Author: NBTC
⚈ Nvidia’s early AI chip launch led to massive investor returns, with stock gains exceeding 13,000%.⚈ Successive chip innovations like Hopper and Blackwell have driven performance and adoption.⚈ Strong Q4 results and 2025 guidance reflect continued growth from AI dominance. Investors who bet on Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) when the company first released its artificial intelligence (AI)-focused chip are now reaping extraordinary returns. Notably, Nvidia launched the Tesla P100, its first semiconductor explicitly designed for AI workloads, on April 5, 2016. At the time, AI was still in its early stages, primarily confined to academic research and experimentation, while real-world applications…
AVAX is in the spotlight, attracting interest from digital asset users and investors as its latest performance triggers discussions about its potential market rally. After several weeks of calm, Avalanche is seeing impressive surges in on-chain activities, as reported by today’s data. .@avax just triggered an onchain avalanche.After weeks of calm, May 8 saw:⬆️ 280K+ active addresses⬆️ 700K+ transactionsThat’s not a flurry. That’s a full-on snowstorm.Hope you brought boots. pic.twitter.com/2GBKMAkPme — Nansen 🧭 (@nansen_ai) May 9, 2025 Surging network activity on Avalanche As per Nansen’s metrics, Avalanche blockchain is experiencing renewed strength, as indicated by remarkable increases in activity across…
When you pay with a stablecoin like USDC, you may be giving up more than just money. As long as you’re transacting on a public blockchain, a merchant—or anyone, for that matter—can view your wallet, analyze your past transactions, and use or sell your personal financial history. This feature isn’t a minor inconvenience. It’s why serious institutions, from major banks to government entities, hesitate to adopt blockchain technology. Financial entities, corporations, and sovereign funds would be worse off if sensitive information, such as treasury operations, trading strategies, and quarterly financial movements, became public knowledge. What’s needed is a way for…
Bitcoin traded within a narrow band on May 10, 2025, reflecting a momentary equilibrium between bullish momentum and short-term hesitation. With a market cap of $2.057 trillion and $26.69 billion in trading volume, bitcoin fluctuated between $102,526 and $103,938 before settling at $103,559, underscoring a technically significant range-bound day amid broader upward trends. Bitcoin From a daily perspective, bitcoin (BTC) remains in a strong uptrend following a base near $74,434. The price has surged toward a recent high of $104,332, marking a significant resistance level. The candle structure on the daily chart, characterized by smaller-bodied candles after the breakout, indicates…
Stablecoin market capitalization declined by $36.95 million over the past week, reflecting a marginal 0.02% contraction. Weekly Stablecoin Market Shrinks by $36.95M The total market cap for stablecoins currently stands at $242.97 billion, according to data from defillama.com. Despite the small drop, the stablecoin sector remains resilient with major tokens like tether ( USDT) reinforcing their dominance. USDT, the largest stablecoin by market cap, maintained its top position with a valuation of $149.87 billion and registered a modest 7-day gain of 0.36%. It now accounts for 61% of the total stablecoin market. In contrast, USDC saw a decline of 1.21%…
The Polkadot price rose for two straight days, reaching its highest point since March 2, as sentiment in the crypto market improved. It also jumped after the developers achieved a key Polkadot 2.0 milestone. Polkadot (DOT) token jumped to a high of $5.10 on Saturday, up by 60% from its lowest point this year. The rally happened in a high-volume environment, with the intraday volume jumping to $443 million. Polkadot soared, mirroring the performance of the crypto market. Bitcoin (BTC) price jumped to $104,000, while Ethereum (ETH) targeted the key resistance point at $2,500. The crypto fear and greed index…
Coinbase (COIN) has its own strategy for BTC on the corporate balance sheet, but it’s not a bitcoin maximalist play like that of Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR). On the company’s first quarter 2025 earnings call, CFO Alesia Haas revealed that Coinbase purchased $150 million in crypto, “predominantly bitcoin,” bringing its long-term investment portfolio to $1.3 billion, or 25% of net cash. Haas, however, went out of her way to draw a line between Coinbase and firms that explicitly tie their corporate identity to holding bitcoin on the balance sheet. “To be clear, we’re an operating company,” she said. “But we…
In the last few days Ethereum has experienced a strong recovery rally, rising from below $2,000 to almost $2,700. ETH may be set to continue its ascent toward $3,000 in the near future for three specific reasons even though some of this spike can be ascribed to general market momentum. There has been one of the biggest accumulation spikes in years in addresses with 10,000-100,000 ETH. These wallets usually belong to high-net-worth individuals, funds and institutions. These organizations tend to position themselves ahead of significant movements rather than chase prices. The magnitude and velocity of this accumulation point to confidence…
Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced the most popular altcoins according to their trading volumes in the last 24 hours. The cryptocurrencies preferred by the country that hosts the most cryptocurrency owners in the world according to its population ratio yield interesting results from time to time. According to Upbit data, XRP topped the list with its trading volume in the last 24 hours. Popular assets such as Solar, Dogecoin and Ethereum followed, respectively. The interest in memecoins and politically themed tokens also attracted attention. Here are the 10 altcoins that reached the highest trading volume on Upbit in…
Hong Kong-based fintech company RedotPay has launched its crypto-backed payment cards in South Korea, challenging the country’s traditional payment infrastructure. Thanks to Visa integration, Korean users can now perform real-time stablecoin transactions. RedotPay’s Move into South Korea Founded in 2023, RedotPay drew attention with the launch of its crypto card program in late 2024. In February 2025, the company accelerated its international crypto payment expansion through a partnership with Visa and BIN sponsor StraitsX. As of today, RedotPay serves more than 4 million users worldwide. The cards, now available in South Korea, can be obtained as either virtual or physical.…