Author: NBTC

Researchers from LMU Munich and the University of Baghdad have used AI to reconstruct a Babylonian poem that had been lost for over 2,000 years. Named the Hymn of Babylon, the text—which praises Babylon and the god Marduk—was written 3,000 years ago and last studied in 100 BC. According to the team behind its rediscovery, it has been pieced together from 30 clay fragments that have been excavated over the years, with artificial intelligence being used to join the dots. “We used a specialized AI program to analyze and match text fragments based on combinations of cuneiform signs,” Professor Enrique…

According to a report by Chainalysis and AUSTRAC, cryptocurrency rails for remittances are booming in Latam. This use case, which previously struggled to gain momentum, is currently experiencing significant growth, with volumes increasing by over 40% in 2024 and the potential for further growth as stablecoins go mainstream. Cryptocurrency Remittances Grow 40% in Latam With Room for Growth Latin America, once again, is at the forefront of crypto adoption. According to a recent report by Chainalysis, a cryptocurrency and blockchain intelligence firm, and AUSTRAC, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, the use of cryptocurrency to send remittances to Latam…

The Pi Coin has been making headlines lately — and not all for the right reasons. What started as excitement around Pi Network’s founder Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis speaking at Consensus quickly turned into confusion and controversy. The coin’s price spiked to $1.60, only to crash soon after, leaving traders stunned. But that wasn’t the end of it. Rumors began spreading that Pi might be one of the biggest scams of 2025. This speculation gained traction when it was revealed that over 22,000 migrated wallets didn’t belong to real pioneers but to the Pi Core Team itself. According to tracking data…

Binance remains the undisputed leader among centralized cryptocurrency exchanges in 2025. It was the only major platform that did not delist any tokens added between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2024. This, according to CryptoQuant, reflected a “rigorous” listing strategy and operational stability. Binance Leads in Listing Quality and Rewards The latest stats reveal that Binance distributed over $2.6 billion in airdrops in 2024 alone. In doing so, the crypto exchange captured more than 94% market share in the rewards segment. Programs such as Launchpool and Megadrop have managed to attract millions of participants, thereby strengthening user engagement and…

Circle’s Jeremy Allaire believes the stablecoin industry is on the brink of mass developer adoption, with major retailers and fintech innovators entering the space. According to Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, stablecoins could soon reach their breakthrough moment, akin to the iPhone’s launch in 2007. In a post on Saturday, Allaire said the industry is “not quite yet at the iPhone moment” when developers universally recognize the potential of programmable digital dollars. However, he acknowledged that the day was fast approaching. Calling stablecoins “the highest utility form of money ever created,” Allaire’s remarks responded to a post from a16z Crypto partner…

In the first quarter of 2025, XRP’s market capitalization grew by 1.9%, reaching $121.6 billion, while the combined market cap of bitcoin, ethereum, and solana fell by 22%. All network metrics for XRP improved for the second consecutive quarter, with average daily active addresses increasing by 142% to 134,600. XRP Metrics Improve for Second Consecutive Quarter XRP’s market capitalization remained nearly flat in the first quarter of 2025, growing by just 1.9%, according to the latest Messari XRP Ledger Q1 2025 report. However, it still outperformed the combined market cap of bitcoin ( BTC), ethereum ( ETH), and solana (…

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled plans to allow companies to offer consumers generic recommendations without complying with all the expensive rules around providing personalised advice. This is one of the biggest shake-ups of investment advice for a decade. Millions of British savers will be granted access to “targeted support” under wide-ranging new rules to aid people’s quest for better returns on their money. Barclays’ analysis shows that around 13 million adults in the UK are keeping about £430 billion in cash, based on the savers who currently have more than six months’ income in savings, which could be invested.…

Scor on Sweet, a Telegram mini-app ecosystem, has launched a clone of the classic mobile game Flappy Bird—but this time with a tennis twist, featuring stars of the real-world game. Flappy Racquet arrives as the sport’s most prestigious Grand Slam tournament, Wimbledon, is just getting into full swing. The game appears simple: tap on the screen to hit tennis balls away and avoid drones as your character flies through the sky. Miss a ball, and your progress is reset.  Top players will be rewarded by being airdropped their favorite pro athletes as playable characters, all with unique boosts, minted as…

Binance will reportedly keep its over 400 of its workers based in Singapore, despite a crackdown on unlicensed crypto firms in the region after the June 30 deadline passed. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume will maintain its Singapore-based workers even after the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s deadline for crypto firms to cease operations in the region by June 30 has come to pass. Bloomberg’s analysis found that more than 400 of the crypto exchange’s staff are working from Singapore, based on their LinkedIn profiles. Unlike Bitget and Bybit, which have decided…

After missing a couple of beats in late May and early June, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (IBIT) returned to its previous searing form last week, totaling about $1.1 billion in net investments. The fund has been one of the great investment success stories, cracking $70 billion in assets under management in just 341 days, faster than any of the thousands of funds in the ETF industry’s 32-year history. IBIT’s popularity reflects not only of the $11.6 trillion asset management giant’s brand strength but also the growing embrace by once crypto shy investment advisors and other institutions. “The fact that…