Author: NBTC

The world of finance is rapidly evolving, and at its forefront is RWA tokenization – the process of converting tangible assets into digital tokens on a blockchain. This exciting innovation just saw a significant leap forward as Plume, a blockchain platform specializing in regulated Real World Assets, announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin. Together, they successfully tokenized an impressive $40 million worth of RWAs in just four months. This achievement marks a pivotal moment, showcasing the immense potential of digital asset tokenization. What is RWA Tokenization and Why Does it Matter for Real World Assets? You…

In onchain finance, every yield stream is becoming a building block. Today Pendle introduced Boros, a new primitive that takes the floating funding-rate on perpetual futures — one of crypto’s most volatile, yet essential flows — and turns it into a tokenized instrument that can be traded, hedged, or, perhaps, even posted as collateral. Initially available for Binance ETH and BTC perps, Boros enables a market for fixed-vs-floating funding rate swaps, unlocking a new way to price and hedge directional leverage. Essentially, it’s the creation of a funding-rate derivatives layer that can plug in throughout DeFi. As the Boros team…

The price of the leading altcoin, Ethereum, continues to drift further from the $4,000 mark. Recent profit-taking and cautious sentiment weighing heavily on market momentum have caused ETH price to decline significantly from its July peak of $3,941. On-chain and technical indicators now suggest a growing likelihood of a pullback below $3,000 in the coming weeks. ETH Faces Headwinds as Accumulation Dips and Bearish Signals Mount Glassnode data shows that Ethereum’s Holder Accumulation Ratio closed at a two-month low of 27.57% on Saturday, a sign that investors are no longer aggressively adding to their ETH holdings. Want more token insights…

FED holds rates, but rising jobless data pushes 80% chance of a September cut. Crypto crashes as FED delay sparks $490M in liquidations. CPI data may seal the deal for a FED cut and crypto rebound. Despite former President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for lower interest rates, the U.S. Federal Reserve held rates steady for the fifth straight meeting. The benchmark rate remains unchanged at 4.25% to 4.5%, a level set back in December 2024. But now, all eyes are on the upcoming September 17, 2025, FOMC meeting, and expectations are surging. Possibilities of Interest Rate Cuts in the US…

The cryptocurrency world often buzzes with news of market shifts and technological advancements. However, every so often, a company’s financial results stand out, offering a clear picture of success. Recently, Hut 8, a prominent player in the Bitcoin mining space, made headlines with its truly impressive Q2 profit, signaling robust health and strategic foresight within the evolving crypto mining industry. This remarkable performance, coupled with significant BTC holdings, positions Hut 8 as a leader to watch. Hut 8’s Stellar Financial Performance: A Deep Dive into Q2 Profit Hut 8 has demonstrated exceptional financial strength in its second quarter. The company…

Xenea has announced a strategic partnership with Partisia Blockchain to integrate Multi-Party Computation (MPC) into its expanding Layer 1 ecosystem. The partnership helps resolve the most stressful issue in Web3: the requirement to store information over time while ensuring confidentiality. Digital assets today face a fundamental infrastructure problem: you can’t have both persistent storage and data privacy.Today, Partisia Blockchain announces a strategic partnership with @Xenea_io to explore bringing confidential compute capabilities to Xenea’s ecosystem 🤝… pic.twitter.com/ZJSFbdcJMF — Partisia Blockchain (@partisiampc) August 7, 2025 Digital assets are today subject to a trade-off. On-chain storage is permanent and normally exposes sensitive data,…

Get ready to dive deeper into the virtual world! The Sandbox (SAND), a leading social gaming metaverse project, recently rolled out a significant product update: The Sandbox Game Maker 0.12. This launch marks a pivotal moment for creators and players alike, promising to transform how we experience and interact within the metaverse. What’s New in The Sandbox Game Maker 0.12? The latest iteration of The Sandbox Game Maker brings a host of exciting enhancements designed to enrich the creative process and player engagement. This update, as reported by Crypto Briefing, focuses on core functionalities that truly elevate the metaverse gaming…

Gemini, the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, appears poised to deepen its foray into decentralized finance with the imminent launch of “Gemini Onchain.” In a cryptic X post on Aug. 5, the exchange urged followers to “believe in somETHing,” dropping a link to a website called “Horizon,” the embedded JavaScript of which obscured its true destination until its countdown concludes on Aug. 14. Upon inspecting the link, The Defiant found a hidden URL embedded in the page’s JavaScript code, pointing to a website for Gemini Onchain, what appears to be a proprietary DeFi platform, as well…

Two large Ethereum investors are seizing the recent market correction to increase their stakes in the asset. In the first few days of August, the whale wallets collectively spent over $400 million on ETH, signaling renewed confidence in the asset’s long-term value. Ethereum Whales Buy the Dip as On-chain Activity Rises One of the most notable transactions came from a wallet tracked by Arkham Intelligence. Over a three-day period, the wallet acquired roughly $300 million worth of ETH via Galaxy Digital’s over-the-counter trading desk. The wallet currently has an unrealized loss of around $26 million. However, the sheer scale and…

COIN plunged 17% on Friday, just a day after Coinbase posted mostly disappointing earnings results. But investors shouldn’t rush to sell shares of the company’s stock just yet, according to several analysts. The U.S. crypto exchange’s shares could gain ground again as it closes several strategic partnerships and acquisitions that stand to broaden its customer base for its growing crypto and non-crypto services, according to these analysts. Those deals should enable Coinbase to post stronger financial results in subsequent quarters, offsetting the negative impact of the company’s lower-than-expected revenue and weaker trading volumes for the second quarter on its stock…