Author: NBTC

Tether, the company behind the $186 billion USDT stablecoin, is moving further beyond its crypto roots with a privacy-focused health and wellness app. On Wednesday, the firm rolled out QVAC Health, built on its AI development platform and designed to bring control to users tracking their fitness, nutrition and biometric data across devices. The app lets users monitor their health data — like step counters, sleep trackers, workout apps — and keep them offline and encrypted on their personal devices without passing through commercial servers or being harvested for advertising, the firm said. “QVAC Health reflects the company’s commitment to…

As global markets continue to absorb the prospect of new U.S. trade barriers, central bank officials in Europe and Asia warn that the volatility they create in the bond markets could expose another hidden risk. Similar to Lehman Brothers’ 2008 debacle, which triggered a $600 billion money-market fund run, forced the sale of commercial paper, and froze global credit markets, some central bank officials believe a stablecoin run could unleash a far larger, instantaneous fire sale of U.S. Treasuries. While only time will tell if such a large-scale contagion will happen again, some recent events have shown a glimpse of…

In the case of Terraform Labs and Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon, who is accused of defrauding investors, U.S. federal Judge Paul A. Engelmayer requested a series of critical questions from the parties before a hearing on Thursday. According to court documents, before Kwon’s sentence can be announced, uncertainties regarding the applicability of the sentence and the involvement of victims in the process must be resolved. Judge Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York asked six questions, seeking clarification on issues such as whether Kwon could avoid sentencing if extradited, whether the victims would be willing to testify, and…

Financial technology firm Superstate has rolled out a new way for US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered public companies to raise capital directly onchain. Through its Direct Issuance Programs (DIPs), any issuer registered with the SEC can now offer new shares on Ethereum and Solana, with investors paying in stablecoins and receiving tokenized shares instantly at real‑time market prices, according to a Wednesday announcement from Superstate shared with Cointelegraph. Jim Hiltner, co-founder and head of business development at Superstate, told Cointelegraph, “The regulatory ability to directly issue registered shares isn’t new. What is new is that issuers can now conduct…

Cryptocurrency investment giant Grayscale is launching XRP and Dogecoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) tomorrow. While the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shared its approval for the XRP ETF in its announcement dated November 21, it also gave the green light to the DOGE ETF in a separate notice published on the same day. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated that the Dogecoin ETF could see up to $11 million in volume on its first day of trading, according to X. Balchunas also stated that the Grayscale Chainlink Trust could be approved “probably…

France has adjusted its policy to allow the trading of previously banned crypto assets that were deemed too risky for retail participation. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) will update its rules to allow certain crypto investment products to be sold to retail investors. France joins the United Kingdom after the FCA also proposed plans to ease the restrictions on retail access to crypto exchange-traded notes. The French Financial Markets Authority’s (AMF) adjusted rules will allow retail marketing of crypto-indexed ETNs, removing warning-label requirements for eligible products, for the first time since it imposed a ban in October 2025. What…

Bitcoin’s slide to $84,000 is being driven less by mood and more by mechanics, according to Greg Cipolaro, Global Head of Research at NYDIG. In a report, Cipolaro said the core engines of the 2024–25 rally have shifted into reverse. Spot bitcoin ETFs, once the primary source of demand for the cycle, now exhibit persistent redemptions. Those vehicles funneled billions into bitcoin during the first half of the year, the report points out, but trailing five-day flows have turned negative. Data from SoSoValue shows that these ETFs are on track to register their highest monthly outflow since launch, having bled…

SEC chair Paul Atkins said Tuesday that numerous types of ICOs, or initial coin offerings, should be considered non-securities transactions, and thus outside the Wall Street regulator’s jurisdiction. “That’s what we want to encourage,” Atkins said Tuesday at the Blockchain Association’s annual policy summit, in response to a question from Decrypt. “Those sorts of things would not fall, as we would define it, into the definition of a security.” Atkins specifically referred to a token taxonomy he rolled out last month, in which he broke down the crypto industry into four general token categories. Of those four categories, Atkins argued…

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which represents 1.8 million workers, sent a warning straight to the Senate Banking Committee over its crypto market structure bill, calling the proposal “as irresponsible as it is reckless.” The letter was written by Randi Weingarten, president of the union, and addressed to Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who lead the committee. She said the bill puts working families’ pensions and the wider economy at risk. Randi also said the crypto bills reviewed by the committee over recent months raise deep concern. The union said the government could open the…

Hellotrade raises $4.6 million seed led by Dragonfly to build a MegaETH‑powered mobile trading app. Hellotrade announced the completion of a $4.6 million seed round led by Dragonfly Capital and closed in under a week, backing the blockchain‑powered trading platform founded by former Blackrock crypto directors Wyatt Raich and Kevin Tang. The founders say Hellotrade will deliver mobile‑first leveraged exposure to stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), commodities and crypto using MegaETH’s high‑throughput infrastructure without wallet setup or gas fees. The product aims to remove geographic and capital barriers to leveraged trading by offering 24/7 access to real‑world assets (RWAs) via perpetual…