Author: NBTC

If the crypto industry manages its top priority to get its market structure legislation through the U.S. Senate and to the desk of President Donald Trump, he might not sign it if he holds true to threats he’s been making to withhold his signature from any other legislation before the elections bill. Trump, in the midst of managing a U.S. war with Iran, has spent significant attention on the SAVE America Act, which he’s declared his top priority in Congress. The proposed legislation would be designed to impose new hurdles for U.S. voting, including identification requirements, proof-of-citizenship demands and strict…

On March 9th, 2026, iFlux Global announced its partnership with MarsCat to merge their decentralized peer-to-peer connection network into the iFlux ecosystem. This is an exciting advancement for iFlux as they work to build a decentralized, secure means of communication through serverless communications protocols within the new Web3 world where technology continues to evolve at a fast pace. Eliminating the Middleman with RelayApp Protocol Although a decentralized application’s ledger could be decentralized, real-time communication, such as notifications, messages, and data synchronization, still mostly depends on traditional centralized cloud providers. This reliance makes them a target for hackers, essentially turning them…

Sky, the successor to MakerDAO, is off to a strong start this month, with its total value locked (TVL) climbing to $7.52 billion, a 38% increase since March 1, according to DefiLlama. This makes Sky the fourth-largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol by TVL, trailing Aave, Lido, and EigenCloud. The sUSDS savings pool alone accounts for approximately $6.5 billion in deposits and has attracted nearly $1.3 billion since the start of the month. Sky Savings Pool As DeFi yields have dried up in the wake of the market downturn, Sky’s fixed 3.75% savings rate is higher than stablecoin supply rates on…

Selling pressure stemming from geopolitical risks continues to affect global markets. While escalating tensions between the US and Iran continue to negatively impact markets, US President Donald Trump stated that the direction this process will take will be seen within 10 days. The leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin ($BTC) and altcoins continue to exhibit volatile movements. Experts say the upcoming US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation data could be crucial for the markets. They suggest that inflation figures higher than expected could support the dollar and put pressure on risky assets, while weaker figures could create a positive outlook for cryptocurrencies. While…

The crypto faction in the Brazilian Congress is expecting the issuance of a decree to establish a 3.5% tax on stablecoin transactions to file a draft bill and block this initiative. The Parliamentary Front for the Free Market argues that the measure would constitute an overreach of the Executive branch. Brazil’s Crypto Faction Vows To Block Stablecoin Taxation Decree A battle is brewing between the Brazilian government and Congress on stablecoin taxation. The so-called crypto faction in the Brazilian Congress is preparing several actions to confront the issuance of a decree establishing a 3.5% tax on stablecoin transactions, directed to…

XAUm is now powered by Chainlink on Venus to make tokenized gold a collateral asset in $BNB Chain lending markets. XAUm is Venus Protocol’s first RWA collateral asset, backed by 1 troy ounce of LBMA-standard gold issued by Matrixdock. Chainlink has enabled the pricing layer for tokenized gold on $BNB Chain through a new XAUm collateral listing on Venus Protocol. The move brings gold-backed real-world assets into Venus lending markets and offers users a way to access liquidity without selling their gold. XAUm is the first real-world asset collateral listed on Venus. XAUm is issued by Matrixdock, the real-world asset…

Aave Labs has put forward a governance proposal to deploy Aave V4 to Ethereum Mainnet, betting that a security-first rollout and a revamped modular architecture can restore confidence in the protocol. The proposal, filed on March 13, 2026, on Aave’s governance forum, describes a system built around Liquidity Hubs and Spokes, which are shared pools of capital that lending markets, each with their own risk parameters, can draw on through bounded credit lines. The governance event comes after integral members of the platform’s DAO announced that they won’t be renewing their contracts, signaling misalignment in goals, which are also connected…

Private capital firm Blue Owl Capital, with over $307 billion in assets under management, has permanently halted investor redemptions at a retail-focused private debt fund. The suspension has triggered concerns among economists. Furthermore, it has raised a key question about whether the private credit market could impact the broader crypto market. Everything to Know About Blue Owl’s Redemption Changes According to Bloomberg, the private credit firm has seen a rise in withdrawal requests in recent months. This was partly driven by investor concerns over its exposure to software companies amid the artificial intelligence surge. FT noted that Blue Owl Capital…

Federal prosecutors have asked a Manhattan judge to retry Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm on money-laundering and sanctions-evasion charges that a jury deadlocked on last August, even as the White House previously signaled openness to pardoning another crypto privacy developer for comparable conduct. In a letter filed Monday to Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York, prosecutors under U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton have requested a retrial date of October 5 or 12, consistent with windows the defense indicated it was available. The government intends to retry Storm on counts one and three of the superseding indictment,…

Crypto lending DeFi protocols have seen their market contract by about $45 billion since October. Data from Artemis shows deposits across these platforms fell 36% to $79.6 billion, from a peak of $125 billion in October. Aave Led The Pullback Across DeFi Lending Markets According to the firm, Aave led the contraction with a $27.6 billion drop. Spark followed with a $5.4 billion decline, while Euler at $2.6 billion, Fluid at $2.4 billion, and Compound at $2.0 billion rounded out the top five. Together, these platforms accounted for $40 billion of the overall reduction. Crypto lending is shrinking.Since October, deposits…