Author: NBTC

Ethereum continues to trade under heavy pressure as the daily chart reflects a clear bearish trend. Market structure shows consistent lower highs and lower lows, which signals sustained seller dominance. Besides weaker price action, technical indicators and derivatives data also point to reduced confidence among traders. Technical Structure Signals Ongoing Downside Risk Price action shows a strong rejection near the 0.5 Fibonacci area around $3,347, which reinforced a macro resistance zone. However, sellers quickly regained control and drove $ETH below the $2,512 region, accelerating bearish momentum. The breakdown confirmed trend continuation and pushed price toward the lower range. Additionally, the…

Stablecoins are shifting from a crypto native tool to a core piece of institutional market plumbing, according to a new cross-sector outlook report from Moody’s. In the report, published Monday, the ratings agency said stablecoins processed about 87% more settlement volume in 2025 than the year before, reaching $9 trillion in activity based on industry estimates of onchain transactions, rather than purely bank‑to‑bank flows. Moody’s said fiat‑backed stablecoins and tokenized deposits are evolving into “digital cash” for liquidity management, collateral movements and settlements across an increasingly tokenized financial system. Stablecoins plug into institutional rails Moody’s placed stablecoins alongside tokenized bonds,…

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which is set to be a leading regulator of the crypto markets, has named some of the crypto sector’s most prominent executives as members of its newly established Innovation Advisory Committee, including the CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple, Robinhood and Uniswap Labs. The 35-member committee will steer the U.S. derivatives regulator on the needs of firms at the center of financial innovation, and to fill some of its number, the agency had repurposed a previous CEO council established at the end of last year before the arrival of CFTC Chairman Mike Selig. “By bringing together…

$XRP recorded $1.2 billion in 24-hour trading volume across top exchanges in South Korea, outpacing $BTC and $ETH locally by a wide margin. Bithumb and Upbit activity show that $XRP pulled in $1.2 billion in 24-hour trading volume, with Tether coming in a distant second at $254.35 million. The Bithumb and Upbit data also showed that Ethereum ranked second with $304.41 million in 24-hour trading volume, while Bitcoin ranked third with nearly $285 million. Local media reports that $XRP rose faster than Bitcoin and $ETH after investors engaged in a panic-dip buying spree following the crypto market crash earlier this…

The Ozone Chain and SolidProof have entered into a strategic alliance; their goal is to provide developers with a secure solution for building new quantum-resistant smart contracts. There is a growing urgency for creating secure solutions in the Web3 industry, as evidenced by the growing number of “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” threats that have gone from theoretical concerns to imminent technical realities since 2020. Enhancing Trust in the Ozone Chain Ecosystem SolidProof’s social media account announced their decision to perform an audit for Ozone Chain. The Ozone Chain Project and a top-tier Accounting Firm enter an arrangement that illustrates a…

The cryptocurrency market has seen some notable whale activity in the last few hours. Millions of dollars in transfers, highly leveraged transactions, and the reactivation of long-inactive wallets suggest that market volatility may increase. A newly created wallet withdrew 310 BTC (approximately $20.86 million) from Binance. This large transfer was interpreted as a possible move of assets to a cold wallet. A whale known as “0x4A2” invested 2 million USDC in the decentralized derivatives platform HyperLiquid and opened a 20x leveraged long position on Ethereum ($ETH) and Solana ($SOL). The fact that this address, previously known to have lost over…

Bridging the Divide Kraken’s strategic partnership with Deutsche Börse is expected to result in a range of new products and services across trading, custody, settlement, collateral management and tokenised assets. But it may also serve as a template for other link-ups. The agreement between the US-based cryptocurrency exchange and the Frankfurt-headquartered international exchange and market infrastructure provider promises to remove a number of obstacles that have deterred clients from moving between fiat currency and crypto, such as cost and time. As discussed elsewhere in this column, institutional investors are the holy grail for crypto exchanges – so if Kraken and…

A man from Wolcott, Connecticut, is facing a 21‑count federal indictment after authorities say he defrauded investors of nearly $1 million in a cryptocurrency scheme — funds that were allegedly lost gambling on an offshore platform instead of being invested as promised. Prosecutors claim that a 24-year-old Elmin Redzepagic stole from multiple victims in a crypto scam. Between May 2021 and March 2025, victims were coerced into sending funds — primarily in Bitcoin — to wallet addresses controlled by Redzepagic. Redzepagic tricked people by promising them crypto profits that didn’t exist Authorities say Redzepagic presented himself as a trusted crypto investor who could generate…

Coinbase is facing mounting criticism from users after many participants in its Super Bowl “Big Game Challenge” prediction market contest reported delayed or missing payouts, even after qualifying for shares of the advertised Bitcoin prize pool. Community complaints and technical issues highlight the growing pains of prediction markets as they surge in popularity while confronting regulatory, operational, and infrastructure challenges. Coinbase Payout Issues Highlight Prediction Markets’ Growing Pains On Reddit and other forums, users described confusing and frustrating experiences with the payout process. Reportedly, some users correctly predicted outcomes in the Big Game but “still haven’t been paid. Yeah I…

Sileon, a decentralized lending protocol that allows users to borrow stablecoins by collateralizing cryptocurrencies, today announced a strategic collaboration with Orexn, a decentralized launchpad platform that helps early-stage Web3 projects to grow. The partnership enabled Sileon to integrate its flagship product, popularly recognized as SEN Launchpool, into Orexn’s Web3 launchpad platform, a move that aims to expand the launchpool’s market accessibility to larger Web3 communities. Sileon is a California-based multi-chain DeFi lending ecosystem that serves global crypto investors and users, allowing them to borrow and lend crypto assets across multiple blockchain networks. Its main product, SEN launchpool, allows people to…