Author: NBTC

The majority of tokens launched on centralized exchanges (CEXs) in 2025 have failed to hold onto their listing price levels, in a year that looks like it will end in a bear market spell. According to research from market aggregator Cryptorank, 83% of newly listed tokens are currently trading below their initial values, and none of the top centralized exchanges had coins with a positive return-on-investment rate exceeding 20%. Tokens trading above the listing price chart. Source: Cryptorank. Cayman Islands-based Gate.io is in “pole position” in terms of relative token performance for the year, with 18% of tokens trading above…

Ethereum’s staking queue has flipped the exit line for the first time in six months, with almost twice as much ETH now lined up to be staked as ETH trying to leave the network. The entry queue for validators has roughly 745,619 Ether (ETH) with a nearly 13-day wait, while the exit line has around 360,518 ETH and an eight-day wait, according to the blockchain explorer Ethereum Validator Queue. The flippening happened on December 27 when both queues were around 460,000, but the entry queue has gone vertical since while some argue the exit queue is trending towards zero. Abdul,…

Two Chinese artificial intelligence chatbots outperformed some of the world’s most advanced models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, in an autonomous cryptocurrency trading competition that ended Tuesday. Budget AI models QWEN3 MAX and DeepSeek finished first and second in the trading challenge, outpacing higher-profile and more expensive competitors. QWEN3 was the only AI chatbot to generate positive returns, making a total profit of $751 at a 7.5% return rate, while all other AI bots ended the competition in the red, according to data aggregator CoinGlass. AI models, crypto trading competition. Source: CoinGlass OpenAI’s ChatGPT brought up the rear with a 57% loss,…

Internet service providers (ISPs) in the Philippines began blocking major crypto trading platforms as regulators moved to enforce local licensing rules on crypto service providers. Users reported that as of Tuesday, access to global cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Gemini was unavailable in the Philippines. Cointelegraph independently confirmed that both platforms were inaccessible across multiple local ISPs. A report by the Manila Bulletin said the ISP blocks followed an order from the National Telecommunications Commission, which directed providers to restrict access to 50 online trading platforms flagged by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank, as operating without authorization.…

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A powerful consortium comprising Japan’s major securities firms, led by SBI Holdings, and trust banks, will fundamentally reshape equity trading. Beginning in 2026, Japanese retail and institutional investors can trade tokenized versions of public company shares 24/7, with minimum purchase sizes as low as 1 Japanese yen (JPY). The rollout marks one of the most significant regulated applications of blockchain technology in traditional finance to date. Japan Builds the World’s Largest Regulated On-Chain Equity Market The initiative involves transforming traditional listed equities into Security Tokens (STs) and enabling their trading on an industry-wide infrastructure. The consortium is tokenizing existing corporate…

Avian Labs, the company behind crypto payments service Sling Money, received approval to operate as a crypto services provider from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority, expanding its reach in Europe after securing a license from the Dutch regulator in April. The approval places the person-to-person payments app among a growing cohort of crypto payments firms gaining regulatory backing in major jurisdictions as stablecoin-based transfers become more popular as an alternative to traditional cross-border payments. The expansion comes amid heightened scrutiny of crypto services that increasingly resemble mainstream financial infrastructure. The app, which allows users to transact with Paxos’ dollar stablecoin,…

RWAs have been one of DeFi’s fastest-growing segments this year, with their total value growing threefold since January, according to fresh data shared today by market analyst Sentora. Currently, total RWA TVL stands at $17.1 billion, up from $7.8 billion noted at the beginning of January this year, as per data from DeFiLlama. RWAs (real-world assets) are tangible, physical assets with economic value (such as real estate properties, commodities, currencies, equities, and others), which are tokenized with the use of blockchain technology. The tokenization involves creating a digital representation of such tangible assets on blockchain to reflect the value and…

A wave of selling rippled through U.S. pre-market trading today as cryptocurrency-linked stocks took a hit. Summary Major U.S. cryptocurrency-related stocks fell in pre-market trading, with MicroStrategy, Coinbase, and Robinhood each dropping as investor sentiment weakens. Smaller crypto-focused firms, including SharpLink Gaming and BitMine Immersion Technologies, also declined sharply, mirroring losses across digital assets. The broader crypto market remains under pressure, with Bitcoin sliding below $104,000 and major tokens like ETH, BNB, and SOL posting steep weekly losses. The U.S. pre-market session started with notable declines among key cryptocurrency-related stocks. Strategy Inc. (ticker MSTR), the largest Bitcoin treasury company, fell…

India’s CCI clears Coinbase’s minority stake in CoinDCX, cementing the US exchange’s return to India and strengthening the local platform’s position in a top crypto adoption market. Summary India’s Competition Commission approves Coinbase’s minority acquisition in CoinDCX, tightening their partnership and formalizing the US exchange’s return to India.​ CoinDCX, hit by a recruiter-led malware breach earlier in the year, is described by Coinbase as financially sound and positioned to scale after the deal.​ India ranks first globally in crypto adoption for a third year, and analysts say the transaction may open the door for more foreign exchange investment into the…