Author: NBTC
At press time, the Bitcoin network hashrate is cruising along just above the 900 exahash per second (EH/s) range and according to current stats documented by hashrateindex.com, the United States leads prominently with 36.025% of the global hashrate. Global Hashrate Showdown: U.S. Leads, Russia Climbs, China Hangs On The U.S. is currently the most dominant mining region according to the second quarter 2025 heatmap hosted on hashrateindex.com. The web portal provides a bitcoin mining heat map that illustrates the global distribution of hashrate concentration, with distinct color gradients indicating the relative share of mining activity by country. The U.S. is…
Due to the unrelenting rise in Bitcoin prices, Satoshi Nakamoto’s wallet displays a staggeringly declining valuation of $120.46 billion. The mysterious person who created the biggest cryptocurrency in the world has seen their wealth soar beyond the GDP of entire countries, with Bitcoin currently trading consistently above $109,000. Renowned expert in the field of digital assets Chris Burniske offered insight into Satoshi’s portfolio’s development, pointing out that a trillion-dollar valuation is not as unrealistic as it first appeared. Bitcoin’s steady upward trend, which has seen the asset’s price surpass prior highs and establish a strong floor above the crucial $100,000…
Through direct routing to Hyperliquid’s native order books, the integration provides access to deep liquidity and competitive pricing. Every trade benefits from the best price and liquidity routing across supported markets thanks to the Meta-Exchange’s Smart Engine. SwissBorg, Europe’s leading app for investing and earning cryptocurrency, has announced the integration of Hyperliquid, a major decentralized exchange, into its Meta-Exchange (MEX). With just one tap, SwissBorg users may now trade Hyperliquid-native assets, such as the $HYPE token, straight from fiat currencies like EUR, GBP, and CHF. Through direct routing to Hyperliquid’s native order books, the integration provides access to deep liquidity…
Traditional markets in the US are closed on Monday for Memorial Day, but a big flow of economic data will follow during the rest of the week ahead. Trade war fears returned to the markets late last week with Donald Trump stirring the pot again, threatening phone makers and the European Union. This resulted in a slide in tech stocks and crypto markets following Bitcoin’s all-time high last week. On Sunday, Trump agreed to delay 50% EU tariffs until July 9, easing some tension, albeit temporarily. Economic Events May 26 to 30 Tuesday will see consumer confidence data released, which…
In the last Mempool article, I went through the dynamics of transaction propagation when different nodes on the network are running different mempool relay policies. In this piece I’ll be looking at the dynamics of private mempools, and the implications that has for the utility of the public mempool, mining incentives, and the health of the Bitcoin network overall. At the heart of the purpose of the mempool is facilitating the aligned incentives of two different parties, miners and transacting users. Users want to transact, and are willing to pay miners’ transaction fees in order to do so. Miners want…
Bitcoin (BTC), the leading digital asset, has had a good run against gold on the broader financial market. Recently, Tim Draper, the legendary venture capitalist, declared gold dead because it does not move like Bitcoin. However, Mike McGlone, a senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, has dropped a potential twist to Bitcoin’s growth against gold. Mike McGlone points to yields and risk dynamics In a post on X, McGlone’s analysis of the U.S. 30-year Treasury yield at 5.15% on May 22, 2025, when BTC was at $112,000, shows a twist. He noted that rising yields might favor gold over Bitcoin…
U.S.-based investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald LP has launched a $2 billion Bitcoin-backed loan program, providing financing to cryptocurrency companies FalconX Ltd. and Maple Finance. According to statements from the three companies, these agreements are the first steps of Cantor’s new crypto-focused initiatives. Cryptocurrency brokerage FalconX announced that it has secured Bitcoin-backed financing under a “broad credit framework” planned to exceed $100 million with Cantor, while Maple Finance said it has closed the first part of a credit package with Cantor. The funding move is the latest in a string of notable forays into the crypto space by Cantor, who stepped…
Tom Brady is making a cautious but deliberate return to crypto. This time, he’s backing Catena Labs, a Boston-based startup aiming to build what it’s positioning as the world’s first AI-native financial institution, according to a report by Front Office Sports. Catena’s pitch is rooted in the idea of agentic commerce: autonomous AI agents that transact on users’ behalf. Co-founded by Circle’s Sean Neville, best known for co-creating the USDC stablecoin, Catena emerged from stealth with $18 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto division, a16zcrypto. The funding round also saw support from Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Stanford…
Dogecoin’s Shiba Inu mascot is racing into the spotlight once again. The meme-inspired cryptocurrency will be prominently displayed on Devlin DeFrancesco’s IndyCar at the Indianapolis 500, one of America’s most-watched motorsport events. The initiative is backed by a partnership involving the Dogecoin Foundation, House of Doge, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, and the driver himself. Dogecoin Returns to the Track at Indy 500 With Charity-Fueled Campaign In the weeks leading up to the race, Dogecoin supporters selected the car’s final livery through a community vote, choosing from three DOGE-themed designs. The winning look, called Blaze, will feature prominently on both the…
The Bitcoin market continues to hold steady with rising miner revenues and exchange inflows pointing to growing network activity. However, these key metrics have not yet hit the levels seen at previous cycle peaks. According to recent data shared by a market analyst, Bitcoin miners are currently earning around $51.6 million per day. After the ATH, miners have stepped up their sales on exchanges. Inflows have doubled from an average of 25BTC to 50BTC per day, while historical peaks reach around 100BTC. This shows that selling has indeed accelerated though we’re still a long way from peak volumes and the……