Author: NBTC

A former Ripple director suggests that Ripple’s potential initial public offering (IPO) could be a landmark event, given its estimated valuation. In an X post yesterday, Sean McBride speculated that Ripple’s recent tender offer indicates that the company is valued at $30 billion. Largest IPO in History McBride derived the estimate after Ripple disclosed plans to repurchase $700 million worth of its own shares at a fixed price of $175 each. Sources revealed that Ripple announced the buyback initiative in an emailed statement to existing stockholders. Notably, McBride derived the $30 billion estimate by multiplying Ripple’s offer of $175 per…

It’s a historic day in the cryptocurrency markets. According to market data, Bitcoin broke its all-time high price record today, reaching $109,496 on Coinbase. This new high comes 121 days after the previous record of $109,353. Bitcoin has risen 47% since bottoming at $74,508 on April 9. As a result of this rise, Bitcoin’s market dominance increased to 64.25%, while the total market value of altcoins decreased by 26.67% from its current peak. With this jump in Bitcoin price, whale activity also increased significantly: According to on-chain data, three different wallets thought to belong to the same organization or whale…

Bitcoin miner CleanSpark has reportedly received approval to build a new mining facility in Mountain City, Tennessee, local media outlet WCYB reported on July 2. According to the report, the Mountain City Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the mine’s development after a 3-1 vote to rezone the targeted 50-acre site. The land will shift from B3 to B4 zoning, allowing for higher-capacity infrastructure and energy-intensive operations. CleanSpark plans to construct a 30-megawatt Bitcoin mining facility on the site. Mountain City Mayor Jerry Jordan has previously voiced cautious optimism, stating that while the mine may offer economic benefits and job…

Bitcoin price had a big finish to May 2025, hitting a record high of $104,591, the highest it’s ever been in a single month. Even better, it hit an incredible all-time high of $111,980 — totally smashing previous records and making its spot as this year’s top performer clear. Now that history has been made, everyone’s looking to what comes next. The chart speaks for itself. After dropping in the $70,000 to $90,000 range earlier this year, BTC broke through with conviction in Q2 and never looked back. The $100,000 level was once seen as a sort of speculative milestone,…

In June 2025, blockchain and Web3 startups collectively pulled in a generous total of $1.15 billion across 140 deals, a 3% uptick in capital raised and 9% improvement on deal count from May, according to data from Messari’s latest funding update on X. One name dominated headlines: Kalshi. The predictions market with Donald Trump Jr on its advisory board closed a $185 million funding round at a $2 billion valuation, backed by heavyweights Paradigm, Sequoia Capital, Multicoin Capital, Neo, Bond Capital, and Citadel Securities CEO, Peng Zhao. Blockchain and Web3 startups pulled in $1.15 billion across 140 deals in June…

Art Blocks, the leading generative art NFT platform, unveiled its new PostParams feature last week, enabling artists and collectors to dynamically transform their collections over time. While some collectors have raised doubts about the new feature, Art Blocks founder Erick Calderon, who goes by Snowfro, clarified that PostParams simply offer a new mechanism for artists and collectors to express themselves on-chain. PostParams enable several customization options, allowing the collector or artist to modify pre-specified properties of the artwork. The feature can be applied across a number of properties in the collections, from “changing a color palette to completely modifying the…

James Wynn is known in the crypto world mostly for his uncommon trading methods and risky approaches. Lucky has now claimed that Wynn’s introduction to cryptocurrency occurred when Alameda funded his wallet in 2022. After that, Wynn gained recognition for his aggressive actions. However, his behaviour has now sparked concerns in the industry. Wynn’s most significant breakthrough came when he found the PEPE token. At the beginning, the token’s market value was quite small. Yet, the company’s strategy played a key role in raising the market cap to $4.2 million, which resulted in declared earnings of $10 million. Even though…

Velodrome, the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated market maker (AMM) on Optimism, today launched Superswaps – on-chain infrastructure that enables native token swaps across the Superchain. Optimism’s OP Mainnet is a Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution built to improve Ethereum’s speed and reduce costs. It is currently the third-largest Ethereum L2 by total value locked, with just under $3 billion TVL. The Superchain is Optimism’s multi-chain ecosystem built on the OP Stack. The Superswaps infrastructure from Velodrome is designed to simplify token transfers across the networks that make up the Superchain, while helping projects maintain liquidity. The tool makes…

Michael Saylor’s Strategy has seen its stock rise by 2,930% since it began accumulating Bitcoin in 2020. The explosive performance was highlighted in a tweet by Sentora (formerly known as IntoTheBlock), adding that MSTR has outperformed Bitcoin by 63% over the past three months alone. Strategy’s stock (MSTR) is up roughly 2,930% since it started buying Bitcoin in 2020, outperforming Bitcoin by 63% in the last 3 months pic.twitter.com/fd3VhNtFpn — Sentora (previously IntoTheBlock) (@SentoraHQ) May 31, 2025 In 2020, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) shocked traditional markets by announcing Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve. The Bitcoin treasury play has boosted Strategy,…

Mind AI has announced a strategic partnership with AIxBlock. Mind AI is a cryptocurrency analytics network driven by AI agents designed to help investors make smart investment decisions. On the other hand, AIxBlock is a decentralized AI development network with access to distributed computing power and AI models. This collaboration between the two firms represents a crucial push towards intelligent trading strategies in the DeFi landscape. Through this alliance, Mind AI unites its AI investment capabilities with AIxBlock’s powerful, decentralized AI development ecosystem. Mind AI x AIxBlock 🤝We’re partnering with @AIxBlock, the 1st Unified Platform for End-to-End AI Development &…