Author: NBTC

An amended complaint filed by Mintvest Capital against Energy & Compute, LLC (formerly Coinmint) alleges that the firm’s chief exec, Ashton Soniat, misappropriated $BTC from the firm’s mining operations. It also broadly alleges securities fraud and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) offences. Specifically, the lawsuit claims that “on each occasion when new machines were added, Mr. Soniat told investors that production started on a later date than it actually did.” “During the gap periods — between the actual start up and the announced startup — Mr. Soniat redirected all $BTC Coinmint produced to his personal $BTC wallet.” The…

ThunderCore’s native token, TT, experienced a dramatic price surge of more than 200% on Upbit’s South Korean won (KRW) trading pair, reaching approximately 0.538 won per token. This unusual price action comes just days before the token is scheduled to be delisted from the exchange. Context and Timeline Upbit, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, had previously announced that TT would be delisted at 12:00 a.m. UTC on September 1. The delisting decision is part of the exchange’s periodic review of listed assets, which evaluates factors such as trading volume, project development activity, and compliance with listing standards. Despite…

When bitcoin sits at roughly half its late-2025 peak while equities and gold trade near record highs, the natural instinct for many investors is to stay away. Onramp, a bitcoin-focused financial services firm, is making the opposite argument — and it has published a research report to back it up. Released in July 2026, the “Back to Basics” report makes a pointed case for owning actual spot bitcoin rather than the paper claims that most people hold without fully realizing it. Key takeaways Onramp’s “Back to Basics” report, published July 2026, argues the current drawdown is the shallowest in bitcoin’s…

The European Central Bank has strengthened its privacy commitments for a potential digital euro as Revolut has begun rolling out its first euro-backed stablecoin, EURR, to selected customers across three European markets. Forbes reported that the two projects are developing on separate tracks, with the digital euro designed as central bank money while EURR is a privately issued stablecoin intended to maintain a value of one euro. Digital euro privacy would limit ECB access to user identities ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the digital euro would offer the maximum level of privacy that existing technology can support, addressing…

Shibarium, the Layer-2 blockchain associated with Shiba Inu, has recorded a sharp rebound in daily transaction activity, with the network processing its highest number of transactions in a month. According to data from Shibariumscan, the Shiba Inu L2 blockchain processed 4,480 transactions on August 9, marking a one-month high. The figure represents a dramatic recovery from the 738 transactions recorded on August 8. As a result, Shibarium’s daily transaction count jumped 507% within 24 hours. The latest increase interrupts a prolonged decline in network activity. For context, Shibarium processed 5,170 transactions on July 10. However, daily activity gradually weakened afterward,…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pressing the Senate to advance the CLARITY Act when lawmakers return from their August recess, renewing pressure on Congress to establish rules for digital assets. In a post on X, Bessent warned that further delays could weaken U.S. leadership in crypto and limit the government’s ability to prevent digital assets from being misused. In July, I called on the Senate to advance the Clarity Act — a bill to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets and upgrade our ability to prevent bad actors from exploiting these critical technologies.When the Senate returns from August…

Crypto.com is preparing to enter the prediction market space with a new suite of AI-focused products, set to launch in September. The initiative, developed in partnership with fintech media outlet Payments.com (PYMNTS), will introduce more than 20 prediction market products covering healthcare, retail, and financial services. These offerings will be hosted on OG Prediction Market, a platform regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to a report by AMBCrypto. Expanding into Regulated Prediction Markets Prediction markets allow users to trade on the outcome of future events, effectively creating a marketplace for probabilities. By leveraging AI-related themes, Crypto.com…

From Beta App to Chart-Topper Fomo launched its public beta in May 2025, founded by Paul Erlanger and Se Yong Park. A little over a year later, it has done something few crypto-native apps manage, i.e. crack the general finance charts, not just the crypto ones. By August 21, Fomo had climbed into the top five U.S. finance apps on Apple’s App Store, surpassing Cash App and briefly reaching as high as third place, ahead of prediction-market rival Kalshi. It currently is in the top 15. Typically, finance-app rankings on the App Store are dominated by giants like banks and…

Decentralized futures exchange Aster has executed another token burn, removing 2.85 million $ASTER tokens from circulation. The transaction, which took place approximately three hours ago, is valued at around $1.74 million, according to blockchain tracking platform Onchain Lens. This latest burn brings Aster’s cumulative token destruction to 188.87 million $ASTER, representing 3.78% of the exchange’s total reduction target. The company aims to cut the overall supply to 3 billion $ASTER tokens, a move designed to increase scarcity and potentially support token value over the long term. Why Token Burns Matter for $ASTER Holders Token burns are a common mechanism in…

CryptoUK’s Lucy Rigby recently highlighted the pressing need for tokenization in wholesale markets during her speech at the UK Finance event. She emphasized that collaboration among industry, government, and regulators is crucial for moving from pilot projects to scalable solutions. As the UK seeks to lead globally in this space, achieving regulatory clarity and interoperability will be pivotal for innovation. For more details, see the official source here. Inside the Move During her address, Rigby stated, “The debate isn’t whether wholesale markets will become tokenised; it’s when.” This assertion underlines a significant shift towards digital transformation in the financial sector.…