Author: NBTC

American banking giant Goldman Sachs’ trading desk has stated that hedge fund positioning in U.S. equities could set the stage for a sharp stock market rally if positive catalysts emerge. In this case, data from the bank’s prime brokerage unit shows speculative investors have largely maintained bullish positions in individual stocks. At the same time, they have increased hedges through bearish bets on exchange-traded funds and index futures. As a result, short exposure in these macro products has climbed to its highest level since September 2022. The positioning reflects heightened market uncertainty driven by the Iran war, credit concerns, and…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has again taken direct aim at Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse over the proposed CLARITY Act. In a recent interview, Hoskinson suggested that some industry leaders may be backing the bill not for the broader ecosystem, but for their own competitive advantage. Key Points Charles Hoskinson says Ripple CEO supports CLARITY Act for strategic gain, not crypto industry benefit. Hoskinson warns the CLARITY Act could classify ETH, $XRP, $ADA as securities if they launched today. He says past legal ambiguity helped crypto grow, which strict rules could have prevented. He warns that the new law may favor…

In a significant on-chain movement, Tron founder Justin Sun has executed a large $USDT transfer worth $93.4 million. Approximately 30 minutes ago, Sun withdrew 93.41 million $USDT from the Spark ($SPK) $USDT deposit pool and subsequently deposited the entire amount into the $HTX exchange. This transaction has drawn immediate attention from the crypto community due to its size and the entities involved. Transaction Details: Justin Sun $USDT Transfer Sparks Market Interest According to on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa, the withdrawal represents a substantial 9.89% of the total value locked (TVL) in the Spark $USDT deposit pool. This large-scale movement of stablecoins from…

BlackRock-backed Securitize and Computershare are bringing parts of the $70 trillion U.S. stock market onchain via tokenized equities, in a move that pushes traditional Wall Street infrastructure closer to blockchain rails. The agreement allows listed firms to add tokenized equity — called Issuer-Sponsored Tokens (ISTs) — alongside existing shares, giving investors the option to hold stock through traditional systems or in a digital wallet. The effort is part of a broader push to make tokenized shares work within current market rules while offering new ways to hold and move assets, from wallet-based ownership to faster settlement. Transfer agents like Computershare…

Coinglass’ Bitcoin liquidation map shows a $1.143b long wall below $65k and a $754m short pocket above $68k, turning a small move into a potential $1.9b forced‑flow event. Derivatives analytics from Coinglass show Bitcoin ($BTC) perched between two dense liquidation clusters where nearly $1.9 billion in leveraged positions could be forced out in either direction. According to the platform’s latest liquidation heatmap, if $BTC slides below $65,000, cumulative long liquidation intensity across mainstream centralized exchanges spikes to about $1.143 billion — signalling that a break of that level could unleash a powerful wave of forced selling. This cluster reflects where…

April 2026 saw a massive spike in total value locked, with numerous DeFi projects recording steep growth on a monthly basis. Statistics indicate that there is a vast array of protocols experiencing double and even triple-digit growth, which is an indicator of reconsidered investor trust and growing on-chain activity. The recent ranking shows the presence of new platforms, as well as the existing players who try to dominate the liquidity outflow. TOP PROJECTS BY MONTHLY #TVL GROWTH$RAIN $THQ $BTW $BIO $BEETS $LV #RockawayX $XLM $CGPT $ZRC $FLOW $EVAA #CAP #API3 $HYPER pic.twitter.com/8JCyn7t3wu — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp)…

VanEck has made some of its digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) available to 401(k) holders in the United States, signaling a push to integrate crypto-focused investments into traditional retirement accounts. On Wednesday, the fund issuer said a selection of its digital asset ETPs will be offered through Basic Capital, a fintech platform that provides employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. The companies did not specify which VanEck digital asset ETPs will be available on the platform. Within crypto, VanEck is best known for the VanEck Bitcoin Trust (HODL) and the VanEck Ethereum Trust (ETHV), its spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether ($ETH) exchange-traded funds…

Eric Trump is no longer shown on the leadership page of Alt5 Sigma Corp., the Las Vegas company that became closely tied to the Trump family’s crypto business, World Liberty Financial Inc. His name had appeared on the company’s website as recently as March, when he was listed as an adviser and board observer. By last week, Eric was no longer there. Alt5, which now calls itself AI Financial (NASDAQ: ALTS), became part of the Trump crypto story after it agreed to hold World Liberty tokens on its balance sheet in August, and agreed to build a $1.5 billion crypto…

Phoenix Group has flagged four upcoming crypto initial listings for the last two days of April 2026. The lineup spans completely different categories: an AI compute network, a leveraged prediction market, an Ethereum Layer 2, and an RWA-focused Layer 1. UPCOMING INITIAL LISTINGS TO WATCH#Gensyn $AI isa protocol that combines global computing power into one open network for machine learning.#Space $SPC is a leveraged prediction market platform, designed to reward users for accurate insights while enabling efficient capital… pic.twitter.com/IIhhK7FV0o — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) April 29, 2026 Total raises across the four crypto projects exceed $221 million.…

Former Goldman Sachs crypto executive Oliver Harris, who has returned to the TradFi world as JPMorgan’s new blockchain chief, once said he believes tokenization alone will not fix one of finance’s core challenges, warning that putting assets on blockchain rails does not automatically make them easier to trade. “Tokenization does not equal liquidity,” Harris, who will be leading JPM’s Kinexys division, said during a panel at Consensus Toronto last year as the founder and CEO of Arda, a startup that Harris worked on for a year and a half. The comment underscores a more cautious view of one of the…