Author: NBTC

ArtGis Finance, a decentralized platform that functions as a bridge between TradFI and DeFi, today announced a strategic partnership with SileonApp, a multichain lending protocol that enables people to borrow or lend crypto assets on different chains. Through this collaboration, ArtGis and Sileon show their dedication to advancing a growing field within the DeFi landscape by accelerating the accessibility of crypto lending products to digital customers. SileonApp is a decentralized lending protocol headquartered in California, which allows people to borrow stablecoins such as USDC, USDT, and several others by collateralizing various crypto assets like BTC, ETH, XRP, and many others,…

Strategy’s latest bitcoin buy and ATM issuance update triggered fresh debate on X about dilution and capital raising, while traders pointed to key MSTR levels near $231 and a $340 “volume shelf” target. The company’s filings and chart commentary outlined new share sales, preferred issuance, and the price levels traders now track for a rebound. Strategy Buys 10,645 Bitcoin, Lifts Holdings to 671,268 BTC Strategy said it bought 10,645 bitcoin for about $980.3 million, paying an average of about $92,098 per coin, according to a company press release dated Dec. 15, 2025.The purchase pushed Strategy’s bitcoin holdings to 671,268 BTC…

Senator Warren has on Monday sent a letter to the SEC Chair Paul Atkins regarding the agency plans to protect regular Americans from Trump’s crypto in 401(k)s executive order. Trump had signed a new executive order in August that made it easier for crypto and private equity to be included in 401(k) plans. “I write to request information regarding the Trump Administration’s Executive Order that endangers investors by clearing the way for pension funds and retirement accounts to hold volatile crypto assets,” said Warren in her letter. Warren says she is concerned about crypto’s volatility, SEC oversight, and Trump’s market…

WazirX restarted operations on October 24, 2025, after a major hack in 2024 that wiped out $234.9 million in digital assets. The relaunch began with zero-fee trading for 30 days and a phased return of INR trading pairs, starting with USDT. The restart marked the first step under the court-approved restructuring scheme. The priority was simple: to reopen the platform, restore basic trading, and begin user recovery. First Distribution Covered Most Claims Within 10 business days of reopening, WazirX completed its First Distribution. Eligible users received roughly 85% of their Approved Claims, valued at the reference pricing date defined under…

Metrics posted today by market analyst Sentora identified that the amount of EURC stablecoin borrowed on Aave’s decentralized lending protocol has reached a new all-time high of €42,449,908 EURC. EURC is a euro-backed stablecoin (issued by Circle, a Boston-based financial services company, commonly recognized by its USDC stablecoin) that enables businesses and individual users to send euro payments directly on-chain to others. According to data released today by Sentora, the amount of EURC stablecoins borrowed on the Aave’s platform has surpassed €42.4 million EURC, reaching a new climbed to a new ATH, a reflection of increased usage of the stablecoin…

The UK just posted its first drop in crypto ownership since 2021, with the share of adults holding crypto crashing by around 8% this year. Record prices earlier in 2025 did not stop the decline, even after Bitcoin surged to $126,251 in early October. Industry groups had spent the better part of 2 years pushing hard to attract new users, but that momentum faded after billions in forced liquidations and a long selloff crushed retail interest. Research from the Financial Conduct Authority shows that roughly 7 million adults, or 12% of the adult population, held crypto in 2024, which was…

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Mike Selig has unveiled the agency’s new innovation committee, aimed at guiding the regulation of emerging technologies like blockchain and AI, which are transforming financial markets. The Innovation Advisory Committee replaces the Technology Advisory Committee and is looking to bring top crypto voices into the CFTC’s process to shape practical, forward-looking market regulations, Selig said on Monday. The new committee will advise the CFTC on the “commercial, economic, and practical considerations of emerging products, platforms, and business models in the financial markets so that it can develop clear rules of the road for the…

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, reported a major reduction in its direct exposure to illicit crypto activity even as global trading volumes and user engagement surged last year. In its “State of the Blockchain 2025” report, the exchange stated that it had reduced its direct exposure to major categories of illicit funds by 96% since 2023. Currently, its compliance and related teams make up nearly a quarter of its total workforce. Beyond compliance, Binance expanded into key markets, achieving $34 trillion in annual trading volume, and became the first global crypto platform fully authorized under the Abu Dhabi Global…

16 December 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, announced today that it has made a strategic investment in Speed1, Inc. (“Speed”), a payments infrastructure company building instant, global settlement rails using the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins. Tether led the company’s $8 million funding round together with ego death capital. Speed processes more than $1.5 billion in annual payment volume across consumers, creators, platforms, and enterprise merchants. Its products (Speed Wallet and Speed Merchant) serve 1.2 million users and businesses, offering instant payments, native BTC and USDT settlement, and high-reliability global routing for enterprise integrations.…

SEOUL, South Korea – In a striking enforcement trend, Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in South Korea bore a disproportionate 77% of all financial penalties from the nation’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) over a recent 28-month period. This data, exclusively reported by Digital Asset, highlights a focused regulatory scrutiny on the crypto sector. Despite VASPs constituting a mere 4.2% of the 95 total sanction cases, they accounted for the overwhelming majority of the 54 billion won ($39.1 million) in total fines levied. The single largest penalty targeted Dunamu, operator of the Upbit exchange, with a monumental 35.2 billion won ($25.5…