Author: NBTC

The latest report from the European Central Bank predicts that the digital euro will replace a portion of the banknotes in circulation, fundamentally reshaping how Europeans use money. Bank deposits will also be impacted. Digital Euro to Reshape How Europeans Use Banknotes and Bank Deposits While the digital euro, the project that seeks to implement a European central bank digital currency (CBDC), has yet to be approved, the European Central Bank (ECB) is already studying its effects on the current composition of assets, including banknotes and bank deposits, in the Eurozone. The latest report from the bank indicates that the…

Edoardo Farina, the founder of Alpha Lions Academy, has shared an ambitious prediction on how a strategic investment in XRP could lead to life-changing profits. In a post on X, Farina outlined a scenario where an initial investment of $44,000 in XRP could balloon into $5.5 million. He suggested committing over 50% of one’s annual income to position for this hypothetical windfall. The Math Behind the Potential XRP Windfall Specifically, Farina noted that someone with an annual salary of $80K could invest $44K of that sum in XRP. Purchasing $44,000 worth of XRP at its current price of $2.40 per…

Kalp, a cross-chain platform that focuses on Real-World Assets (RWAs), has announced its strategic partnership with SFT Protocol. This blockchain-based derivatives platform merges real-world infrastructure with Web3 into decentralized technologies. The aim of this partnership is to build a comprehensive Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) that helps in creating a strong digital economy for businesses and other purposes. 🚀 Partnership Announcement! 🚀We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with @SFTProtocol! 🎉 SFT Protocol is leading the charge with the first fully decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) DAO, driving the development of the SFT Chain — a true ‘Chain of… pic.twitter.com/sjxn10ETy0 — Kalp…

Mike McGlone, a senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, has reiterated his prediction that Bitcoin might end up losing a zero. McGlone has recalled that Nasdaq Composite, which tracks virtually all stocks that are listed on the Nasdaq exchange, peaked at around 5,000 back in 2000 when the dot-com bubble was about to pop. The analyst is seemingly drawing a comparison between that peak and Bitcoin’s historic ascent to $100,000. McGlone has noted that Bitcoin was born when the stock market bottomed following the global financial crisis (GFC). According to McGlone, Bitcoin has been the leader of “one of the…

The current market situation is very much in the ‘fear’ zone, but some investors believe this is an opportunity to buy the dip. On Friday, Altcoin Buzz reported that after being inactive for 2.8 years, a whale purchased 3,659.83 Ethereum (ETH) at a cost of $5.88 million. This has raised eyebrows as the cryptocurrency has been struggling in the volatile market environment. A WHALE BOUGHT 3,659.83 $ETH WORTH $5.88M AFTER BEING NOT ACTIVE FOR 2.8 YEARS.WHALES ARE WAKING UP! 🐳 pic.twitter.com/Qyo5ANA0jT — Altcoin Buzz (@Altcoinbuzzio) April 18, 2025 Historic “Fear” Phases Linked to Massive ETH Gains Analyst Crypto Patel noted…

In a surprising twist, it’s not the crypto participants but Wall Street giants who are now championing decentralization, transparency, and immutability. Crypto’s Founding Principles Are Being Kept Alive—By Institutions The world is wrestling with Trump’s on-and-off tariffs and their attendant side effects, such as retaliatory tariffs, whipsawing markets, and what appears to be trouble in the U.S.’s sovereign bond market. The speed with which this is all happening is dizzying, and makes commenting on it feel futile. A day later, the world can look very different So instead, I’m going to write about a slower-moving trend I’ve noticed the past…

Terraform Labs is launching a claims portal for creditors who suffered losses from the TerraUSD token collapse and subsequent events that led to the companies’ bankruptcy, according to a Friday announcement. Terraform Labs Creditors: The Crypto Loss Claims Portal is scheduled to open for submission of Crypto Loss Claims on March 31, 2025. Creditors may file Eligible Crypto Loss Claims at https://t.co/7YQvfQr76x. The deadline to file is April 30, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (prevailing Eastern… — Terra 🌍 Powered by LUNA 🌕 (@terra_money) March 28, 2025 The Crypto Loss Claims Portal, managed by Kroll Restructuring Administration, will open on March…

A federal judge agreed to pause an ongoing lawsuit between 18 state attorneys general and a decentralized finance lobbyist group against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, after the parties noted the SEC’s new leadership. The state AGs, all Republicans, filed the lawsuit alongside the DeFi Education Fund last November after Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election. They allege that the federal securities regulator had exceeded its authority in filing lawsuits against crypto exchanges. In Wednesday’s filing, the SEC suggested that Paul Atkins’ confirmation as the new agency chair could end the litigation. “As support,…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Artificial intelligence has become a powerful force in the finance ecosystem, offering faster,> You might also like: AI is creating a new class of entrepreneurs, and you’re either in or out | Opinion But there’s one major problem: bias. Despite offering speed, precision, and what seems like objectivity, financial AI systems carry the same bias that the industry has been trying to eliminate for decades. For example, according to Lehigh University, OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo large language models—simulating…

The notion that Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, may be the anonymous creator of Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto has been the subject of one of the most persistent rumors in the cryptocurrency world. Hoskinson recently made a statement in which he categorically denied any affiliation with Satoshi, restating that he had absolutely nothing to do with the creation of Bitcoin and never claimed to be connected to it. Hoskinson has previously been required to provide his identity. Parts of the crypto community are still speculating despite repeated denials. This long-standing theory was put to the test when Charles Hoskinson was…