Author: NBTC

Despite the overall crypto market reaching new heights, the NFT market has experienced a slight drop with sales volume dropping by 0.05% to $129.8 million. Bitcoin (BTC) has surged to the $108,000 level after hitting $111,000, a new ATH. At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) has shown a mild recovery to the $2,700 level in the last seven days and has now dropped to the $2,500 level. The global crypto market cap is now $3.42 trillion, up from last week’s $3.29 trillion. According to data from CryptoSlam, market participation has increased. NFT buyers grew by 61.18% to 443,548, and NFT…

Pi Network, which recently surged to $1.40 following a 100% price jump, has now fallen by 33%. The token is currently trading at around $0.86. The sharp drop comes after a May 14 announcement from the Pi Core Team that left many supporters disappointed and angry. What Happened? On May 14, the Pi Core Team announced the launch of Pi Network Ventures—a $100 million investment program designed to support startups and businesses that will help bring real-world use to the Pi cryptocurrency. The fund, held in both Pi and U.S. dollars, aims to back innovative projects across various industries to…

Mind Network, a pioneering Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) infrastructure platform, has announced a new project to enhance cross-chain $USDC transfers in partnership with Circle and Chainlink. The collaboration includes the release of the earliest encrypted layer for $USDC transfers across chains while leveraging FHE. The platform disclosed this initiative in a recent X post. https://twitter.com/mindnetwork_xyz/status/1925899508812034351?t=jDCXBWCdgGltuWTSkNwgbg&s=19 Mind Network Collaborates with Circle and Chainlink to Develop Encrypted Layer for $USDC Transfers Mind Network’s latest innovation takes into account its Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) technology’s implementation for the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP). The integration permits privacy-preserving, compliant, and encrypted $USDC transactions across diverse…

What does a name like Laura Patel tell you? Or Laura Williams? Or Laura Nguyen? For some of today’s top AI models, each name is enough to conjure a full backstory, often linking more ethnically distinct names to specific cultural identities or geographic communities. This pattern recognition can lead to biases in politics, hiring, policing, and analysis, and perpetuate racist stereotypes. Because AI developers train models to recognize patterns in language, they often associate certain names with specific cultural or demographic traits, reproducing stereotypes found in their training data. For example, Laura Patel lives in a predominantly Indian-American community, while…

In recent days, Bitcoin has experienced a significant breakout, fueling optimism among traders and pushing expectations towards a possible reach of the psychological threshold of $100,000. However, as the month of May approaches, some analysts urge caution, recalling an old saying in financial markets: “Sell in May and go away”. This expression, originating in the early years of the London Stock Exchange, suggests selling one’s positions in May and then re-entering the markets in autumn, due to the historical tendency for weaker performance during the summer months. Although originally referring to traditional stock markets, this seasonality seems to extend to…

Ripple’s USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD is exploding across finance, powering everything from institutional collateral and DeFi trades to tokenized assets and global peer payments—all on the XRP Ledger. Ripple Spotlights RLUSD’s Expanding Real-World Use Cases Across Finance Ripple provided an in-depth look on May 13 at the growing number of real-world use cases for stablecoins, with particular emphasis on how Ripple USD (RLUSD) is being deployed across diverse sectors of the financial ecosystem. The company outlined specific functional applications that highlight the evolving utility of fiat-backed digital currencies in institutional workflows, payments infrastructure, and decentralized finance. One primary use case Ripple…

If you’re an active trader or holder of MultiversX (EGLD) on the South Korean exchange Upbit, there’s an important update you need to be aware of. The popular crypto exchange Upbit has issued an official announcement regarding the temporary halt of EGLD transactions. This news directly impacts your ability to move EGLD in and out of the platform for a specific period. Understanding the Upbit Announcement Upbit recently shared details on its official website concerning the future of EGLD deposits withdrawals on their platform. The core of the message is a planned, temporary suspension of these services. This isn’t an…

OpenLedger is working together with Spheron Network, bringing their artificial intelligence platform to Spheron’s computing system. The team is uniting to establish a better approach for designing and using AI systems in practice. Making AI Useful to More People with Blockchain Computing By using a custom blockchain, OpenLedger supports the monetary use of data, algorithmic models, and agents in AI through tokens and liquidity resources. As well, Spheron brings decentralized and affordable compute tools that are perfect for AI projects. When merging these two approaches, developers can develop decentralized AI agents that are simpler to deploy and completely verifiable on…

Michael Saylor, a Bitcoin bull and co-founder of BTC-powered behemoth Strategy has addressed the community with a brief report about the performance shown by various assets this year, including Bitcoin. However, there was one asset that did way better than the rest and outperformed the world’s flagship cryptocurrency too. He also urged the community to keep accumulating Bitcoin, even if it is just a few Sats per buy. Saylor names best-performing asset this year – MSTR Strategy’s boss Saylor has shared a diagram with top stock and crypto market assets and the performance they have displayed so far in 2025.…

Midnight, Cardano’s privacy sidechain, will airdrop NIGHT and DUST to 37M wallets across 8 blockchains, excluding VCs entirely. Developers can pay fees in native tokens like ETH or BTC, and validators from any chain can earn rewards, promoting cross-chain unity. Charles Hoskinson is done with crypto rivalries. Speaking at Consensus 2025, he revealed fresh details about the upcoming Glacier Drop, a massive airdrop tied to Cardano’s privacy-focused sidechain, Midnight. This airdrop targets 37M wallets across 8 blockchains for their native currency, including BTC, ETH, ADA, XRP, SOL, BSC, AVAX, and POL, distributing NIGHT either DUST. Midnight mainnet will launch by…