Author: NBTC

Bitcoin journalist and historian Pete Rizzo has shared a tweet that is sending the community back 18 years – right into 2012. That was the year that BTC traded at $20 and YouTuber Molly Templeton published a video, where she explained to her wide audience what Bitcoin was about. That year also marked two years after mysterious Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto decided to leave the public space and disappear, leaving his invention in the hands of a dedicated community. Bitcoin’s up 590,000% since 2012 The blogger stated that while one Bitcoin could be exchanged for roughly $20, if the U.S.…

AIIA Finance, a prominent AI-led DeFi project on the Base blockchain, has partnered with Spheron Foundation, a popular decentralized GPU compute ecosystem. The collaboration focuses on advancing the AI-driven DeFi infrastructure. AIIA Finance announced on X that the partnership intends to leverage the advanced decentralized infrastructure to provide a scalable and smart AI-based trading ecosystem. Hence, the initiative is a key move to utilize the convergence of the blockchain and AI technologies to deliver a relatively inclusive, autonomous, and intelligent financial network. @aiia_finance x @SpheronFDNWe’re thrilled to announce our strategic partnership between @aiia_finance and @SpheronFDN, uniting forces to revolutionize AI…

Bettors on the Polygon-based prediction market Polymarket are assigning a 96.3% probability that the Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged at its July 29–30 meeting, according to the platform’s contract covering the decision. On top of the percentage of bets on “no change,” the platform’s dashboard shows 3% betting on a 25‑basis‑point cut, and less than 1% betting on either a larger cut or a hike. The backdrop The bets come amid an unusually public dispute between President Donald Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Trump has argued that the Fed should have started cutting rates. During a July 24…

Before Roman Storm’s defense attorneys rested their case on Tuesday, one matter that seemed to provoke some controversy in the courtroom was a T-shirt the Tornado Cash co-founder and developer wore at a crypto event in 2019. During opening statements in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, both prosecutors and Storm’s lawyers reportedly brought up a Tornado Cash T-shirt the developer wore, which claimed to “wash” Ether (ETH) through the mixing service. A video posted by a 2019 ETHBoston attendee appeared to show Storm wearing the shirt, which stated “I keep my Ether clean with…

Trading legend Peter Brandt disrupted the crypto timeline again, and this time, it may be the final word on Bitcoin crash fears. Responding today to concerns about BTC’s long-term viability, the market veteran acknowledged that while the asset has reached a critical phase, it is not showing signs of structural failure. Instead, Bitcoin appears to be nearing the natural climax of its current growth arc. The debate started with Brandt’s Bitcoin chart posted on July 13. It is a parabolic regression channel tracking cryptocurrency’s entire history. One user said that this breakdown is not realistic as it would require capital…

Circle issues USDC, the world’s second-largest stablecoin, but guarantees only $1 of value to tokenholders without any yield whatsoever. Nevertheless, operators of so-called decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are willing to pay curiously high interest rates to anyone who deposits that 0% interest-bearing stablecoin into their platform. Indeed, a new law enacted by the GENIUS Act expressly forbids any interest payments by Circle to USDC holders. Instead, holders venture elsewhere — far away from the safety of Circle’s New York City headquarters — to earn annual percentage returns (APRs) of 59% or beyond. Before understanding the mechanics of these outlandish payouts,…

As the bitcoin (BTC) treasury company bubble of spring 2025 deflates into summer doldrums, historians of public trusts are already starting to contextualize what happened. At their peak in May, shares of David Bailey’s BTC treasury traded at 23 times the value of its treasury. Even altcoin treasury stocks rallied to double-digit multiples of their Net Asset Value (‘mNAV’). Fast forward to today, and the majority of BTC treasury companies that went public in 2025 have fallen by half or worse. The collapse is similar to the investment trust crash of the late 1920s. During this exuberant environment for speculation,…

The co-founders of Samourai Wallet are expected to plead guilty to charges that, via their bitcoin mixing service, they helped hackers and other cyber criminals launder over $100 million in dirty money, according to Tuesday court filings. Both Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill initially pleaded not guilty after they were arrested and charged with one count each of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business last April — charges for which they face a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. Their trial was slated to begin in Manhattan’s U.S. District Court for…

Although Bitcoin has recorded considerable success this bull cycle, a recent analysis highlights five reasons why its price would still rally twofold from here. Bitcoin is the best-performing currency so far this year and ranks among the most successful assets overall. Several major factors have contributed to this rally, including increased purchases from Bitcoin corporate treasury companies and inflows from US spot ETFs. Meanwhile, this might be the beginning of Bitcoin’s rally. According to “EliteOptionsTrader,” the premier crypto asset would see another 100% price increase before the end of this year. First, he cited the Ethereum spot exchange-traded fund approval…

Zurich, Switzerland — Ether.fi has introduced one-click vault deposits, eliminating the complexity of cross-chain staking. Powered by Enso and integrated with LayerZero and Stargate, the upgrade condenses a multi-step process into a seamless, single-click experience.—With over $10B in TVL, Ether.fi is already one of the largest players in the restaking game. But the team isn’t just resting on their validator rewards—they’re actively improving user experience. The Enso-powered widget now allows users to deposit into Ether.fi’s liquid vaults from any chain, any token, any position—no manual bridging, no pre-swaps, no headaches. “You no longer need to worry about where your funds…