Author: NBTC

Out of six actively managed ETFs under Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest, ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) is the best-performing year-to-date at 34%, closely followed by ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) at 32%.In the same period, ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG) is Wood’s only negative performer at 2.2%. Of all the combined holdings of 100 stocks across ARK ETFs, Tesla (TSLA) stock still holds the largest weight at 8.3% (~$937.5M), followed by Coinbase (COIN) at 7.85% (~$887.9M). However, ARK Invest tends to hold the same stocks in multiple ETFs, as a byproduct of having actively managed ETFs. By far, Wood’s…

Polygon surpassed $100 billion in all-time volume on Uniswap, proving its growing role in the DeFi ecosystem. Over 17% of weekly USDC user activity now happens on Polygon, highlighting its increasing adoption. Polygon has reached a major milestone: Uniswap’s all-time transaction volume has surpassed $100 billion. It’s no wonder that many are calling the network one of the fastest and most crowded avenues in decentralized finance today. This isn’t just a statistic—it’s a testament to the amount of real activity taking place on the layer-2 network, especially in the DeFi space. Source: Uniswap on X If you think about it,…

Coinbase has filed a lawsuit against Oregon officials, specifically targeting Governor Tina Kotek and Attorney General Dan Rayfield, over an abrupt shift in the state’s cryptocurrency policy. In the lawsuit filed late Thursday, the company accused the governor and other state officials of changing their position on digital assets without traditional hearings or sparing time for agency rulemaking and public comment. Ryan VanGrack, vice president of litigation at Coinbase, said the agenda that Oregon AG Dan Rayfield is pushing has the potential to make out-of-state law firms wealthy at the expense of local residents looking to trade digital assets. VanGrack…

Luffa, a well-known decentralized social entity, has collaborated with WebKey, a platform responsible for creating the earliest user-grade Web3 smart terminal. The partnership between Luffa and WebKey aims to strengthen consumers with efficient, secure, and direct reach to the decentralized internet. The platform revealed the details of this mutual effort in a recent X post. 🔥 Excited to announce our partnership with @WebKey01!WebKey – Your Gateway to Web3, Powering a Decentralized FutureWebKey is the first consumer-grade Web3 smart terminal, integrating trusted hardware, blockchain networks, AI services, and a native Web3 app store. With a… pic.twitter.com/EDqbDZ3dOy — Luffa (@LuffaMessage) July 11,…

The recent rise in gold and bitcoin prices reveals more than market dynamics—it reflects a quiet awakening to the centuries-old fraud of fiat money. The Fraud of Fiat: How Inflation Became Accepted Theft Isn’t it curious how people reminisce about the past, casually recalling that a candy bar once cost 50 cents—as if prices rising over time were some cosmic inevitability? Rarely does anyone interrupt this nostalgia to point out that what they’ve witnessed is not nature’s doing but a calculated deception that has endured for generations. Between 1913 to 2023, or 110 years, the U.S. dollar lost 96.7% of…

Hyperliquid has rapidly become a major player in decentralized finance, but Project X aims to level the playing field on the layer-1 HyperEVM chain that powers it—and seeks to become the frontend for the ecosystem in the process. In a space crowded with teams racing to build similar platforms, the team insists its strategy stands apart. Rather than focusing solely on technical innovation, Project X sits down with Decrypt for an exclusive interview on how it is taking a distribution-first approach to DeFi. The team argues that while infrastructure has matured across wallets, on-ramps, and exchanges, the real opportunity lies…

After a period of steady accumulation, Ethereum price today has broken above a multi-month symmetrical triangle near $2,780 and is now trading near $2,808. The breakout follows strong volume support and a clean bullish structure on both the daily and 4-hour timeframes. ETH price dynamics (Source: TradingView) With indicators signaling a fresh momentum wave, ETH appears primed for further upside if $2,800 is flipped into support. Moreover, the Vortex Indicator (VI) on the daily chart shows the blue trend line (VI+) surging to 1.24 while the red line (VI−) fades, indicating bullish trend expansion. What’s Happening With Ethereum’s Price? ETH…

Inference Labs has secured $6.3 million in total funding to develop a cryptographic system that verifies the outputs of AI agents and off-chain computation. According to a press release shared exclusively with The Defiant, the latest round includes investments from Arche Capital, Lvna Capital, and a $1 million community-led raise through angel investment platform Echo, coordinated by quant investment management firm Native Capital. Existing backers DACM, Mechanism Capital, and Delphi Ventures also participated. Inference Labs, started in 2023 by Ron Chan and Colin Gagich, is building a system called “Proof of Inference” that uses zero-knowledge proofs to confirm AI outputs…

According to data from onchain analyst Yu Jin, the short positions of @qwatio, known as the “insider whale,” were liquidated again during the crypto market rally. This investor, who has been liquidated many times before, seems to continue opening short positions until all of his collateral is melted. @qwatio, whose position had dropped to $43.68 million on July 3, recovered some of his position and added positions again as the Bitcoin price pulled back slightly. However, the collateral on the $16.28 million short position he opened is currently only $800,000, with the total loss on this position calculated at $15.48…

The Russian founder of a cryptocurrency exchange shut down for allegedly processing illicit funds for criminals has turned to Donald Trump with a plea for a pardon. While having already served his sentence in America, the convicted crypto entrepreneur hopes the U.S. President will help him avoid extradition to France, where he is likely to spend more time in prison. Crypto exchange Bitzlato owner seeks clemency from Trump A Russian national who was arrested and sentenced in the United States for his crypto trading business has asked the U.S. head of state for a pardon, his lawyer, Ivan Melnikov, revealed…