Author: NBTC

Zero1 Labs partners with NEAR Protocol to support decentralized AI builders and grassroots teams through hackathons and community initiatives. NEAR Protocol and Zero1 Labs collaborate to foster innovation in decentralized AI, empowering developers with scalable blockchain infrastructure and community support. Officially, Zero1 Labs has partnered with Layer 1 blockchain network NEAR Protocol, which is driving decentralized artificial intelligence (AI). For developers and innovators, this partnership signifies a turning point since they use NEAR’s scalable and safe infrastructure to mold a future defined by open, community-driven AI applications. Clearly, the goal of this partnership is to enable grassroots teams and builders…

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner known for his support of crypto, to lead the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Unchained Crypto reported Tuesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. Trump is waiting for Atkins to confirm whether or not he will accept the offer. If he chooses not to accept the nomination, it would be up to Trump to select another candidate for the role. If Atkins chooses to accept, the nomination will be subject to Senate confirmation. Paul Atkins, who served as SEC commissioner during the George W. Bush administration, has…

Binance to delist NOT/BNB and RDNT/BTC trading pairs due to low activity. Delisting scheduled for December 6, 2024, at 03:00 UTC as Trading will cease for these pairs. Only specific pairs are delisted, users can still trade NOT and RDNT tokens in other Binance markets. The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance has announced the removal of two major NOT/BNB and RDNT/BTC spot trading pairs from its exchange. This decision comes after Binance’s regular review process, which evaluates factors like dropping liquidity and trading volume issues. If you’re currently holding positions in these pairs, here’s everything you need to know about.…

itcoin rallied to just shy of $68,000 on Oct. 15 as spot BTC exchange-traded funds attracted the most single-day capital inflows in over four months. Bitcoin (BTC) notched a two-month high with its leap above $67,000, marking its highest price point since late July. Data from crypto.news price pages confirmed that BTC surged to $67,800 before retracing below $66,000 at press time. The sudden price hike pushed crypto liquidations beyond $300 million in the last 24 hours. According to Coinglass, most of these positions were short-BTC or traders expecting much lower market prices. More than $145 million in short liquidations…

The Dogecoin community is buzzing with anticipation as the dog-themed cryptocurrency prepares to roll out a significant update to its decentralization project. In a new tweet, the Dogecoin Foundation, a not-for-profit organization established to provide support for the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, announced that Dogebox 0.3.0 will be going out later this week. Dogebox 0.3.0 going out later this week, includes:PuPs:- SPV Node support! (see below) Installation improvements:- Selecting install location (disk partition)- Selecting data location (for blockchain storage)General:- Misc bug fixes & enhancementsVery excited to see… https://t.co/ZAhrFktL8z — Dogecoin Foundation (@DogecoinFdn) October 23, 2024 Changes include SPV Node support, which is…

Russian authorities have sentenced Stanislav Moiseyev, the founder of criminal drugs platform Hydra, to life in prison after charging him with organizing a criminal drugs enterprise. Russia’s state-run news agency reported that Moiseyev was fined 4 million rubles (~$37,000) and sentenced alongside 15 other accomplices by a Moscow court. These accomplices were fined a total of 16 million rubles (~$150,000) and received prison sentences ranging from eight to 23 years. Hydra operated out of Russia and Belarus between 2015 and 2018. In 2021, Chainalysis reported that the group processed almost $3.2 billion worth of crypto through various “high-risk” crypto exchanges.…

OKX has announced the listing of MOVE (Movement) on its spot trading platform, providing users with access to the token with an organized timeline for deposits, auctions, and trading. OKX Announces Listing of MOVE Token for Spot Trading Key Dates for MOVE Listing Deposits Open: December 4, 2024, 9:00 Call Auction Period: December 9, 2024, between 14:00 – 15:00 Spot Trading Start (MOVE/USDT): December 9, 2024, 15:00 Withdrawals Open: December 10, 2024, 13:00 Initial Trading Restrictions To reduce volatility at the start of spot trading, the following restrictions will be applied during the first five minutes: Market orders will not…

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci says mass adoption is likely coming on the back of Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In a new interview on crypto influencer Natalie Brunell’s YouTube channel, Scaramucci says that spot Bitcoin ETFs will significantly increase the number of investors, including public entities, investing in the flagship digital asset. “I’m wildly bullish long-term. I’m not worried about the concentration issues, because we have some ETFs right now. I think the ETFs, again from a historical perspective, will have provided a catalyst for further adoption.” Scaramucci believes that investment portfolios will one day be expected to include…

Shiba Inu (SHIB) is in the news again, this time with a huge spike worth 1,557% observed on Shibarium. According to data from Shibariumscan, the layer-2 blockchain designed by and for the popular meme-inspired cryptocurrency, saw a spike worth that much in the last 24 hours. The spike occurred in the active accounts metric, which skyrocketed from 1,685 to 26,237 in just one day. This burst of activity within Shibarium was primarily driven by old accounts, as the number of new accounts joining the network increased by only 3,814 new addresses. What is important, though, is that it seems to…

A lot of stars would need to align for Paul Atkins, reportedly president-elect Donald Trump’s top candidate to chair the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to take the job. It is an unattractive role for him because of the amount of work needed to turn around the bloated agency he believes was mismanaged by outgoing SEC chair Gary Gensler, a person familiar with Atkins’ thinking said. Reluctance to clean up Gensler’s “mess” has been shared by former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Chris Giancarlo, who has advocated for Atkins to take the SEC job and was once considered a candidate…