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.

As of July 20, 2026, the Ethereum price today sits at $1,865.94 — pressing against its daily pivot of $1,866.93 almost to the dollar. The market is at a decision point: the next move will either confirm recovery or expose this bounce as another failed breakout attempt. ETH/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Key takeaways Ethereum trades at $1,865.94, sitting almost exactly on its daily pivot of $1,866.93 as of July 20, 2026. Daily RSI at 58.68 signals upward momentum with room to run, while the MACD histogram expands positively at 10.45. The 200-day EMA at $2,239.22…

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Stablecoins are settling trillions of dollars a year on crypto rails. But inside regulated U.S. payments infrastructure, they are still a single-digit slice of volume. David Simon, president of Reliant, joined TheStreet Roundtable to give a clear picture of what that adoption curve looks like from inside a compliant operator. Reliant is a third-party payment processor with more than 15 years in the consumer and business debt settlement space, processing billions of dollars in regulated transactions. A compliance-first approach Reliant launched its RAMFi infrastructure platform in October 2025, built to unify fiat and digital asset movement under a single regulated…

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The Shiba Inu burn rate has declined 72.04% in the last 24 hours, with just $4 worth of $SHIB burned. This development follows as the market continues to search for its next catalyst. According to the Shibburn website, just 936,689 $SHIB were burned in the last 24 hours, amounting to only $4, with the daily burn rate falling 72.04%. The weekly burn rate was likewise down 79.32% with a meager 15.06 million $SHIB burned. According to Santiment, volume across crypto’s largest non-stablecoin assets is now sitting near multi-quarter lows, with the current environment increasingly resembling a market searching for its…

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Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced its strategic collaboration with xStocks, blockchain-based digital tokens that track the real-time price of traditional stocks. The purpose of this partnership is to expand secure and scalable real-world assets (RWAs) trading by connecting Element’s marketplace. Bybit is going to become the first centralized exchange to offer xStocks as underlying assets for a sketched yield product of its type. Basically, xStocks integrates into its Dual Asset product the six tokens that represent publicly traded firms spanning aerospace, technology, and financial services. These tokens include tokenized versions of shares in SpaceX,…

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Bitcoin price has rebounded above $60,000 after easing oil prices and softer U.S. macro expectations lifted risk appetite, though persistent ETF outflows continue to threaten the recovery. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin ($BTC) price climbed from a low near $58,300 to around $60,600 over the past 24 hours as investors responded to softer inflation expectations and improving sentiment across global markets. Risk assets also benefited from progress in indirect U.S.-Iran talks, while Brent crude slipped below $71 a barrel after oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz accelerated and concerns over supply disruptions eased. Lower energy prices reduced inflation…

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Ethereum price has held above $1,850 as strong spot ETF inflows countered risk-off pressure from renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and volatile oil prices. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum ($ETH) traded near $1,865 at press time, down about 0.3% on the day but 4.2% higher over the past week. Market sentiment remained cautious after the token failed to retain gains from its midweek rally to $1,944, though buyers continued to defend an ascending support line formed from the June low. A softer-than-expected U.S. inflation report initially helped $ETH reach its highest price in several weeks. June core CPI rose 2.6% from…

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U.S. treasuries climbed while the dollar bond index dropped to an intraday low of 98.8, signaling a notable swing in risk sentiment across global markets. According to Gate market data, U.S. Treasury bonds “continue to rise” while the U.S. dollar index, DXY, “has fallen to an intraday low,” currently quoted at 98.8 against a base value of 100. The move underlines a familiar macro trade: investors buying Treasuries as a haven while the dollar softens against a basket of major currencies. The DXY is a reference index that tracks the dollar against six peers, including the euro, yen and pound,…

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In 10 years, people will stop sending transfers themselves, while financial flows will be almost fully managed by robots – this prediction was given by Ripple executives while commenting on the launch of the XRPL AI Starter Kit. Ripple and RippleX head of product Jazzi Cooper notes that the current release is only the first in line, designed to make autonomous machines a priority category of clients for the $XRP Ledger. Existing payment rails were created for humans, so they require manual approval and lengthy reconciliations, which paralyze autonomous programs. To solve this problem, Ripple is introducing direct integration tools…

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BitMEX has announced it will shut down on September 23, following “a strategic review of the business and the broader crypto industry.” The Arthur Hayes-founded exchange revealed earlier today that it was closing down, but didn’t expand on what exactly caused the closure. Users were encouraged to withdraw their funds and close any positions they may hold. BitMEX stressed that assets are safe and remain in users’ control, and explained that it’s simply giving a timely warning to “ensure a smooth withdrawal process for everyone.” At time of writing, the exchange holds over $739 million worth of customer assets, along…

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Bitcoin ($BTC) has been on a volatile and overall downward trajectory over the last month, even falling below $58,000 at the start of July, but the Finbold AI Agent forecasted the world’s premier cryptocurrency would stabilize and even slightly recover through the rest of the month. Specifically, after using multiple technical analysis (TA) tools, including the stochastic oscillator, moving averages (MA), and the relative strength index, the predictive system assessed that $BTC would climb 2.28% to $62,590 by July 31, 2026. Finbold AI predicts Bitcoin price for July 31, 2026. Source: Finbold Notably, the five models included in the Finbold…

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