Author: NBTC

President Trump shelved a planned executive order on artificial intelligence on May 21, 2026, after concluding that parts of the draft could weaken the country’s competitive position against China. The signing ceremony was called off, and the order was sent back for revisions. Here’s the thing: the executive order was supposed to be a victory lap for the administration’s AI agenda. Instead, it became a public example of how difficult it is to balance national security concerns with the breakneck pace of AI development. What was in the draft order The proposed executive order centered on a voluntary framework requiring…

Michael Saylor, one of the most influential figures in the cryptocurrency world, shared MicroStrategy’s critical shifts in its Bitcoin strategy and future vision in an exclusive interview at the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami. Saylor, known for years for his motto “Never sell your Bitcoins,” stated that the company’s 818,000 Bitcoins are completely “free.” He made this striking statement, explaining that not using this massive liquidity would harm the company’s value, which is represented by this asset at 98%. “If we say we will never take advantage of this liquidity, we would be diminishing the asset’s value. We could sell…

Ethereum remained stuck within a narrow range around $1.7k. While the altcoin consolidated over the past four days, it continued trading within a broader descending channel. At press time, Ethereum [$ETH] traded at $1,736 after a modest 0.08% daily gain. While the market stabilized near $1.7k, whales remained cautious and continued positioning for downside. Why are whales betting against Ethereum? As Ethereum’s structure remained weak, demand for short positions surged among large holders. According to Onchain Lens, the whale “pension-usdt.eth” increased its 3x leveraged $ETH short position to 50,000 $ETH, worth $85.28 million. Despite limited price movement, the position was…

When Fortune launched its first-ever Crypto 100 ranking, 21Shares made the list, underscoring how the firm has quietly built one of the most extensive crypto ETP catalogs in the market. The inclusion in the Fortune Crypto 100 21Shares ranking signals more than a branding win. It points to a broader shift in how digital assets are being viewed across finance. 21Shares was recognized in the inaugural Fortune Crypto 100 under the Digital Assets and ETFs category. That matters because Fortune designed the ranking to highlight firms shaping the digital asset ecosystem through innovation, influence, scale, and staying power. In a…

The cryptocurrency market has once again been painted red over the past 24 hours, yet the meme coin $SIREN has defied the bearish conditions by posting a triple-digit price increase. Still, many industry participants remain skeptical of the token and have cautioned investors to steer clear of it. Same Pattern, Different Day It was just days ago when $SIREN whales liquidated 670 million tokens (roughly 92% of the circulating supply), thus triggering a major 95% price collapse. Despite the massive decline, the coin headed north over the last day to around $0.11 (a 150% daily increase) after speculative buyers reportedly…

Michael Saylor posted “Back to work. $BTC” on X Sunday, May 10, 2026, alongside an image of Strategy’s bitcoin holdings tracker, signaling the firm is resuming its aggressive accumulation after a one-week pause. Key Takeaways: Saylor posted “Back to work. $BTC” on May 10, signaling Strategy’s return to bitcoin accumulation after a one-week pause. Strategy holds 818,334 $BTC worth ~$66.15 billion, with a +7.02% unrealized gain as of May 10, 2026. Saylor said Strategy may sell 1 $BTC to fund STRC dividends while buying 10 to 20 more. Strategy Flips Switch to Accumulation Mode The social media post came alongside…

A group of former Ethereum Foundation researchers have started a new nonprofit research and development organization backed by some of ether’s largest corporate holders, as the Ethereum ecosystem undergoes a major organizational shift. Ethlabs, announced on Monday, is funded by two of the largest Ethereum treasury firms SharpLink Gaming (SBET), Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), alongside with Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin and several other entities including Anchorage Digital, Octant and SNZ. The organization is led by five former senior Ethereum Foundation contributors: Ansgar Dietrichs, Barnabé Monnot, Caspar Schwarz-Schilling, Josh Rudolf and Julian Ma, according to the press release.…

Earlier this year, a hacker tried to double-spend litecoin ($LTC) before an emergency, 13-block reorganization thwarted the attack. Even though developers have released a flurry of code patches to prevent a repeat, most of the Litecoin network’s nodes have still not installed the fix. The patch has been available for free download for nearly two months. Nonetheless, of the nodes tracked by a major monitoring service, less than 30% are running up-to-date software that would reject the type of transactions behind April’s double-spending attempt. Sadly, the largest cohort of node operators on the Litecoin network by software version run v0.21.4.…

Has the market really not bottomed yet? Looking at post-halving cycles, this idea actually carries some weight. In both 2016 and 2020, Bitcoin [$BTC] tended to bottom around 875 to 917 days after the halving. That timing lines up pretty closely with the big drawdowns we saw, about 73% in the 2018 cycle and around 64% in 2022. If that pattern holds, it would suggest we might still be early in the current cycle. From the technical standpoint, we’re only about 750 days into the 2024 halving cycle, which could mean the true bottom hasn’t formed yet. So the real…

Ethereum is drawing renewed attention as analysts point to long-term support structures that could shape its next major move. Liquidity Hunter says bearish sentiment may be creating a contrarian opportunity, while Kamran Asghar says $ETH is retesting a historic trendline that previously marked a major bottom. Ethereum Could Be the Market’s Most Hated Opportunity, Analyst Says Ethereum may be approaching a major turning point despite widespread bearish sentiment, according to crypto analyst Liquidity Hunter. In a post on X, the analyst shared an inverted $ETH chart to highlight similarities between the current market structure and previous cycle bottoms. The chart…