Author: NBTC

In a landmark achievement for decentralized finance, the Meteora protocol generated a staggering $1.25 billion in fees during the last calendar year, securing its position as the premier fee-generating platform in the entire DeFi ecosystem. This remarkable financial milestone, first reported by Unfolded citing data from Cryptodiffer, not only highlights Meteora’s operational scale but also signals a potential shift in the competitive dynamics of on-chain finance. The protocol’s performance notably eclipsed that of established giants, with Jupiter ranking second at $1.11 billion and the venerable Uniswap following closely with $1.06 billion. Meteora’s DeFi Fee Dominance in Context Fee generation serves…

Hashed CEO Simon Seojoon Kim has developed a comprehensive valuation tool that calculates the fair value of Ethereum (ETH) using multiple indicators. According to data shared by Kim, there is a significant difference between the current market price and the model outputs. According to the current data in the tool, Ethereum’s market price is at $3,135.6. In contrast, the “Composite Fair Value,” calculated by averaging all 12 different models, is $4,895.6. This suggests that Ethereum may be approximately 56.1% undervalued compared to its current price, indicating an overall “undervalued” outlook. The valuation range between the models is quite wide. The…

Stablecoins roared back into the spotlight in 2025, with on-chain transaction volumes surging to levels not seen since the heady days of 2021. “2025 marked the year of the stablecoin resurgence,” analytics shop Sentora wrote on X, pointing to on-chain volumes that reached a multi-year high of $4.511 trillion in October, a spike that, while still shy of the 2021 peak, signals a very different, more institutionalized market than the one that collapsed amid turmoil four years ago. The rebound has been broad-based. Data aggregators and researchers tracking stablecoins show that activity across the major dollar-pegged tokens has accelerated throughout…

Alchemy Pay, a renowned cryptocurrency-fiat payment gateway, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Coinbase, a prominent U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange for buying, selling, and storing digital assets. The main mission behind this collaboration is to increase access to $USDC (US-pegged stablecoin issued by Circle) by providing low-cost fiat-to-crypto mainstream adoption for global users. Alchemy Pay has released this news through its official social media X account. 🌟 #AlchemyPay and @coinbase are expanding access to USDC! Score ZERO ramp fees on USDC buys through @coinexcom! Unlock seamless fiat-to-crypto bridges today—dive in now and supercharge your portfolio without the extra costs.…

Ethereum broke out of its 12H descending channel, and as transaction counts hit a 2025 high, ETH held above $3,000 and aimed toward $3,410 next. ETH breaks descending channel on 12H chart The Ethereum–U.S. dollar pair pushed above the upper boundary of a descending channel that has guided price action since late summer. The breakout appeared on the 12-hour timeframe, where price also began to hold closer to the 50-period moving average. This move suggests sellers are losing control of the prior downtrend, at least in the near term. Ethereum U.S. Dollar 12H Bitstamp Descending Channel Breakout. Source: Jonathan Carter…

Japanese bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet (3350) said its American depositary receipts (ADRs) will start trading Dec. 19 on the U.S. over-the-counter (OTC) market under the ticker MPJPY. The securities are designed to improve access, transparency and operational efficiency for U.S. based investors in the fourth-largest corporate holder of bitcoin BTC$88,092.82. They will replace existing, unsponsored OTC trading under the MTPLF ticker, which lacked a formal deposit agreement and direct company involvement. The ADRs meet level I issuance standards, meaning they are subject to the lowest level of compliance and regulation and cannot trade on regulated exchanges. Each ADR represents one…

Alchemy Pay, which describes itself as the world-leading fiat-crypto payment solution provider, announced today that it has secured a Money Transmitter License (MTL) from the West Virginia Division of Banking. The approval marks a fresh milestone in the company’s rapid push to build a state-by-state compliance footprint across the United States. The West Virginia license is the twelfth U.S. jurisdiction in which Alchemy Pay is now authorized to operate, and it represents the company’s fourth Money Transmitter License obtained so far in 2025. The move follows recent approvals in Kansas, South Carolina and Arizona, underscoring an accelerated and deliberate regulatory…

Ethereum price is approaching a critical technical moment as it trades near the upper boundary of a descending wedge. ETH’s slow but steady climb has placed it inches from a breakout. This momentum is widely attributed to the Fusaka upgrade, which went live on December 3 and aims to improve scalability while lowering Layer 2 costs, a long-standing Ethereum challenge. These changes arrive as market participants position for 2026, creating favorable conditions for network growth and price stabilization. Ethereum Holders Show Strength Ethereum network activity has expanded quickly over the past three weeks. Data shows a sharp rise in new…

Fragmentation across blockchain networks is already imposing a measurable economic cost on the tokenized asset market, with inefficiencies translating into up to $1.3 billion in annual value drag. In a report sent to Cointelegraph, real-world asset (RWA) data provider RWA.io argued that while blockchains accelerated innovation, they also created walls that trap liquidity and prevent capital from moving freely across networks. As a result, tokenized RWAs have increasingly behaved like disconnected markets rather than a single, unified financial system. The research found that identical or economically equivalent assets routinely trade at different prices across chains, while moving capital between networks…

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced that it will be removing some pairs traded on the spot market. According to the official statement from the exchange, all spot trading pairs are regularly reviewed to protect users and maintain a high-quality trading environment. As a result of these reviews, it was decided to delist some pairs due to low liquidity, insufficient trading volume, and other factors negatively affecting market efficiency. According to Binance’s latest assessments, trading will be suspended in a total of 23 spot trading pairs as of 06:00 on January 9, 2026. The pairs to…