Author: NBTC

NBTC is the editorial account for NBTC News, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, exchanges, mining, regulation and digital asset markets. The editorial team focuses on clear sourcing, timely updates and practical context for crypto readers.

In a world today where crypto is moving forward but many people still rely on fiat. Now the question is, what kind of high-performing phones will keep your digital money safe? Keep reading to find out if Solana may have an answer to this. On Tucker Carlson’s show, Yannik Schrade, CEO of privacy project Arcium, highlighted the Saga phone, showing why blockchain wallets need hardware-level security. https://twitter.com/solana/status/2022558310764023993?s=46 “Solana has their own phone because you literally store your money on there now. Your money is digital, on a blockchain,” Schrade said. “A competitive market is emerging for who’s building the most…

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TL;DR: Fundstrat’s Tom Lee notes that Ethereum has overcome eight 50% crashes since 2018, bouncing back strongly each time. $ETH’s liquid supply is drastically shrinking, with over 30% of the total supply locked in staking processes. The market has suffered over $1 billion in liquidations, pushing the price toward the $1,890 support level. Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat, is optimistic about the short-term future of Ethereum. The expert foresees an Ethereum recovery after 50% drops, arguing that this pattern of crash and rebound has repeated eight times since 2018. Despite the recent volatility that saw the asset lose…

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Digital asset treasury company Metaplanet (3350) rose 4% in Tokyo on Wednesday after index provider MSCI decided not to exclude firms building cryptocurrency stockpiles from its global indexes. Metaplanet is now up 20% since the start of the year. The rally means company is valued at a premium to its bitcoin holdings, with a multiple to net asset value (mNAV) of around 1.25, the highest level since before October’s plunge in crypto prices, according to the company’s dashboard. The decision ended months of uncertainty around index eligibility and lifted U.S. peers when the announcement was made after regular trading hours…

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SEOUL, South Korea – April 2025: A landmark legal confrontation that has gripped South Korea’s cryptocurrency sector reaches its climax on April 9, 2025. The Dunamu-FIU lawsuit, where the operator of the Upbit exchange challenges a staggering 35.2 billion won ($26.5 million) fine, will conclude with a ruling that could reshape the nation’s regulatory landscape for digital assets. This case represents a critical test of authority between financial watchdogs and a leading crypto platform. Dunamu-FIU Lawsuit: The Core Legal Battle The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of South Korea imposed the substantial penalty on Dunamu in November of the previous year.…

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A big crypto whale has recently made a crucial decision regarding their $PAXG holdings. In this respect, the whale, going by “samurai.eth,” has dumped more than $3M in $PAXG amid the growing on-chain activity. As per the data from Onchain Lens, the transactions took into account $PAXG, $USDT, and $ETH. The respective development is reportedly a part of the multi-week liquidation spree. A whale, “samurai.eth,” has sold 601 $PAXG for 3M $USDT and 2.28 $ETH ($4,680), in the past 24 hours.In the past 3 weeks, it has sold 2,503 $PAXG for $12.89M at a price of $5,150.Address: 0xde6b2a06407575b98724818445178c1f5fd53361 pic.twitter.com/3M5ZMmhB1s —…

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Ethereum’s latest draft standard, ERC-8004, is turning artificial intelligence (AI) agents into portable, reputation-backed economic actors across EVM chains — and 21,562 of them are already live. Trustless AI Goes Onchain: How ERC-8004 Is Redefining Agent Discovery ERC-8004, formally titled “Trustless Agents,” is an Ethereum Improvement Proposal introduced in August 2025 to create a decentralized trust infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. Designed to let agents discover, evaluate, and interact with one another without centralized gatekeepers, the proposal went live in reference deployments on Ethereum mainnet in late January 2026. In plain terms, ERC-8004 answers a simple but critical question: How…

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Bitcoin and altcoins, which have been unable to recover since the crash in October, continue to fall. Although Bitcoin quickly recovered above $70,000 after falling to $60,000, it couldn’t maintain this gain. BC retreated back to the $66,000 level, while Ethereum also dropped below $2,000. As the downward trend in the market continued ahead of the US CPI data release, the expiration date for options contracts in the crypto market arrived, as it does every Friday. According to weekly data, approximately $2.9 billion worth of crypto options will expire on the Deribit derivatives exchange on February 13th. According to Deribit…

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Ripple is playing the center stage of regulation in crypto in the U.S. The recent post notes that the enactment of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act into law became an important move that can accelerate the banking ambition of Ripple. In particular, the focus has changed to Ripple National Trust Bank (RNTB). This proposed organization would run on a national trust bank charter. That would be a significant change in the position of Ripple. Consequently, the holders of $XRP are keeping a close eye. 🚨 $XRP: Signing the CLARITY Act into law = Ripple’s Full Approval of the RNTB…

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The Web3 gaming industry is feeling the pressure as it heads into 2026. After a bruising 2025 that saw dozens of studios shuttered and token launches fail to maintain their value, the projects remaining are those with real structural solutions. With that in mind, blockchain financial infrastructure provider AurumX has announced an upcoming collaboration with Kazar Games, a Web3 studio building one of the more ambitious multi-game ecosystems in space. The announcement, made on AurumX’s social media account, appears to be a calculated gamble that on-chain financial rails might be the secret key to unlock growth in decentralized gaming. Two…

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When traders search for the best crypto trading platform, they usually focus on fees, liquidity, asset selection, and interface design. Reliability often comes later, until something goes wrong. Exchange outages and trading halts are among the most disruptive events in crypto markets, not because they change fundamentals, but because they directly interfere with access, execution, and trust. In a market that runs 24/7 and reacts instantly to information, even short interruptions can ripple outward, shaping sentiment and price action in ways that are often underestimated. Crypto markets are uniquely sensitive to infrastructure failures. Unlike traditional finance, where trading pauses are…

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