Author: NBTC
Today is expected to be highly volatile for the crypto market as all eyes turn to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy decision. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is holding its scheduled meeting on May 6–7 to assess the economic outlook and understand the future of U.S. interest rates. The FOMC, led by Chair Jerome Powell, will announce its decision at 2 PM Eastern Time on May 7 (11:30 PM IST). Initially, there were expectations of a full percentage point of cuts due to concerns over Trump tariffs. But now they expect a smaller 0.75% cut for the year.…
Starknet (STRK) just leveled up with the official launch of Stage 1. In simple terms, the network has officially hit the first stage of decentralization, according to L2BEAT. This means that users are no longer completely at the mercy of the core team. Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder, gave his approval, cementing Starknet’s status as one of the few Layer 2s he considers worth paying attention to. Buterin himself was actually part of the STRK token drop last year. He received his stash through Starknet’s LockedTokenGrant, then quietly moved over 2 million tokens from his Gnosis Safe to an unlabeled wallet…
The cryptocurrency market is facing supply-side pressure as more than $81.9 million worth of tokens are scheduled to unlock between May 5 and 11, 2025. According to blockchain analytics firm Tokenomist, ENA tops the list with the largest unlock by volume. The project will release tokens worth $55.79 million, representing 3.1% of its circulating supply. As per the data, the unlock, scheduled for May 5, makes it the most substantial single-day release of the week. The tokens are designated for both the founding team and private investors, with 6.61% of total ENA tokens being unlocked through this event. 🟣 Weekly…
Christy Goldsmith Romero, one of the four commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will depart the federal regulator at the end of the month, she announced Friday. Goldsmith Romero joins fellow Commissioner Summer Mersinger, who announced earlier this week that she would leave on May 30 after being named the next CEO of the Blockchain Association, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group for the crypto industry. In a statement, Goldsmith Romero said that derivatives markets, which the agency oversees, “experienced significant growth while remaining resilient and financially stable through times of market stress and volatility” during her time on the…
Joao Wedson, CEO of cryptocurrency analysis firm Alphractal, warned investors that Bitcoin is at a critical support level. In his statement, Wedson argued that Bitcoin should not fall below the $87,500 level. “BTC should not lose the $87,500 level, this is the last support point. This level is based on a strong metric called Alpha Price, which is based on on-chain behavior. We are still above $95,000 at the moment. However, if $87,500 is broken, it is very likely that the $75,000 level will also be lost. If this support holds, a strong base will be formed,” he said. “I…
With the Ethereum Pectra upgrade now fully implemented, gas fees across the network have stayed minimal, with median-sized transactions averaging approximately 0.000061 ETH or $0.15 per transfer. Onchain fees for Bitcoin have also held steady—though generally higher than Ethereum’s—as a high-priority Bitcoin transaction this weekend is expected to clear for about $0.58. 2 Largest Blockchain Networks by Market Cap Maintain Low Fee Environments Since the activation of Pectra on May 7, 2025, fees have largely remained subdued. There was, however, a temporary uptick on May 12 when median gas prices climbed to $0.687 per transaction. As of May 17, the…
The total combined market capitalization for the top 10,427 publicly traded companies surged past $116 trillion as US markets opened on May 13. This marks the largest turnaround in at least the past two years as rapidly rising Silicon Valley stocks propel markets toward the global all-time high of $117.69 trillion reached on February 17 after reaching a one-year low in early April. The catalyst for the swift turnaround appears to be renewed market vigor established by the loosening of trade tensions between the US and China alongside recently announced investment commitments made during US President Donald Trump’s visit with…
FlokiFi Locker, launched by the Floki team, allows users to lock digital assets like LP tokens, fungible tokens, NFTs, and even multi-tokens. But what makes FlokiFi Locker stand out is not just what it locks—but how it does it. What Is FlokiFi Locker? FlokiFi Locker is a smart contract-based digital asset locker protocol created by the team behind the FLOKI token. It lets users securely lock a variety of digital assets—Liquidity Pool (LP) tokens, ERC-20 tokens, NFTs, and multi-tokens—on multiple blockchains. The locker works as a decentralized alternative to traditional trust systems, allowing developers and users to prove they’re in…
A critical development has occurred in the long-running litigation between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Judge Analisa Torres rejected the settlement plan that was presented between the parties. Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett reportedly described Judge Torres as taking a “tough stance” in her assessment of the development. After interviewing three legal sources and participating in a live analysis by attorney John E. Deaton, Eleanor Terrett commented: “Judge Torres is taking a serious tone here, not wanting the parties to simply agree to drop the case; he’s pushing them to really work through the process.” According…
P2P.org has introduced Ethereum’s first staking API, catering to institutional customers and developers, for the Pectra upgrade. The Pectra hard fork added many key improvements and now the new API makes it easy to engage with new Ethereum ($ETH) validators from May 16. The Pectra API allows users to perform features like combining validators, making partial withdrawals, incremental staking, and auto-compounding. It gives users control over validators, allowing for smart trading and the best use of capital and funds. Consolidation unites validators that have the same withdrawal address, and a top-up allows users to enter smaller amounts and reach a…