Author: NBTC

Anticipating growing demand for computing power to meet the needs of digitalization and artificial intelligence, Russia is now going to ban cryptocurrency mining in data centers. Provisions prohibiting the mining of digital coins at such facilities have been added to a bill, drafted on President Putin’s order, which aims to expand Russia’s capabilities to process big data and generate AI. Russian government to ban crypto miners from data centers Authorities in Russia plan to ban the mining of cryptocurrencies in data processing centers (DPCs). The main motive behind the move is to prevent Bitcoin miners from claiming the benefits intended…

According to Johnny Garcia, Managing Director of Institutional Growth and Capital Markets at the VeChain Foundation, Texas will likely become the next state to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve after New Hampshire. In an exclusive interview with BeInCrypto, Garcia explained that states with pro-innovation leadership are more inclined to follow New Hampshire’s example. Meanwhile, others may adopt a more cautious, wait-and-see approach. Why States Like Texas Are More Likely to Follow New Hampshire’s Bitcoin Reserve Lead The VeChain executive described New Hampshire’s passage of House Bill 302 as a ‘landmark moment’ for digital assets. He stated that the development highlights…

With over 40 billion-dollar deals closed this year, crypto mergers have surged past anything the market has seen before. Areta co-founders trace the forces pushing institutional buyers to pick “buy” over “build” at a record pace. At a June 30 conference session during ETHCC 8, Areta co-founders Karl-Martin Ahrend and Jan-Philip Grabs walked attendees through what they described as the most active year in crypto M&A history. Drawing from their advisory work with major players including Robinhood, Swift, and MoonPay, the duo outlined the seismic shift driving 2025’s unprecedented M&A boom, revealing how regulatory clarity and institutional FOMO have turned…

Users worldwide may now easily buy RLUSD using a variety of fiat currencies and payment options. With more than 8.3 million users worldwide, Transak is the biggest and most compliant Web3 payments infrastructure provider in the world. The leading provider of Web3 payments infrastructure, Transak, has officially integrated support for Ripple USD (RLUSD), the company’s newly released enterprise-grade stablecoin. Users worldwide may now easily buy RLUSD using a variety of fiat currencies and payment options, including as bank transfers, credit cards, and debit cards, as of right now. On the Ethereum network, RLUSD may be purchased using Transak. Ripple’s RLUSD…

Plume, a blockchain platform focused on RWAfi, has integrated with TRON to launch SkyLink on the TRON Network. This integration gives TRON users access to asset-backed yields from tokenized U.S. Treasuries, private credit, and other real-world financial products issued on Plume. With SkyLink now live, stablecoins on TRON can be directly used in RWA yield strategies and institutional-grade investments. This expands Plume’s services to TRON’s large and active DeFi user base. SkyLink is Plume’s omnichain protocol for distributing RWA yields. It enables secure, permissionless access to financial products across multiple blockchains. Using LayerZero’s SyncPools architecture, SkyLink allows continuous yield distribution…

John Deaton, a prominent Ripple advocate, has dropped an “I told-you-so” post on X regarding the adoption of cryptocurrency by Wall Street. Deaton was reacting to a CNBC article that highlights that Tom Lee, a Wall Street strategist, is looking to replicate Strategy’s Bitcoin accumulation playbook on Ethereum (ETH). Wall Street embraces crypto treasury models with Ethereum Deaton said years back, when he predicted that traditional financial players would borrow a page from Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Treasury strategy, many mocked him. According to him, he also stated that an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) would eventually emerge, and aside from Bitcoin,…

Jack Ma’s Ant Group is partnering with Circle to bring USDC to its blockchain platform. The move aligns with Ant’s global expansion and Circle’s regulation-first stablecoin strategy. USDC adoption is set to grow as Circle builds partnerships across Asia and beyond. Jack Ma-backed Ant Group is stepping deeper into the global crypto game and it’s doing it with USDC! Yes, according to a Bloomberg report, Ant’s international arm is partnering with Circle to bring the popular stablecoin onto its blockchain platform. The move reflects a broader shift for the Chinese fintech giant, which is now focused on regulated digital assets…

A new open-source project has created infrastructure that will enable users without Internet access to send Bitcoin transactions. Named darkwire and submitted to the Bitcoin 2025 Official Hackathon, the open-source project makes use of long-range radio and is designed to enable off-grid communication. It has been conceived and designed by pseudonymous programmer ‘cyber’ who is currently pursuing a degree in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Talking to Decrypt, cyber explained that darkwire may be necessary or desirable in situations where traditional communication infrastructure, such as the Internet, power grid, or cellular networks, is “unavailable or controlled”. Cyber gave the example…

With top-10 DeFi lending protocol Euler Finance reaching new all-time high valuations, the EUL token is soaring right alongside it, and reached a new all-time high price and market capitalization as of today, July 10. EUL is at a fresh high of $15 today, which is more than 950% above its 2023 lows of $1.48, which came shortly after the protocol was hacked, sending its TVL at the time to below $100,000. Today, EUL is 20% higher than its previous all-time high of $12.34 in September 2022, but its market capitalization is up 200% from that period, due to the…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a new act that officially recognizes gold and silver as legal tender for daily financial transactions. The new law, championed by State Representative Mark Dorazio and supported by the Republican Party of Texas, marks the first major statewide effort in the U.S. to formally integrate precious metals back into the official currency system. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Texas Governor Abbot signs law making gold & silver legal tender in ‘day-to-day’ financial transactions. pic.twitter.com/7IO0Nkinb5 — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) June 29, 2025 How Will the New System Work? The new bill authorizes Texans to use both gold and…