Author: NBTC

Key Highlights: Lifinity will return $43.4 million in USDC from its treasury and development funds. LFNTY tokens holders can redeem their tokens for around $0.90-$1.10 each. Any unclaimed funds will be redistributed after one year. Lifinity, an early DeFi project that was started on Solana, has decided to shut down after the community voted to end the protocol. The decision was revealed on December 18, 2025 through social media platform X. The team could have easily just walked away and ended the protocol but they are returning the remaining funds to the users by converting around $43.4 million from its…

In a significant move for the blockchain ecosystem, the New York Stock Exchange-listed C1 Fund has announced it acquires a stake in Consensys. This investment isn’t just another deal; it’s a powerful vote of confidence from a major institutional player directly into the heart of Ethereum’s infrastructure. For anyone watching crypto’s evolution, this signals a pivotal shift towards mature, long-term support for foundational technology. Why Does C1 Fund Acquiring a Stake in Consensys Matter? When a publicly-listed digital asset firm like C1 Fund makes a move, the market pays attention. Their decision to acquire a stake in Consensys goes beyond…

Overnight crypto gains once again evaporated by U.S. morning hours as bitcoin BTC$101.727,63 tumbled back below $102,000 on Wednesday. Briefly topping $105,000 earlier today, the largest crypto nosedived 3% in just a couple hours as U.S. traditional markets opened. It wasn’t just bitcoin; ether ETH$3.431,64 fell almost 5% below $3,400 during the same period, while Solana SOL$153,62, XRP$2,3488 and other altcoin majors suffered similar declines. Crypto-related U.S. stocks are also taking a beating in the early session. USDC stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL) dropped 9.5% after its third quarter earnings, while crypto miners with data center ambitions including Bitfarms (BITF), Bitdeer…

President Donald Trump said he’ll review the case of Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, as questions mount over the federal conviction of the Bitcoin privacy software developer. When asked about Rodriguez’s upcoming prison sentence, Trump said, “I’ve heard about it. I’ll look at it.” “I don’t know anything about it,” President Trump said. “But we’ll take a look.” Rodriguez publicly acknowledged Trump’s sentiment, tweeting “Your continued noise is working. Thank you to everyone pushing @realDonaldTrump to pardon Bill and me. Let’s get this over the line. #pardonsamourai” Rodriguez, along with co-founder William “Bill” Hill, was convicted of conspiracy to…

Crypto lending rates depend on fixed vs variable APRs, when interest starts accruing, and how tightly borrowing costs track LTV, volatility, and actual capital usage. Summary Fixed APR loans lock borrowing costs for a set term but usually charge higher rates to compensate for interest-rate risk, which can be inefficient if market conditions improve.​ Variable APR loans adjust with liquidity demand, collateral risk, and platform utilization, often starting cheaper but spiking during volatility and requiring active risk management.​ Platforms such as Clapp use pay-as-you-use credit lines, charging interest only on drawn funds while linking APR to real-time LTV, keeping unused…

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. has strengthened its position in the digital asset space, purchasing over 102,000 Ethereum, as co-founder Tom Lee argues that the company’s long-term strategy remains solid despite market volatility. Summary The purchase brings BitMine’s Ethereum holdings to approximately 3.97 million ETH, valued at $12.2 billion, placing the company on track to meet its goal of acquiring 5% of the Ethereum network’s total supply. Lee, also the chair of BitMine, expressed confidence in the digital asset market, citing upcoming regulatory developments and his belief in the long-term potential of AI and blockchain technologies. As the company expands its…

Shares in publicly traded brain-machine and artificial intelligence firm VisionSys AI (VSA) have plunged more 77% on Wednesday amid word that the firm is selling shares in a registered direct offering. The firm anticipates it will generate around $12 million in proceeds from the sale, though there is no mention of how its proceeds will be used. VSA—recently priced at $0.29 per share—had already fallen on Tuesday, bringing its five-day dive to more than 88% as of this writing. Wednesday’s low of about $0.24 per share is the lowest price seen for VSA since January, per Yahoo Finance. In October,…

It’s not every day the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) takes a step back and says, “You know what, maybe we’ll just let this one slide.” But that’s exactly what happened with crypto cases after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to a New York Times investigation. Summary A New York Times investigation reveals that over 60% of ongoing crypto cases were either paused, reduced, or dismissed after Trump’s re-election. This includes cases involving well-known Trump supporters like the Winklevoss twins and major industry players. While the SEC insists legal and policy shifts, not political ties,…

Nasdaq is preparing to file paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enable nearly round-the-clock trading, aiming to match the increasingly global nature of financial markets and investor behavior, Reuters reported Monday. Under the proposal, Nasdaq would expand trading hours for stocks and exchange-traded products (ETPs) from 16 hours to 23 hours per day, five days a week. The new schedule would include a day session from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, followed by a one-hour break, and then a night session running from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. ET the following day. The trading week…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The internet scaled because IP created a universal fabric for data. Web3 never got that luxury. Instead, it inherited 1980s-era networking and a patchwork of ad-hoc protocols that slow down and congest the moment you try to run real transactions at scale, let alone billions of AI agents, global settlement layers, or a planetary-scale decentralized physical infrastructure network sensor mesh. We’re long past the point where faster chains or bigger blocks can help. Summary Web3 can’t scale…