Author: NBTC

Big traditional finance firms need guardrails in a world of blockchain-based assets, particularly given how decentralized finance (DeFi) remains so susceptible to hacks and losses, the head of digital assets at custodial banking giant State Street said on Tuesday at Consensus Miami. Still fresh in people’s minds, last month turned out to be a hacker’s bonanza in DeFi, with on-chain lending protocol Drift suffering a $295 million exploit early April, followed by a similarly sized attack on KelpDAO later in the month. Speaking about the future of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), Angus Fletcher, State Street’s head of digital assets, said…

With Ethereum ($ETH) price consolidating below a crucial resistance level of around $2,380 on May 5, trading expert Ali Martinez has issued a bold near-term prediction. Martinez predicted that Ethereum price could rally to retest $3,000 if it consistently breaks above $2,380. The bullish thesis is bolstered by renewed interest for $ETH from whale investors at this key barrier, which represents its realized price – the average price at which every token last moved on-chain. “With whales on a buying spree, accumulating over $300 million in $ETH in the last few days, the smart money is positioning for a breakout.…

A large volume of US commercial real estate (CRE) debt is rolling into a very different market from the one that produced it. The Mortgage Bankers Association says $875 billion of commercial and multifamily mortgages are scheduled to mature in 2026, equal to 17% of the roughly $5 trillion of outstanding balances it tracks. While that’s below the $957 billion that was due in 2025, it’s still a massive refinancing event landing in a world where borrowing costs are far higher than they were when many of these loans were made. That matters because commercial real estate debt doesn’t disappear…

$XDC price is consolidating just above $0.03 as tokenized debt deals, trade-finance pilots and an Ethereum-aligned upgrade deepen its role in enterprise RWA infrastructure. Summary $XDC Network is trading around $0.032 per token, with a market cap near $640 million and 24-hour volume in the mid-teens of millions. Price has inched higher by roughly 2–3% over the last day, but remains down on the week, reflecting a slow grind after a broader altcoin pullback. Recent upgrades, tokenized debt deals and trade-finance pilots signal growing real-world asset usage even as speculative flows stay modest compared with higher-beta altcoins. $XDC Network ($XDC),…

Notorious crypto trader Machi Big Brother has opened a combined $86 million long position across bitcoin and ethereum, holding $44.2 million in $BTC and $41.8 million in $ETH. Key Takeaways: Machi Big Brother holds $44.2 million $BTC and $41.8 million $ETH onchain, per Arkham Intelligence data. Machi has lost $73.44 million trading crypto over the past six months before making his latest move. The combined $86 million position is among the largest active long bets currently being tracked across all onchain platforms. A High-Stakes Comeback Attempt The position marks a significant re-entry into risk for a trader whose six-month track…

“We’re moving into a world where essentially the entire economy is going to be tokenized,” said Joseph Lubin, CEO and founder of Consensys during a Fireside chat Tuesday at Consensus Miami 2026. In his Fireside chat with The Rollup’s Founder Robbie Klages, Lubin said he believes tokenization is no longer experimental, but inevitable. The global economy is steadily moving on-chain, and Ethereum is structurally positioned to benefit the most, said the founder of Consensys, a blockchain firm founded in 2014 by Lubin, an Ethereum co-founder. His company focuses on building infrastructure, developer tools, and decentralized applications (dApps) primarily for the…

On April 1, bitcoin twice broke above $69,000 amid optimism over possible U.S.–Iran diplomacy. Intraday Volatility On Wednesday, April 1, bitcoin twice breached the $69,000 threshold as global markets rallied on the strongest signals yet of a potential diplomatic resolution to the conflict between the United States and Iran. After an early session characterized by choppy consolidation between $67,500 and $68,200, bitcoin ignited a mid-morning rally, hitting an intraday peak of $69,268. The momentum proved fleeting, however, as a wave of profit-taking dragged the asset back below $68,000 by 10 a.m. EST. By 1 p.m. EST, the top cryptocurrency mounted…

$ETH, the native cryptocurrency of smart contract giant, Ethereum, is up 1.5% during Tuesday’s U.S. market session to trade at $2,382. The uptick follows the broader market momentum as Bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 psychological level amid the de-escalating tension in the middle east. Despite the price appreciation, Ethereum coin faces a risk of renewed selling pressure as on-chain data high significant profit-taking from a prominent whale. The activity coincides with a notable shift in $ETH’s option market which projects negative outliers in forward and ATM implied volatility for multiple expirations. In addition, a notable discount in long-dated futures contracts of…

Cryptocurrency trading giant Coinbase (COIN) said new U.S. tax reporting requirements are overly onerous for many crypto holders and add unnecessary clutter to the country’s taxation system. While the idea is that taxable activity on crypto should be reported in the same way as with equities, for example, the rules require reporting transactions in stablecoins — whose value, by definition, doesn’t change — and the tiny amounts spent on the network fees known as gas. The Nasdaq-listed exchange is currently sending millions of American crypto holders the new 1099-DA forms designed to bring crypto in line with the rest of…

Canton price is grinding around $0.14 as Visa’s move to become a super validator sharpens the network’s positioning as an institutional, real‑world‑asset settlement chain. Summary Canton is trading around $0.14 today, with a market cap in the $5.2–$5.6 billion range and daily volume near $10–$37 million. The token has gained roughly 1–3% over the last 24 hours but remains about 29% below its all-time high from early February 2026. Visa’s move to become a super validator on Canton has sharpened the market’s focus on the network’s institutional, real‑world‑asset positioning. Canton (CC), the native asset of the Canton Network, is changing…