Author: NBTC
In this exclusive interview, Crypto News Flash’s Collin Brown sits down with VeChain CEO Sunny Lu to discuss the highly anticipated launch of StarGate—the new staking upgrade set to reshape the VeChain ecosystem. Together, they explore how the upgrade impacts everyday VET holders, addresses regulatory shifts, and opens new doors for both retail and institutional participants. Collin Brown: What’s the main advantage of the new StarGate staking program for everyday VET holders?Sunny Lu: StarGate lowers friction and increases benefits for existing VET holders. The upgrade makes staking accessible to more users by lowering the minimum requirement to 10,000 VET. It…
Ankr has partnered with Midnight, a novel privacy-designated blockchain that runs as the initial partner chain of the Cardano ($ADA) ecosystem. As part of its collaboration with Midnight, Ankr will offer high-performance Remote Procedure Call (RPC) infrastructure to support its decentralized network. Midnight will facilitate confidential smart contracts by implementing zero-knowledge cryptography and the scalability capabilities of the Cardano ($ADA) ecosystem. https://twitter.com/ankr/status/1945845912787460399 This solution will build a safe environment in which applications deal with sensitive personal and commercial information. The infrastructure of Ankr is anticipated to be critical to ensuring the power and dependability needed to supply such in-depth use…
“Don’t be surprised if buying activity picks up across the spectrum of products tied to BTC,” CoinDesk said in Tuesday’s edition of the Crypto Daybook Americas, presenting a bullish case for bitcoin. As bitcoin’s (BTC) price jumped to new lifetime highs above $111K during Thursday’s Asian trading hours it spurred record activity in the Deribit-listed options market. The notional open interest (OI), or the dollar value of the number of active or open options contracts, rose to a record $42.5 billion, Deribit’s CEO, Luuk Strijers, told CoinDesk. Options are derivative contracts that give the right but not the obligation to…
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao recently took to the X social media network to shut down the idea that cryptocurrencies can result in quick gains. In fact, he urged potential investors to stay away from the nascent asset class if that is their goal. “If you want to get rich quick, don’t touch (and blame) crypto,” CZ told 10 million followers on X. “Hodling” mentality Earlier this year, cryptocurrency influencer EmperorBTC outlined four categories of investors. Roughly 80% of them are tourists (FOMO-driven), 10% follow poor advice, 5% pretend to know, and only the remaining 5% truly grasp crypto. In…
Virtuals Protocol launches on-chain governance, empowering veVIRTUAL holders to propose and vote on ecosystem decisions. Voting power is earned through long-term conviction, shifting control from the core team to the decentralized community. Who would have thought a protocol could hand over complete control to the community? But that’s exactly what’s happening at Virtuals Protocol. Without further ado, they’ve just activated an on-chain governance system. From now on, veVIRTUAL holders will be the ones to decide the future direction of the protocol. No more core team members who can decide as they please. All major decisions will be made through open…
Crypto markets are experiencing significant tailwinds due to regulatory shifts, but long-term opportunities remain untapped, according to Nansen’s CEO. Regulations are only now beginning to catch up with DeFi innovation. On Friday, July 18, Alex Svanevik, CEO of Nansen, shared his insights at SCB10X’s ReDeFine Tomorrow 2025 conference. According to Svanevik, there are still major long-term opportunities in crypto that remain largely underexplored. The ongoing crypto bull market demonstrates that regulation is a key catalyst for growth. Notably, since the 2024 elections, Bitcoin (BTC) has surged from $70,000 to an all-time high of $123,091. Still, Svanevik noted a significant lag…
Orange Surf, in charge of research and strategy at Mempool Research, has determined that over half of all bitcoin transactions made during the last 12 months included some data-related component. 51% of all the transactions involved Runes and BRC20 tokens, which are considered “spam” by some. Spam-Filled Bitcoin: Over Half of All Transactions Included Runes or Inscriptions The recent OP_RETURN drama surrounding a possible upgrade of Bitcoin Core lifting the guardrails designed to stop using Bitcoin with a data storage use case, considered spam by some, is again in the spotlight. A new report issued by Mempool Research has shed…
Q2 2025 was a landmark chapter for IOTA, with the launch of the Rebased Mainnet, transforming it into a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain, and the debut of the TWIN Foundation, advancing IOTA’s role in global digital trade. Key progress included research into account abstraction and passkeys, adoption of IOTA Identity and Gas Station tools, real-world ecosystem integrations, major community campaigns, and strong global policy engagement. Research & Development The primary focus this quarter was the successful launch of the IOTA Rebased Mainnet. This launch represents the culmination of more than a year of collaborative work across all R&D teams to…
In the fast-paced world of cryptocurrency, where transactions typically cost mere pennies, news of an exorbitant fee can send ripples of astonishment across the globe. Imagine sending a digital asset and inadvertently incurring a charge equivalent to a luxury mansion or a small private jet. This isn’t a hypothetical scenario; it recently became a reality for a single Cardano (ADA) transaction, sparking widespread discussion and raising questions about the intricacies of blockchain transaction costs. According to the renowned blockchain tracking service, Whale Alert, a singular Cardano transaction was executed that shockingly included a fee of 3,700,001 ADA. At the time…
On Wednesday, the leading crypto asset bitcoin, vaulted over another price barrier, reaching $110,730 per coin. Bitcoin Rockets to $110,730 — Is the Next Stop a Moonshot? Throughout the day, bitcoin tapped fresh highs multiple times, with the latest peak hitting $110,730 per unit. At that point, BTC appeared to settle, hovering just below the $110,000 level at 8:58 p.m.. The top digital asset has soared 47.82% since bottoming out at $74,434 on April 6—an upswing of over $35,000 into the current range. BTC/USD 1-hour chart on May 21, 2025, following the 7:15 p.m. all-time high of $110,730 per unit.…