Author: NBTC

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has expressed her views on digital assets, saying they are the future and the U.S. needs to either embrace them or fall behind. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also noted on Wednesday he believes the U.S. should be the premier destination for digital assets. Lummis also noted in late February that the U.S. can either pave the way for digital assets or fall behind. She made the remarks as she was seeking clarification from the SEC on digital assets ETP staking restrictions to make U.S. asset managers competitive in the global market. Lummis and other senators…

SWIFT tightens oversight on crypto transactions. Russia and China explore crypto to dodge sanctions. Global crypto regulation is fragmented and evolving. While cryptocurrencies are rapidly revolutionising financial systems, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) is trying to prevent their misuse to circumvent sanctions by Russia and China. At the London Digital Assets Summit on May 6, Tom Zschach, SWIFT’s Chief Innovation Officer, laid out how the company is enhancing its infrastructure to spot criminal crypto activity. The efforts are specifically aimed at stopping sanctioned countries from employing crypto solutions to circumvent Western sanctions introduced after Russia invaded Ukraine.…

The widespread power outages that recently plunged Portugal and Spain into darkness shed light on the enduring value of cash during critical situations. This event also prompted questions about the truly decentralized nature of cryptocurrency, given its reliance on centralized electricity infrastructure. BeInCrypto spoke with representatives from CertiK, Brickken, Wanchain, and Money on Chain to learn what this means for public trust in crypto and what the sector needs to provide financial services around the clock, even when centralized distribution channels fail. Digital Finance Grinds to a Halt A significant power disruption last week left millions in the dark across…

The crypto market braces for significant movements as more than $3 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire today. With substantial contracts and maximum pain points identified, how will these expiring options affect the market’s volatility? Crypto Markets Brace for $3 Billion Options Expiry According to Deribit data, approximately $2.65 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire today. The maximum pain point for these options is $94,000, accompanied by a put-to-call ratio of 1.05. This expiration includes 25,925 contracts, slightly fewer than last week’s 26,949 contracts. Expiring Bitcoin Options. Source: Deribit Ethereum also sees the expiration of 164,591 contracts,…

8 May, 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry, has reinforced its commitment to the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement with another $100,000 grant to the BTCPay Server Foundation. This marks the second consecutive year Tether has extended direct support to the Foundation, reaffirming its strategic mission to champion developers building the infrastructure for financial freedom. The BTCPay Server is a self-hosted, open-source cryptocurrency payment processor that empowers thousands of businesses, projects, and communities worldwide to accept Bitcoin and USD₮ payments. The development of this software keeps the system up-to-date and compatible with cutting-edge…

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, has officially joined the Starstream Working Group, describing the project as a potential core element of Cardano’s future. His involvement underscores a growing institutional focus on enhancing blockchain performance through new execution environments. The working group has recently experienced rapid growth, expanding by approximately 50% in just two weeks, according to Sebastien Guillemot, co-founder of Paima Studios and an early driver of the Starstream initiative. Starstream has the potential to become a core component of Cardano’s future https://t.co/d7IR5VjYyv — Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) May 7, 2025 New Virtual Machine Targets UTXO Scalability Starstream introduces a UTXO-based…

The latest Crypto-and-Congress news is all about the Senate Democrats getting cold feet on the stablecoin bill (the GENIUS Act). The same bill they voted for just two months ago. Why the flip-flop? Because they don’t like Trump and they think the bill will help him profit. Why the Democrats keep hitting “replay” on this losing message is beyond me. Hating on Trump does not win elections. Just refer to the electoral bloodbath of 2024. But here’s the kicker: Crypto isn’t the threat, it’s the opportunity. If Democrats dropped their losing soundbites long enough to really learn crypto, they wouldn’t…

BabyDoge, originally a meme-driven cryptocurrency on BNB Chain, has now entered real estate with the launch of BabyDoge Properties. The project allows users to directly buy apartments in Dubai using cryptocurrency. It’s the first crypto project of its kind to enable property purchases along with eligibility for the UAE Golden Visa—if the purchase value crosses AED 2 million. Launched on properties(.)babydoge(.)com, this real estate venture aims to bridge crypto and tangible assets like never before. Image: BabyDoge Properties What Is BabyDoge Properties? BabyDoge Properties is a blockchain-based platform that lets crypto users purchase real estate in Dubai with various tokens…

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies soared Thursday along with other risk-on assets buoyed by a U.S.-U.K. trade deal, and despite President Donald Trump’s latest attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates. The largest cryptocurrency by market value cracked $100,000 for the first time since February on Thursday morning New York time. BTC was recently trading over $101,289 after jumping more than 5% over the past 24 hours, crypto markets data provider CoinGecko shows. On Wednesday, the Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged, angering Trump, who for weeks has been pressuring Powell to lower the cost of…

Berachain officially ended its Boyco prelaunch phase, shifting focus to new Proof-of-Liquidity strategies. Users could access early withdrawals via the Boyco rollover page before the official exit options opened. Berachain has officially closed its Boyco phase, a pre-launch program that attracted attention for raising over $2.5 billion in liquidity. This is not a small amount, and what’s even more surprising is that all of it was locked before the mainnet actually went live. Users deposited assets like ETH, wBTC, and stablecoins into vaults linked to several partners—including StakeStone, Concrete, Lombard, and others—during Boyco. Imagine someone putting money into a bank…