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NBTC is the editorial account for NBTC News, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, exchanges, mining, regulation and digital asset markets. The editorial team focuses on clear sourcing, timely updates and practical context for crypto readers.

Critical Impact on DeFi Following Seamless Protocol Shutdown

In a significant move impacting the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced it will suspend all trading for the SEAM token. This critical decision follows the Seamless protocol’s own announcement to terminate its core services by the end of June. The suspension is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. UTC on May 18, 2025, marking a pivotal moment for users and the broader DeFi ecosystem. This development underscores the evolving and sometimes volatile nature of blockchain-based financial applications. Coinbase SEAM Trading Halt: A Timeline of Events Coinbase’s decision did not occur in a vacuum. The exchange formally notified…

Exchanges

Kaito AI Partners with o1.exchange to Expand Onchain Trading Community

Kaito AI recently revealed a new partnership with o1.exchange, which includes an ambassador program that is powered on Kaito Studio. The project will enhance the community involvement and increase the scope of the o1.exchange onchain trading ecosystem. This move puts the two platforms in a position to ride into the increasing significance of user-driven growth in crypto, where active users are considered important in adoption and visibility. We're excited to help @o1_exchange with their search for ambassadors – with their program just launched on Kaito Studio!https://t.co/YJXjzIq6mX is a fully-fledged onchain trading terminal, backed by @cbventures and @alliance. All rewards come…

Exchanges

Strategic Expansion Unveils New Stablecoin Trading Frontier

In a significant move for digital asset markets, global cryptocurrency exchange OKX has officially announced the listing of the USDS stablecoin for spot trading, commencing at 9:00 a.m. UTC on April 17. This strategic addition directly expands the portfolio of dollar-pegged assets available to millions of traders on one of the world’s leading trading platforms. Consequently, market participants gain immediate access to a new liquidity venue, potentially influencing stablecoin dynamics and decentralized finance (DeFi) interoperability. The listing follows a period of meticulous technical integration and compliance review, reflecting the exchange’s commitment to secure and regulated market growth. OKX USDS Listing:…

Exchanges

Tether Gold Goes Live on Swyftx Giving 1.5 Million ANZ Users Access to Tokenized Gold

Tether Gold, which trades under the ticker $XAUt, has been listed on Swyftx. Swyftx is a crypto exchange with more than 1.5 million users across Australia and New Zealand. The listing presents users with another avenue of accessing gold this time in the form of a digital token which is pegged on physical reserves. Tether Gold (XAU₮) is now live on @SwyftxGlobal pic.twitter.com/QkGGe5Ie0S — Tether Gold (@tethergold) April 17, 2026 It integrates the age-old functions of a store of value in gold with the additional functionality of a blockchain-based asset. Users gain access to gold in a digital form that…

Exchanges

CZ Reveals SBF Casually Asked for $6B Bailout Before FTX Collapse

On April 14, 2026, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) revealed in a Fox Business interview that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) mumbled a request for funds, constantly changing the amount from $2 billion to $6 billion, “as casually as ordering a sandwich.” CZ directly ties this casual bailout request to a broader pattern of deception that pushed FTX towards collapse. This desperate plea to a competitor shows how hidden debts and misused funds created a massive shortfall in the centralized crypto platform. CZ Reveals SBF’s Casual $6 Billion Bailout Request In an April 14 interview with Fox Business, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao…

Exchanges

iFlux Global Collaborates With Rocket-IDO To Accelerate DeFi Adoption Through Web3 Community Launchpad

Amidst commitments to advancing network accessibility in the wider Web3 communities, iFlux Global, a cryptocurrency trading platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Rocket-IDO, a decentralized Initial DEX Offering (IDO) platform. The collaboration announced today on the X platform disclosed a calculated integration of iFlux Global with Rocket-IDO’s decentralized launchpad platform to enhance the crypto financial platform’s visibility and outreach in the larger Web3 landscape. iFlux Global is a Singapore-based crypto platform that provides people with spot and margin trading services and user-controlled exposures, driven by its mission to make advanced financial services simple for everyone, regardless of where they…

DeFi

+400 Billion Shiba Inu (SHIB) Added on Exchanges: Rally Faith Fades

Shiba Inu is clearly stagnating, and the most recent on-chain data supports a narrative that has been developing for weeks: market players are getting ready for distribution rather than positioning for a breakout. Massive exchange inflow The Inflows to Exchanges metric shows the biggest change. The total amount of exchange reserves has increased to about 81.5 trillion $SHIB, indicating a discernible rise in the supply that is accessible on trading platforms. Simultaneously, exchange netflow has increased by almost 6%, with approximately +400 billion $SHIB entering exchanges in a brief amount of time. Capital moving onto exchanges usually indicates an intention…

Exchanges

Sui’s Native Digital Dollar Now Live in Wallets and DeFi Protocols

The Sui blockchain network has achieved a critical milestone in its development roadmap, announcing the broad availability of its native stablecoin, USDsui, for integration into digital wallets and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. This expansion, confirmed via an official announcement on March 4, 2025, fundamentally enhances the utility and financial composability of the Sui ecosystem for developers and users globally. USDsui Stablecoin Reaches Critical Mass Following its official launch announcement, the USDsui stablecoin has transitioned from a conceptual asset to a fully operational financial primitive within the Sui network. Consequently, builders and developers can now seamlessly incorporate USDsui into a wide…

DeFi

'8,000 Jobs'—Polymarket Sees Tech Layoff Surge As Meta AI Push Bites

"We're starting to see projects that used to require big teams now be accomplished by a single very talented person." That was Mark Zuckerberg, talking up the rise of artificial intelligence inside Meta this year. On Friday, Reuters reported the corollary: the Meta layoffs investors had been bracing for are coming, with roughly 8,000 jobs cut starting May 20, about 10% of its 79,000-person workforce. Bettors on Polymarket, the prediction market backed by Wall Street's Intercontinental Exchange, saw it coming. The site's Meta headcount and Meta share-price markets, with about $112,000 in combined volume, were already pricing the cuts as…

Metaverse

AI Agents Already Run a Fifth of DeFi, But Still Lose to Humans at Trading

In brief Autonomous AI agents run 19% of on-chain activity, losing to humans by up to a 5-to-1 margin at open-ended trading, according to a new report. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the agentic economy could soon surpass the human one. Researchers argue agents need better infrastructure before they could scale further. New research has found that autonomous agents, software systems that plan, decide, and execute on-chain transactions without direct human input, now drive more than 19% of on-chain activity. But while these agents have outperformed humans on narrow tasks, they still lose by up to a 5-to-1 margin in…

DeFi