Author: NBTC

Is crypto winter coming? It’s already more than set in for bitcoin treasury companies (BTCTC). Aiming to replicate the once-in-a-generation success of Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy (MSTR) and perhaps taking advantage of a U.S. regulatory regime that is willing to look the other way at questionable public offerings, a wave of crypto asset treasury companies have gone public in 2025. The result has been massive investor losses nearly across the board. And while the plunge in the price of bitcoin BTC$106,825.12 over the past 11 days (yes, it was only Monday, Oct. 3 when BTC peaked above $126,000) can be blamed…

The European Commission is pushing for extended oversight powers for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Draft plans have shown a proposal to make ESMA a direct supervisor for all crypto service providers in the EU. EU officials have drafted plans to tighten crypto oversight, with more power in the hands of ESMA. Currently, crypto firms in the EU rely on registration within a single jurisdiction, choosing countries with lenient crypto rules. Under the active Markets in Cryptoassets (MiCA) rules, exchanges or other service providers can be registered in one country and provide services across the entire European Union.…

Imagine a world where blockchain security isn’t just about reputation but about tangible economic stakes. That’s exactly what EigenCloud has achieved with their groundbreaking EigenZero cross-chain security module, developed in partnership with LayerZero. This innovative approach is set to revolutionize how we think about cross-chain security in the cryptocurrency space. What Makes EigenZero Cross-Chain Security So Revolutionary? EigenCloud, a leading Ethereum restaking infrastructure provider, has taken cross-chain security to the next level. Their collaboration with interchain protocol LayerZero has produced EigenZero – the first cryptoeconomic Distributed Validator Network built on EigenCloud’s slashing infrastructure. This represents a massive leap forward in…

A Detroit man who operated “in the shadows” while attempting to join and finance ISIS through crypto has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison, amid federal efforts to dismantle digital terrorism financing networks. Jibreel Pratt pleaded guilty in July to two counts of concealing crypto donations he intended for the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. Detroit Man Sentenced After Meticulously Plotting And Secretly Sending Cryptocurrency to Help ISIS https://t.co/9YthW34BBO — U.S. Attorney EDMI (@USAO_MIE) November 13, 2025 “Mr. Pratt is the latest…

The Midnight Foundation announced today a strategic integration with Blockdaemon aimed at making privacy-preserving application development faster and easier for developers and enterprises. The move brings Midnight’s zero-knowledge architecture together with Blockdaemon’s institutional-grade infrastructure, a combination the two organizations say will expand institutional access to privacy-first blockchain capabilities. Over the past year, privacy has regained prominence as crypto moves further into the mainstream. Andreessen Horowitz’s State of Crypto 2025 report underlines that privacy “is returning to the foreground” and points to rising interest in privacy tools and zero-knowledge systems across rollups, compliance tooling and mainstream services. That trend, the report…

Ethereum price appears in a neutral short-term regime, and this note parses price structure, pivots and intraday momentum. Meanwhile, the report synthesizes D1 indicators and H1/M15 micro-structure so traders can see likely triggers and invalidation levels. Market Overview Technical Analysis — Ethereum price prediction Daily Chart Intraday Sentiment (H1–M15) Key Levels and Pivot Zones Trading Scenarios Bullish Setup Bearish Setup Neutral Range Market Context — Ethereum price prediction Ecosystem & Network Outlook Final Outlook Market Overview Short-term trend reads as mixed with limited directional conviction, while market sentiment is cautious. Moreover, macro liquidity shows rotation back to Bitcoin dominance, and…

Tokenization is moving from pilots to practice. The World Economic Forum projected that private equity and venture capital markets could grow to about $700B, which is expected to be tokenized. That potential scale would still reshape global finance. APAC is already moving ahead. Hong Kong’s spot ETFs drew $400 million on day one. Japan is preparing an SBI-backed ETF with Franklin Templeton. Singapore is setting tokenization frameworks. These ETF milestones matter individually and as stepping stones toward broader tokenization. Japan’s ETF Push: Retail First, Institutions Later In an exclusive interview with BeInCrypto, Max Gokhman, Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Franklin…

Federal prosecutors have secured a five-year prison term for an Oklahoma resident who admitted to running a fraudulent crypto investment scheme that operated for eight months before collapsing. Travis Ford, 36, was sentenced on Thursday to 60 months in prison and ordered to pay over $1 million in forfeiture and over $170,000 in restitution, according to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice published Friday. Cryptocurrency Investment Firm Founder Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors in $9.4M Ponzi Scheme 🔗: https://t.co/StDokYuI86 pic.twitter.com/fG8BpD0OfF — Criminal Division (@DOJCrimDiv) November 14, 2025 Ford will also serve three years of…

Brickken (BKN), a platform that enables businesses to tokenize RWAs into tokens, has partnered with Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network that provides real-world data and cross-chain interoperability to protocols. The partnership enabled Brickken to integrate Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) into its rapidly advancing RWA platform. Brickken, a Barcelona-based institutional-grade software provider, is one of the contributors of $16.82 billion TVL currently existing in the wider RWA protocols, according to data sourced from DeFiLlama. The platform enables the regulated tokenization of various real-world assets using blockchain. By integrating TradFi with blockchain, Brickken offers tools for investors to unlock liquidity, streamline…

Ethereum is once again testing critical support after failing to maintain momentum above the $3.6K zone. Current market positioning suggests that the recent bounce may have been a short-term corrective move within a broader consolidation phase. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, ETH remains confined within a descending parallel channel, and the ongoing rejections from the upper and middle boundaries confirm the pattern’s ongoing dominance. The price failed to sustain above the $3.6K–$3.7K resistance block, leading to renewed selling pressure as it retests the channel’s lower boundary and the 200-day moving average (around $3.3K). This…