Author: NBTC

Bitcoin (BTC) miners have recorded a significant drop in the total BTC held in wallets associated with miners. In a post on X, Santiment, an on-chain analytics platform, highlighted the shift in Bitcoin’s mining balance. There was a drop of 85,503 BTC within 48 hours. Miner activity: Selling pressure or strategic shift? According to Santiment, this extreme drop could have implications for the market. Although mining balances have dropped since the April halving, this new drop signals stronger implications. Notably, it suggests that there is selling pressure, but that it is not linked to price movements. This movement of over…

Meson Finance, a cross-chain protocol, has announced a strategic partnership with Neo X, a blockchain powering native cryptocurrency NEO. With the integration, Neo users now can access Meson’s trading infrastructure, which supports swaps across over 60 blockchain protocols. Meson operates based on the use of a non-custodial infrastructure built on top of hashed time-lock contract swaps. This technique ensures users maintain control over their assets throughout the swapping process. The integration provides Neo users with liquidity in swap pools, including bridging in and out of the ecosystem. Welcome @mesonfi to the Neo X ecosystem! 🚀@mesonfi provides seamless cross-chain swaps with…

Every year, my company Emfarsis partners with the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) to conduct an industry-wide survey of blockchain gaming professionals. And every year, the overwhelming majority of respondents agree that digital asset ownership is the single biggest benefit that blockchain can bring to games; this year was no different, with 71.1% ranking it number one. Even with more people joining the industry — in 2024 we had three times as many respondents as compared to the inaugural survey in 2021 — it’s always digital asset ownership that comes out as the industry’s undisputed North Star. But while we hail…

According to reports, WhiteBIT has emerged as Europe’s leading crypto exchange, and it ends the year with notable achievements. On-chain data and market estimates show that the company’s capitalization has reached $38.9 billion. WhiteBIT’s annual trading volume has surged to $2.7 trillion, a 200% increase from the previous year. The data reflects the entirety of exchange markets, both spot and futures, highlighting the company’s swift growth and the growing confidence of its user base. You can always trust blockchain data. The exchange’s trading volume surpassed major players like Kraken, whose annual trading volume stood at $628 billion. WhiteBIT takes over…

Arkham Intelligence has announced the integration of Dogecoin into its analytics platform, offering its advanced on-chain capabilities to the meme-based crypto. The team emphasized the significance of this move, highlighting the limited tools available to analyze the Dogecoin blockchain despite its 11-year existence. With Arkham’s features, users will soon be able to visualize and monitor Dogecoin’s blockchain activity, trace transactions, filter data, and set real-time alerts. This addition expands Arkham’s supported networks to 16, allowing Dogecoin users to examine specific wallet activity and monitor addresses tied to exchanges, funds, and notable individuals. Dogecoin’s Cultural Legacy and Adoption Dogecoin’s cultural relevance…

Bitcoin has finally crossed the $100,000 mark, and while that’s big news for the industry, some analysts are sounding the alarm about what comes next. Bitcoin (BTC) has long been touted by its die-hard supporters as the crypto destined to hit $100,000 — and eventually even $1 million. Now, with Bitcoin finally surpassing the $100,000 mark, the question remains: Is this the beginning of something bigger, or are we nearing a point where the market could hit a rough patch? Table of Contents Accumulation zones and liquidity gaps Voices of caution Broader market risks Accumulation zones and liquidity gaps Data…

BOB, the “hybrid layer-2” network seeking to make Bitcoin the center of the decentralized finance (DeFi) universe, has taken a step toward that goal by integrating with BTC restaking protocol Babylon. An abbreviation of “Build on Bitcoin,” BOB’s aim is to establish Bitcoin as the foundational network for DeFi by creating bridges between itself and other blockchains, using Bitcoin as the anchor chain to finalize transactions. Integrating with Babylon forms part of BOB’s roadmap by giving it “Bitcoin finality,” the point at which a transaction is permanent and irreversible on the oldest blockchain. Assets deposited from other chains on BOB…

VIRTUAL token’s rapid rise highlights growing investor interest in AI and blockchain innovation. VanEck predicts the AI agent sector will see massive growth, spotlighting Virtuals Protocol’s innovative tools. Virtuals Protocol’s token, VIRTUAL, has piqued the interest of investors and analysts alike, demonstrating the burgeoning convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology. VIRTUAL is now among the hottest coins of the year since it has surged by more than 40X in value over the previous few months. With daily trade volumes topping $300 million, VIRTUAL peaked on December 13, 2024, at $2.61. This increase emphasizes how much investors want in…

Leading Ethereum wallet provider MetaMask announces the launch of a limited pilot program for the MetaMask Card in the U.S. MetaMask announced the development yesterday, noting that selected U.S. residents can now gain access to the payment card before it is released to the public. The MetaMask Card allows users to spend the crypto assets stored in their MetaMask wallet in physical stores and online platforms where Mastercard is accepted. Wanna try MetaMask Card? 🇺🇸 Today we’re kicking off a limited pilot program in the United States where some of you will get your hands on MetaMask Card and try…

ENS Labs, the company behind the Ethereum Name Service, said Tuesday that it picked Linea’s technology to build its upcoming layer-2 network, Namechain. Linea is a zero-knowledge rollup that came out in July 2023 and was built by Ethereum infrastructure giant Consensys. It is the seventh-largest rollup network, according to L2Beat, with $1 billion locked in its ecosystem. ENS Labs said it picked Linea to build its network for two reasons. “One is sort of values alignment,” said Nick Johnson, the founder and lead developer of ENS. The other has to do with speed. Rollups are a special type of…