Author: NBTC

Last week, Bitcoin Lightning developer Jordi Montes disrupted the US presidential campaign trail and the largest Bitcoin gathering in the world by trying to hide his cigarette lighter inside a conference hall. Bitcoin 2024 organizers scheduled Donald Trump to speak on Saturday, July 27 at 2:00pm and as the majority of the conference’s 20,000 attendees queued to enter Nashville’s Music City Center main stage — some of whom had paid $60,000 for a selfie or $844,600 for roundtable seating — secret Service agents made everyone wait an extra hour. Montes, however, was allowed to enter the main stage area via…

According to an announcement yesterday, SBI Digital Community, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, has entered into a strategic alliance with Ripple. As part of the partnership, SBI Digital Community will promote the usage of XRPL in the Web3 sector, potentially increasing its user base. Specifically, SBI Digital Community’s Web3 Bto3 platform will expand the usage of XRPL, especially by supporting the issuance of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the leading blockchain. According to the announcement, SBI Digital Community will use the xrp.cafe infrastructure to issue NFTs. Interestingly, xrp.cafe confirmed the development in a post on X, highlighting that SBI Digital Community…

HashKey Global, a licensed virtual asset exchange, has announced the launch of a zero-fee campaign for futures trading, set to go live on September 27, 2024. Aiming to become the world’s largest licensed futures trading platform, HashKey Global is the first in the industry to introduce zero trading fees for futures trading, eliminating all trading costs for users and offering a more competitive trading environment for traders worldwide. As a licensed exchange, HashKey Global achieved profitability within three months and has risen to the ranks of top global exchanges within just six months (*According to Coingecko, as of September 23,…

Animoca Brands, The Sandbox (a subsidiary of Animoca Brands), and Smobler entered into a partnership to bring out the virtual version of Universal Peace Sanctuary. The Sandbox will host it as a Web3 game with decentralization and a robust metaverse architecture. Needless to say, it is a digital counterpart of its physical version with a similar aim to promote peace and harmony in the world. The virtual experience of Universal Peace Sanctuary is already live, and players of all ages are welcome to participate. It further eliminates any criteria about one’s background. Universal Peace Sanctuary is a digital destination that…

Veteran macro investor Luke Gromen thinks Bitcoin (BTC) or gold will skyrocket in price if either is used as a reserve asset by the US. In a new YouTube video, Gromen says that the US suffering from a “resource curse,” which means the country produces one native commodity – the dollar – in very large size and cheaper than than any other nation. Gromen notes that while the US monopolizes dollar production, the rest of its economy is shriveling away to financialize the USD. “The United States is the Saudi Arabia of dollars. In the short run, this is a…

Ripple’s CBDC platform helps central banks digitize financial systems, which has had significant impacts on India. The XRP Ledger’s CryptoTradingFund (CTF) rewards users with tokens that may significantly appreciate. Ripple continues to make significant strides in the global digital asset market. Central banks globally are exploring Ripple’s CBDC platform to digitize their financial systems. This technology is designed to help central banks and the government control digital currencies safely and effectively. This platform is particularly effective in India, where Ripple’s partnerships are changing the landscape of digital payments. Ripple has partnered with Kotak Mahindra Bank, one of India’s largest private…

eToro has expanded services around cryptocurrencies in Germany with the launch of spot trading, the company announced. Until now, it has only allowed its German customers to trade cryptocurrency contracts for differences (CFDs). The Israeli broker further confirmed that it has partnered with DLT Finance to offer spot trading and Tangany for custody services. Both crypto platforms are locally regulated by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Although the partnership with DLT Finance is a fresh one, its deal with Tangany was signed earlier this year. The German entity of the broker migrated the crypto holdings of its clients…

Wells Fargo has officially approved the use of XRP for settling credit card and loan payments, marking a significant shift in how traditional banking institutions are embracing digital currencies. This decision opens up a world of possibilities for customers, who can now not only pay off their debts using XRP but also earn cashback rewards through the XRP Ledger System CryptoTradingFund (CTF). CTF tokens are earned as rewards whenever payments are made using XRP at participating merchants, whether online or in physical stores. These tokens hold real value, as they can be redeemed for products or converted into fiat cash,…

The Hamster Kombat token launch is mere hours away, as of this writing, and the first season of gameplay has come to a close. That means, at least for now, no more tapping for virtual coins or upgrading your rodent-run crypto exchange for a share of the airdrop. But the smash Telegram game isn’t done. A second full season of gameplay is in the works, the developers said—and for at least a couple of weeks, there’s a simplified “interlude” season available right now that shakes up some familiar aspects of the tap-to-earn experience. You can only earn new in-game diamonds…

Binance has announced the addition of several new trading pairs and advanced trading bot services to its Spot platform, aiming to provide users with a wider range of trading options. Binance to Launch New Trading Pairs and Trading Bot Services on Spot Platform The new pairs will be available for trading starting at 14:00 on September 25, 2024. The following trading pairs will be introduced: 1MBABYDOGE/FDUSD 1MBABYDOGE/TRY BTC/EURI CATI/BRL NEIRO/FDUSD NEIRO/TRY Trading Bot Services In addition, Binance will also be enabling Trading Bots for these trading pairs. Accessible via Spot Algo Orders, these bots will be available for: 1MBABYDOGE/FDUSD 1MBABYDOGE/TRY…