Author: NBTC

The crypto industry is closing out the year with a record $8.6 billion in mergers and acquisitions, according to the FT, up sharply from $2.17 billion the year prior. The deal surge comes amid a major policy shift in Washington, where the Trump administration has backed the sector with a string of regulatory developments that include the GENIUS Act, which created a federal framework for stablecoins and paved the way for institutions to settle tokenized assets. The White House support helped drive 267 deals, an 18% jump from 2024, the story continued. The largest deal of the year was Coinbase’s…

After losing millions trading altcoin leader Ethereum, an unidentified whale has now rotated to gold, as broader derisking efforts strengthen. Lookonchain shared the new adventure from this address on Friday, as it looks to gain some ground after its last dip-buying exercise backfired. For context, the wallet spent $110 million to buy 31,005 ETH between November 3 and 7, 2025, at an average price of $3,581. As the crypto market continued to dip, the whale gave in and sold almost everything for $92.19 million. With this, he realized an $18 million loss after just two weeks, a move that the…

Data center developer WhiteFiber’s (WYFI) first long-term colocation deal at its flagship NC-1 campus with Nscale Global supports management’s execution and its original deployment timeline, investment bank B. Riley said in a report Tuesday. “We believe WYFI’s reaffirmation of its original deployment timeline demonstrates its execution capability and the benefit of the company’s retrofit model,” wrote analysts Nick Giles and Fedor Shabalin. The analysts reiterated their buy rating on the stock while trimming their price target to $40 from $44 to reflect more conservative Cloud Services assumptions. That would be about 127% upside from last night’s close of $17.62, down…

The crypto market witnessed another dramatic turnaround as an Ethereum whale staged a powerful comeback. The trader, operating on Hyperliquid, held a massive $600 million ETH long position. Just last week, this position showed losses approaching $50 million. Market sentiment remained cautious as Ethereum struggled below key resistance levels. Everything changed as Ethereum price surged past $3,100. The Ethereum whale erased most losses in days. The position now sits close to breakeven. From its lowest point, the trader gained nearly $70 million in unrealized profit. This rapid shift sparked renewed discussions across crypto circles. Large crypto whale trades often signal…

Network News AAVE COMMUNITY SPLIT: Aave’s community members and participants have become sharply divided in recent weeks over control of the protocol’s brand and related assets, intensifying an ongoing dispute over the relationship between the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and Aave Labs, the centralized developer firm that builds much of Aave’s technology. The debate has drawn outsized attention because it cuts to a central question facing many of crypto’s largest protocols: the tension between decentralized governance and the centralized teams that often drive execution. As protocols scale and brands accrue value, questions around who ultimately controls those assets, token holders…

The Hut 8 Bitcoin (BTC) mining company expanded its credit facility with crypto exchange company Coinbase to $200 million, building on momentum from 2025 and strong stock performance, setting it apart among players in the struggling mining industry. Hut 8 will use the funds for “general corporate purposes,” according to an amended filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The credit expansion follows Hut 8’s $7 billion agreement with AI cloud platform Fluidstack in December to deliver 245 megawatts (MW) of energy for an AI data center over a 15-year term. The agreement is one of the…

An Ethereum whale is making a bold bet on Bitcoin. The peculiarity of this switch lies in the fact that the whale, an Ethereum OG, referring to an early investor or ETH adopter, held significant amounts of ETH before this time. According to Lookonchain, an Ethereum OG, which it calls “0x4553,” is converting his ETH holdings into Bitcoin. This Ethereum OG bought 21,000 ETH for $61.4 million at an average price of $2,922 between 2019 and 2023. An #Ethereum OG (0x4553) is converting his $ETH holdings into $BTC.Between 2019 and 2023, he bought 21,000 $ETH($61.4M) at an average price of…

ETF money flooded US markets in 2025 at a pace never seen before. With about a week left on the calendar, the numbers are already locked in. The $13 trillion ETF industry smashed records across flows, product launches, and trading activity. Inflows alone hit $1.4 trillion, beating last year’s all-time high. New funds crossed 1,000 launches. Trading volume also set a fresh peak. This run did not come quietly. The ETF world moved higher as US stocks kept grinding up. The S&P 500 logged a third straight year of double-digit gains. That happened even as the index chopped sideways from…

ETH continues to consolidate around the key $3k resistance level. Despite several short-term attempts to break higher, the broader trend remains fragile. While the recent bounce offers short-term momentum, the asset still lacks confirmation for a sustained bullish reversal. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, ETH is trading within a wide consolidation zone between $2.7k and $3.5k. The price is testing the lower resistance band near $3k after a period of sideways recovery. However, the 100 and 200-day moving averages overhead are acting as dynamic resistance at around the $3,5k mark, compressing any bullish momentum. Unless…

Retail investors are walking into 2026 with blindfolds on. More products tied to crypto and private credit are about to be offered to everyday people in the United States as the Trump administration and Paul Atkins’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) push for wider market access. The problem is that regular investors could be left with all the risk and no safety net. Both the White House and the SEC say they want to give people more ways to invest. They believe asset classes like private equity and crypto could bring higher returns. But some advisors are worried that individuals…