Author: NBTC

Two of the most powerful people in artificial intelligence are now sitting across from each other in a federal courtroom instead of a boardroom. Elon Musk and Sam Altman, who co-founded OpenAI with a stated mission to develop AI for the benefit of humanity, are locked in a jury trial that could reshape how the world thinks about nonprofit promises in the age of billion-dollar technology. The trial, which began with jury selection on April 27, 2026, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, centers on Musk’s allegation that OpenAI abandoned its founding principles. In English:…

Bitcoin’s recent price action suggests the market is approaching an important decision zone where multiple technical and on-chain support levels converge. This raises the possibility of a short-term bullish reaction before the market determines its next larger directional move. The behavior around the $74K-$75K support and deeper demand regions will likely shape Bitcoin’s medium-term outlook. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, $BTC continues to trade below the descending 200-day MA near $80K, struggling to build bullish momentum. Following rejection from the $82K resistance area, sellers pushed the market back toward the first major support zone at…

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is doubling down on privacy and security tooling even as critics demand the organization do more to support $ETH’s price, which has dropped nearly 60% against Bitcoin over five years. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, on May 26, promoted Kohaku, a privacy-focused initiative housed inside the EF, calling for security and privacy to become “normal” on Ethereum’s access layer. The endorsement comes days after Buterin published a lengthy defense of the foundation’s strategy, stating that it should remain a research body and not an $ETH price support mechanism. Buterin’s position is in sharp contrast with Aave founder…

Evernorth says $XRP’s institutional case rests on infrastructure built for regulated capital, not price charts or ETF demand. The firm pointed to XRPL upgrades involving compliance controls, restricted environments, escrow tools, and approved trading venues. Key Takeaways: Evernorth says $XRP’s institutional story depends on infrastructure for regulated capital. Recent XRPL upgrades added compliance controls, restricted environments, and settlement tools. Future lending and privacy features could expand $XRP’s role beyond speculation. $XRP’s Institutional Case Depends on Infrastructure, Evernorth Says Evernorth, an $XRP treasury company building its strategy around long-term participation in the $XRP ecosystem, has asserted that $XRP’s most important institutional…

The crypto industry’s long-awaited regulatory framework just cleared its biggest hurdle yet. The US House of Representatives passed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, often called the CLARITY Act, with a 294-134 bipartisan vote, sending it to the Senate for what both supporters and skeptics expect to be a contentious review. Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of Congress’s most vocal crypto advocates, said the next step is pushing the bill through the Senate and delivering it to President Trump’s desk. Trump, for his part, has pledged to sign the legislation immediately upon arrival, urging Congress to move without delay. What the…

April 2026 will be remembered not for explosive gains but for structural repair. After a brutal February and March, marked by sharp drawdowns, leverage flushes, and sentiment washouts that left Bitcoin grinding below $70,000, the market staged a methodical recovery that closed the month near $76,300, representing an approximate 11–12% gain. That figure understates what actually happened beneath the surface. The recovery was architectural: higher lows replaced lower lows, positive cumulative volume delta (CVD) persisted across all major exchanges simultaneously for the first time since July 2025, and genuine altcoin rotation began to materialize. This was not a short squeeze.…

Ethereum may still be the second-largest crypto network in the industry, but according to Dragonfly Capital Managing Partner Haseeb Qureshi, the ecosystem is facing an identity crisis. Speaking on the Milk Road podcast, Qureshi compared Ethereum to “the Microsoft of crypto”, massive, enterprise-friendly, deeply important, but no longer viewed as the fastest-moving innovation hub in the market. “Ethereum is very big, it’s very slow, it’s very enterprise-friendly, doesn’t have the best UX, it’s not the first to innovate on anything at this point, but it’s extremely important and irreplaceable, and it’s worth a lot of money,” he said. Why Ethereum…

The stablecoin sector climbed to a fresh zenith of $323.343 billion during the last seven days as $1.542 billion entered the market. Tether posted a modest 0.04% gain while maintaining market dominance near 58.67%. Key Takeaways: Tether added $68.2M as $USDT held 58.67% of the $323.3B stablecoin market. Sky’s USDS jumped 11.5% to $8.79B, closing in on the $10B milestone. Western Union’s USDPT spiked 597,568%, though its market cap remains just $1.5M. Tether Commands 58.67% of Stablecoin Market; Western Union USDPT Rises 597,568% Tether’s $USDT remains the dominant force in the stablecoin sector by a wide margin, holding a market…

Something significant just happened on the $TON blockchain, and the market noticed immediately. Toncoin ($TON) surged over 90% in seven days. It moved from approximately $1.30 on May 3 to a peak of $2.75 on May 7 before settling around $2.50 by May 9. Source: CoinMarketCap — $TON 7-Day Price Chart (May 3-9, 2026)With a market cap now sitting around $6.8 billion. $TON has flipped both Stellar’s $XLM and Sui’s SUI in size. While the catalyst behind the move is one of the most significant developments in crypto’s relationship with mainstream technology. Telegram founder Pavel Durov just made $TON his…

South Korea’s financial regulator just threw a wrench into one of the year’s most significant crypto deals. The Financial Services Commission’s Virtual Asset Division confirmed this on May 18. It is actively reviewing whether Hana Bank’s acquisition of a 6.55% stake in Dunamu. The operator of Upbit, falls under the country’s finance-crypto separation regulations. 据 iNews24 报道，韩国金融委员会虚拟资产科官员表示，正审查韩亚银行（Hana Bank）收购 Dunamu 股份是否涉及金融与虚拟资产分离（金加分离）监管，目前并非直接推进放宽相关监管。韩亚银行近期宣布将收购 Kakao Investment 持有的 Dunamu 6.55% 股份，若交易完成，将成为 Dunamu… — 吴说区块链 (@wublockchain12) May 18, 2026 The deal, worth approximately $670 million, would make Hana Bank Dunamu’s fourth-largest shareholder. But regulators are not ready to wave it through. South Korea news today puts…