Author: NBTC

Taiko, a permissionless, decentralized Ethereum-equivalent-based rollup designed to scale Ethereum, has announced its collaboration with Avalon Labs, a leading on-chain Bitcoin-focused capital markets platform and the issuer of USDa, the Bitcoin-collateralized. The main purpose of this strategic partnership is to enable institutions to deploy compliant, real-world assets (RWA) with Ethereum-level security. Excited to announce our partnership with @avalonfinance_ , deploying institutional RWA infrastructure on Taiko 🥁Avalon brings audited lending contracts, compliance frameworks, and complete yield architecture where collateral flows to real-world returns. All transparently on… pic.twitter.com/mPpzLRtb2I — Taiko.eth 🥁 (@taikoxyz) December 22, 2025 Both platforms are entirely built on a…

Paolo Arduino, the CEO of Tether, has announced that Tether is now officially represented on the Juventus Football Club S.p.A. board of directors, with Dr. Francesco Garino emerging as its representative. Arduino made this known in a post written in Italian on X. The post is translated as “Tether has just received its first seat on the Juventus Board of Directors… Francesco Garino confirmed!” He added, “Thanks to all minority shareholders for supporting our request to be involved. The first necessary step toward MJGA!” Garino is said to be a longtime Juventus supporter who was born, raised, and lives in…

Fluxion Network has launched its mainnet on Mantle, introducing a native spot-focused decentralized exchange designed to support asset-backed liquidity and real-world asset trading. The launch marks a step in Mantle’s strategy to build scalable on-chain infrastructure for structured financial products and institution-ready DeFi. Fluxion Network is Mantle’s native decentralized exchange. Mantle is an Ethereum-based modular blockchain network. Built directly on Mantle, Fluxion provides spot trading infrastructure optimized for capital efficiency, execution quality, and transparent on-chain settlement. The platform is focused on spot markets rather than broad DeFi primitives, positioning itself as a core liquidity layer for asset-backed tokens and RWA-related…

Vital Block Security has entered into a strategic alliance with PopChain Network, this strategic move will represent a huge transformation in the new face of Web3 security. As part of this partnership, Vital Block will work together with PopChain to develop advanced security protocols for a next generation blockchain aimed at users of ConnectFi. In addition, on December 22, 2025, Vital Block declared that it would assess the security of smart contracts for all PopChain-based projects. Building Trust Through Professional Auditing Vital Block Security brings a lot of experience to this partnership. The firm has audited more than 1,850 blockchain…

Falcon Finance is hastening its intention to create a universal collateralization infrastructure by means of a strategic combination with Chainlink. The partnership aims at broadening the scale and protection of USDF, the stable asset of Falcon, and addressing the rigid transparency and checking conditions of institutional players. Falcon Finance will help to bridge traditional finance with decentralized ecosystems more effectively by using the decentralized infrastructure of Chainlink. $2B+ USDf is going cross-chain. Powered by Chainlink.Why @falconfinance uses Chainlink to meet the security standards institutions require ↓ pic.twitter.com/LkqxBa6Dim — Chainlink (@chainlink) December 23, 2025 Building a Universal Collateralization Framework With Falcon…

Shares of crypto-focused companies have tumbled this week, capping a bruising stretch for the digital asset sector marked by renewed macroeconomic fears and lingering fallout from October’s liquidity crunch and mixed corporate earnings. Coinbase (COIN), Block Inc. (XYZ) and Robinhood (HOOD) have fallen 11% to 14% this week, according to Google Finance data, erasing recent gains and underscoring the fragile sentiment surrounding crypto-linked equities. On Oct. 30, Coinbase reported stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue as it advanced its “Everything Exchange” initiative, aimed at expanding the volume and diversity of tradable assets on its platform. Yet, despite the upbeat results, shares failed…

Two US Senators have introduced legislation aimed at cracking down on crypto fraud and scams by equipping law enforcement with better tools to spot attacks and identify perpetrators. The Strengthening Agency Frameworks for Enforcement of Cryptocurrency (SAFE) Act, introduced by Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Jerry Moran on Monday, seeks to coordinate action between the US Treasury, law enforcement, regulators and private sector players to tackle crypto fraud and scams. “This task force, established by the SAFE Cryptocurrency Act, will allow us to draw upon every resource we have to combat fraud in digital assets,” Slotkin said, while Moran added:…

Coinbase has agreed to acquire The Clearing Company, an on-chain prediction markets startup that spans digital assets, politics, sports, and culture, as it expands its push to become an “Everything Exchange” offering a broad range of investment products. In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Coinbase said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Clearing Company, with the transaction expected to close in January. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition marks a rapid turnaround for The Clearing Company, which was founded earlier this year and counted Coinbase Ventures among its investors in a $15…

Neo co-founder Erik Zhang has detailed a set of protocol-level updates spanning Neo N3 and the upcoming Neo 4, focused on transaction fee control and native token infrastructure. Contract fee whitelist Neo core developers have completed development of a Contract Fee Whitelist for Neo N3, with the feature now entering testing and porting to Neo 4. The mechanism allows selected smart contracts to operate under alternative fee rules, defined at the protocol level. Whitelisted contracts adopt a fixed-rate GAS model, enabling predictable and stable execution costs. For Neo 4, the design extends further, introducing a zero-fee execution mode for critical…

Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP$1.8763 is little changed in 24 hours, in line with the broader crypto market, even after the introduction of a new product that allows holders to earn extra money without selling their tokens. On Tuesday, Upshift, Clearstar and Flare unveiled earnXRP, a vault designed to make it easier for XRP holders to generate returns on top of their spot market holdings. The new offering helps XRP holders bypass the complexities of managing DeFi strategies and pays out yield denominated in XRP. Upshift is a platform dedicated to providing toolkitx to protocols and wallets to develop DeFi earn vaults.…