Author: NBTC

Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading within a certain range after breaking a new record by exceeding $124,000 in mid-August. While the Fed was expected to cut interest rates for Bitcoin to rise, it never made the expected interest rate cut in June and July. At this point, interest rate cut hopes have been postponed until September. Fed Chair Jerome Powell recently signaled a moderate approach to interest rate cuts in his statement in Jackson Hole. Powell noted that the balance of risks has shifted, adding that policy remains in restrictive territory and the changing balance of fundamental outlook…

Native USDC will bring secure on- and off-ramps to Hyperliquid with Circle Mint. CCTP V2 enables efficient cross-chain USDC transfers, supporting faster trading activity. Hyperliquid volume shows USDC as dominant, with $398B in derivatives already active. Circle announced today that it will deploy native USDC and the upgraded Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP V2) on Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange built with HyperCore and HyperEVM. The rollout will introduce seamless USDC transfers, unlock deeper liquidity, and provide institutional on-ramps through Circle Mint. With this integration, Hyperliquid is positioned to expand its infrastructure and strengthen adoption across the decentralized finance market. .@circle announces…

Introduction Mining pools have been pivotal in shaping the cryptocurrency mining landscape since Bitcoin’s early days. As mining hardware evolved from CPUs to GPUs, then to ASICs, mining pools simultaneously adapted to these technological advances. This article explores how mining machines and mining pools grew alongside each other and the evolution of the mainstream mining pool models that define today’s mining industry. From CPU Mining to the Birth of Pools At Bitcoin’s inception in 2009, mining was done solo using conventional CPUs on personal computers. Mining difficulty was low, enabling individuals to find blocks and earn Bitcoin independently. However, as…

A pseudonymous developer in Canada knows that his project’s target demographic cares little about crypto or decentralized finance. For the most part, Pokémon card collectors are a skeptical group, according to the individual who goes by Keef on X. “These people don’t really want to go on-chain,” he told Decrypt, in reference to NFTs that are redeemable for trading cards from the globally recognized media franchise. “I think a lot of people that aren’t already here are very apprehensive.” A bigger task than he initially anticipated, Keef is working on a platform that will one day allow people to use…

The Ethereum (ETH) market is registering significant asset movement in the last hour. As spotted by Onchain Lens, a platform that monitors large transactions, 15,000 ETH have been deposited on the Binance exchange. Ethereum price holds despite exchange inflows The address that has been linked to Matrixport transferred the coins valued at $64.67 million in a move that has sparked concerns in the Ethereum community. The transaction suggests the crypto financial services firm might be looking to sell for profit-taking. With Ethereum shedding about 1.79% of its value within the last seven days, there are concerns over the asset’s inability…

Tokenized institutional alternative funds (IAF) surged 47% in the last 30 days, reaching a total value of $1.74 billion, according to data from real-world asset (RWA) tokenization tracker RWA.xyz. The data showed that all protocols except Libre Capital had percentage increases in the last 30 days. Centrifuge led the growth, expanding its market cap by 252% to $704 million. This gave the issuer a 40.4% market share for IAFs. Apart from IAFs, Centrifuge also had almost $400 million in tokenized US Treasury products, bringing its total value locked (TVL) to over $1 billion. This allowed Centrifuge to join BlackRock’s BUIDL…

A group of Republican lawmakers has asked the U.S. Commerce Department to investigate potential national security threats tied to DeepSeek, a Chinese company behind an open-source AI model known as R1. In a letter sent August 1 and made public on Tuesday, the senators cited risks that the model could leak U.S. user data and aid China’s military and surveillance efforts.  Led by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), the letter was co-signed by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Todd Young (R-IN), John Husted (R-OH), and John Curtis (R-UT).  DeepSeek “has willingly provided and will likely…

The cryptocurrency world is constantly buzzing with activity, and on-chain movements often provide crucial clues about market sentiment and future trends. Recently, a significant event caught the eye of many analysts: a substantial Amber Group WLD withdrawal from Binance. This move, involving 4.68 million Worldcoin (WLD) tokens valued at approximately $4.92 million, marks the first such withdrawal by the prominent market maker in about three months. What does this tell us about the current state of WLD and the broader crypto landscape? Understanding the Significance of an Amber Group WLD Withdrawal When a major player like Amber Group makes a…

While the markets generally expect the FED to cut interest rates in September, the probability of a 25 basis point cut is priced in at 85%. US President Donald Trump is also pressuring Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates quickly, stating that they are late in reducing interest rates. At this point, FED member Christopher Waller, who is close to Trump and supports the interest rate cut, announced that he supports the interest rate cut in September. Speaking at the Miami Economic Club, Waller announced that he supports a 25 basis point cut in interest rates in September…

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced that 6 altcoins will be removed from futures trading in order to prevent market risks and improve user experience. OKX Announces Delisting of 6 Cryptocurrencies from Futures Trading According to the company’s official statement, six different contracts will be removed from the platform as of 16:00 on September 12, 2025. The parities to be delisted are: ZEREBRO/USDT, WAXP/USDT, NEIROETH/USDT, ALCH/USDT, DGB/USDT and DOG/USDT. The exchange stated that all open orders will be canceled on the day the contracts are delisted, and positions will be closed based on the arithmetic average of the OKX index prices one…