Author: NBTC

Ethereum is now testing the $4,000 resistance level, a critical zone that has rejected the price multiple times in the past. A successful breakout could ignite bullish continuation, while rejection risks a return to the broader trading range. Summary Ethereum is testing the $4,000 resistance, the top of a long-term trading range. A weekly close above $4,000 could confirm a breakout toward $4,500–$5,000. Failure to break out risks a pullback to $2,500 support, maintaining range-bound structure. Ethereum’s (ETH) price is hovering near the upper boundary of a high timeframe range that has defined its structure since early 2022. The $4,000…

A public clash between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is brewing, as investors weigh whether political pressure could hasten rate cuts that typically boost risk assets like Bitcoin. The rift emerges as Republican frustration grows over the Fed’s “higher-for-longer” stance on interest rates, an approach many in the GOP blame for dampening growth in equity and crypto markets. Trump reportedly had a resignation letter for Powell drafted and placed on his desk last week. Trump reportedly held back despite receiving positive responses from polling Republican lawmakers. “The ‘Shadow Fed’ is designed to make Powell a lame…

NEW YORK — A Manhattan jury will soon begin their deliberations in Roman Storm’s trial, deciding whether the Tornado Cash developer is guilty of helping hackers and other cyber criminals launder more than $1 billion in dirty money. Earlier in the day, the jurors heard closing arguments from both prosecutors and Storm’s defense team, who each spent hours talking to the jury attempting to re-frame and contextualize the evidence elicited via witness testimony over the past three weeks of trial. Each side’s summation largely followed the shape of their overall cases. Prosecutors attempted to paint Storm and his co-founders as…

Despite their obvious applicability, social currencies have yet to be fully-explored in the context of blockchain use cases. The last crypto cycle saw a variety of experimentation with the concept, but these attempts ran into product-market fit and regulatory barriers, and thus have not ascended into the mainstream consciousness. Builders in Brazil, however, think they have the right ingredients to deploy blockchain-based social currencies in the real world, specifically in communities that already have a tradition of adopting such alternatives A new partnership between Chainlink, Plexos Institute and the EDinheiro Insitute aims to bring greater financial services to underserved communities…

Germany missed out on an estimated $3 billion in profits after offloading nearly 50,000 Bitcoin last July at $57,900 each, as the digital asset now trades above $120,000, according to TradingView data. The sale of 49,858 Bitcoin, conducted between June 19 and July 12 by the Saxon Central Office for the Custody and Utilization of Virtual Currencies at the Dresden Public Prosecutor’s Office, in cooperation with the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Frankfurt-based Bankhaus Scheich Wertpapierspezialist AG, generated about $2.8 billion from assets seized in the “Movie2k” criminal case. At today’s market prices, the same holdings would be valued…

The developers of Bitcoin mixing service Samourai Wallet pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business on Wednesday, taking a plea deal that drastically cut their potential prison time for their role in creating a privacy tool prosecutors say was used to launder more than $100 million in dirty money. In back-to-back hearings in front of U.S. District Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Wednesday, both Keonne Rodriguez and William “Bill” Lonergan Hill changed their pleas. The pair were initially charged with one count each of conspiracy…

KREDO AI, an agentic AI reputation layer for Web3, has announced a strategic alliance with Zeni.io, an AI-powered Web3 engagement platform. KREDO AI is a reputation layer designed to verify AI claims against on-chain data, aiming to drive transparency and accountability of AI systems running in decentralized applications. On the other hand, Zeni.io is a platform for AI-driven Web3 engagement. It provides Web3 projects with AI-powered DeFi strategies, generated content, and enhanced community engagement, helping them grow more rapidly and authentically. KREDO AI x ZENi | Decentralized Identity Meets GrowthWe are excited to announce our partnership with @ZENi_io, the cutting-edge…

Strategy CEO Michael Saylor has reiterated that Bitcoin is “going up forever” after the leading cryptocurrency surpassed the $121,000 level for the first time earlier this Monday. The top cryptocurrency is seemingly going parabolic, currently approaching the $123,000 level amid a relentless rally. With a year-to-date gain of 31%, Bitcoin has already caught up with gold. For comparison, the yellow metal has so far gained 29% in 2025. Saylor believes that Bitcoin is a “buying opportunity” even at current prices since he is convinced that the token has plenty of upside potential. The total holdings of Strategy are currently valued…

Spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are close to breaking the $10 billion mark in inflows this month, as BlackRock’s ETHA makes its way to the spot of fourth-largest ETF by inflows in the last 30 days. According to Farside Investors’ data, spot Ethereum ETFs accumulated $9.3 billion in inflows as of July 25. This represents a 120% increase from the $4.2 billion registered on July 1, marking 16 consecutive days of inflows. The average daily inflow is $233 million, which would total over $930 million in the four trading days left in July. Even if the average doesn’t repeat…

Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy has announced yet another new stock product to help fuel its BTC-hoarding ambitions. The Tysons, Virginia-based company said in a statement Monday that it will launch an initial public offering of stock—named Stretch (STRC)—and use the proceeds to buy Bitcoin.  Investors will be able to buy the stock and an initial dividend rate of 9%. Strategy said it plans to sell 5 million shares at $100 each, for a total of $500 million. The company will start paying investors dividends from the end of August, Strategy said. Strategy—formerly MicroStrategy (MSTR)—already offers other products other than its…