Author: NBTC

It’s not every day the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) takes a step back and says, “You know what, maybe we’ll just let this one slide.” But that’s exactly what happened with crypto cases after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to a New York Times investigation. Summary A New York Times investigation reveals that over 60% of ongoing crypto cases were either paused, reduced, or dismissed after Trump’s re-election. This includes cases involving well-known Trump supporters like the Winklevoss twins and major industry players. While the SEC insists legal and policy shifts, not political ties,…

Nasdaq is preparing to file paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enable nearly round-the-clock trading, aiming to match the increasingly global nature of financial markets and investor behavior, Reuters reported Monday. Under the proposal, Nasdaq would expand trading hours for stocks and exchange-traded products (ETPs) from 16 hours to 23 hours per day, five days a week. The new schedule would include a day session from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, followed by a one-hour break, and then a night session running from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. ET the following day. The trading week…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The internet scaled because IP created a universal fabric for data. Web3 never got that luxury. Instead, it inherited 1980s-era networking and a patchwork of ad-hoc protocols that slow down and congest the moment you try to run real transactions at scale, let alone billions of AI agents, global settlement layers, or a planetary-scale decentralized physical infrastructure network sensor mesh. We’re long past the point where faster chains or bigger blocks can help. Summary Web3 can’t scale…

DeFi protocols achieved one major shift in 2025 – they tripled the amount of value returned to token holders. In the past few months, various forms of revenue sharing accelerated. DeFi protocols had one of their strongest years, bringing peak fees for some of the protocols. The big shift in 2025 is that more DeFi platforms introduced forms of revenue sharing. As token prices stagnated, revenue sharing turned into an incentive for users to continue adopting new protocols. The shift started with Hyperliquid, later putting pressure on other protocols to distribute fees. Widely used hubs like Pump.fun and Uniswap also…

BitMine Immersion Technology (BMNR), one of the largest institutional treasury companies focused on Ethereum, has maintained its aggressive accumulation strategy despite volatility in the cryptocurrency markets. The company purchased 102,259 Ethereum (ETH) last week, marking a new acquisition worth approximately $320 million. With this latest transaction, BitMine’s total ETH holdings have reached approximately 4 million. The company maintains its long-term strategy of controlling 5% of Ethereum’s total supply. Despite the purchase, BitMine maintained its cash position at $1 billion. The company’s total assets reached $13.2 billion, including a limited Bitcoin investment and its stake in Eightco (ORBS), a digital asset…

The ongoing government shutdown is nearing its end, and market optimism is slowly returning as major U.S. indexes climb on renewed hopes for economic stability. As investors turn to generate passive income and shield themselves against future volatility in a period of cautious recovery, we have selected 2 dividend stocks with the potential to turn $100 into $1,000 in 2026. UnitedHealth (UNH) UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) offers an annual dividend yield of 2.7% and maintains a 49.99% payout ratio, based on its current $327.45 share price, which puts it notably above the sector average of 1.58%. As such, the UNH…

Crypto industry executives have urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission to shift its thinking on blockchain privacy tools, pitching that there are legitimate applications for them outside of criminal use. The SEC hosted crypto and finance executives for a discussion and panel on financial surveillance and privacy on Monday, the agency’s sixth crypto-focused roundtable this year, as it seeks to overhaul its approach to crypto. StarkWare general counsel Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, who participated in a panel discussion, told Cointelegraph after the event that a major takeaway was that there shouldn’t be an assumption that those using and creating privacy…

Key Takeaways Gemini has launched a predictions market platform available in all 50 US states with no trading fees for a limited time. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved Gemini’s entry into prediction markets, signaling increased regulatory support for crypto-related derivatives. Gemini has officially rolled out its predictions market platform, joining a growing list of companies offering forecasting tools for users to speculate on the outcome of real-world events ranging from elections to market movements. Introducing Gemini Predictions, now live across all 50 US states 🇺🇲 Users can trade on outcomes of real world events with near instant execution and…

Table of Contents Why Privacy Has Become a Core Issue in Home RoboticsBackground: OpenMind AGI and Its Robotics StackHow the NEAR AI Cloud Integration WorksPractical Benefits for Users and DevelopersAutonomous Payments: OpenMind’s Integration With CircleWhat OpenMind’s Integrations Mean for Robotics and AI InfrastructureConclusionSources:Frequently Asked Questions OpenMind AGI has integrated NEAR AI Cloud into its robotics software stack to address one of the most persistent barriers to home robotics adoption: user privacy. Announced on December 17, 2025, the integration enables what both companies describe as “verifiably private intelligence,” allowing home robots to use cloud-based AI models for inference without exposing sensitive…

Taskon, a Web3 task collaboration platform that enables projects to promote their brands and collaborate with users for growth, today announced a strategic partnership with Euclid Protocol, a DeFi platform that unifies liquidity across blockchain ecosystems. Based on this joint venture, Taskon is incorporating Euclid’s cross-chain liquidity infrastructure into its Web3 collaboration platform to advance its decentralized ecosystem and offer its users a more comprehensive experience. Taskon is a decentralized platform that enables Web3 projects to easily run campaigns to promote their brands, collaborate with their users, onboard customers, and build their communities by creating tasks that customers complete for…