Author: NBTC

The U.S. Senate’s Agriculture Committee is holding its first markup hearing on crypto market structure legislation, giving lawmakers a chance to debate and vote on amendments and possibly advance the actual legislation. The Thursday hearing will see lawmakers offer up amendments on the underlying text, which the committee published last week. While the Senators were working on bipartisan legislation, Committee Chairman John Boozman said in a statement last week that “fundamental differences in policy” remained and the members of the committee had not come to an agreement on the text that was published. Senator Cory Booker, the Democrat leading negotiations…

Ethereum ($ETH) holds near $3,000 as institutions accumulate despite mixed short-term sentiment. Strong staking, wallet growth, and ETF inflows support Ethereum’s price floor. ERC-8004 could unlock AI-driven on-chain demand and long-term $ETH value. Ethereum is entering a pivotal phase as price action, institutional flows, and protocol-level innovation begin to converge. After a volatile start to the year, $ETH has reclaimed the $3,000 level, signalling renewed confidence among both traders and long-term holders. At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading near $3,010, with a market capitalisation of roughly $364 billion and a 24-hour trading range between $2,899 and $3,028. This…

European Central Bank policymaker Fabio Panetta shared his views about the complementary nature of stablecoins, stating that they depend on traditional currencies. The ECB is aiming to make the digital euro similar to the banknotes we use today. Meaning that it will be free, inclusive, and offer the highest levels of privacy, unlike private payment apps, by its potential 2029 release. Will traditional bank money disappear in a digital world? The Governor of the Bank of Italy and the European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Fabio Panetta stated, while speaking to the Italian banking association (ABI), that commercial bank money is…

The Bank of England will focus on advancing a systemic stablecoins regime, setting out policy clarity on tokenised collateral under UK EMIR, and broadening the scope of the Digital Securities Sandbox in 2026, according to Sasha Mills, the bank’s Executive Director for Financial Market Infrastructure. Speaking at the Tokenisation Summit, Mills said the coming year would be “fundamental in shaping the UK’s digital financial future.” “We have the opportunity to build truly holistic digital financial markets in the UK, bringing real benefits to the real economy,” Mills said. Under the proposed stablecoin framework, systemic issuers would receive deposit accounts at…

Ethereum price action has entered a critical phase after a steep rejection from the $3,400 area earlier this month. The asset has since rebounded from the $2,780–$2,800 demand zone, where buyers defended losses aggressively. Price now consolidates near $3,060 on the 4-hour chart, suggesting short-term stability after heavy selling pressure. However, $ETH continues to trade below key moving averages, keeping traders cautious about declaring a full trend reversal. Consequently, market participants now focus on whether Ethereum can convert this rebound into a sustained recovery or fade into another corrective leg. Technical Structure Remains Fragile Below Key Resistance Ethereum’s recovery attempt…

Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary said infrastructure is the future of crypto and artificial intelligence, and he is betting big. O’Leary said in an interview with CoinDesk that he now controls 26,000 acres of land across multiple regions, aimed at powering the infrastructure behind AI, cloud computing and crypto. That figure includes 13,000 acres in Alberta, Canada — already disclosed — and another 13,000 acres in undisclosed locations currently undergoing permitting. O’Leary, who has been an investor in crypto, said he has over 19% of his portfolio in crypto-related investments, including digital assets, infrastructure and land. The business mogul already…

About a year ago, we published an open letter outlining practical, achievable steps an incoming administration could take to make the United States the crypto capital of the world, reflecting the views of the crypto law bar. The goal was not to promote crypto as an ideology, but to convey the perspective of lawyers working in the field on how thoughtful regulatory policy could unlock innovation and ensure that the next generation of financial and internet infrastructure would be built on American soil. On the anniversary of that letter, as market structure legislation hangs on a knife’s edge, it is…

A quiet but significant shift is occurring in the cryptocurrency derivatives market. The cash-and-carry strategy, long considered a stable source of profit, is rapidly losing its appeal. This arbitrage model, where institutions buy spot Bitcoin and sell futures contracts to profit from the price difference, is showing signs of being phased out due to narrowing spreads and increasing market efficiency. One of the most concrete indicators of this change is that open positions in Bitcoin futures on the CME Group have fallen behind Binance for the first time since 2023. Following the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in early 2024,…

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said “the time is right” for retirement plans including 401(k)s to include cryptocurrency, while CFTC Chair Michael Selig predicted digital assets will “flourish” once Congress finalizes U.S. market structure rules. The comments in a CNBC interview were made as Senate Agriculture Committee lawmakers began marking up a draft crypto market structure bill, legislation that could expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s role and clarify oversight boundaries with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The committee took less than an hour to advance the legislation to the full Senate, though it still has a lengthy path before it…

Ethereum has surged back above the pivotal $3,000, with bulls retesting the threshold amid a broader cryptocurrency rally. This comes amid anticipation around the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy decision. Notably, the top altcoin’s price climbed as Bitcoin powered to above $89,000, likely capitalizing on a weakening US dollar that bolstered risk assets across markets. Solana, BNB, and XRP, among other leading altcoins, also registered modest advances. $ETH retests $3,000 level Copy link to section Ethereum’s price surged by 4.1% in the last 24 hours to $3,020, at the time of writing. While the uptick is a boost to buyers, the…