Author: NBTC

In Iran, which has been at war with the US for months, there is a great deal of interest in cryptocurrencies. Recent data confirms this. According to reports, Novitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has processed at least $2.3 billion worth of transactions through Tron (TRX) and $BNB Chain over the past few years. According to Reuters, citing data from on-chain analytics firm Arkham, Novitex has reportedly processed approximately $2 billion in transactions on the Tron network and at least $317 million on the $BNB chain since 2023. The report states that Novitex continued transferring funds across the two networks even…

A growing number of people see the Clarity Act, which intends to establish clear and enforceable guardrails for the U.S. crypto industry, as a sign that Washington has firmly closed the door on the “regulation-by-enforcement” approach seen under the Biden administration to a more structured framework for the crypto industry. And look, on paper, it’s a major step forward. There is no doubt the Clarity Act offers clearer definitions and a more coherent regulatory perimeter for the industry. But regulatory clarity does not automatically lead to adoption. Because even if Congress gets the market structure right, the U.S. crypto tax…

Shiba Inu has seen sustained demand as its recent exchange activity shows that holders have continued to aggressively move tokens out from crypto exchanges. While the reason behind the rising outflow remains unclear, the move has often been traced to increased buying activities as the act of moving tokens out of exchanges to self-custody typically represents purchases. Over 207 Billion $SHIB out in 24 hours According to data provided by crypto analytics platform CryptoQuant, the Shiba Inu exchange netflow has surged by over 5% over the last day. This shows a notable rise in exchange activity as a net total…

With Bitcoin mining economics under pressure from historically low hashprice levels of mining revenue and rising network competition, AI and HPC infrastructure revenue has emerged as a stabilizing and, in some cases, significantly larger growth driver. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. The first installment of this Bitcoin-AI convergence series explored a foundational idea: Bitcoin mining was never just about digital currency. It was designed as a long-term energy system, converting electricity into computation. The…

Bitcoin’s aggregated open interest in the futures market rebounded sharply, returning toward 268,600 contracts. The eight-hour weighted funding rate averaged a positive 0.0085%, reflecting strong leveraged optimism in long positions. U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded net capital outflows of $700 million per day. The surge in leverage has created a complex scenario in the crypto market, further complicated by rising retail speculation and aggressive selling in the spot market. In a landscape ruled by uncertainty, the Bitcoin volatility warning has captured traders’ attention as they closely monitor derivatives behavior to anticipate the next price movements. $BTC is going…

On-chain data from Onchain Lens reveals that the Worldcoin team has deposited 13.18 million $WLD tokens, worth approximately $3.09 million, to the Coinbase exchange. Such movements of tokens to centralized exchanges are typically interpreted as preparation for selling, which can exert downward pressure on the token’s price. Details of the Deposit The transaction was detected and reported by Onchain Lens, a blockchain analytics platform. The deposit involves a significant portion of the $WLD token supply, raising questions about the team’s intentions. While depositing tokens to an exchange does not guarantee an immediate sale, it is a common step taken by…

In brief The Digital Chamber urged the OCC to defend recent national trust bank charter approvals for crypto firms. Sen. Elizabeth Warren argued the approvals may violate banking law by letting crypto firms perform bank-like activities under lighter regulation. The crypto industry countered that Congress effectively authorized such activity through the $GENIUS Act. Days after a Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the Treasury Department’s recent spate of bank charter approvals for crypto firms may be illegal, industry leaders are forcefully pushing back on the characterization. On Tuesday, the Digital Chamber, a top crypto industry trade group, implored the Trump Treasury Department…

Agentic payment protocol x402 volume collapsed roughly 77% from its November 2025 peak of $5.15 million to $1.19 million by May 2026. Meanwhile, transaction count fell only 41% from its December 2025 peak of 4.85 million, then rebounded to 2.89 million in May, up 12.5x from a February trough, with an average transaction size of $0.52. The market’s recovery took the form of high-frequency, low-value usage, revealing that agents are paying for APIs, data, and compute over HTTP at sub-dollar amounts, relying on automation to function. A conservative 5-to-15-second wallet confirmation to each of those 2.89 million monthly x402 transactions…

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust shed $527.84 million on Wednesday, the second-largest single-day net outflow since the fund launched in January 2024, per SoSoValue data. The figure missed the record by a razor-thin margin. IBIT’s biggest outflow on record remains the $528.3 million pulled on Jan. 30, which Wednesday’s draw came within about $500,000 of matching. The fund holds roughly $59 billion in assets and accounts for close to 4% of bitcoin’s total supply, making it the largest single vehicle for institutional bitcoin exposure. The outflow was part of a broader exodus. The 11 U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs lost a combined…

A startup focused on a little-known but costly regulatory risk for crypto and fintech companies has secured $10 million in Series A funding. Eisen, which specializes in escheatment — the process by which unclaimed assets are turned over to state governments — announced the round, bringing its total funding to $18.5 million, as first reported by Fortune. What Is Escheatment and Why Does It Matter for Crypto? Escheatment laws require financial institutions to transfer dormant or unclaimed assets to state treasuries after a certain period of inactivity. While traditionally applied to bank accounts and safe deposit boxes, these laws increasingly…