Author: NBTC

The United States Department of Justice has formalized 22 serious charges against Iurii Gugnin, highlighting an international network that exploited the stablecoin USDT (Tether) to facilitate the evasion of USA sanctions and the large-scale movement of illicit capital. Gugnin and the crypto companies: an international network to bypass sanctions and controls Tactics of concealment and falsification of compliance documents Stablecoin, US banks and sanctioned Russian banks Illicit acquisition of strategic USA technologies Lack of anti-money laundering controls: between Bank Secrecy Act and SAR reports Gugnin’s awareness of the risks: investigations by the authorities and digital evidence Charges and legal risks…

GaFin, a popular open-source gaming forum, has announced its exclusive collaboration with Play Off The Grid, a cyberpunk-themed, free-to-play third-person extraction shooter and battle royale. The partnership focuses on the provision of an attention-grabbing live streaming experience of Play Off The Grid via Streamify, an e-commerce and live-streaming platform. The platform took to social media to reveal this development. In this electrifying Streamify collab, @GaFin_io joined forces with @playoffthegrid to dive into a cyberpunk battlefield full of betrayal, stealth, and split-second decisions. ⚔️Hunter went full operative mode — from rooftop takedowns to neon-lit ambushes, this stream was… pic.twitter.com/8jSKd3gXqW — GaFin…

Brian Armstrong has finally put an end to the speculation surrounding Coinbase’s future strategy – and he could not have been clearer. In response to the suggestion that Coinbase is the “Amazon of crypto,” the CEO confirmed that the exchange intends to offer all major crypto services and is already well on its way to doing so. Coinbase already offers all the major crypto services under one roof, including custody and trading, staking, stablecoins, lending and payments. Armstrong also provided a sneak preview of what’s to come, including tokenization tools, infrastructure for capital formation and additional entry points for businesses…

Laos and Bitcoin: The Big Struggles of a Small Nation A few weeks ago, a notification on Nostr caught my attention, thanks to a small Laos flag emoji in the poster’s username. Intrigued, I followed him back, and soon we exchanged Signal IDs. Not long after, I met him in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was an unexpected encounter with Ted, the first Laotian Bitcoiner I’d ever come across. That moment felt special, sparking my curiosity about how Bitcoin is taking root in a place like Laos. Laos, striving to become the “battery” of the region, sits landlocked in the heart…

Wintermute has virtually no available ETH in its OTC desk, after silent whale accumulation. The fund’s founder Evgeny Gaevoy sounded the alarm on a wave of ETH scarcity. Evgeny Gaevoy, the founder of Wintermute, announced the market maker had ran out of ETH for its OTC desk. there is (clearly) almost no #ETH available for sale on Wintermute OTC desk — wishful_cynic (@EvgenyGaevoy) July 16, 2025 Wintermute follows the general trend of depleted OTC desks, after weeks of silent whale accumulation. Gaevoy’s announcement arrived just as ETH conquered another price level, expanding to $3,446.15. The depleted OTC desk reflects the…

Brandon Lutnick is trying to build his own lane in crypto, not ride on his father’s legacy. The 27-year-old son of billionaire U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick flew into Las Vegas in late May with Cantor Fitzgerald bankers to push deeper into crypto during the Bitcoin 2025 conference. Brandon showed up with a new company called Twenty One Capital, backed by Tether Holdings, SoftBank, and the family firm. The goal was direct—buy Bitcoin in bulk and figure out how to build Cantor’s future around it. According to Bloomberg, investors didn’t waste time. Dozens pitched Cantor teams at the Venetian hotel,…

Ethereumand major altcoins have surged over the past week with popular meme coin Dogecoin posting the biggest gains among the top 20 tokens by market value.  DOGE has jumped by nearly 36%, according to crypto markets data provider CoinGecko to recently trade at nearly $0.27 a coin.  The original meme coin and Elon Musk favorite is close to its six-month high, having last traded at this level in mid-February.  Grayscale’s Head of Research Zach Pandl told Decrypt that the surge in interest in the coin stemmed more from investors’ renewed taste for risk than any other factor.  “The gain in…

PNC Bank (PNC) is partnering with Coinbase (COIN) to offer its institutional and banking clients access to cryptocurrency services, the companies said Tuesday. The collaboration will use Coinbase’s “Crypto-as-a-Service” infrastructure to let PNC clients buy, hold and sell digital assets securely. PNC will also provide banking services to Coinbase, deepening the operational ties between the two firms. “Partnering with Coinbase accelerates our ability to bring innovative, crypto financial solutions to our clients,” PNC CEO William Demchak said in a statement. “This collaboration enables us to meet growing demand for secure and streamlined access to digital assets on PNC’s trusted platform.”…

Ethereum exchange-traded funds generated more than $726 million in investments on Wednesday, the highest level in their nearly year-long trading history, as the price of their underlying asset rose to its highest level since January. The nine funds have collectively netted $2.3 billion over a nine-day streak of inflows dating to July 3, according to UK asset manager Farside Investors. Ethereum was recently trading just below the $3,500 mark on Thursday, continuing its own recent momentum with a 23% spike over the last seven days. The price gains have been fueled in part by Ethereum treasury firms adding to their…

Cryptocurrency-related stocks soared on Friday as the US House of Representatives passed landmark stablecoin legislation, marking the first major national cryptocurrency law in American history. The Genius Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins backed by US dollars and other low-risk assets, is expected to be signed into law by President Trump on Friday. The legislation represents a significant victory for the crypto industry, which has lobbied Congress for years and invested heavily in the 2024 election cycle to support pro-crypto candidates including Trump. Historic Crypto Legislation Passes Congress The Genius Act sets up a comprehensive regulatory regime for…