Author: NBTC

In today’s newsletter, Andy Baehr from GSR examines how, beneath the stalled market, advisors are quietly building durable crypto allocations, moving beyond $BTC and gaining more comfort in this asset class. Then, in “Ask an Expert,” Patrick Velleman of Valdora offers commentary on how financial advisors can navigate the growing trend of durable crypto allocations. – Sarah Morton Summer is coming. Build your core. Crypto markets feel low-energy and ambivalent. But, beneath the surface, investors are searching for the right long-term home in crypto. It’s time to position for the next change of the season. The question finds every crypto…

In brief Trump spent nearly an hour at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday speaking with top holders of his meme coin. The president discussed the Iran war, crypto, China, and Joe Biden with a mostly foreign crowd of attendees. The gathering came as Trump’s crypto ventures face growing scrutiny in Washington. President Donald Trump on Saturday attended a conference for top holders of his meme coin, delivering off-the-cuff remarks for nearly an hour to an adoring crowd of crypto investors, tech executives, hedge fund managers, and MAGA diehards. The event, held at Mar-a-Lago, landed as the Trump family’s sprawling crypto portfolio faces…

The Supreme Court just handed the SEC one of its most powerful enforcement wins in years. In a unanimous ruling on June 4, the Court declared that the agency can force securities law violators to hand over their illegal profits without first proving that any specific investor actually lost money. What the Court actually decided The case, Sripetch v. SEC, centered on Ongkaruck Sripetch, who was tied to a penny-stock fraud scheme. The Ninth Circuit had previously upheld an order requiring Sripetch to disgorge approximately $2 million in illicit profits. Sripetch challenged that order, arguing the SEC hadn’t demonstrated that…

Kalshi has added Solana perpetual futures to its regulated crypto derivatives lineup, while several other altcoin contracts, including Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, remain under regulatory review. According to a June 10 post by Kalshi on X, $SOL perpetual futures are now available for trading on the platform. The company also said traders can access the new contract without paying trading fees for a limited time. $SOL Perpetuals are now live for trading.Only on Kalshi. pic.twitter.com/spul96F6ro — Kalshi (@Kalshi) June 10, 2026 The launch expands Kalshi’s American Perpetuals product suite, which offers perpetual futures contracts under the supervision of the U.S.…

Bitcoin ($BTC) risks starting its “next downtrend” as bulls fail to break beyond $82,000, the latest analysis warns. Key points: Bitcoin traders are beginning to sway toward a support retest or even a new “downtrend” for $BTC/USD. Current price behavior has retained overhead resistance, with bulls unable to push through $82,000. Rangebound crypto markets spark $330 million in liquidations over 24 hours. Trader: $BTC price will “likely break below” support Bitcoin traders are increasingly split on where $BTC/USD will go next, but calls for lower levels are growing. “For now, price remains in range, within value, rotating just above the…

Bitcoin and Ethereum traded lower on Thursday as Consensus Miami 2026 entered its final session, with the broader crypto market giving back some of this week’s gains even as US equities pushed to fresh record highs. $BTC is changing hands at $80,268, down 1.5% over the past 24 hours but still up 5.2% on the week, according to CoinGecko. The leading crypto asset climbed to an intraday high above $82,500 earlier in the day before pulling back. $ETH dropped 2.5% to $2,300, holding on to a 1.7% weekly gain. $BTC Chart The total cryptocurrency market capitalization slipped to roughly $2.75…

Video game designer Chad Steingraber has highlighted the viability of the Ripple corporate treasury and its potential benefits for organizations. In his latest post on X, Steingraber stated that corporate treasuries often act as internal banks, centralizing financial activities to boost companies’ bottom lines. Fueling the Smooth-Running of Organizations Steingraber described corporate treasury as a solution that fuels the smooth running of organizations, mostly with employees not knowing about it. He further noted that, unlike the traditional entities, Ripple’s corporate treasury runs differently. According to him, it could reduce the employee settlement period from as long as two weeks to…

In a significant move for Japan’s digital asset landscape, the Osaka Exchange, a core component of the Japan Exchange Group (JPX), has announced plans to launch a Bitcoin futures market in 2028. The initiative is designed to meet the growing risk-hedging needs of institutional investors, particularly those gaining exposure to Bitcoin through exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Regulatory Foundation for Crypto Futures The exchange’s timeline aligns directly with a broader regulatory overhaul announced by Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) in January 2025. The FSA plans to amend the Investment Trust Act enforcement order by 2028, a change that would formally classify cryptocurrencies…

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala disclosed a 16% increase in its Bitcoin ETF position to $566 million in Q1 2026. The SEC 13F filing shows Mubadala held 14,721,917 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust valued at $565,616,051 as of March 31, 2026. The fund added approximately 2 million shares during the quarter, up from 12,702,323 shares at the end of Q4 2025. Mubadala manages a global portfolio exceeding $330 billion in assets. The IBIT position has become one of its most visible public market holdings, with the fund obtaining Bitcoin exposure through the regulated ETF structure rather than direct cryptocurrency custody. Abu…

As many as 20 financial institutions and large tech companies are in a queue to issue their own stablecoins with Anchorage Digital, the U.S.-regulated cryptocurrency custody firm’s CEO Nathan McCauley said at Consensus Miami 2026 on Thursday. “Since the Genius Act passed, Anchorage has won every single large stablecoin issuance mandate across the landscape,” McCauley said. “We have really a dozen to maybe even as many as 20 institutional issuers or large tech company issuers who are going to come in and issue their stablecoin with us.” “The kind of inbounds we see are banks that want to achieve a…