Author: NBTC

NBTC is the editorial account for NBTC News, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, exchanges, mining, regulation and digital asset markets. The editorial team focuses on clear sourcing, timely updates and practical context for crypto readers.

OKX TR, a cryptocurrency exchange operating in Türkiye, announced the addition of two new assets, PROVE (Succinct) and DOOD (Doodles), to its spot trading market. Listings will be phased in on October 17, 2025. OKX TR to List PROVE (Succinct) and DOOD (Doodles) Tokens in Spot Trading According to the exchange’s statement, PROVE and DOOD deposit transactions began at 10:00 on October 17. Following this, the preliminary trading period for PROVE/USDT and DOOD/USDT pairs will be held between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM. Spot transactions will become active at the following hours: Succinct (PROVE) is a protocol built on a…

Read More

A solo Bitcoin miner has become the latest lucky person to win the “Bitcoin mining lottery,” pocketing a $347,455 block reward. Bitcoin node infrastructure company Umbrel said the solo miner won the block via the Public Pool Bitcoin mining pool — earning the 3.125 Bitcoin (BTC) block reward and a 0.016 BTC transaction fee on top. It took place at block height 920,440, on Thursday at 7:32pm UTC, Mempool.space data shows. While solo Bitcoin miners winning blocks isn’t uncommon, this one was more impressive as the miner secured the block entirely on their own by running a solo mining pool…

Read More

Decentralized perpetual trading volume is set for a massive month in October, having just passed a record $1 trillion with a week still to spare as traders place big bets on the crypto markets. The $1 trillion milestone has already beaten August’s record of $762 billion by a considerable margin, according to data from DeFiLlama. While Hyperliquid leads October with $317.6 billion in trading volume, Lighter, Aster, and edgeX have also fared well, seeing $255.4 billion, $177.6 billion and $134.7 billion, respectively, with the rest made up of smaller decentralized exchanges. Those platforms contributed to a record $78 billion in…

Read More

Ethereum ETH$3,973.03 emerged as the frontrunner in crypto’s third-quarter recovery, leaving bitcoin BTC$106,931.06 behind as capital flowed into altcoins, DeFi protocols, and a new wave of tokenized assets, a report by CoinCecko found. The broader market added over half a trillion dollars in value, its second straight quarter of meaningful growth, but this time, it wasn’t bitcoin leading the charge. Instead, investors looked to ethereum ETH$3,973.03 and other large-cap tokens to carry momentum forward, a report by CoinCecko found. At the start of July, it looked like bitcoin would again set the pace. Its price hit new highs early in…

Read More

If 2023–2024 saw tokenized Treasuries play the role of a “first stage,” then 2025 marks a clear shift, with capital gradually flowing into Private Credit and other higher-yield products. In 2025, on-chain capital is no longer just about stablecoins and staking. A new asset class — Real World Assets (RWA) — has taken center stage, as crypto investors seek yield from traditional financial instruments “wrapped” in token form. RWA 2025: The Big Picture According to the Dune x RWA 2025 report, the total value of tokenized assets continues to grow strongly, reaching approximately USD 30.26 billion. Among these, U.S. Treasuries…

Read More

Binance has been asked to tighten its risk and compliance standards following on-site inspections from the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority. Summary French authorities have been conducting extensive compliance inspections on Binance, Coinhouse, and other registered crypto platforms to assess their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measures. The scrutiny adds to Binance’s long history of regulatory challenges, including past investigations in the U.S. and Australia over AML violations. According to a recent Bloomberg report, French authorities have been carrying out control checks on Binance and dozens of other exchanges since late last year. The effort was made to determine…

Read More

The US Secretary of Energy has urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to write new rules that will make it faster for large electricity consumers, such as AI data centers and Bitcoin mining operations, to directly connect to the power grid. In a letter released on Thursday, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright asked the FERC, the independent agency that regulates the interstate electricity grid, to grant expedited reviews and create standardized procedures for large electricity users to hook directly into the high-voltage transmission system, not just local power lines. The high-voltage transmission system has a higher voltage capacity than…

Read More

Velora, a cross-chain decentralized exchange platform, has announced its strategic partnership with Polygon Portal, a platform for users, developers, and validators to manage assets. Polygon Portal is a strong infrastructure tool developed by Polygon Labs. The purpose behind this partnership is to ensure the fast, secure, and gasless cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) trading across the world. 🚀 @VeloraDEX has integrated @0xPolygon Portal to offer native, trustless crosschain access to the Polygon PoS, zkEVM, and LxLy networks.#Velora’s integration with Polygon Portal brings faster, safer, and gasless crosschain trading and DeFi execution, expanding Velora’s… — 🟣 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 🟣 (@Polygon_Space1) October 23,…

Read More

Ethereum remains in a range phase following the recent market rebound, but continues to hold above key institutional demand zones. The market has entered a period of consolidation between structural supports and resistances, suggesting that the next decisive move will likely be driven by liquidity displacement from this range. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, Ethereum continues to trade between two major zones: the institutional supply area around $4.6K–$4.7K and the institutional demand zone near $3.4K–$3.5K. After losing the channel’s lower trendline support earlier this month, the asset has now retested it from below, confirming…

Read More

GM CT! 💙🌅Latest update: 👇👇👇@trylimitless brings the heat—0DTE markets, matching NASDAQ’s 80% volume, power $490M+ trades on Base. 🤯📈37K traders are crushing crypto and stock bets, no liquidations. pic.twitter.com/icyTd2LhNO — Deviled Meggs (@Deviled_meggs_) October 17, 2025 @trylimitless is creating huge traffic on Base. The traders carried out more than 490 million 0DTE trades. The site now competes with NASDAQ, 80% of which is 0DTE options. The boom illuminates the increased use of intraday trading techniques. According to analysts some 37,000 of the traders are trading actively without causing liquidations. This is because positions can be expired on the same day…

Read More