Author: NBTC

Bitcoin tends to outperform traditional safe haven assets like gold in the two months following major global crises, according to new analysis from Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin. The study, led by Rony Szuster, head of research at the Latin American crypto platform, examined 60-day windows after economic or geopolitical shocks such as the COVID-19 outbreak and U.S. tariff escalations. Bitcoin posted stronger returns than both gold and the S&P 500 in each of the periods analyzed. In April last year, after the Trump administration announced sweeping tariffs, the price of bitcoin jumped 24% over the following 60 days. Gold…

A crypto address linked to financial services firm BIT (formerly Matrixport) has generated a $2 million unrealized profit overnight from a substantial Ethereum ($ETH) long position. This trade, opened last night, underscores the significant leverage and risk present in the current crypto market. BIT-Linked Address Nets $2M Profit: A Deep Dive According to data from Hyperinsight, the address now holds a long position worth $81 million. The average entry price for this position sits at $2,269 per $ETH. This rapid profit highlights the volatile nature of cryptocurrency trading. Furthermore, it showcases the potential for substantial gains in a short timeframe.…

The fast-growing market for tokenized U.S. Treasuries has a new leader. Circle (CRCL), best known as the issuer of the $USDC ($USDC) stablecoin, has become the largest provider of tokenized Treasury exposure after its USYC token expanded to about $2.2 billion in supply, according to RWA.xyz data. That growth pushed USYC past BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) – issued with tokenization specialist Securitize – which currently holds around $2 billion in assets. BUIDL’s market share shrank to 18% from a 46% peak in May as competition increased with new entrants. Tokenized U.S. Treasury market (RWA.xyz) Tokenized real-world assets…

The Uniswap Foundation has shared its 2025 financial update. The report shows the foundation has enough funds to keep running until January 2027. This update gives a simple view of its finances. It also shows how it plans to support developers and grow its ecosystem in the coming years. At the end of 2025, the foundation held total assets worth $85.8 million. These include cash, stablecoins and crypto like $UNI and Ethereum. Out of this, nearly $50 million is liquid. This means it can be used quickly when needed. But the report is unaudited. This means the numbers have not…

AI and blockchain gaming are rapidly changing from speculation to reality with active development in multiple community-based ecosystems all over the world. The recent announcement of a formal partnership between UXLINK and FishWar, an interactive AI assisted gaming platform built on the SEI network, marks a milestone in advancing the Social and AI GameFi marketplace. It does so by combining social events with blockchain technology to connect participants and developers. Furthermore, both companies will be collaborating on creating unified experience for all web3 gamers throughout their platforms combining their respective technologies. Bridging Social Graphs with AI Combat The GameFi sector…

Losses experienced by large whales in the Bitcoin ($BTC) market reached remarkable levels in the first quarter of 2026. According to the data, large Bitcoin holders lost an average of over $300 million per day in the first three months of the year, with total losses exceeding $30.9 billion, approaching the levels seen in the 2022 bear market. Looking at the details, it appears that investors holding 100 to 1,000 $BTC, known as “sharks,” are losing approximately $188.5 million per day, while those in the “whale” category, holding 1,000 to 10,000 $BTC, are losing approximately $147.5 million per day. The…

Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $2,300. $ETH is now consolidating above $2,250 and might struggle to recover. Ethereum started a downside correction below the $2,320 zone. The price is trading below $2,320 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,300 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $2,250 zone. Ethereum Price Extends Losses Ethereum price failed to remain stable above $2,330 and started a downside correction, like Bitcoin. $ETH price dipped below…

Elon Musk has forced out additional xAI co-founders and employees as the startup reorganizes after being acquired by his aerospace company, SpaceX, ahead of a potential initial public offering. xAI has been undergoing internal restructuring since mid-February after the merger. Musk confirmed several staff departures during an all-hands meeting last month, after co-founders such as Tony Wu and Jimmy Ba left the company, reducing the original founding team from 12 members to six. The founding team has now dwindled to two members as frustration mounts over xAI’s coding division, according to the Financial Times. Guodong Zhang, leader of xAI’s Imagine…

With the start of a new month, the activity of wallets belonging to Vitalik Buterin has once again attracted attention from the crypto community, amid a market recovery, particularly with Ethereum gaining nearly 8% since the beginning of the week. Buterin continues to execute a strategy of offloading gifted meme coins and reallocating funds toward infrastructure and, apparently, charitable initiatives. According to Onchain Lens, which cites Arkham data, several such transactions have been recorded in recent hours. Specifically, Buterin sold another batch of unknown low-cap meme coins sent to him, receiving about 14.5 $ETH, which is just over $30,000 at…

In recent months it has become increasingly clear: Bitcoin miners are no longer just mining. More and more companies in the sector are shifting part of their operations toward artificial intelligence, giving rise to a new hybrid model that combines energy infrastructure, data centers, and advanced computing. It is not a passing fad, but a structural change. The phenomenon can be summarized in a simple formula: bitcoin mining AI. From pure mining to technological infrastructure For years, mining was seen as a relatively simple activity: energy in, hashes out. Today this is no longer the case. Over time, mining companies…