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NBTC is the editorial account for NBTC News, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, exchanges, mining, regulation and digital asset markets. The editorial team focuses on clear sourcing, timely updates and practical context for crypto readers.

Price Action Breakdown The market has shown mixed signals as Ethereum attempts to navigate through a volatile landscape. Recent attempts to break above critical resistance levels have failed, indicating underlying uncertainty among traders. Meanwhile, the broader cryptocurrency market has managed to maintain a general upward trend, further emphasizing Ethereum’s struggle to keep pace with its peers. Ethereum is a leading cryptocurrency that facilitates decentralized applications and smart contracts, making it a crucial player in the blockchain ecosystem. The factors influencing its recovery are particularly relevant given the current regulatory environment, where increased scrutiny aims to provide more security for investors…

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Blockchain.com has been broadening its business in the months since that filing as it moves beyond its roots in crypto wallets and brokerage services. Last week, the company signed an agreement with the New York Stock Exchange to explore giving Blockchain.com users access to tokenized US-listed stocks and ETFs through the NYSE’s planned digital trading platform. The companies also plan to integrate market data across their platforms. The partnership builds on Blockchain.com’s existing push into tokenized equities. Earlier this year, it expanded its partnership with Ondo Finance to offer tokenized US stocks and ETFs to eligible European users after previously…

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What Is Driving This Retail Expansion? CEO Luca Netz, who acquired the Pudgy Penguins project in 2022, has framed the Target rollout as a step toward building a global entertainment brand rather than a one-time promotion. The Licensing Model Behind the Toys Igloo licenses penguin character designs to toy and card manufacturers. Under this model, 5 percent of net product revenue goes back to the $NFT holders whose specific penguins appear on the packaging. $PENGU token holders are not part of this arrangement. Funding Behind the Push Igloo raised $11 million in 2024, led by venture firm Founders Fund. That…

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Myriad: Will Congress pass the Clarity Act? Click to make your prediction. Last week, the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act, the sweeping market-structure bill more than a year in the making, in a 49-50 procedural vote that fell well short of the 60 needed. Democrats voted against it, with three Republicans joining them, after months of negotiations foundered on ethics provisions tied to President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures. Lead architect Sen. Cynthia Lummis called the effort all but dead for the year. But the bill’s collapse didn’t stop the rulemaking—it redirected it. Within 48 hours, federal regulatory agencies…

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How exchange rules shrink usable token collateral A hypothetical trader holding $100,000 of one of Binance’s six affected assets illustrates the change. A 30% collateral ratio gives the holding $30,000 of recognized collateral value, while a 10% ratio gives it $10,000. The holding’s assumed market value stays at $100,000, while the amount the exchange recognizes falls by $20,000. The ratio falls by 20%, equivalent to a 66.7% relative reduction. Binance’s collateral ratio reduction from 30% to 10% cuts recognized value on $100,000 of affected tokens from $30,000 to $10,000. Binance said its Cross Margin change affects the amount a customer…

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Bitcoin Bottom Prediction for October 5th! Speaking on the Crypto Banter podcast, Mark Yusko presented a cautious outlook for Bitcoin in the short term. Yusko stated that following the recent recovery in Bitcoin, the market has entered an “overbought” zone and that the upward movement does not yet indicate the end of the bear market. At this point, the analyst predicted that Bitcoin could reach the bottom of the cycle approximately 364 days after its previous peak, around October 5, 2026. The analyst also stated that, taking into account indicators such as Metcalfe’s Law, user count, and trading volume, Bitcoin’s…

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Aave recently announced a promotional Ghost Pass code for users awaiting access to its mobile app. The code ‘FRIDAY’ allows instant access while supplies last, as shared by the official Aave account on Twitter. This initiative serves to enhance user engagement and could signify a broader strategy to increase adoption ahead of the app’s full launch. Source What Went Down In the past 24 hours, Aave has captured attention with its announcement regarding the mobile app access facilitated through a promotional Ghost Pass code. This move comes amidst a broader crypto market characterized by mixed signals, suggesting that Aave is…

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Until now, accessing neural compute services via application programming interfaces required linking credit cards or static API credentials to every request. Official technical documentation points out that this legacy framework exposes users’ prompt histories directly to infrastructure providers. In contrast, the new architecture shifts spending authorization to a local cryptographic balance known as a private note. Users execute a one-time deposit into a smart contract on the Ethereum mainnet. A local client then generates zero-knowledge proofs certifying available funds without exposing the funding origin or the remaining account balance. Technical Mechanics and Privacy in Model Consumption Once the server verifies…

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His $1 trillion figure was an argument about potential demand, not an amount the US has lost or a formal estimate of the cost of a specific restriction. Chandhok also did not identify one rule in the supplied remarks as the cause of that potential loss. Why Chandhok sees $1 trillion in stablecoin demand For Chandhok, the appeal begins with access to dollars outside the US. Dollar-backed stablecoins let holders transfer a digital claim tied to the currency without waiting for each payment to pass through a conventional international bank transfer. The Circle executive tied that point to money already…

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Today, fresh wallet activity saw $19.4 million invested in $STONK, according to crypto commentator @nansen_ai. This surge in investment comes amid a backdrop of notable selling from established wallets, which could indicate shifting market sentiment. As new investors enter, the implications for $STONK’s future performance are worth noting. Source What Went Down The latest market activity reveals a significant influx of capital into $STONK, with fresh wallets contributing $19.4 million. This investment contrasts sharply with the selling trends observed among wallets with established track records, which collectively faced losses, indicating a complex dynamic at play. As the broader crypto market…

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