Author: NBTC

“There’s been a lot of good bipartisan compromise, hundreds of pages of input from both sides,” he said, adding that law enforcement groups, banks and crypto companies are behind it. He said the “must-have issues” Coinbase had previously raised “have now been resolved.” One unresolved piece is the bill’s ethics provisions for elected officials holding digital assets. Asked whether the legislation adequately addresses conflicts of interest, Armstrong said “the details are still being worked out and negotiated.” He said the White House has “already put out an offer on the table that has a very strong ethics provision,” while Democrats…

Stablecoin payment cards closed their best month in August, with volume, transactions and users all reaching new monthly highs. Crypto card spending hit $1.076 billion in August, making it the second consecutive month where volume has surpassed the $1 billion mark. Data from paymentscan.xyz also shows that transactions reached around 10.67 million, while addresses grew to over 283K from 261K the month prior. When we divide the volume by the number of transactions, this works out to an average purchase size of $100.80. RedotPay took the lion’s share of the total volume with around $390.1 million processed in August or…

As $BNB Chain continues to establish a strong foothold in the RWA market, it has continued to expand its tokenized assets market amid growing adoption from investors. With its fast-growing blockchain infrastructure, $BNB Chain has continued to dominate other major networks, including Solana, by RWA value growth. $BNB Chain hits $3.6 billion in RWA growth value Recent data from CryptoRank shows that $BNB Chain has surged to become the fastest-growing blockchain by RWA value so far in 2026. Following this outstanding performance, $BNB Chain has overtaken Solana in the metric after recording a massive $3.6 billion increase so far this…

“Large Bitcoin whales have been building up their positions over the last two months, while medium-sized wallets have been selling. This divergence in behaviour could be a ‘constructive signal’ for $BTC in the medium term, according to CryptoQuant [data],” Alex Kuptsikevich, the chief market analyst at FxPro, said in an email. Blockchain analysis firm Glassnode noted that the market looks much more balanced now than it did a month ago. “Overall, the market appears increasingly balanced, with long-term conviction providing support while speculative participation remains contained,” it said. There are also signs of growing participation in $BTC futures and options.…

The S&P 500 is on course to deliver another positive inflation-adjusted return in 2026, but this year’s gains increasingly depend on corporate profits keeping pace with a tougher interest-rate environment. The benchmark has risen roughly 12%–13% year to date through late August, comfortably exceeding the latest U.S. inflation readings. The Consumer Price Index was up about 3.4% over the year through July, while the Fed’s preferred PCE measure rose 3.7%, leaving stock investors with a substantial positive real gain even after accounting for higher prices. Earnings Are Doing More of the Work The important part of the 2026 rally is…

In a significant move for the stablecoin market, Tether has burned 1.75 billion $USDT tokens, according to on-chain data tracked by Whale Alert. The transaction, executed at the Tether Treasury, effectively removes a substantial amount of $USDT from circulation, a development that could influence liquidity and market dynamics in the cryptocurrency space. Understanding the Token Burn Token burns are a mechanism used by stablecoin issuers to manage the circulating supply. When demand for $USDT decreases or when tokens are redeemed for fiat currency, Tether can choose to destroy those tokens permanently. This process is transparent on the blockchain, as the…

TransparentBusiness Inc., which does business as Unicoin, sued Universal Navigation Inc., which does business as Uniswap Labs, in the Southern District of New York, seeking declarations that its UNICOIN mark does not infringe or dilute Uniswap’s claimed marks. TransparentBusiness argued in a complaint filed Tuesday that its UNICOIN mark does not infringe or dilute Uniswap’s claimed $UNI, UNISWAP and UNICHAIN marks. It also asked the court to cancel US trademark registration for $UNI. The complaint says Uniswap’s counsel sent three demand letters on June 3, July 17 and Aug. 14, accusing Unicoin of trademark infringement, dilution, cybersquatting and unfair competition,…

Bitfinex Securities, the tokenized investment platform associated with crypto exchange Bitfinex, has listed five tokenized notes giving eligible investors exposure to Strategy, Metaplanet and other publicly traded Bitcoin treasury companies. The trading platform announced that the products track the economic performance of shares in Strategy, Metaplanet, Sweden’s H100 Group and France’s Capital B. Bitfinex Securities also listed Strategy’s variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, STRC. Bitfinex Securities described the launch as the first time such products have been made available for secondary trading on a regulated tokenized securities exchange. The notes were issued through ORO (II), a Luxembourg umbrella securitization fund managed…

Arbitrum has highlighted a remarkable growth in the tokenization of funds, suggesting a shift in market dynamics. This development, shared by the crypto commentator @arbitrum, indicates that funds are being tokenized at unprecedented levels. As traders analyze this trend, the implications for investment strategies and market participation could be significant, encouraging a new wave of interest in tokenized assets. Breaking It Down The broader crypto market is currently exhibiting mixed signals, yet Arbitrum’s announcement about fund tokenization stands out. With over $1.2 billion in open interest within its perpetual exchange ecosystem, Arbitrum is becoming increasingly pivotal in the crypto space.…

Bitcoin saw a broad wave of exchange outflows on July 20, with nearly $686 million worth of $BTC leaving major trading platforms. CryptoQuant contributor Amr Taha highlighted this record in a recent commentary. Notably, Binance accounted for most of the withdrawals, recording its largest daily net outflow since April. For context, if the coins remain off exchanges, the trend could help reduce short-term selling pressure. Interestingly, this new trend has emerged as Bitcoin’s price continues to stabilize, pushing up gradually, Binance Drives Bitcoin Exchange Outflows Taha said Binance recorded roughly $570 million in net Bitcoin outflows on July 20. It…