Author: NBTC

President Donald Trump floated the idea of giving every American taxpayer a “dividend” check worth $1,000 to $2,000, funded directly from tariff revenues. The proposal, revealed in a Thursday interview with One America News Network, has sparked excitement among crypto traders who recall how previous rounds of stimulus injected fresh liquidity into Bitcoin and altcoins. Crypto Traders See Echoes of 2021 Stimulus as Trump Floats Tariff-Funded Checks Trump said the plan would redirect hundreds of billions in tariff revenue collected since his administration imposed sweeping duties on foreign nations. “They’re just starting to kick in, but ultimately, your tariffs are…

The Cryptonomist interviewed decentralized AI expert Janet Adams is COO of SingularityNET. 1\. The ASI Alliance just unveiled ASI Cloud. Could you explain what it is, how it differentiates from centralized AI cloud offerings, and what problems it solves for businesses and developers? ASI Cloud is a permissionless AI cloud, not another walled garden. It gives developers instant, wallet-based access to enterprise-grade GPUs and open-source models at transparent, pay-per-token prices. No lock-ins, no fiat-only or KYC barriers – just scalable AI infrastructure designed for Web3 builders and enterprises alike. 2\. You mentioned two more upcoming launches: ASI Chain and ASI…

Cache Wallet, a next-gen multichain wallet solution, has announced a strategic partnership with Aylab, an AI-driven Web3 growth engine and marketing agency. The collaboration aims to merge Aylab’s expertise in scaling user acquisition with Cache Wallet’s secure onboarding and robust recovery system. This way, both the participants will create a safer and more sustainable Web3 growth ecosystem. Cache Wallet announced this partnership in a tweet on X today. Partnership Announcement 🚨@CacheWallet_HQ 🤝 @Aylab_ioWe’re thrilled to announce a new collaboration!Aylab is an AI-driven Web3 growth engine and marketing agency working with crypto, DeFi, and NFT projects to scale user acquisition, optimize…

Kazakhstan is moving forward with a dual-track approach to digital assets, piloting its central bank digital currency (CBDC) while also backing a state-linked stablecoin. In September, the National Bank of Kazakhstan launched the Evo stablecoin in collaboration with Solana and Mastercard, marking one of the first cases of state-backed stablecoin development worldwide. The central bank has also been progressing with its CBDC, digital tenge, which launched in 2023. “When discussing the Evo stablecoin and the digital tenge, we see not competition, but rather opportunities for integration and interoperability,” Berik Sholpankulov, deputy governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, told Cointelegraph…

Lighter, a decentralized perpetuals exchange, has launched its Ethereum Layer 2 public mainnet after eight months of beta testing. The protocol introduces verifiable ZK-based trading and kicks off the second season of its points program, running through 2025. Hyperliquid Rival Lighter Goes Live on Ethereum L2 Lighter, a decentralized perpetuals trading platform positioned as a competitor to Hyperliquid, has launched its Ethereum Layer 2 public mainnet following eight months of private beta testing. According to the X post, the protocol offers low-cost, low-latency perpetual trading powered by custom zero-knowledge (ZK) circuits, which enable verifiable order matching and liquidations. Designed to…

President Donald Trump’s on-chain, publicly attributed cryptocurrency holdings staged a rare recovery in the third quarter of 2025, rising 36.6% in value after a brutal start to the year. Between July 1 and September 30, the value of Trump’s wallet increased from $2.27 million to $3.10 million, a paper gain of roughly $823,000, according to analysis by Finbold research in its Q3 2025 Cryptocurrency Market Report. Even after the rebound, the wallet remains down 69.5% year-to-date compared with January 1. The improvement in Q3 is best understood in the context of earlier losses: in the first quarter, Trump’s holdings collapsed…

South Korean prosecutors carried out a search of cryptocurrency exchange Coinone’s offices on September 30 following allegations that its chief executive misused company funds. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office confirmed that investigators entered the exchange’s headquarters and the residence of CEO Lee Seong-hyun in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. The case stems from a complaint filed by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), which accused Lee of authorizing a loan of 27 billion won ($19.6 million) from Coinone to its parent company without securing collateral. Related: Suspicious Crypto Activity Soars in South Korea, Topping 36,000 Cases in 2025 The operation was led by…

Gata, a firm developing decentralized AI language models and training, announced a strategic collaboration with Soonchain AI, an AI-powered gaming Layer-2 network that infuses DePIN, AI, and GPU computations to provide effective, scalable solutions. Through this partnership, Gata integrated Soonchain’s DePIN technology to power its execution infrastructure for AI. The collaboration is beneficial for the two projects. AI requires huge computing resources for training, testing, and deployment. However, this computing power is controlled by a few big centralized providers, making access to quality AI models expensive, complicated, and unavailable to smaller projects and ordinary users. Gata is which is built…

Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are continuing their positive streak this week, recording consistent green daily inflows since September 26. As usual, BlackRock is dominating the landscape, having seen approximately $446 million in Bitcoin (BTC) and $177 million in Ethereum (ETH) inflows, or around $623 million in total, on Thursday, October 2, according to data retrieved by Finbold from SoSoValue. With the fresh capital, the world’s largest fund now has nearly $111.5 billion in the two assets, Bitcoin accounting for 84% of its overall holdings and Ethereum for about 14%. Daily volumes are likewise strong, with $4.25 billion traded in the…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has cracked the door to welcome crypto custody at a wide range of firms who’ve earned state charters as trust companies — a list that would include the trust affiliates of Coinbase, Kraken and other high-profile names in crypto. The SEC’s Division of Investment Management issued a so-called no-action letter on Tuesday, a document that assures that the regulator doesn’t intend to pursue any enforcement actions by those engaging in the specific activity — in this case, that SEC-registered advisers and funds can park digital assets in state trusts. Such qualified-custodian questions had represented…