Author: NBTC

Everyone’s rushing into stablecoins, but the numbers look… the same. In Q2, it felt like you couldn’t go a day without a major stablecoin announcement. JPMorgan launched its USD Deposit Token on Base. Coinbase debuted its stablecoin payment stack following the Shopify partnership. Anchorage Digital acquired USDM issuer Mountain Protocol. Ubyx raised $10 million for stablecoin clearing infrastructure. Bitcoin-based Plasma filled its $1 billion deposit cap in 30 minutes. All within weeks of each other. But despite all this activity, stablecoins remain a brutally concentrated, “winner takes most” market. Of the roughly $250 billion in circulating stablecoin supply, Tether claims…

The second quarter of 2025 marked its strongest crypto VC investment performance since 2022. The substantial influx of capital highlights a growing focus on foundational blockchain infrastructure and Bitcoin-centric strategies. Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive Funds and the newly formed Bitcoin powerhouse Twenty One Capital secured the most substantial funding rounds, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Crypto Funding Bounces Back Cryptocurrency venture capital funding saw a significant rebound between March and June. During this period, it secured an impressive $10.03 billion. This resurgence was notably driven by a substantial $5.14 billion surge last month alone. Investors favored a more disciplined capital…

BabyDoge has come a long way since its 2021 launch on theBNB Chain. What started as a Dogecoin-inspired memecoin has grown into a comprehensive ecosystem with real utility and a dedicated community mission supporting animal welfare. This year brings four major developments that are reshaping BabyDoge’s position in the crypto market: the explosive PAWS Telegram game, a significant Kraken perpetual futures listing, the innovative BabyDoge Properties platform, and the Puppy.fun memecoin launchpad. BabyDoge’s Growing Market Position BabyDoge has established itself as a significant player in thememecoin sector, bolstered by major exchange recognition and the expansion of real-world applications. Kraken’s listing…

On May 22, leading U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase received large transfers involving a total of 6,016 BTC from multiple unknown whales, according to recent data from on-chain tracking platform Whale Alert. According to the data source, the massive Bitcoin transfers, worth more than $670 million, were executed consecutively in 13 separate, identical transactions. The 13 transactions saw transfers made in identical amounts, with different unknown wallets sending 463 BTC to Coinbase 11 times. The remaining two transfers involved 462 BTC and 461 BTC, bringing the total Bitcoin inflow to 6,016 BTC in just a few hours. Although the tracker could…

The governance token of World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol backed by U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, may soon become tradable on exchanges after a community vote concluded on Wednesday. Token holders voted 99% in favor for the proposal to allow WLFI tokens to trade on secondary markets and transfer peer-to-peer, a Snapshot vote shows. The decision comes after the protocol raised around $590 million last year in a pre-sale where investors could buy WLFI tokens. For example, Tron founder Justin Sun also purchased $30 million of the asset. World Liberty Financial is developing a…

On Tuesday, July 15th, the crypto market witnessed heightened volatility amid the regulatory development in the U.S. House as they voted on three crypto bills. The Ethereum coin showcased the current market uncertainty with a notable price spread between $2,927 and $3,098. While the short-term trend shows a lack of conviction from buyers or sellers, the institutional investors continue to stack more ETH, indicating their confidence in the asset’s long-term growth. SharpLink Gaming Boosts ETH Holding with $15.76M Purchase Over the past week, the Ethereum price witnessed a high-momentum rally from $2,523 to a recent high of $3,098. A primary…

MicroStrategy holds 597K BTC worth $64.4B with $22B in unrealized gains but warns of key risks. Public firms with Bitcoin surged from 64 in 2024 to 151 in 2025 amid favorable regulation. Top holders like Tesla, Galaxy, and Mara diversify BTC strategies from mining to direct buys. MicroStrategy has disclosed big risks linked to its expansive Bitcoin portfolio, which now exceeds $64.4 billion in value. According to a Form 8-K filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July 2025, the company reported holding 597,000 BTC as of June 30, 2025. These assets were acquired for $42.4…

Global standard for Digital Product Passports launched with IOTA showing a live system using DLT. New framework may enforce worldwide compliance as IOTA-Digimarc pilot tackles real-world tracking issues. The first global standard for Digital Product Passports has been officially launched through a partnership between the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This new framework is expected to reshape the verification and traceability of global trade worth more than $50 trillion. As part of the event, IOTA presented its Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) solution, offering a working model for digital transparency. The standard…

Bitcoin hits all-time high, surpassing $111,000 Evaluating the dynamics behind this historic rise, Bitwise Asset Management’s Investment Director Matt Hougan stated that the rally has just begun and is a harbinger of a long-term rise. According to Hougan, Bitcoin’s rise is driven by two key factors: the increasing interest of institutional investors in the market and indirect support from the US government. “More than $8 billion has flowed into Bitcoin ETFs in the last 30 days. This means new demand against fixed supply and pushes prices up,” Hougan said, adding that the government’s increasing budget deficits and money printing policies…

Liquid staking protocol Kinetiq, which has been operational for about 24 hours, is now the second-largest DeFi project on DEX Hyperliquid’s Layer 1, HyperEVM, by total value locked. The highly anticipated protocol launched yesterday afternoon, and has attracted over $460 million in capital across just 2,800 holders, for an average stake of $164,280, or roughly 3,400 HYPE, per wallet, according to data from Kinetiq’s website. Other top DeFi protocols in the Hyperliquid ecosystem, such as Hyperlend, Felix Protocol, and Hyperbeat, immediately integrated Kinetiq’s liquid staking token (LST), kHYPE, offering vaults and solutions with incentivized yield and points to attract the…