Author: NBTC

The $XRP Ledger crossed 1.4 million AI-agent transactions this week, and Ripple joined Visa, Mastercard, and Google at the table writing the standard behind them. The milestone is real. So is the arithmetic underneath it: at a fifth of a cent per transaction, the entire agentic economy on XRPL has generated about $280 in fees, and the chain it is chasing has a hundred-times head start. Every technology cycle produces a moment when a real trend and a modest number get announced in the same sentence, and the reader’s job is to hold both without letting either erase the other.…

Aave has announced that it is now accessible from Safe{Mobile} through WalletConnect. This integration allows users to connect their Safe wallets, manage positions from anywhere, and execute transactions once their multisig threshold is met. More details can be found in the official announcement here. The Story So Far The current crypto market is displaying mixed signals, with various assets experiencing fluctuating momentum. Amidst this backdrop, Aave’s integration with Safe{Mobile} marks a significant step toward enhancing user accessibility and convenience within the DeFi landscape. By leveraging WalletConnect, Aave users can now manage their assets remotely, which could appeal to a broader…

Geordie AI Series A funding arrives as companies rush to deploy AI agents faster than many security teams can keep up. The London startup has raised $30 million in a round led by Balderton Capital, betting that the next big enterprise problem will not be building more agents, but understanding what those agents can access, connect to, and potentially expose. The new round values Geordie AI at $155 million post-money. It also brings in Crosspoint Capital as a new investor, alongside follow-on backing from General Catalyst and Ten Eleven Ventures. For a young company trying to position itself as the…

A cryptocurrency address associated with Bitwise’s Hyperliquid ETF product has transferred a substantial amount of $HYPE tokens to the institutional trading platform FalconX. According to data from onchain analytics firm Onchain Lens, the address deposited 50,480 $HYPE, valued at approximately $3.28 million, nine hours ago. Onchain Details of the Transfer The transaction was identified by onchain monitoring services and subsequently confirmed by data from Arkham Intelligence. The address, which is linked to the Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP), currently holds a remaining balance of 61,699 $HYPE, worth around $3.84 million at current market prices. This significant movement of assets from an…

There was a time when ethics and crypto rarely crossed paths. The recent amendment to the CLARITY Act clearly shows just how much the industry has evolved. As AMBCrypto previously explained, the new ethics provision introduces stricter rules for high-profile public officials, limiting their ability to own or benefit from certain crypto assets. That makes it more than a routine amendment. Instead, it puts crypto ownership itself under the spotlight. One project already reflecting this shift is $WLFI crypto, which is linked to the U.S. President Donald Trump’s family. Since the announcement, $WLFI’s [World Liberty Financial] technical and on-chain setup…

Eliminating Operational Constraints in Digital Markets The interest-bearing settlement network, Lynq, announced July 21 that it has entered a strategic partnership with digital asset firm Nonco to give institutional clients 24-hour access to stablecoin liquidity and expand funding options beyond U.S. wire transfers and traditional banking hours. The agreement makes Nonco a dedicated liquidity facility for Lynq, allowing clients to convert tokenized fund shares (TFND) into stablecoins such as USDT, USAT, RLUSD and USDC — and back — at any time. Previously, Lynq accounts could be funded only through U.S. wire transfers, which are limited to domestic banking windows. Jerald…

KuCoin Pay, the merchant payment solution of the KuCoin exchange, has collaborated with RaveDAO, the biggest Web3-based live entertainment project. The partnership aims to broaden cryptocurrency’s real-world use cases within the live entertainment market. As KuCoin mentioned in its official social media announcement, the move takes into account the integration of $RAVE, the native token of RaveDAO, into the KuCoin Pay network. Hence, the initiative permits consumers to spend their $RAVE holdings across the widening range of offline and online payment scenarios linked to music festivals, community experiences, and cultural events. 🚀 Huge news! KuCoin Pay is joining forces with…

Aave announced that the supply of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) to its Aave V4 platform has reached an all-time high, as confirmed in a recent tweet. This increase signifies a notable uptick in activity within the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, impacting liquidity and market engagement. For further details, check Aave’s official announcement here. The Latest The current context of the crypto market is characterized by mixed signals, with Aave’s announcement contributing positively to the overall sentiment in the DeFi sector. The increase in WBTC supply suggests that more users are engaging with Aave’s lending platform, potentially enhancing liquidity and attracting new…

Crypto’s next big trade may not be a new token at all. In a new market-structure thesis, $HTX Research argues that on-chain U.S. equity perpetuals could become the next major opportunity, shifting attention from speculative token narratives toward American stocks, especially AI-linked names and pre-IPO trades. That idea matters because it points to a deeper change inside crypto. The industry already has fast, global, always-on trading rails. However, it often lacks a steady supply of assets with real fundamentals, dense news flow, and broad investor attention. U.S. equities, the report argues, fit that gap better than much of the current…

Mostly, yes, with one important gap. Algorand (@Algorand) has more live post-quantum cryptography running on its mainnet than any other major Layer-1, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. Its chain history and a growing share of user activity already sit behind quantum-resistant signatures. The layer that produces blocks does not. So the honest answer would be that it’s further along than anyone else, but not finished yet. What is the quantum threat to blockchains? Almost every blockchain signs transactions with elliptic-curve cryptography. Algorand originally used Ed25519, while Bitcoin and Ethereum use variants of ECDSA. A sufficiently large quantum computer running Shor’s…