Author: NBTC

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Decentralized finance likes to tell a very simple story about itself. Billions of people are unbanked. Traditional finance is slow, exclusionary, expensive, and biased toward incumbents. Blockchains are open, permissionless, global, and neutral. Therefore, DeFi will bank the unbanked. Summary DeFi didn’t replace traditional finance — it wrapped it. Its money, identity, pricing, access, and liquidity all still come from banks, regulators, and centralized infrastructure, so it can’t reach the people that system excludes. The unbanked don’t…

Ethereum needs to break the $3,297 Fibonacci resistance level, with mixed short-term performance and institutional interest fueling market optimism. As of January 9, Ethereum (ETH) trades for $3,095.10, reflecting a 1.2% decline over the past 24 hours amid ongoing market volatility. The crypto asset experienced a tight trading range between $3,058 and $3,133, with intraday dips followed by partial recoveries. This minor pullback aligns with a 0.8% drop against Bitcoin (measured at 0.03428 BTC), while 24-hour trading volume remains at over $22.4 billion. Recent performance shows mixed results as gains of 2.4% over 7 days and 4.1% over 14 days…

Robert Kiyosaki is back doing what he does best: tying a Federal Reserve decision to a personal wealth playbook and dragging Bitcoin into the center of the argument. After five days of silence, the “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author reacted to the Fed’s latest rate cut by calling it an early signal of renewed quantitative easing and the return of what he describes as a “fake money printing press.” What follows next, according to Kiyosaki, is a phase where liquidity expansion outpaces real economic output. The main point is that the direct consequence of Fed easing is inflation pressure that…

Ethereum continues to attract attention as traders assess short-term price weakness against signs of deeper market engagement. The asset has entered a corrective phase on the 4-hour chart after failing to hold above the $3,300 area. However, broader market behavior suggests this pullback reflects repositioning rather than a structural shift. Price action, derivatives data, spot flows, and corporate treasury activity together outline a market in transition rather than decline. ETH recently retreated toward the $3,090 region, where buyers have started defending key levels. Consequently, market participants are weighing near-term caution against longer-term conviction. This balance defines Ethereum’s current outlook. Short-Term…

Uniform Labs, a blockchain infrastructure company founded by veterans of Standard Chartered, has launched a new protocol designed to address persistent liquidity constraints in the emerging tokenization market. Announced on Wednesday, Uniform Labs unveiled Multiliquid, a protocol designed to enable 24/7 conversions between tokenized money market funds and major stablecoins, including USDC (USDC) and USDt (USDT). At launch, Multiliquid supports integrations with tokenized Treasury assets issued by Wellington Management and other asset managers, allowing institutional holders to access on-demand liquidity rather than relying on issuer-controlled redemption windows. The launch comes as tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) continue to expand, with the…

Cryptocurrencies took a major hit in the crash that began last October. While Bitcoin and altcoins experienced a decline, the risk is not over for Ethereum (ETH). A CryptoQuant analyst warned investors, noting that the ETH premium on Coinbase has fallen to its lowest level in 10 months. According to CryptoQuant analyst CryptoOnchain, Ethereum (ETH) is showing bearish signals. At this point, the analyst noted that the Coinbase premium for ETH had fallen to its lowest level in 10 months, indicating weakening demand from US-based investors and stronger selling pressure on Coinbase compared to Binance. Coinbase also noted that the…

Shares of crypto-linked companies are rallying after the price of bitcoin BTC$87,018.43 surged more than 2.8% in an hour to rise above $90,000, marking a fresh high and reigniting interest across the sector. The price jump triggered gains across mining stocks, trading platforms and cryptocurrency infrastructure firms. Bitcoin miner Hut 8 (HUT) outperformed the wider sector, rising 14.4% to $42, while rival CleanSpark (CLSK) saw a 5.1% rise after the opening bell to top $12, and Riot Platform (RIOT) rose 3.5% to near $14. Read more: Bitcoin re-takes $90,000 as price spikes early in U.S. session These mining firms depend…

Ethereum continues to show resilience in early 2026, despite an increasingly tense macro backdrop. Geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, ongoing supply chain disruptions, and US–China tensions have shaken global risk appetite, yet crypto markets remain surprisingly stable. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily chart, ETH has broken above the broad descending channel. After bouncing strongly from the green demand zone near $2,600 in mid-December, the price managed to reclaim the $3,000 psychological mark. However, the rally stalled just under the $3,500 resistance band, which aligns with both the 200-day and 100-day moving averages. This zone has…

With only a few days left until the end of 2025, Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, continues to remain below $90,000. With bullish expectations generally pushed back to 2026, Bitcoin (BTC) and the cryptocurrency market are preparing for the most critical days of the year. Because there will be significant events this Friday and next Friday that could affect prices. The first of these will be the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) interest rate decision, to be announced on Friday, December 19th. Secondly, trillions of dollars worth of stock option contracts will also expire on the same day as the BOJ decision.…

According to Sentora (previously IntoTheBlock), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Ethereum (ETH), has seen massive outflows this week. Sentora reported that Ethereum saw a staggering -$1.06 billion in net outflows this week. The analytics platform noted that this is one of the strongest accumulation signals in recent months. According to Sentora, the massive surge in Ethereum outflows, combined with the 120% spike in the validator entry queue and record address growth, might suggest that the “post-holiday” period is being used by major players to lock up ETH for staking and long-term positioning. Ethereum saw a staggering -$1.06 billion in…