Author: NBTC
GameStop leads public firms with a major 4,170 BTC treasury allocation in Q1 2025. Bitcoin adoption spreads to biotech, food, and healthcare firms globally. Private and public companies increasingly diversify reserves with Bitcoin. More companies are moving to integrate Bitcoin into their corporate treasury strategies, reflecting an expanding institutional presence in the digital asset space. GameStop, Zap Solutions Inc. (Strike), and firms across biotech, food, and fintech sectors disclosed new Bitcoin holdings in the first quarter of 2025. These additions vary in size and location but represent a collective shift toward digital asset inclusion in balance sheets. These companies are…
The NFT market has posted a recovery with sales volume rising by 8.17% to $125.1 million. This marks a rebound from the previous week’s decline. Bitcoin (BTC) has surged to the $107,000 level. At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) has remained steady in the last seven days. The global crypto market cap is now $3.29 trillion, down from last week’s $3.28 trillion. According to data from CryptoSlam, market participation metrics remain stable with NFT buyers unchanged at 1,061,348 (maintaining a 50.56% growth rate), and NFT sellers rising by 8.09% to 38,494. NFT transactions have increased by 1.82% to 1,717,339. You…
After Bitcoin and Ethereum, ETF approval is expected in the US for altcoins such as XRP, Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA). However, not every country is taking altcoin ETFs as slowly as the US. At this point, Canada is taking important steps regarding XRP ETFs, while Canadian companies 3iQ and Purpose have launched XRP ETFs. At this point, Canadian crypto asset manager 3iQ launched its XRP ETF with zero management fees for six months, while Purpose launched its spot XRP ETF on June 18, offering direct spot access to XRP. While XRP ETFs are gaining significant traction in the country,…
This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. “A 1921 version of Wakanda — and all is vibranium.” — Chief Egunwale Amusan on the Greenwood district of Tulsa 1. The investment case for MSTR is gibberish The forensic short-seller Jim Chanos describes Michael Saylor’s investment pitch for Strategy as “complete financial gibberish.” Chanos was responding to Saylor telling CNBC that investors should value Strategy at a multiple of its growth in NAV. But Chanos argues this is “like claiming that your house, which increased in market value last year from $450,000 to $500,000, is actually worth $1.5 million, because you…
This comes after the company successfully launched its mainnet and participated in the Mobius Hackathon, where they received over 250 unique project submissions. Sonic has attracted a broad group of new protocols that leverage its high-performance infrastructure to build next-generation Web3 applications. One of the first SVM chain extensions built on Solana, Sonic SVM, made an announcement today on the expansion of its ecosystem of native projects that span many sectors. Sonic has attracted a broad group of new protocols that leverage its high-performance infrastructure to build next-generation Web3 applications. This comes after the company successfully launched its mainnet and…
Bitcoin price started a fresh decline and tested the $103,200 zone. BTC is now recovering and facing hurdles near the $107,000 zone. Bitcoin started a recovery wave above the $105,000 zone. The price is trading above $105,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $104,050 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it clears the $107,000 resistance zone. Bitcoin Price Faces Hurdles Bitcoin price started a fresh decline and traded below the $105,500 support zone. BTC…
The decentralized oracle network Chainlink (LINK) continues to dominate crypto’s decentralized finance (DeFi) sector in terms of development activity, according to the analytics firm Santiment. Santiment notes in a new post on the social media platform X that Chainlink registered 363.73 notable GitHub events in the past 30 days. The figure far exceeds the second-ranked DeFi project, DeepBook Protocol (DEEP), which clocked 193.57 events. The DeepBook project is a decentralized central limit order book (CLOB), which is what exchanges use to facilitate buying and selling between traders by recording bids and offers. Third on the list is DeFiChain (DFI), a…
Ethereum is one of the few crypto assets trading in the green today, and with the price of ETH hovering around the $2,500 mark for most of June, the question on most holders minds is, naturally: Where does Ethereum go next? Prediction markets, platforms that allow for the trading of event contracts, provide one window to view current sentiment. On Myriad, a prediction market developed by Decrypt’s parent company Dastan, predictors are remarkably split on Ethereum’s fate. A market titled “Ethereum’s next hit: moon to $3000 or dip to $2000?” went live on Myriad on June 19 and has so…
Tokenized private credit has rapidly emerged as one of the largest segments within the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market, with active outstanding loans reaching $13.88 billion—significantly exceeding the $7.38 billion in tokenized U.S. Treasuries. Tokenized Loans Hit $13.88B, Fueling Real-World Asset Growth This innovation converts traditional private credit assets—loans or debt instruments typically issued by non-bank lenders—into digital tokens on a blockchain. Essentially, these tokens represent ownership stakes in underlying credit assets, enabling digital trading and management. According to rwa.xyz stats, the market is dominated by a handful of key protocols. Figure leads with $12.78 billion in total originated loans,…
Ava Labs and the Filecoin Foundation have launched a native cross-chain data bridge between Avalanche C-Chain and Filecoin, powered by the Filecoin Virtual Machine (FEVM). This integration combines Avalanche’s fast, scalable execution with Filecoin’s decentralized storage layer, creating a modular foundation for verifiable, enterprise-grade data infrastructure. As enterprise and financial institutions increasingly build on Avalanche, demand grows for reliable storage solutions that offer transparency, compliance, and long-term availability. Filecoin complements Avalanche by providing a decentralized archival layer designed to meet these needs without compromising speed or scalability. “This integration brings together Avalanche and Filecoin to build interoperable infrastructure capable of…