Author: NBTC

A large on-chain transfer linked to Pump.fun has put fresh focus on how the memecoin launchpad is handling the proceeds of its token sale. Summary A Pump.fun-linked wallet sent $148M in USDC and USDT to Kraken. Total deposits since November now exceed $750M from ICO proceeds. The move has renewed debate over treasury use and transparency. A wallet associated with Pump.fun deposited roughly $148 million in stablecoins to Kraken on Jan. 13, according data from to on-chain analyst EmberCN. The latest transaction continues a pattern of sizable exchange-bound transfers seen over the past two months. $148M transfer adds to months-long…

Ethereum price is slipping slightly on January 16, as ETH fights to maintain the $3,300 mark. Moves so far indicate consolidation, with no clear short-term trend emerging. Table of Contents Current market scenario Upside outlook: What bulls need to do Downside risks to watch Bottom line This Ethereum price prediction takes a closer look at current sentiment and what both bullish and bearish scenarios could mean for ETH. Summary Ethereum price is hovering around $3,305, showing slight weakness while trying to hold $3,300 support. ETH remains range-bound, indicating short-term consolidation despite weekly and monthly gains of 7% and 13%, respectively.…

Last year around this time, crypto bros were taking victory laps as Donald Trump was getting ready to return to the White House. A year later, reality crashed the party. Summary The Senate Banking Committee postponed discussion of a key stablecoin bill after Coinbase withdrew its support. Crypto execs, despite getting their way with the 2024 election, still say they’re disadvantaged compared with banks and global markets. Lummis signaled that crypto’s tantrum-style response shows the industry isn’t ready for serious regulation. A much-hyped stablecoin bill hit a delay in the Senate on Wednesday, leaving digital-asset firms clutching their wallets—and their…

Ethereum is showing bullish technical strength, with momentum indicators beginning to tilt back in favor of buyers. After weeks of uneven price action, the ETH/USD chart on the 3-day timeframe is now printing a MACD bullish crossover, a signal that has preceded some of Ethereum’s rallies in the past. The setup is notable because it proposes a situation where Ethereum is laying the groundwork for another sustained rally that plays throughout the entirety of 2026. Bullish MACD Crossover For Ethereum The latest analysis shared by Javon Marks points to Ethereum climbing steadily following another MACD bullish crossover in December 2025.…

More than half of wealthy Asian investors in a recent survey say they plan to increase their portfolio exposure to cryptocurrency over the next few years. Sygnum’s APAC HNWI Report 2025 found that 6 in 10 of the surveyed Asian high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) are prepared to increase their crypto allocations based on a strong two- to five-year outlook. It polled 270 HNWIs with more than $1 million in investable assets and professional investors with over ten years of experience across ten APAC countries, mainly in Singapore, but including Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand. The findings also revealed that…

Brian Armstrong showed up at the Capitol on Thursday to stop what he saw as a direct hit on Coinbase’s business. His goal was clear: keep the company’s stablecoin rewards alive. Brian walked the halls himself, not sending anyone else, because a Senate committee was about to vote on a bill that could block the company from paying users rewards for holding stablecoins. A day earlier, Brian had posted online slamming the bill. Within hours, Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott pulled it from the agenda. That single post stalled a bill that had been in the works for years. Speaking…

Binance has announced it will remove certain margin trading pairs from its platform to maintain trading quality and enhance user security in margin markets. According to the official statement from the exchange, trading on specific Cross Margin and Isolated Margin trading pairs will cease on January 15, 2026, at 09:00 AM. According to the announcement, the trading pairs to be excluded from Cross Margin include AUDIO/BTC, SUSHI/BTC, MTL/BTC, IOTX/ETH, SLP/ETH, TRB/BTC, PYR/BTC, EGLD/BTC, ENS/BTC, APE/BTC, NEO/BTC, NMR/BTC, SHIB/DOGE, and MINA/BTC. The list for Isolated Margin is broader, with pairs such as AUDIO/BTC, CTSI/BTC, ATOM/ETH, WAN/BTC, MOVR/BTC, OXT/BTC, STORJ/BTC, YFI/BTC, FLUX/BTC,…

Ethereum finds itself in an unusual position where the fundamentals are strengthening, but capital flows remain hesitant. On-chain activity and the real-world tokenization of assets point to a network that is becoming increasingly useful and more deeply embedded in financial infrastructure. The price action movement shows that ETH is stuck in a range where it is struggling to attract sustained momentum. Why Fundamentals And Price Are Diverging Ethereum is stuck in the middle, with the price hovering around $3,300, which is slightly up from earlier this month, but it remains compressed within the same triangle that has been forming since…

Stock market index MSCI’s proposed exclusion of companies holding more than 50% of their crypto on their balance sheets would be akin to pushing out multinational energy companies like Chevron for holding oil, argues Strategy CEO Phong Le. The MSCI Index announced in October that it was consulting with the investment community about whether to exclude Bitcoin and other digital asset treasury companies (DATs) that have the majority of their balance sheet in crypto. During an interview with the Schwab Network on Wednesday, a streaming and market-analysis channel, Le said that he has “a lot of respect for the indexes,”…

Crypto lending company Nexo Capital will pay a $500,000 to California’s financial regulator over allegations it issued thousands of loans to state residents without properly assessing their ability to repay. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) said on Wednesday that Nexo made at least 5,456 consumer and commercial loans to Californians without a valid license. “Before making a loan, Nexo Capital generally did not evaluate the borrower’s ability to make timely repayments, existing debt, credit history, or other documents relating to the borrower’s overall financial condition,” the regulator said. DFPI Commissioner KC Mohseni said lenders “must follow…