Author: NBTC

Yield, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has lost $3.73 million in trade. This was a result of extreme slippage, resulting in 3.84 million GHO being exchanged for just 112,000 USDC. According to Perkshield, the transaction involved six different tokens and leveraged two DeFi platforms, including Uniswap V4 and Bancor. Several internal ETH transfers were executed to facilitate the swap, including transfers from Uniswap pools to wrapped Ether contracts, as well as Bancor swap and converter addresses. Slippage and liquidity difficulties cause losses in millions The main transaction sent 3,840,651 stkGHO from the Uniswap pool. After that, smaller amounts of both…

Federally chartered crypto bank Anchorage Digital has acquired the Securitize For Advisors (SFA) business unit from Securitize, bringing in-house a crypto wealth management platform built for registered investment advisors (RIAs), the company said in a press release Monday. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition formalizes an existing relationship between the two firms. Anchorage Digital Bank already custodies 99% of Securitize For Advisors client assets, and SFA has been operating on top of Anchorage’s infrastructure. “RIAs are driving one of the most important waves of crypto adoption. By bringing together Anchorage Digital’s federally regulated custody platform with…

Ripple has secured an important regulatory milestone in the Middle East after its stablecoin RLUSD was officially recognized for use in Dubai’s financial hub. The approval places RLUSD among a very small group of stablecoins cleared for activity inside the Dubai International Financial Centre. The decision was confirmed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, which oversees financial regulation within the DIFC. Only three stablecoins make the list Under the updated rules, the DFSA has recognized just three stablecoins as compliant: USDC, EURC, and RLUSD. These tokens are now approved for use by firms operating in the Dubai International Financial Centre.…

Mezo has formally collaborated with Bitget Wallet in order to launch a DeFi experience that centers on Bitcoin to mobile users. The partnership is intended to streamline the process of accessing Bitcoin-based financial products and compensate the early participant to participate with a total of 80,000 dollars in prize money. Under this program, users will be able to bridge, swap and offer liquidity with Bitcoin through the Bitget Wallet mobile app. Mezo 🤝 @BitgetWalletWe’ve teamed up to bring the Bitcoin banking experience to your mobile device, with $80,000 in rewards for early participants. 💰Ready to put your BTC to work?…

President Donald Trump said this week that the United States has taken in roughly $18 trillion because of tariffs, framing the figure as evidence that his trade policy reshaped the global economy and redirected capital back into the country. The claim immediately drew scrutiny because it far exceeds any recorded measure of US tariff revenue and eclipses the scale of federal receipts tied to trade by multiple orders of magnitude. Tariff revenue in the United States is recorded as customs duties and reported monthly and annually by the Treasury Department. Even after a sharp increase following expanded tariffs in 2025,…

Ukraine has officially limited access to Polymarket, citing the platform’s lack of a required license for activities classified as gambling. The decision to block was made by the National Commission for State Regulation of Electronic Communications (NCEC) based on Resolution No. 695. The ban on Polymarket in Ukraine followed a two-step regulatory process. On November 27, PlayCity, a state agency responsible for overseeing and regulating the gambling and betting sector, including online platforms, issued a decision. PlayCity’s role is to find out if operators are following Ukrainian laws, licensing restrictions, and policies that safeguard consumers. PlayCity marked Polymarket as non-compliant…

AEON, a Web3 payment and settlement business currently in a rapid expansion stage, has declared a strategic collaboration with Dash, which introduces the native $DASH payments to the global merchant network of AEON. The partnership will tremendously increase the practical use of Dash and its objective to enhance the AEON mission of ensuring smooth crypto payment in physical business, online, and future systems powered by AI. $DASH @dashpay is now live on AEON Pay.AEON enables $DASH payments online and offline for everyday spending while powering the future of AI payments.From QR scans to autonomous settlement, this is digital cash evolving.https://t.co/VqdcGhM8qZ…

Strategy’s (MSTR) junior preferred stock Stride (STRD) saw its credit spread tighten further at the end of last week, possibly highlighting strong demand for the company’s highest-yielding preferred offering. The spread between the yield of STRD and that of the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note fell to a new low of 8.12% as of Dec. 12, according to data from Bitcoin for Corporations (the spread has widened back closer to 9% on Monday as bitcoin tumbled below $86,000). Fixed-Rate Credit Spreads: STRF, STRK, STRD vs U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note (Bitcoin for Corporations) A credit spread represents the additional return investors…

The Nigerian government plans to make crypto transactions traceable through the Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA) 2025. The legislation has a mechanism that allows the government to trace crypto funds via the Tax Identification Number (TIN) and the National Identification Number (NIN). The initiative to make crypto transactions transparent marks a significant step forward by the West African nation, which previously had limited abilities to trace digital asset transactions. The government plans to track crypto funds and match them against income declarations and tax records by attaching the transactions to TINs. Nigeria introduces legislation to curb crypto tax evasion and…

BlackRock is ramping up its digital asset strategy with a wave of new hires aimed at expanding its crypto and blockchain-related products across the globe. The $10 trillion asset manager is hiring for seven senior digital asset positions, six based in the United States and one in Singapore. The open roles span research, strategy, and business leadership, indicating that the firm is deepening its commitment to the sector amid growing institutional interest in tokenized and onchain assets. In the U.S., one position focuses on expanding BlackRock’s iShares digital asset ETF lineup. The job listing calls for someone to scale existing…