Author: NBTC

At a London conference this week, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage cast himself as “your champion” for digital assets and sketched a platform that includes a flat 10% capital gains tax on crypto, creation of a roughly £5 billion state Bitcoin reserve anchored in seized coins, a halt to the Bank of England’s digital pound project, and optional tax payments in crypto. The pitch mirrors three policies associated with Donald Trump’s crypto campaign, including opposition to a central bank digital currency, overt alignment with miners and industry, and White House signaling around digital asset strategy that framed leadership in financial…

According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase has introduced a new program called The Blue Carpet. It gives crypto projects direct access to the company’s Listings Team, along with personal guidance and full support from start to finish. The goal is to make token listings easier, faster and more transparent. This move shows how Coinbase wants to make its connection with blockchain developers stronger and give them a clearer path to getting their assets listed. 🚨 LATEST: Coinbase launches The Blue Carpet, offering asset issuers direct Listings Team access, personalized guidance, and end-to-end support. pic.twitter.com/qeEPmZ9pCD — Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) October 16, 2025 What Is…

Mastercard has taken another major step toward bridging traditional finance with blockchain. In a new collaboration with Chainlink, XSwap and Swapper Finance. The global payment giant is working to connect over 3.5 billion cardholders directly to the onchain economy. Chainlink Build member @xswap_link is helping connect Mastercard’s global payment network of over 3.5 billion cardholders directly to the onchain economy.Via its execution layer, XSwap converts validated payment data into onchain swaps, powered entirely by Chainlink CCIP.… https://t.co/3zYO2eyiCp — Chainlink (@chainlink) October 16, 2025 Mastercard’s Web3 Push Gains Momentum According to the official announcement from Chainlink, XSwap a Build Program member,…

Ethereum is showing a strong chart structure as some market analysts suggest a possible price move to $7,000 by mid-2026. Meanwhile, the asset is holding key levels after a recent pullback, with trading activity reflecting a phase of consolidation. Analysts point to long-term patterns and investor behavior as reasons for this forecast. Weekly Chart Forms Bullish Pattern A technical chart shared by analyst Mike Investing shows Ethereum trading inside a flag formation on the weekly timeframe. The setup follows a steady rise in price from late 2024 into early 2025. After reaching above $4,400, ETH corrected slightly and is now…

Powell delivered a speech at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, outlining the central bank’s economic outlook, which could heavily impact risk-on assets such as crypto. He said that GDP growth has moderated to around 1.5% in the first half of the year, down from 2.5% last year, and unemployment remains low at 4.3%. Inflation figures were also pessimistic, recently rising to 2.9% for Core PCE, which is above the Fed’s 2% target. There were mixed signals on whether the Fed has entered a new monetary policy cycle. “Our policy is not on a preset course. We will…

The U.S. government has taken major action against the Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi. Accusing him of leading a vast transnational criminal network tied to cryptocurrency investment fraud. The indictment, filed on October 8 by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Alleges that Chen Zhi, also known as Vincent, used the Cambodian Prince Group to operate fraudulent investment schemes across more than 30 countries. Massive Crypto Fraud Network Exposed According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Chen Zhi’s network ran at least ten fraud compounds in Cambodia. It targets victims worldwide with so-called “pig butchering” scams.…

Key Takeaways Standard Chartered and OKX are partnering to offer regulated institutional crypto trading in Europe. OKX’s MiCA license enables secure asset custody and collateralized trading for institutional investors in the EU. Standard Chartered has joined forces with OKX to integrate regulated bank custody with crypto trading infrastructure, giving institutional investors a secure and compliant pathway to trade digital assets in Europe, according to a Wednesday announcement. The companies are extending their existing collateral mirroring and custody partnership from the UAE into the European Economic Area (EEA). The program has accumulated over $100 million in assets under custody since its…

The Venom Foundation, an organization based in Abu Dhabi and developer of the next-generation Layer-0 and Layer-1 blockchain of the same name, has published a comparative research on transaction fees of the world’s top ten blockchains. The report, titled “How Transaction Fees Across 10 Leading Blockchains Affect Their Usability and Adoption Potential”, reveals an impressive fact: between traditional proof-of-work networks and new scalable architectures, there is a 99.9% gap in transaction costs. Bitcoin and Ethereum remain the most expensive The Advantage of Scalable Architectures Christopher Louis Tsu: “Fees are the key to global adoption” The Overall Picture: Fees as a…

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has secured a strategic investment from HSBC, making it the only company in the sector to be backed by four globally systemically important banks (G-SIBs). HSBC joins JPMorgan Chase, Santander and Wells Fargo on Elliptic’s investor roster. As part of the deal, Richard May, Group Head of Financial Crime at HSBC’s corporate and institutional banking arm, will take a seat on Elliptic’s board. Banking on blockchain oversight Elliptic’s technology is used by financial institutions, crypto exchanges and governments to monitor blockchain transactions for signs of financial crime. With HSBC’s investment, Elliptic says it will step up…

At the Coinbase Crypto Forum, former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered a sharp critique of the UK’s failure to embrace crypto innovation. They also sounded the alarm on looming threats to the open internet. Clegg and Osborne Warn UK Risks Falling Behind in Crypto Clegg warned that China is asserting digital sovereignty and exporting a model of a closed internet. He said, this requires political will from the US, India, and Europe to build guardrails that ensure an AI-powered internet remains open. Blockchain and decentralised technologies, he added, are critical…