Author: NBTC

A fresh post from RWA expert Zeus has put the spotlight back on one of the fastest-growing corners of crypto: tokenized real-world assets. In a tweet, Zeus highlighted the top moving assets of the week and, just as importantly, explained what each of them actually represents. The list was a pretty clear reminder that the RWA narrative is no longer just about stablecoins or tokenized treasuries. It now stretches across currencies, equities, yield products, and even payment infrastructure built for everyday money movement. One of the most eye-catching names on the list was TRYB, BiLira’s Turkish lira-backed stablecoin. The idea…

Ondo Finance just asked the SEC for permission, not forgiveness. The real-world asset tokenization firm submitted a no-action letter on April 13, requesting regulatory clarity to use Ethereum Mainnet for managing tokenized securities tied to its Ondo Global Markets product. The filing covers tokenized notes linked to more than 200 US stocks and ETFs, targeting non-US investors. If the SEC grants the relief, it would mark one of the most significant regulatory green lights for on-chain securities infrastructure to date. What the no-action letter actually means A no-action letter is the SEC’s way of saying “we won’t sue you if…

Bitcoin hovered near $76,500 mid-day Hong Kong time, according to CoinDesk market data, holding a narrow range as trading remains muted after a long weekend in the U.S. Prediction market traders on Polymarket see $BTC as likely to hold above $74,000 this week, with a 60% chance it finishes the trading week above $76,000. In a note to CoinDesk, Singapore-based market maker Enflux wrote that the “bid is there” but no one is adding size. A Glassnode weekly report adds the same split: buying and selling pressure is becoming more balanced, but weaker trading activity points to a cautious market…

A Washington Post analysis of financial disclosure documents found that nominees and officials in the Trump administration held no less than $193 million in crypto and blockchain-linked assets. The figure spans nearly 70 individuals, with holdings ranging from small investments to at least $120 million for a single appointee. President Donald Trump, who reversed his earlier crypto skepticism to become the industry’s most powerful advocate, reported a personal stake of at least $51 million in digital assets. Vice President JD Vance listed between $250,000 and $500,000 in Bitcoin. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disclosed between $1…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has pushed back against claims that the company is moving away from $XRP. He said Ripple remains the party most invested in the token’s long-term success. Garlinghouse shared this view during an interview with journalist Eleanor Terrett at the $XRP Las Vegas conference. Key Points Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says Ripple remains the largest $XRP holder and fully committed to $XRP’s success. He says $XRP focus remains utility, liquidity, and trust across global financial institutions. Garlinghouse rejects claims Ripple is moving away from $XRP, calling them “funny and strange”. Ripple expands Treasury and XRPL vision, seeing…

Credit unions, those member-owned financial cooperatives that most people associate with auto loans and slightly better savings rates, are about to get a shot at issuing stablecoins. The National Credit Union Administration has proposed a new rule establishing operational and risk-management standards for credit union-affiliated stablecoin issuers, marking one of the most concrete steps yet in bringing traditional cooperative finance into the digital asset ecosystem. The proposal builds on the $GENIUS Act, which President Trump signed into law on July 18, 2025, creating the first comprehensive federal framework for payment stablecoins in the US. Under that legislation, the NCUA is…

Bitcoin is sliding into a high-risk environment due to continued institutional selling, primarily from US spot exchange-traded funds, according to crypto analytics platform Swissblock. Swissblock said on Tuesday that its Bitcoin risk index was at a high risk score of 33 out of 100, adding that “every time the Risk Index signals that selling pressure is structurally overwhelming the market, what sits underneath is institutional distribution.” The platform’s proprietary risk index was developed to gauge the overall risk level in the Bitcoin market by measuring the relative balance between selling pressure and buying pressure, helping to assess how “risky” it…

As institutional interest in $XRP spot ETFs continues to grow, the total amount of $XRP held in ETFs has reached 881.52 million. According to current data, total assets under management (AUM) has risen to $1.28 billion, while the amount of $XRP locked in ETFs represents approximately 0.88% of the total supply. The $XRP price, meanwhile, has fallen 1.22% in the last 24 hours, trading at $1.42. According to Week 20 data, spot $XRP ETFs saw net inflows of 38.34 million $XRP. In dollar terms, this inflow is worth approximately $54.44 million. During the same period, total inflows reached 34.05 million…

Shiba Inu has seen a supply drop in the last 24 hours with millions of $SHIB sent to dead wallets in this timeframe. According to the Shibburn website, a total of 6,079,210 $SHIB were sent to dead wallets in the last 24 hours. This adds to a total of 33,555,505 $SHIB burned in the last seven days and 197,397,403 tokens in the last 30 days.Overall, 410,839,970,136,820 $SHIB tokens have been burned out of the initial 1 quadrillion $SHIB supply, accounting for 41.08%. This is worth $7,358,037,796 in monetary terms. The $SHIB burn rate has increased 37.28% from the past day,…

Olena Oblamska, a Ukrainian national also known as Lola Ferrari, has been extradited from Thailand to face federal charges in Oregon for her alleged role in Forsage, a DeFi platform that prosecutors say operated as a $340 million Ponzi and pyramid scheme. She has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. What was Forsage, and how did it work Forsage launched in 2019 and marketed itself as a decentralized, smart-contract-based investment platform. The pitch was familiar: low risk, high yields, all powered by the magic of DeFi. In reality, according to prosecutors, the platform had no genuine underlying…