K in Sight? Analyst Heisenberg shared a chart that compares the current $ETH move to a similar setup seen in 2024. Back then, it fell 47%, moved sideways for about 92 days, and then rallied 47%—topping near $4,000. The current chart shows the same 47% drop, followed by a 33% bounce, and now entering another period of consolidation. Heisenberg said the base could…

Credit risk at Strategy (MSTR) eased as the notional value of its perpetual preferred equity overtook its outstanding convertible debt, reducing maturity and refinancing concerns tied to its bitcoin BTC$89,966.37 accumulation strategy. The aggregate value of the perpetual preferred equity stands at $8.36 billion, surpassing the $8.2 billion of outstanding convertible debt, the company’s dashboard showed Thursday. The growing dominance of preferred equity points to a more stable capital structure with reduced credit volatility. Convertible bonds introduce refinancing risk and equity-linked balance sheet volatility. Perpetual preferreds, however, don’t impose an obligation to repay the principal. “Having no convertible bonds senior…

Following the passage of the virtual asset service providers (VASP) Act (Act 1154), the Bank of Ghana has launched the National Virtual Assets Literacy Initiative. Strengthening Oversight and Consumer Protection The Bank of Ghana (BOG) recently launched a cryptocurrency awareness initiative dubbed the National Virtual Assets Literacy Initiative (NAVALI). The launch of NAVALI is a direct response to the new legislative environment created by Parliament’s recent approval of the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Act (Act 1154). This legislation has effectively ended years of legal ambiguity, bringing cryptocurrency trading and blockchain-based financial services into the state’s formal regulatory perimeter. For…

U.S.-listed spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) suffered heavy redemptions on Thursday, with nearly $1 billion yanked in single session as crypto prices slid sharply and risk appetite evaporated. According to SoSoValue data, investors withdrew $817.9 million from U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs on Jan. 29, the largest daily outflow since Nov. 20. Ether ETFs also saw sustained selling, losing $155.6 million on the day. The outflows coincided with a sharp drop in crypto prices. Bitcoin fell through $85,000 and later slid toward $81,000 in U.S. trading hours, before nearing the $83,000 mark in Asian morning hours Friday. Ether dropped…

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of the publicly listed stablecoin issuer Circle, said interest payments on stablecoins do not pose a threat to banks. Speaking Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Allaire described concerns that stablecoin yields could cause bank runs as “totally absurd,” citing historical precedents and existing reward-based financial services already in use. “They help with stickiness, they help with customer traction,” Allaire said, adding that interest itself is not large enough to undermine monetary policy. Allaire’s comments came amid heated debate over stablecoin yields, including in discussions over the US CLARITY Act, which aims to establish a…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the Ethereum Foundation (EF) is entering a period of “mild austerity,” as it seeks to deliver an aggressive scaling roadmap while ensuring it can sustain itself over the long term. In a post on X, Buterin said he has personally withdrawn 16,384 $ETH, worth roughly $17.3 million at current market prices, to support a broader effort to build an open-source, secure and verifiable “full stack” of software and hardware. Ether $ETH$2,720.41 was trading around $2,720 on Tuesday, down significantly from its October peak near $4,831, as crypto markets have pulled back in recent weeks. Buterin…

The Ethereum price is entering February 2026 at a critical crossroads. After losing nearly 7% in January, $ETH is closing the month in clear contrast to its historical trend. January’s median return stands near +32%, yet this year has moved in the opposite direction. February, meanwhile, has delivered median gains of around +15% since 2016. The last time Ethereum entered February in a similar position was in 2025. That year, weakness extended into a 32%-37% monthly decline. Whether 2026 follows that path or breaks away from it will depend on how the technical structure, on-chain data, and institutional flows interact…

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, central bankers, Coinbase, Ripple and banks clash over tokenization, a Bitcoin ‘standard,’ CBDCs and stablecoin yields as crypto trades near record highs. Summary Central bankers and CEOs agreed tokenization is now in deployment, with pilots like a €300B French commercial paper project and $XRP Ledger tokenized assets up 2,200%.​ Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong pitched a Bitcoin‑anchored, tokenized system for 4B uninvested adults, while France’s Villeroy warned that ceding money to private tokens risks democracy.​ Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse cited stablecoin volumes jumping from $19T to $33T, as U.S. fights over the CLARITY Act and stablecoin…