Author: NBTC

Despite years of gloomy forecasts, best-selling personal finance author and prominent ‘finfluencer’ Robert Kiyosaki’s favorite assets, gold, silver, and Bitcoin ($BTC), are all up in early 2026, meaning a $1,000 investment at the start of the year would already be showing a double-digit gain. To see how his strategy is holding up, we calculated the return on a simple $1,000 investment made on January 1, 2026. The Robert Kiyosaki portfolio 2026 performance In the first 19 days of the year, Bitcoin rose 6.59% from $87,412 on New Year’s Day to $93,169 at press time. This means that a $1,000 investment…

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig noted that the United States could soon become the world’s leading model for regulating cryptocurrencies if Congress passes a new market structure bill. Speaking this week, Selig said the proposed legislation would finally bring long-awaited clarity to digital asset markets that have operated for years without clear rules, pushing innovation and investment overseas. Selig argued that the absence of a clear regulatory framework has hurt both consumers and businesses. He said the bill would give regulators, companies, and investors a shared understanding of how digital assets are classified and who oversees them,…

In a significant blockchain philanthropy move reported on March 15, 2025, an Ethereum wallet associated with Vitalik Buterin executed a substantial charitable transaction, converting 211.84 $ETH into $500,000 $USDC for Kanro, the Ethereum founder’s charitable organization. This transaction highlights the growing intersection between cryptocurrency wealth and systematic philanthropy, demonstrating how blockchain transparency enables verifiable charitable giving at unprecedented scales. Vitalik Buterin’s $ETH Donation: Transaction Analysis and Verification Blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain first identified the transaction originating from a wallet historically linked to Buterin’s activities. The wallet transferred 211.84 Ethereum tokens, valued at approximately $500,000 based on prevailing market rates, converting…

The new week for Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins began with US President Donald Trump threatening NATO countries with extensive tariffs over control of Greenland. As this event shook global markets, Trump announced that the US would impose a 10% tariff on goods from the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland starting February 1st, and that this rate would increase to 25% by June. As markets follow the US-EU tariff tensions, Coinshares released its cryptocurrency report, stating that there was a $2.17 billion inflow last week. “Cryptocurrency investment products saw their largest weekly inflows since October 2025,…

The Investment Regulatory Authority of Canada (CIRO), one of Canada’s top regulatory bodies in the investment sector, has announced new rules for cryptocurrency custody services. The newly published “Digital Asset Custody Framework” sets clear standards for how member brokerage firms operating cryptocurrency trading platforms (CTPs) should protect client assets. CIRO stated that the new framework aims to prevent losses resulting from hacking attacks, fraud, and inadequate corporate governance. The rules will be implemented through membership terms as a temporary measure until permanent regulations are finalized. This is intended to allow for a faster response to emerging risks. At the heart…

The current Ethereum price is within a long-term five-year range and positioned below key volume levels, increasing the probability of a rotation toward $950. Summary Ethereum continues to trade within a long-term five-year range Acceptance below the range midpoint raises risk of a move to $950 Strong demand at the value area low could trigger a rotation back toward $4,700 Ethereum ($ETH) price action remains locked inside a large high-timeframe trading range that has defined market behavior for nearly five years. Despite periods of strong volatility and directional narratives, $ETH has repeatedly failed to establish sustained acceptance outside of this…

Emirates NBD, a banking group in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has issued a $272 million (AED 1 billion) digital bond utilizing DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology). This is the largest public digital bond issued in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The digital bond will be listed on Nasdaq Dubai, ensuring transparent price discovery, secondary market access, and alignment with international market standards, enhancing investor confidence. This will make the notes the first to be listed and admitted on Nasdaq Dubai. The bond was issued via a public offering under Emirates NBD’s Euro Medium…

SEOUL, South Korea – In a landmark enforcement action that signals a new era of cryptocurrency regulation, a South Korean court has delivered the first prison sentence under the country’s groundbreaking Virtual Asset User Protection Act. The Seoul Southern District Court sentenced cryptocurrency executive Lee to three years imprisonment for manipulating digital asset markets to secure illicit profits exceeding 7 billion won ($5.1 million). This historic conviction establishes crucial precedent for how nations can regulate decentralized finance while protecting investors from predatory practices. Crypto CEO Prison Sentence Marks Regulatory Watershed The court delivered its decisive verdict on February 15, 2025,…

Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee argues Ether’s recent slump should be seen as “attractive” as its fundamentals remain strong, and that it has only fallen due to a lack of leverage and a flight to precious metals. The first quarter of 2026 is shaping up to be Ether’s ($ETH) third-worst Q1 in history, with the asset down 21% so far this year, according to CoinGlass. However, Lee said the price drop has come at a time when network on-chain activity and fundamentals have continued to grow. Ethereum daily transactions hit an all-time high of 2.8 million on Jan. 15,…

According to a diplomatic Monetary Fund assessment released on Monday, the global economy is expected to grow faster this year than previously anticipated, but rising trade barriers and escalating diplomatic tensions may impede that growth. According to the organization’s most recent quarterly assessment, the global economy is expected to expand by 3.3% this year, up from its previous projection of 3.1%. The IMF raised its growth projection for the United States in particular from 2.1% to 2.4% for 2026. It did, however, lower its 2027 U.S. projection from 2.1% to 2%. Trade tensions and AI investment risks The projections assume…