Author: NBTC

In an open letter to Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO of SBI Holdings, GAM Investments called on the Japanese financial giant to adopt an ambitious XRP-focused strategy. The Swiss-based investment manager urged SBI to implement an XRP buyback program, adopting a strategy similar to MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin accumulation approach. The letter highlights SBI’s market undervaluation and proposes a plan that mirrors MicroStrategy’s strategy with Bitcoin. SBI Undervaluation and Shareholder Concerns In the letter, GAM argues that SBI Holdings, which holds a significant stake in Ripple Labs and its XRP holdings, is trading at a steep discount to its true net asset value (NAV).…

A global digital payment system CrossFi has entered into a partnership with an emerging cutting-edge artificial intelligence network called DecentralGPT, supported by decentralized large language models. With this partnership, the organizations envision changing the world of blockchain and artificial intelligence with innovation and financial freedom with a resultant new business model in the Web3 ecosystem. 🚀 Exciting Partnership Announcement! 🚀 We’re thrilled to partner with @DecentralGPT , the decentralized LLM AI inference network driving innovation with open-source large language models! 🤝 This collaboration unites CrossFi’s groundbreaking blockchain solutions with… pic.twitter.com/iIoy8xceKd — CrossFi (@crossfichain) December 16, 2024 The partnership’s official release…

As 2024 comes to a close, Bitcoin (BTC) has had an impressive year, highlighted by its all-time high above the coveted $100,000. Several catalysts have been central to this achievement, such as the entry of major Wall Street players into the cryptocurrency space alongside discourse on the asset in the political arena. Bitcoin started the year at approximately $42,200, rallying over 136% year-to-date, marking one of its most bullish annual trends. By press time, the maiden digital asset was trading at $99,930 The year can be broken into three distinct phases. Bitcoin saw a sharp surge from January to March,…

H3at Studios has helped the Magic Eden NFT marketplace to garner more than 100 million views across the digital realm. The Dubai-based content-creator firm has partnered with dozens of web3 startups to amplify their digital presence with quality 3D videos. H3at Studios is well positioned to grow exponentially ahead as the web3 industry disrupts traditional financial services and entertainment. H3at Studios, a Dubai-based fast-growing media production company focused on the Web3 industry, was a major contributor to the success of Magic Eden’s $ME token airdrop. H3at Studios partnered with Magic Eden, a multi-chain non-fungible tokens (NFTs)marketplace, to create compelling content…

zkLink, the Aggregated Layer3 zkEVM Network, has announced an exciting partnership with Yuliverse, the global leader in location-based games. This partnership was announced through the X account of zkLink on Twitter. We are thrilled to announce our partnership with @TheYuliverse, the global leader in location-based games!Together, we are planning to incorporate web3 gaming elements into our ecosystem. More on this announcement soon 🔥🤝#zkLink $ZKL pic.twitter.com/1PK6CxUeDW — zkLink | Aggregated Rollup 🐊 (@zkLink_Official) December 18, 2024 zkLink and Yuliverse Bridge Traditional Gaming and Web3 with Blockchain Innovation These two companies will seek to incorporate Web3 gaming components into the zkLink network.…

Patchwork, a startup focused on simplifying blockchain and smart-contract development founded by former Coinbase employees, has released the next version of its low-to-no-code tools for building decentralized applications (dapps). Currently linked to Coinbase’s popular Ethereum layer-2 network Base and backed by Coinbase Ventures, the “Create-Patchwork” picks-and-shovels approach lowers the barriers to building blockchain applications and attaching data to them. Following the trend toward easily generated content, the complex world of blockchains and smart-contract design is on a path to no-code applications, or “text-to-app” experience. Create-Patchwork is the first of several features the team plans to roll out in early 2025…

Susbarium, the Shiba Inu community-driven scam alert channel, issues a new warning, distancing SHIB from the newly launched cat-themed memecoin Shiro Neko (SHIRO). The controversy surrounding Shiba Inu’s relationship with Shiro Neko continues to gain momentum, with Susbarium adding a new twist. Expert Claims Shiba Inu Is Backing Shiro Neko, But Susbarium Says Otherwise Over the weekend, widely followed market observer Ash Crypto promoted SHIRO on X, linking Shiba Inu to the project. Ash claimed that Shiba Inu is backing the Shiro project, indicating that SHIRO has room for growth based on its market cap difference with SHIB. The expert…

The South African financial regulator has issued 248 of the crypto asset service provider licenses it has received to date. 9 Applications Rejected The South African financial regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), has issued a total of 248 crypto asset service provider (CASP) licenses from the 420 applications it received. According to a local report, 56 applications are still under review, while nine have been rejected. The report adds that 106 entities withdrew their applications after the FSCA raised concerns about their business models. Confirmation of the 248 issued licenses comes just over a year after the FSCA…

In this Blockster podcast, we sat down with two major names in the industry. Charles Hoskinson is the CEO of IOHK and Shahaf Bar-Geffen is the CEO of COTI. Both Charles and Shahaf have extensive experience in the blockchain industry and are leading figures within their respective companies. In this interview, they share their insights into the current state of the blockchain industry and their vision for its future.—From Early Blockchain Days To Venture EcosystemThe discussion starts off with Charles talking about his early involvement in the blockchain industry going back to the Bitcoin days. He talks about the evolution…

In mid-November, we reached out to several artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to forecast bitcoin’s value at the close of 2024. Fast forward to today, with bitcoin recently touching $103,647 per coin, we decided it was time for another round of predictions. This time, we posed a slightly altered question to a group of generative AI chatbots, asking them to predict the price of bitcoin for Jan. 31, 2025. 9 Chatbots Predict Bitcoin’s January 2025 Value With just over three weeks left in the month and bitcoin surpassing the six-figure mark, optimism is in the air as many wonder if the…