Author: NBTC

The most popular projects in the cryptocurrency market, based on weekly active user numbers, have been revealed. The list includes both layer-1 and layer-2 blockchains, decentralized exchanges (DEXs), and infrastructure projects. The 20 projects with the most weekly active users, the number of developers, and the change in this number compared to the previous period are listed as follows: BNB Chain (BNB) – 15.9 million (+8.6%) NEAR Protocol (NEAR) – 14.7 million (-8.2%) Solana (SOL) – 12.8 million (-11.4%) Tron (TRX) – 6.0 million (0.0%) Base – 5.5 million (-28.9%) opBNB – 5.1 million (+2.7%) Aptos (APT) – 3.8 million…

Maple’s syrupUSDC now lives on Arbitrum, adding institutional-grade yield to the network’s lending stack. The launch layers native returns with ARB incentives, giving DeFi participants new ways to loop and optimize capital efficiency. Summary Maple Finance deploys its yield-bearing dollar asset, syrupUSDC, on Arbitrum’s layer-2 network. The expansion integrates syrupUSDC with Euler, Morpho, and Fluid and enables ARB rewards via Arbitrum’s DRIP program. Users can now borrow against syrupUSDC while accessing layered DeFi yields. According to a press release shared with crypto.news on Sept. 3, Maple Finance has officially deployed its yield-bearing dollar asset, syrupUSDC, on the Arbitrum One network.…

Kevin O’Leary is turning away from NFTs and putting millions into rare, physical collectibles, specifically high-end sports cards. The “Shark Tank” star and O’Leary Ventures chairman recently co-purchased a $13 million dual Logoman card featuring Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, he said during an interview with CoinDesk TV’s Jennifer Sanasie. The card is one-of-a-kind, and O’Leary—often called “Mr. Wonderful”—sees it as a cornerstone of his growing “index” of unique collectibles. “The majority of the returns over 20 years have accrued to the collectors who bought the piece uniques,” O’Leary said, comparing the strategy to his long-standing investments in Andy Warhol…

The Ethereum ecosystem was notable for its record-breaking month of August. Ethereum’s on-chain adjusted transfer volume surpassed $320 billion, reaching its highest level since May 2021. This represents the third-largest monthly volume in Ethereum history. Ethereum Network Transaction Volume Exceeds $320 Billion in August: Highest Level Since 2021 The data covers not only transfers but also DeFi interactions and other blockchain-based transactions. The 30-day transaction count also reached a new high in August, while active ETH addresses reached their second all-time high. Ethereum’s total value locked (TVL) also remains near historical highs. The impact of institutional investors is the primary…

Officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have issued a joint statement regarding the trading of certain spot crypto asset products. The statement clarified that SEC- and CFTC-registered exchanges are not prohibited from facilitating trading in these products. It added that this move is intended to provide market participants with more trading options and strengthen coordination among regulatory bodies. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said in a statement, “Today’s joint statement is an important step toward bringing innovation back to America in cryptoasset markets. Market participants should be able to freely choose…

Marinade Finance, one of Solana’s leading DeFi protocols, passed the vote on burning 30% of its token supply. The news triggered an MNDE token rally of over 10% in the past day. Marinade Finance (MNDE) passed the vote to burn 30% of the native token supply. Marinade Finance held a long-running vote on the proposal to burn tokens and boost the position of MNDE. The transaction for MNDE will happen in two days, destroying 300M tokens forever. The proposal received 100% votes in favor. 🔥 The burn proposal has passed quorum! In 2 days, 30% of $MNDE supply, 300,000,000 tokens…

Tokenized Pokémon cards are seeing renewed interest lately, partly due to the recent debut of a token for a Solana-based project called Collector Crypt. Like several other projects, Collector Crypt offers customers “packs” that contain NFTs, which can be redeemed for physical trading cards that are graded and stored by third-parties. The project also operates a marketplace for connecting buyers and sellers. The project conducted a presale for its CARDS token on Solana using the protocol Metaplex, and its market cap jumped to a peak of $85 million on Wednesday from $23 million a day before, according to crypto data…

Nick Tomaino, who formerly worked for Coinbase with business development and then left to found his own crypto-focused investment company, 1confirmation, has taken to the X platform to share his view on the future of Ethereum and the stock market. “The future of the S&P 500 is Ethereum” The former Coinbase executive has made an important Ethereum forecast, suggesting that the second-largest cryptocurrency and blockchain platform is likely to replace the major stock index S&P 500. This index is the traditional benchmark of American financial power and the stock market – the index of the largest American companies. This index…

Kevin Spacey unveiled his latest comeback project at the Venice Film Festival this weekend—an intricate sci-fi film starring, produced, and written by a Russian man accused by the U.S. government of running a crypto Ponzi scheme.   The film, “Holigaurds Saga—The Portal of Force,” was directed by Spacey, from a script written by Vladimir “Lado” Okhotnikov, a co-founder of Ethereum decentralized finance app Forsage. In 2022, the SEC sued Forsage’s founders, including Okhotnikov, for engaging in a scheme to defraud investors of over $300 million, among other charges. Variety first reported the connection. The following year, the Department of Justice charged Okhotnikov…

Binance Alpha is putting Moonchain on the map with its September 3 launch. The move makes Binance the first major exchange to list the project, and users holding Alpha Points can grab free tokens once trading goes live. Gate.io is joining the same day with its own drop for GT holders. That kind of dual listing usually signals serious momentum. Gate.io Joins With Token Drop for GT Holders Moonchain positions itself as more than just another token. The project leans heavily on AI Value to turn real-world device data into something tradeable. The DePIN Focus is where things get interesting.…