Author: NBTC

The fight for the future of the American crypto market escalated to the limit today as Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse slammed JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Fox Business, accusing him of deliberately distorting the facts to protect the traditional banking business. The conflict erupted around the CLARITY Act, a bill designed to give the market clear rules of the game. Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress has only about 16 legislative days left before the August recess to pass this historic document. Earlier, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon publicly criticized the CLARITY Act, saying the law would weaken compliance and give fraudsters a…

It was another month of sideways drift for spot crypto volumes, but the calm headline figure masks a rotation that is quietly reshaping exchange economics. According to the May 2026 exchange data report, spot trading volume across major exchanges ticked up by a barely perceptible 0.1% compared to April. Derivatives volume rose by a more meaningful 1.1% over the same period, while website traffic to the same platforms slipped 0.26%. The overall flatness hides a growing split between what everyday visitors see and where money is actually moving. Spot markets appear stuck in a low-conviction range. Even so, the month…

Every time you trade on-chain, an invisible competition decides the order of transactions in the next block, and whoever controls that order can extract value from yours. That is MEV. It funds a hidden industry, quietly taxes ordinary users, and shapes the design of every modern blockchain. Table of Contents What MEV actually is Why MEV exists: the mempool and ordering The main forms of MEV The MEV supply chain: searchers, builders, validators Flashbots, MEV-Boost, and proposer-builder separation Good MEV, bad MEV, and the invisible tax How users and protocols fight back A sandwich attack, step by step Why MEV…

Bitcoin has risen above the $80K mark amid an 8% price increase, but the latest uptrend lacks strong $USDT minting. The recent Bitcoin ($BTC) recovery shows a change in market structure, with price gains continuing despite weaker $USDT minting. This suggests stronger real demand from existing liquidity, though it may limit rapid price spikes. Key Points: Bitcoin has climbed 8.22% in 12 days from $74,912, holding above $80K. Data shows these recent price gains occurred without major $USDT minting, unlike earlier rallies. Earlier cycles relied on liquidity injections, while the current move appears driven by spot demand from existing liquidity.…

DeFi risk curator Re7 Labs said this morning that wallets affected by the March exploit of Resolv Labs’ USR stablecoin can claim a share of a 223,000 $USDC compensation pool. The makeup payment closes one of the smaller curator-side liabilities tied to the incident. The pool covers users whose positions in Re7’s Re7 $USDC Base vault on Base and Re7 $USDC Core Mainnet vault on Ethereum were caught by the exploit, per the announcement from Re7 Labs. Eligibility was snapshotted at the moment Re7 delisted the affected USR markets. Affected wallets can connect to the Merkl app to view and…

Avalanche expands its real-world asset ecosystem with the arrival of over 350 dShares™ from Dinari to the C-Chain, including stocks, ETFs, and REITs. Dinari will offer tokenized shares of SpaceX ($SPCX). The company’s IPO is expected to be the largest in history, with a valuation of $1.75 trillion. Avalanche accumulates over $1.6 billion in tokenized assets and more than $473 million in monthly transfer volume, establishing itself as a leading platform in the RWA market. Dinari strengthened its integration with Avalanche, having just deployed its full dShares™ catalog directly on the C-Chain network. Starting today, eligible investors outside the United…

Bio Protocol has launched OpenLabs, a platform that combines AI-assisted research development, community funding, and on-chain governance as its ecosystem surpasses $33 million in capital raised. According to Bio Protocol, the platform was introduced on June 19 during DeSci.Berlin 2026, an event held at KÖNIG GALERIE as part of Berlin Blockchain Week. How does science go from idea to funded execution?At DeSci Berlin, we announced that Bio is building OpenLabs, a coordination and collaboration layer where humans and agents turn scientific ideas into funded execution.What OpenLabs brings:• A shared surface where humans… pic.twitter.com/K6i3op9rDt — Bio Protocol (@BioProtocol) June 19, 2026…

Jay Clayton, the former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman infamous among cryptocurrency investors for launching the long-running lawsuit against Ripple, has been nominated to serve as the next Director of National Intelligence. The White House had previously faced intense pushback from Congress for appointing Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence background. The appointment of Pulte had stalled the reauthorization of critical government surveillance authorities. From SEC Chairman to intelligence chief Clayton is a polarizing figure in the financial and crypto sectors. He is best remembered for his tenure as SEC chairman during the Trump administration, during which…

When the world’s second-largest crypto exchange dangles a six-figure prize pool and an exclusive sports trip in front of traders, the asset in question is rarely chosen for its fundamentals. Bybit’s newly announced Trade & Hold $TRUMP campaign follows that playbook precisely. The exchange will reward users for buying and holding the politically themed meme coin, with a total prize allocation of $100,000 and a VIP experience tied to an upcoming football finals event, according to the original report. The campaign structure matters. Trade & Hold mechanics force exposure over a set window, locking tokens in exchange wallets and artificially…

**Deck:** On-chain governance stripped admin control over Aztec’s rollup contract, freezing the code in place and clearing the technical bar for L2Beat’s top decentralization tier. Privacy-focused Ethereum layer-2 Aztec said it reached Stage 2 on L2Beat, the highest decentralization rating the rollup tracker assigns. The milestone followed an on-chain governance action that revoked ownership of the rollup contract. Aztec announced the change Monday afternoon on X. Revoking ownership made the contract code immutable, the network said, leaving no admin able to override the protocol and preserving an escape hatch through which users can always exit. Those three properties map directly…