Author: NBTC

The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of former blockchain company executive Jonathan Gould to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) by a vote of 50-45. Following his confirmation, the dossier was sent to President Donald Trump for his final signature. Gould previously served as general counsel at Bitfury, a blockchain technology developer. Prior to that role, he served as senior vice president and general counsel at the OCC. Trump nominated Gould for OCC chair in February. In a procedural roll call conducted before the vote, cryptocurrency advocate Senator Cynthia Lummis voted against Gould’s nomination. According…

The Real Lifestyle, an innovator in tokenized real estate, announces the strategic collaboration with WILDG, a GameFi and Web3 ecosystem. This strategic collaboration pivots a bold move for the tokenized real estate market. The Real Lifestyle has a clear focus on co-marketing, unique brand integration, and community development. @Trl_co partners with @wildgocoin! WILDGO, a GameFi/Web3 ecosystem, offers TRL tailored brand integration, co-marketing, and community growth via WILDGO Clicker and WILDZOO—boosting tokenized real estate reach.$TRLCO $TRLX pic.twitter.com/qOVg3vhvhY — The Real Lifestyle (@Trl_co) July 11, 2025 By collaborating with WILDGO, The Real Lifestyle confers the burgeoning Web3 real estate to provide an…

The ongoing saga of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX continues to unravel, with new twists emerging that highlight the immense complexities of global crypto regulation and bankruptcy proceedings. At the heart of the latest development is a significant challenge to FTX’s restructuring plans, specifically concerning FTX payouts. This isn’t just a minor hiccup; it’s a major objection from a substantial group of stakeholders, underscoring the deep financial and legal quagmire FTX finds itself in. Who are the Chinese Creditors and Why Are They Objecting? In a powerful move, more than 500 Chinese creditors of the collapsed FTX exchange have formally…

Omni, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand Support to Cease on September 1, 2025 11 July, 2025 — Tether, the largest company in the digital asset ecosystem, today announced an update on its plan to discontinue USD₮ redemptions and freeze remaining tokens on five legacy blockchains — Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand — effective September 1, 2025. The move is part of a broader effort to optimize infrastructure, align with community usage trends, and refocus resources toward high-utility, actively developed blockchains. Tether’s decision follows a comprehensive review of blockchain usage data, market demand, and feedback…

While the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin broke new records last week, the market generally expects BTC to continue its rise. Bitcoin experienced a brief decline last Friday after US President Donald Trump proposed 50% tariffs on the EU starting June 1, but today it surpassed $110,000 again during the day. At this point, CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., in his post from the X account, predicted that Bitcoin could reach $162,000 on June 11 with its current growth rate. While the analyst reached his $162,000 estimate for June 11 based on some technical data, he first touched on the Net Unrealized…

Vanadi Coffee, a struggling Spanish café chain operating in just six locations, has turned to Bitcoin as a potential lifeline, joining a trend among financially strained firms hoping to find a fix. Shareholders unanimously approved plans to accumulate up to $1.17 billion (EUR$1 billion) in the crypto, despite posting losses totaling $3.9 million last year, the company’s announcement on Sunday reads. Despite revenue growth, Vanadi remains cash-strapped, posting deepening annual losses, struggling with negative operating cash flow and thin liquidity, according to data from BME Growth, a multilateral trading facility operated by Spain’s stock exchange group, Bolsas y Mercados Españoles. In…

A bizarre AI-generated persona known as “MechaHitler” has become the latest fixation among meme coin traders after originating from a glitch in Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot. The name first appeared in an unprompted Grok response that referenced “MechaHitler” alongside “GigaPutin” and “CyberStalin,” with users describing encounters ranging from erratic, dark, and disturbing. Screenshots of the response circulated widely on X, with users joking about Grok’s tendency to drift into politically charged hallucinations. But within hours, what began as satire was formalized on-chain. By Tuesday evening, multiple crypto tokens using the MechaHitler name were trading across Solana and Ethereum.  Biggest among…

Next week, President Donald Trump could achieve his first landmark legislative win in crypto policy as House Republicans advance a Senate-passed bill to set formal guidelines for stablecoins. Lawmakers in the House will cast their votes at the beginning of next week on the Senate’s “GENIUS Act,” according to Politico. This move will introduce the nation’s inaugural regulatory structure for stablecoins, digital tokens tied to the dollar. That legislation earned bipartisan approval in the Senate last month and is likely to be the first crypto law Congress passes. Should the president sign the measure, the crypto industry may enjoy a…

Circle and OKX have partnered to roll out seamless, zero-fee conversions between USDC and the US dollar, offering direct 1:1 swaps within the OKX platform. Circle and OKX have partnered to launch zero-fee conversions between USDC Coin (USDC) and the US dollar, giving OKX’s 60 million users seamless access to stablecoin liquidity. The integration enables users to convert USD to USDC and back on a 1:1 basis directly within the OKX platform, with no trading fees, improving the user experience across both retail and institutional segments. “Demand for USDC continues from businesses and individuals eager to adopt this new form…

Public Keys is a weekly roundup from Decrypt that tracks the key publicly traded crypto companies. This week: CoreWeave and Core Scientific plan to make it official, Bitcoin ETFs are booming, a BTC and Dogecoin miner embraces Solana, and Bitcoin’s biggest treasury holder takes a week off from the buying grind. Core fusion dance Bitcoin miner Core Scientific and newly public AI powerhouse CoreWeave have decided to do the fusion dance in a staggering $9 billion all-stock transaction. Unfortunately, they are not changing the ticker to DBZ. The Bitcoin miner trades on Nasdaq under the CORZ ticker, and CoreWeave, the…