Author: NBTC

While the Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin markets are focused on what will happen next between the US and Iran following the weekend’s talks, new activity has been observed in Europe. Accordingly, the European Central Bank stated that it supports transferring the regulatory authority over cryptocurrencies to an EU institution. The European Central Bank (ECB), in a recent opinion, stated its support for a plan to transfer supervisory authority over financial markets, including cryptocurrencies, to a European Union (EU)-based institution. The ECB, stating that it finds current national oversight inadequate, reportedly supports the proposal to centralize financial market supervision, including the…

ClearBank Europe plans to start offering euro- and U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins after saying it’s the first Dutch credit institution cleared to provide crypto services under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. The bank, which has more than 270 institutional clients, 1.7 million individual customers and more than $13 billion in assets under management, received confirmation from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) after notifying the regulator of its plans, allowing it to operate as a crypto asset service provider (CASP). That approval allows ClearBank to begin rolling out digital asset services without applying for a…

Robinhood has pulled certain prediction market contracts from its platform over concerns about market manipulation and insider trading, even as the brokerage projects the fast-growing product category could generate $300 million in annual revenue. Key Takeaways: Robinhood excluded “mention markets” from its platform, citing insider trading and market manipulation risks Suspiciously timed Polymarket bets before the U.S. strike on Iran and Israeli insider trading charges have intensified scrutiny across the sector Prediction market volumes have surged past $20 billion per month, up from $1.2 billion in early 2025 Robinhood Mention Markets Dropped Over Manipulation Risk Robinhood UK President Jordan Sinclair…

Amber Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset company providing crypto financial services to both institutional and high-net-worth investors globally, with over $1 trillion in cumulative trading volume, under the trade name Amber Premium, has received its crypto brokerage license in the UAE through Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). A proprietary platform built for institutions and private wealth, Amber Premium combines crypto-native innovation with institutional-grade infrastructure. In a letter on its UAE-based website, Amber notes that Amber Premium FZE is a fully licensed Virtual Asset Service Provider by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) of Dubai. The website is provided…

The institutional-grade infrastructure and crypto trading engine, tradias, has joined Bitgo Prime’s liquidity network as an official liquidity provider, expanding institutional access to digital asset execution across global markets. Key Takeaways: European provider tradias joined Bitgo Prime’s liquidity network on April 13, 2026, expanding institutional crypto execution access globally. Bitgo (NYSE: BTGO) trades near $9.47, roughly 47% below its January 2026 IPO price of $18.00. The tradias-Boerse Stuttgart Digital merger, pending regulatory approval, could reshape European crypto infrastructure in 2026. Bitgo Expands Prime Liquidity Network The move connects tradias, a regulated crypto-asset services provider, to Bitgo Prime’s single-access aggregation platform,…

Ethereum price has risen in the past few days, helped by the ongoing exchange-traded funds (ETF) inflows and the recently announced US-Iran ceasefire. $ETH token was trading at $2,220 on Sunday, up by 30% from its lowest level this year. Ethereum price is sending mixed signals The three-day chart shows that Ethereum price is sending mixed signals this year. On the positive side, the coin has formed a large inverted head-and-shoulders pattern, which is a common bullish reversal sign in technical analysis. In this case, it is now in the right shoulder. On the other hand, the coin has formed…

Jito Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean digital asset custodian KODA to explore institutional custody and staking support for JitoSOL in the local market. According to Monday’s announcement, the agreement includes outreach to institutional investors and the development of compliant custody and staking pathways. It comes as South Korea’s Financial Services Commission is expected to finalize a digital asset regulatory framework later this year. In February, the foundation said it would work with Hanwha Asset Management to explore a JitoSOL exchange-traded fund in South Korea, pending regulatory approval. Marc Liew, head of APAC at Jito Foundation, told…

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) now holds 4.87 million ether worth $10.7 billion and is 81% of the way to its target of owning 5% of the entire $ETH supply, according to a Monday release that also included chairman Tom Lee calling ether “the wartime store of value.” BMNR shares are lower by 2.25% premarket alongside ether’s weekend decline to $2,199. The stock is lower by 32% year-to-date. Lee pointed to $ETH’s 17.4% gain since the Iran war began seven weeks ago, outperforming the S&P 500 by 1,830 basis points and gold by 2,743 basis points. “We believe $ETH beating gold…

Shiba Inu has begun the new week on a strong footing as exchange activities show that traders are still actively purchasing the leading meme token. While this often acts as a major indicator for its price, it has barely impacted $SHIB’s current trading price as the asset is seen trading in red territory at the start of the week. $SHIB exchange netflow declines On Monday, April 13, crypto analytics platform Cryptoquant provided data revealing that the Shiba Inu exchange netflow is showing a negative balance of -89,493,400,000 $SHIB. This means that over 89 billion $SHIB tokens have been removed from…

Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $2,250. $ETH is now consolidating above $2,175 and might struggle to recover. Ethereum started a downside correction from the $2,330 zone. The price is trading below $2,220 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $2,210 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $2,140 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Again Ethereum price failed to remain stable above $2,250 and started a downside correction, like Bitcoin. $ETH price…