Author: NBTC
World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency project that lists Donald Trump as its “chief crypto advocate” and his sons, Donald Jr., Eric, and Barron, as “Web3 ambassadors,” passed a governance vote exactly six months ago to launch an AAVE instance. The AAVE instance was going to be important for the lending and borrowing functions that World Liberty Financial advertised during the token sale. However, half a year since the governance vote passed, the instance hasn’t yet been launched. Read more: Who is behind World Liberty Financial, Trump’s new crypto? This governance vote is one of only two governance votes that WLFI…
Ethereum has maintained a central role in the development and execution of smart contracts since its launch. However, sudden innovation across competing blockchain platforms and Layer-2 (L2) solutions is beginning to reshape the competitive landscape. With platforms like Solana and Avalanche introducing alternative models and L2 networks such as Arbitrum and Optimism scaling transaction capacity, Ethereum’s lead is no longer uncontested. These developments are raising questions about whether Ethereum can continue to dominate the smart contract network. Ethereum’s Smart Contracts Ethereum’s infrastructure allows developers to deploy smart contracts, self-executing programs that perform actions once coded conditions are met. These contracts…
Today, four members of Congress, led by Thomas Massie, have introduced a bill to initiate the first comprehensive audit of America’s gold reserves. The Gold Reserve Transparency Act (H.R. 3795) requires a full assay, inventory, and audit of all United States gold holdings for decades. The four congress members are Reps. Thomas Massie, Troy Nehls, Addison McDowell, and Warren Davidson. According to Thomas Massie, “Americans deserve transparency and accountability from the institutions that underpin our currency.” H.R. 3795 will also require a full accounting of all purchases, sales, loans, pledges, leases, swaps, and other encumbrances of America’s gold that happened…
Ripple stablecoin (RLUSD) has recorded an uptick in its activity, as volume soared by over 52% in the last 24 hours. This uptick comes despite Ripple Treasury not minting new RLUSD since April 25, 2025, when 11,500,000 tokens were minted. RLUSD volume spikes signal rising market demand According to CoinMarketCap data, Ripple stablecoin volume has soared by 57.75% to $52.48 million as of press time. This increase suggests growing demand from market participants and liquidity for RLUSD. It could have been triggered by investors looking to acquire assets on the broader crypto market. An increase in RLUSD transactions could positively…
Amid a public debate regarding an executive order that increases the current tax on financial transactions, Brazil is considering taxing crypto transactions to mitigate the impact of the increase, which would affect a larger audience. Brazil Mulls Cryptocurrency Transaction Tax Cryptocurrency transactions are now in the spotlight in Brazil, becoming a key element in the broader financial debate on taxation. On May 22, the Brazilian government introduced a series of changes that increased the existing tax on financial transactions (IOF), spurring public rejection. Now, lawmakers are discussing their next actions to discourage the government from following this course of action,…
The leading cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has announced the integration of 12 new digital assets, which can now be used as collateral for perpetual futures trading on Coinbase International Exchange & Coinbase Advanced. In the list of new eligible collateral, users will find new cryptocurrency support, including Aave, APT, ARB, CRV, FIL, ICP, INJ, JASMY, NEAR, OP, UNI, and VET. Collateral in future trading is the margin (funds or assets) you deposit to open and maintain a leveraged position. It acts as security to cover potential losses, which ensures you can meet your obligations. If the market moves against you, the…
Plume Network, supported by Galaxy Ventures, has launched its public mainnet, Plume Genesis. The platform is the first full-stack blockchain and ecosystem built specifically for real-world asset finance (RWAfi). Unlike earlier initiatives that focused mainly on tokenizing assets, Plume Genesis offers infrastructure designed to integrate RWAs into DeFi applications. At launch, Plume Genesis includes on-chain institutional-grade RWAs from firms such as Superstate, Blackstone, and Invesco. The network supports over $150 million in real-world asset capital and hosts more than 200 announced projects. It also provides access to liquidity across different asset classes. The ecosystem features a mix of RWAfi-native and…
NodeX is delighted to formally declare a strategic alliance with Laika AI. The alliance will introduce a new era of AI-enabled financial infrastructure, bringing together Laika AI-enhanced blockchain intelligence with NodeX’s modular, cross-chain DeFi capabilities. Empowering DeFi with AI-Driven Intelligence The combination of the two revolutionary platforms is set to bring more intelligent analytics, powerful contract safety, and live market data. Laika AI, the Web3 AI Super App supported by Google Startups, adds enterprise Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) APIs, cross-chain wallet tracking, Telegram AI bots, and advanced NFT/DeFi analytics to the collaboration. All of that will unfold smoothly into the NodeX…
A month after the Pectra upgrade, key indicators on Ethereum have begun to reveal the promise and pitfalls of the network’s most ambitious technical overhaul since the 2022 “merge.” One of the major features that the Pectra upgrade brought was expanding the Ethereum blockchain’s capacity for handling “blobs,” which are units of “ephemeral data storage,” helping keep larger amounts of it on the consensus layer, according to a definition from the Protocol developer team. A blob is a dedicated data structure that can store larger amounts of data. More blobs means transactions, layer-2 networks, and rollup operations could get even…
In the often-turbulent world of cryptocurrency and media, tensions can flare quickly. The latest flashpoint involves former Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ. Taking to his prominent platform on X, CZ has directly challenged The New York Times, accusing the venerable publication of preparing a story that he claims fabricates connections between him and a recent dinner related to the TRUMP memecoin. What’s Behind CZ’s Accusation Against The New York Times? The core of CZ’s complaint centers on what he alleges is the NYT’s attempt to manufacture a link between himself and a specific attendee at a recent…