Author: NBTC

Thailand’s Cabinet has approved key changes to expand the types of assets allowed under the country’s Derivatives Act. Under the new regime, crypto would be permitted to serve as underlying instruments for regulated derivatives products, reinforcing their recognition as an investment asset class within Thailand’s formal capital markets framework. “This development will help promote more inclusive market growth, facilitate diversification and more effective risk management, and expand investment opportunities for a broader range of investors,” SEC Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon said in a statement.  Earlier this year, Thailand’s SEC outlined a three-year capital markets plan that includes tokenization initiatives and…

If you’ve been holding back on stacking Bitcoin because of fees, Jack Dorsey just removed that excuse. Cash App used to charge 0.9–2% per transaction, plus hidden spreads. On a $5,000 one-time buy, that could eat $50–$100. Even recurring DCA purchases added up. $3–$6 per week quickly became $150–$300 over a year. Those hidden fees slowed down everyday crypto stacking for millions of users. But Jack Dorsey just made Bitcoin DCA basically free! BILLIONAIRE JACK DORSEY’S CASHAPP CUT FEES MASSIVELY ON BUYING #BITCOIN THIS WEEKHE’S HELPING MILLIONS BUY THE DIP. LEGEND 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ocgVsnyu7S — The Bitcoin Historian (@pete_rizzo_) February 14,…

Ceffu, a well-known institutional digital asset custody entity, is expanding its custody support. In this respect, Ceffu is now offering custody support for the tokenized U.S. government money market fund of Franklin Templeton, a prominent investment management firm. As per Ceffu’s official press release, the integration improves institutional access to a leading money market fund on-chain. Hence, by incorporating protected custody infrastructure, the platform lets institutions confidently hold tokenized real-world assets. Ceffu now provides custody support for @FTDA_US’s Tokenized Money Market Fund, one of the largest on-chain money market funds available to institutions.What this means for Institutions:✅ Secure custody infrastructure…

Ethereum’s slide toward $2,000 has left its exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors holding more than $5 billion in paper losses, extending a marketwide crypto drawdown that has also hit Bitcoin. According to CryptoSlate’s data, the move has tracked a broader risk-off wave that has pushed the global crypto market value down by $2 trillion since October’s peak, with BTC and $ETH both under pressure as volatility spread through other risk assets, including tech shares. The difference for Ethereum is that a growing share of the exposure now sits inside products built for traditional portfolios, where performance is marked daily, and selling…

Wall Street’s biggest players are moving decisively into crypto, committing capital, branding power, and regulated products as digital assets shift from side projects to core institutional priorities. Big Banks Accelerate Full-Scale Push Into Crypto Major financial institutions are rapidly escalating their involvement in crypto as strategic priorities shift across Wall Street. A senior industry executive shared on social media platform X on Jan. 6, 2026, that large banks and asset managers are no longer proceeding cautiously and are now committing resources at scale. Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan stated: Consensus View: Institutions are slowly warming up to crypto. Accurate…

ABA urges the OCC to slow down Ripple, Coinbase, and Circle’s national bank charter approvals. Banking lobby warns unfinished GENIUS Act rules could create regulatory and insolvency risks. Ripple’s conditional approval now faces fresh pressure as crypto bank ambitions hit resistance. The American Bankers Association (ABA), the largest banking lobby in the United States, has asked the OCC to immediately pause national bank charter reviews for crypto firms. Ripple, Coinbase, Circle, and several others are directly affected. In a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the ABA said the process should be put on hold until…

I’ve mined billions of dollars of entirely fake $BTC over the last couple weeks in Bitcoin Empire, an iOS and Android game that lets you earn real Bitcoin rewards for building out a simulated mining business from your virtual bedroom. Of course, the amount of actual Bitcoin that I’ve earned for hours upon hours of tapping the screen and watching interminable video ads is far less than what my character racked up in the game. It’s a pittance, really. But is it still worth your time? Bitcoin Empire hails from Fumb Games, the same developer that has already delivered a…

Binance TR, the Turkish arm of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, launched a new feature last week. Binance TR’s AI (artificial intelligence) function will now combine numerous factors to provide a score from 1 to 10 regarding the overall condition of Bitcoin and altcoins. Factors considered include social media data, breaking news, market sentiment, and the opinions of leading influencers. The image below shows an example of how XRP is being evaluated by Binance TR AI at the time of writing this article. The AI system compiles all this data, assigns a score to the cryptocurrency in question, and…

The blockchain landscape continues to experience a substantial rise in daily active users (DAU), with fierce competition among diverse entities. In this respect, World Mobile, a blockchain-powered telecom network, has unveiled a key push for the real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure scaling via its widening presence on Base. World Mobile is leading the RWA revolution on @base🔵We’re not just building on Base, we’re setting the standard.🌍 World Mobile Chain settling to Base 📱 @Toshi mobile integration coming soon🏗️ Network Builders NFTs on Base 📊 THE largest RWA platform on Base: 100k… pic.twitter.com/1MXiP9bX7d — World Mobile (@WorldMobileTeam) February 13, 2026 World Mobile…

Ethereum price remains under pressure after a sharp decline that unsettled investors across the crypto market. Although Ethereum appears to be entering a historically favorable accumulation zone, on-chain indicators reveal mixed conviction among different holder cohorts. Ethereum Is In a Prime Accumulation Range Ethereum’s Market Value to Realized Value, or MVRV, ratio indicates that $ETH has entered what analysts describe as an “opportunity zone.” This range lies between negative 18% and negative 28%. Historically, when MVRV falls into this band, selling pressure approaches exhaustion. Previous entries into this zone often preceded price reversals. Investors typically accumulate when unrealized losses deepen.…