Author: NBTC

A new international survey from Stanford University’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Institute reveals a growing global divide in public sentiment toward AI. While interest in AI technologies continues to surge across Asia, Western countries show more restrained confidence in their benefits. A ‘Great Divide’: Asia Leads, West Lags in AI Optimism According to the findings, 83% of respondents in China view AI products and services as more beneficial than harmful. This represents the highest level of optimism globally. Similar sentiment is seen in Indonesia (80%) and Thailand (77%), where majorities express confidence in AI’s positive impact. AI Optimism — defined…

Bitnomial Clearinghouse LLC received approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to clear fully collateralized swaps, enabling its parent company, Bitnomial, to launch prediction markets and offer clearing services to other platforms. According to Friday’s announcement, Bitnomial’s prediction market will cover crypto and economic events, alongside its existing Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto derivatives products. The contracts are designed to allow traders to take positions on outcomes, such as token price levels and macroeconomic data. The approval expands the umbrella of the trading products offered by Bitnomial. Based in Chicago, the company’s exchange and clearing arms offer perpetuals, futures,…

DEIN, a decentralized insurance marketplace that protects crypto users against smart contract exploits, exchange hacks, rug-pulls, and other uncertainties in the DeFi landscape, today announced a strategic partnership with Arbitrum, a Layer-2 scaling solution built on Ethereum. With the collaboration, DEIN is expanding its on-chain insurance products to Arbitrum to take advantage of Arbitrum’s advanced L2 scaling solution to power more rapid, cost-effective, and seamless transactions for global customers. DEIN is a multi-chain protocol that offers decentralized coverage for risks in DeFi to cover against uncertainties like rug pulls, hacks, smart contract exploits, and losses in decentralized platforms. The omni-chain…

DevvStream, a publicly traded Canadian company, has disclosed its significant digital asset holdings in its 2025 fiscal year report. Canada’s DevvStream Reveals Solana and Bitcoin Assets in 2025 Report The company reportedly holds 12,185 Solana (SOL) tokens, equivalent to approximately 22.23 Bitcoin (BTC). DevvStream’s entire holdings of Solana are being staking. According to the company’s statement, its total Bitcoin holdings are worth approximately $2.7 million. DevvStream stated that it has not sold any of its digital assets to date and is pursuing a long-term investment strategy. The report sheds light not only on DevvStream’s cryptocurrency investments but also on its…

Bybit has rolled out a new product called BYUSDT that lets eligible VIP customers turn their USDT Flexible Easy Earn balances into trading margin without giving up the yield those balances generate. The token, developed entirely in-house by the exchange, represents a direct 1-to-1 claim on the USDT sitting in users’ Flexible Easy Earn accounts and is treated with a 100 percent collateral value ratio inside Bybit’s Unified Trading Account, meaning VIP traders can keep earning while using the same funds to support their trades. Unlike many synthetic margin solutions, BYUSDT can be swapped back and forth with USDT Flexible…

A new Solana-based launchpad branded as Tuna has introduced a bonding curve system with built-in exit protection. It aims to fix one of the memecoin market’s biggest problems: instant post-launch dumps. According to Whale Insider, the Tuna launchpad now enforces a 60-minute lockup period after token creation. During this window, early buyers cannot instantly exit positions at a loss. Instead, the system offers a zero-loss exit option. This allows users to reclaim their principal if they choose to leave during the protected phase. The design targets a familiar pattern on Solana. Many memecoins launch fast, attract liquidity quickly, and then…

President Trump said a court ruling against his tariffs will cause “an insurmountable National Security Event” that could be devastating and “possibly non-sustainable” for America. POTUS Donald Trump insists the Supreme Court was provided with inaccurate figures in the case reviewing his use of tariffs. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Trump said the “unwind” of tariffs, including investments already made, planned investments, and the return of funds, could exceed $3 trillion. “It would not be possible to ever make up for that kind of a drubbing,” Trump wrote. The president’s camp is waiting for the…

With the acquisition, Buenbit users will gain access to Nexo’s suite of products, which will be available under the Buenbit brand, at least for the foreseeable future. Nexo’s purchase aims to make Buenos Aires a regional crypto hub and a launchpad to reach other markets in Latam. Nexo Acquires Buenbit, Targets Latam Markets In one of the largest acquisitions in Latam in the last years, Nexo, a digital assets platform that has over $11 billion in assets under management (AUM), has acquired Argentina-based crypto exchange Buenbit in an undisclosed deal. The Argentine exchange, which is registered with the national securities…

EtherFi is a non-custodial liquid staking and restaking protocol and has entered the ETHGas blockspace marketplace through the deployment of six validator nodes to offer a gas-fee-free Ethereum experience. ETHGas welcomes @ether_fi into the OG Cohort of the Open Gas Initiative.https://t.co/eMQUwmnC80 is one of Ethereum’s leading liquid restaking platforms. As an early partner, https://t.co/eMQUwmnC80 will be contributing to an instant and gasless future.Read more →… pic.twitter.com/XJqmIYPKrF — ETHGAS (@ETHGasOfficial) December 16, 2025 The integration is a major advancement in building a more efficient blockchain infrastructure and giving EtherFi an increased yield opportunity in terms of blockspace commitments. The alliance is…

Uniswap’s UNI token rallied about 19% over the past 24 hours as on-chain voting began on a major governance proposal that would activate protocol fees and introduce a long-discussed UNI burn mechanism. UNI began climbing shortly after the voting period opened at 03:50 UTC on Dec. 20, according to Uniswap governance data. A one-day UNI-USD chart from TradingView shows the sharpest leg of the rally unfolding during the early hours of the voting window, with the price breaking out from the $5.40–$5.50 range and continuing to trend higher throughout the day, alongside rising trading volume. UNI-USD 24-Hour Chart From TradingView…