Author: NBTC

Binance Futures, the derivatives arm of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, will launch silver perpetual contracts on Wednesday, enabling crypto traders to place leveraged bets on 2025’s standout precious metal. Perpetual futures contracts, or “perps,” are derivative instruments that let traders bet on an asset’s price without owning it and without expiration dates, using funding rates, typically every few hours, to keep prices aligned with spot markets. Their endless duration, high leverage options, and 24/7 access have made them wildly popular in crypto, generating billions in daily trading volume across exchanges. The contract, launching at 10:00 UTC,…

Ledn, one of the world’s largest bitcoin lenders, announced its Open Book Report, a reserves transparency benchmark designed to expose the kind of risk that caused the 2022 FTX-driven crypto crash. According to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine, “Traditional lenders (including Citi, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon, Schwab, and Bank of America) are reportedly entering the space amid a regulatory vacuum in terms of rehypothecation practices and proof of reserves.” With the passing of the GENIUS Act, which greenlit treasury-backed stablecoins, Wall Street now has a road to service the crypto market and even upgrade its own rails…

A group of rival stakeholders met privately Thursday to hash out disagreements over crypto’s market structure bill, as the legislation hurtles towards a potentially make-or-break Senate vote penciled for next week. The meeting, which has not been previously reported, included representatives of SIFMA, a major Wall Street trade group protesting key elements of the bill, and a handful of crypto industry representatives, according to sources with direct knowledge of the talks. One source told Decrypt the meeting offered glimmers of “progress” on the thorny issue of decentralized finance, or DeFi, shorthand for the crypto-native applications that allow for the trading…

SEOUL, South Korea – March 2025 – Korbit, one of South Korea’s pioneering cryptocurrency exchanges, faces a pivotal board meeting this week that will determine its response to a substantial 2.73 billion won ($2.0 million) anti-money laundering fine. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) imposed this penalty following a comprehensive inspection, creating significant financial pressure on the exchange. According to exclusive ZDNet reporting, Korbit’s limited cash reserves may force the liquidation of cryptocurrency holdings, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Ripple assets. This decision arrives during a period of intensified global regulatory scrutiny, making Korbit’s response a potential bellwether for the industry.…

In today’s newsletter, Paul Veradittakit, managing partner at Pantera Capital, shares his 2026 predictions on crypto, real-world asset tokenization and AI. Programming Note: This will be our last newsletter of 2025 — we look forward to seeing you all in 2026! We’re also selecting third party contributions for the coming year, so get in touch if you’re a global thought leader with research to share. A heartfelt thank you to all of the contributors from this year and all our subscribers for being part of our newsletter. We look forward to 2026 — all signs indicate it’s going to be…

Europe’s cryptocurrency industry is starting to feel the impact of rules that, until recently, mostly lived on paper. The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, the first of its kind, is now being rolled out across member states. This comes after years of rapid growth and a handful of failures that showed the need for clearer rules and stronger protections. With MiCA taking effect, crypto assets are no longer operating in a legal gray zone across much of Europe, but within a more settled and predictable set of rules. For investors, MiCA is meant to offer greater protection and…

Crypto.com has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kyobo Lifeplanet Life Insurance, South Korea’s first fully digital life insurer, to explore new ways of expanding access to digital assets and developing digital-first financial services in the local market. According to the announcement shared on Wednesday, January 7, the collaboration will focus on potential referral and point-exchange initiatives, subject to local regulatory requirements. Under the proposed framework, Kyobo Lifeplanet may introduce a referral program allowing eligible customers to access Crypto.com’s platform, with benefits available to users who complete onboarding and meet specific activity thresholds. Expanding access to digital assets via…

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said he welcomed today’s consumer price index (CPI) data, which came in below expectations. Hassett argued that the US economy was showing lower inflation along with high growth. Speaking in an interview with Fox Business Network, Hassett said, “I’m not saying we’re declaring victory on prices, but this is a surprisingly good CPI report.” Hassett stated that wage increases have outpaced price increases, that American taxpayers will see higher tax refunds next year, and that the government will help lower mortgage interest rates. Hassett, stating that the slowdown in inflation has created room for…

Key Takeaways Colombia’s DIAN mandates crypto service providers to report crypto transaction data. The regulation aligns with the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework to improve tax transparency. Colombia has formalized the integration of digital assets into its national tax regime by adopting mandatory reporting rules that align with the OECD’s Cryptoasset Reporting Framework (CARF). Under newly issued Resolution 000240, the country’s tax authority, DIAN, now requires exchanges, intermediaries, and trading platforms to implement rigorous due diligence and automated data sharing with foreign tax authorities to enhance fiscal transparency. Service providers must collect and report detailed information on crypto users and transactions,…

Spot trading volume for tokenized stocks on Bitget has blown past the $1 billion milestone mark. Bitget’s “universal exchange” became a preferred venue for trading tokenized versions of gold and silver in a record year for precious metals. Traditional finance and crypto mainstays, including Nasdaq, Coinbase and Ondo continue to increase exposure to tokenization. Crypto exchange Bitget, which prides itself as the world’s largest universal exchange, has announced that cumulative spot trading volume for tokenized stocks on its platform has exceeded $1 billion. Most of the growth occurred in December 2025, when the platform recorded about 95% of the total…