Author: NBTC

The development team will feature industry veterans who have worked for Sony, Amazon, Riot, Blizzard, Ubisoft, and Epic. The games they have worked on include Call of Duty, Valorant, Fortnite, Planetside 2, and other similar shooters. The choice of blockchain for the game economy bolsters robust smart contract functionality, sustainability, and support for complex decentralized apps. The L2, Etherlink, is specifically tailored for gaming, providing seamless processing and scalability that is instrumental in creating AAA titles. Another Player On The Web3 Gaming Horizon At the helm of the newly formed gaming studio will be the co-creator of well-known titles such…

ARKK soared 153% in 2020, backed by disruptive giants like Tesla, Roku, and Shopify. Cathie Wood shifts focus in 2025 to AI, crypto, and the metaverse with GitLab, Coinbase, and Roblox. Despite volatility, ARKK remains a high-risk, high-reward innovation fund with a visionary edge. Cathie Wood of ARK Invest has long excited investors with her daring strategy toward disruptive innovation. Her flagship fund, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), targets individuals hoping to profit from companies that are transforming the world. In a recent Yahoo Finance segment, Stocks in Translation host Jared Blikre breaks down ARKK’s key investments from 2020 to…

VeChain gets U.S. patent for privacy-focused identity system that authenticates without storing user data. Latest patent strengthens blockchain use in finance and healthcare, where strict data laws apply. VeChain was awarded a new patent in the United States on May 20, 2025, following in the footsteps of recent Intellectual Property victories. Its latest patent, “Method and device for implementing identity endorsement on blockchain,” fortifies the company’s foray into privacy-enhancing identity verification without storing individuals’ details on the blockchain directly. 🚀 #VeChain secures new US patent via #NanoJClean Patent “Method and device for implementing identity endorsement on blockchain” was granted #today,…

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has received a transfer of 300 Bitcoins in donations, valued at approximately $31.4 million. According to the blockchain analysis platform Lookonchain, the funds were sent to Ulbricht’s donation wallet just a few hours ago. Crypto community fuels Ulbricht’s fresh start with millions in donations The generous donation is another line of donations Ulbricht has seen since being released. Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange, donated $111,111 in Bitcoin earlier this year to help him adjust to life outside prison. Free Ross also claims to have received over $270,000 in cryptocurrency donations to help Ulbricht prepare for life…

Sharplink Gaming, one of the largest ether (ETH) treasury companies, had a meltdown in after-hours trading yesterday as its shares crashed from $33 at NASDAQ’s closing bell to below $11 by 8pm. Two weeks ago, Sharplink shares (SBET) were worth $124, meaning they’ve shed 91% of their value since this all-time high. Panicked over a seemingly surprise announcement of shareholder dilution, a viral tweet from The Block’s Steven Zheng claimed, “Basically every participant in SBET’s private placement filed to dump all their shares less than a month after they announced the ETH Treasury Strategy move.” Concerningly, trading volume for Sharplink…

Solana Labs’ mobile team shared Wednesday that it plans to launch its Seeker phone on Aug. 4, in addition to sharing new information about some of its infrastructure framework as well as a new token for its mobile users. The news comes as the new iteration of Solana’s mobile has been in the works for months, with over 150,000 units so far, according to a press release. Seeker was introduced in September 2024 after the first model of the Solana mobile, Saga, failed, in part due to low sales figures. The Solana Mobile team also said that in addition to…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse opined that members of the Bitcoin community are not the enemy of XRP holders. “The Bitcoin community is not our enemy. They really are not. If they do well, we gonna do well…We might do better. It’s not a zero-sum game,” he stressed. The comment comes after the tensions between the two major cryptocurrency communities, which have been at loggerheads for a decade, escalated once again. As reported by U.Today, Garlinghouse publicly took aim at Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis on May 19 for canceling a meeting with him. He urged her to be a leader for…

Crypto pioneer and former Ripple exec Greg Kidd outlines a vision for blockchain-powered banking, suggesting Ripple could transform traditional finance by absorbing outdated institutions. Kidd shared these insights at the third annual XRP Las Vegas conference during a fireside chat with journalist Eleanor Terrett. He reflected on his early days with Ripple and described a future beyond crypto as a speculative asset. For him, the endgame is full integration of blockchain into the core of the global financial system. Kidd recalled that when he joined Ripple in 2012, there were only 188 accounts on the ledger. “It was like being…

Circle, the issuer of USDC, the largest stablecoin after Tether (USDT), has been on the agenda with possible acquisitions in recent days. At this point, in April, there were reports that Ripple and Coinbase could acquire it. Accordingly, it was claimed that Ripple made an offer of $4 billion to $5 billion for Circle in April in 2025, but Circle rejected the offer because it found it too low. Discussions about acquiring Circle have continued since then, with Circle allegedly still in informal talks with both Ripple and Coinbase, with new bids reportedly ranging from $6 billion to $11 billion.…

After a prolonged pullback from its late May highs above $112,000, Bitcoin price today is hovering around $104,250 as of early June 1, marking a sharp retreat from peak levels. The price has lost the 20/50/100 EMA cluster on the 4-hour chart and is now consolidating below the key resistance zone of $105,000–$106,000, a range that capped multiple bounces this week. The trendline support drawn from the early May breakout has also been breached, increasing caution among bulls. What’s Happening With Bitcoin’s Price? BTC price forecast (Source: TradingView) On the daily chart, Bitcoin price action reflects a weakening structure after…