Author: NBTC

Decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid has consistently outperformed traditional finance giants in terms of volume and net income. DefiLlama data estimates Hyperliquid’s annualized net income at $1.24 billion as of Sept. 12, exceeding Nasdaq’s $1.12 billion net income for the entirety of 2024 by 11%. The comparison positions the DeFi platform ahead of one of the world’s largest stock exchanges in net income, despite operating with just 11 team members. Additionally, data from ASXN shows Nasdaq employed 9,162 people in 2024, producing a net income per employee ratio of $123,335.52. Hyperliquid’s 11-person team generates approximately $113 million per employee, establishing the…

Bitkub Exchange, a Thailand-based digital asset entity, has collaborated with Sui Network, a next-gen blockchain ecosystem. The partnership aims to accelerate blockchain adoption, digital innovation, and education among blockchain enthusiasts and mainstream consumers. As Bitkub Exchange’s official X announcement reveals, the collaboration denotes a mutual vision of promoting decentralized technologies via community-led initiatives and accessible platforms. Hence, this makes Sui Network a critical contributor to the wider digital transformation within Southeast Asia. 💚 Bitkub Exchange is announcing a partnership with @SuiNetwork💧.Bitkub Exchange has announced a collaboration with Sui, a leading blockchain platform. This partnership aims to accelerate education and adoption…

Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) are moving beyond digital versions of traditional securities to become key building blocks of decentralized finance (DeFi), according to the 2025 RWA Report from Dune and RWAxyz. The report notes that Treasuries, bonds, credit, and equities are now being used in DeFi as collateral, trading instruments, and yield products. This marks tokenization’s “real breakthrough” – composability, or the ability to combine and reuse assets across different protocols. Projects are already showing how this works in practice. Asset manager Maple Finance’s syrupUSDC, for example, has grown to $2.5 billion, with more than 30% placed in DeFi apps…

BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF gained 80,768 ETH worth $363 million on September 15, marking its biggest one-day inflow in a month and showing a strong rebound after a week of heavy sell-offs. Data shows BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF (ETHA) saw record inflows that raised its daily trading volume to $1.5 billion. This was a sharp comeback from last week’s heavy outflows that shook crypto markets. BlackRock’s ETH fund records its strongest inflow in September BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF lost about $787 million between September 5 and September 12 as money moved out of the product. Analysts said these numbers showed investors were losing…

Are you looking for a smarter, more cost-effective way to manage your company’s data? The digital landscape is constantly evolving, and traditional cloud storage often comes with escalating costs and migration headaches. That’s why the recent collaboration between Filecoin and Akave Cloud is such a game-changer. They have officially launched an S3-compatible blockchain storage service designed to revolutionize how businesses and decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) approach data management. What Makes This Blockchain Storage Service a Game Changer? This innovative blockchain storage service directly addresses the significant challenges companies face when moving away from centralized cloud giants like Amazon Web…

According to CoinDesk Data, ether (ETH) traded at $4,506, down 0.5% in the past 24-hour period, as of 12:24 UTC on Sept. 16, slipping slightly in the past 24 hours as traders debate whether this pullback will set up the next rally. Fundstrat’s view Mark Newton, Global Head of Technical Strategy at Fundstrat Global Advisors, described the decline as the correction the market missed last week. He does not expect ether to fall below its prior low of $4,233. Instead, he sees possible dips to $4,418 or $4,375 by week’s end — levels he calls buying opportunities. Newton projects ether…

Gemini Space Station, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, surged in its Nasdaq debut Friday after raising $425 million in an initial public offering. The company priced its IPO late Thursday at $28 a share, valuing Gemini at about $3.3 billion before trading began. That price was above the revised $24 to $26 range it set earlier in the week and well above the initial $17 to $19 range. The offering covered 15.2 million shares. On Friday, the stock opened at $37.01, a 32% premium to the offer price. Shares climbed as high as $45.89 during intraday…

AxLabs recently launched Talk is Cheap, a new live series hosted on X Broadcast aimed at offering behind-the-scenes insights into its current development efforts, reflections on Web3 trends, and discussions about tools and infrastructure in progress. The inaugural episode aired on Sept. 9 and featured team members from across AxLabs, including founder Guil Sperb Machado. The opening episode introduced the format of the show and touched on several in-progress initiatives. Much of the discussion centered on AxLabs’ contributions to the Neo X project, particularly work related to the native token bridge and the upcoming arbitrary message bridge, which is currently…

Key Highlights: Futu Securities International launched SOL trading on Futu NiuNiu App. This move comes right after OSL launched SOL trading in Hong Kong recently. This move will potentially boost liquidity, credibility and adoption for SOL in the region. Futu Securities has announced the launch of Solana (SOL) retail trading services in Hong Kong today, August 14, 2025. This will mark a new chapter for the high-performance blockchain in the region’s regulated cryptocurrency market. This move will allow both retail investors and professional investors in Hong Kong to trade SOL through a popular app known as Futu NiuNiu App. Futu…

Google took its latest step Tuesday to hasten the arrival of the AI agent economy, announcing the creation of an open-source protocol for agent payments backed by some of crypto’s biggest companies.  The Agent Payments protocol revealed today can be used as an extension of Google’s previously released Agent2Agent protocol, which attempted to create a standard for interactions between AI agents—automated assistants authorized to zip around the internet completing complex tasks on behalf of humans or organizations. Today’s announced protocol adds the crucial ingredient of payments to that mix, with the goal of enabling AI agents to seamlessly complete financial…