Author: NBTC

Incumbent Democratic Representative Brad Sherman, who is considered to be one of the most vocal anti-crypto politicians in Washington, is facing a notable challenge from cryptocurrency-friendly candidate Jake Levine. It is considered to be a safe blue seat, and Sherman is heavily focusing on his anti-crypto stance during the campaign. The “safe” seat Sherman is widely expected to keep his seat in CA-32. He boasts a strong lead in the race and a huge cash advantage. However, he is facing a rather notable primary challenge from Levine, who aspires to bring new generational leadership to Congress. Levine previously served as…

Hyperliquid has added validator-settled outcome markets for offchain events under its HIP-4 upgrade, expanding its trading system beyond perpetual futures into prediction markets. Hyperliquid said the new markets will be published through automated newsfeed software that validators run as part of normal chain operations. The exchange said validators will vote on which canonical markets are deployed and how those markets are settled after the event ends. The system gives Hyperliquid validators a role that other prediction market platforms usually assign to a separate oracle service or an internal settlement process. Hyperliquid said validators will assess market rules, correctness, and market…

Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) is a messaging and token-transfer layer that enables different blockchains to send value and instructions to one another through a single secure standard. It is Chainlink’s answer to the bridge problem, the same problem that has cost the industry billions in bridge hacks. The protocol launched on mainnet in July 2023 and now connects more than 60 blockchains, including both public networks and private institutional chains. It has processed over 18 billion verified onchain messages to date. What does CCIP actually do? CCIP handles two jobs at once. It moves tokens between chains, and it…

Grayscale says Elon Musk’s SpaceX could become the most valuable public company holding bitcoin after its expected IPO, while Strategy would likely remain the largest holder by $BTC amount. Its S-1 filing lists 18,712 $BTC under digital assets. Key Takeaways: Grayscale said Elon Musk’s SpaceX could become the most valuable public company holding bitcoin. Diversified businesses may increase $BTC allocations as treasury-focused firms dominate current rankings. SpaceX’s IPO could expand investor visibility into corporate bitcoin balance-sheet strategies. SpaceX IPO Could Reshape Corporate Bitcoin Rankings Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments said in a blog post on May 26 that Elon Musk’s…

Ethereum just pulled off something the crypto community has debated for years: record-breaking network activity paired with historically cheap transaction costs. The Glamsterdam upgrade, which went live in late May 2026, has pushed Ethereum’s Layer 1 to process all-time high daily transactions while simultaneously slashing gas fees by roughly 78%. For anyone who lived through the $200 Uniswap swap era of 2021, this feels like a different blockchain entirely. But here’s the tension nobody’s talking about enough: the network has never been more useful, yet $ETH’s price action remains stubbornly disconnected from these fundamentals. That gap between on-chain reality and…

Tether has acquired SoftBank’s minority stake in Twenty One Capital (NYSE: XXI), tightening its control over the publicly traded Bitcoin treasury firm as competition among institutional crypto investment vehicles continues to expand. The transaction, disclosed on May 20, removes SoftBank representatives from Twenty One Capital’s board and leaves Tether as the dominant shareholder in a company built around large-scale Bitcoin accumulation and related financial operations. The move comes less than six months after Twenty One Capital entered public markets through a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners. At launch, the company disclosed holdings of more than 43,500 $BTC, valued at…

Zcash Foundation published its Q1 2026 report, highlighting the closure of an SEC investigation, continued network resilience, and progress on key protocol upgrades as $ZEC extends its rebound from an early-year cooldown. The foundation said the US Securities and Exchange Commission closed its investigation without recommending enforcement action, removing a significant regulatory overhang for the privacy-focused blockchain. The report described the quarter as one of the most consequential in Zcash Foundation’s history, citing ecosystem-wide transitions, new infrastructure, governance progress, and technical work tied to Network Upgrade 7. $ZEC was trading near $573 at press time, extending a rebound of more…

At the recent Senate Banking markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) shared a story that should resonate with every parent in America. She spoke about her twenty-year-old daughter and her daughter’s generation – their intuitive interest in digital assets and their desire for a modern financial system that offers both opportunity and protection. It underscored the growing urgency and gravity surrounding digital asset policy in Washington. “The digital revolution is upon us,” Senator Alsobrooks said. “It’s happening with us or without us. We have a responsibility to regulate it to create rules of…

The weekly average spot trading volume for the top 10 cryptocurrencies has dropped by more than 50% compared to the same period last year, according to a new report from crypto analytics firm Kaiko. The firm estimates that average weekly volumes have hovered around $80 billion in 2025, down sharply from approximately $178 billion in 2024. What the Data Shows Kaiko’s analysis tracks the combined spot market activity of the ten largest digital assets by market capitalization, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major tokens. The decline represents a significant contraction in market liquidity and trader participation, even as the broader…

ERC-7943, known as the Universal Real-World Asset (uRWA) standard, has reached Final Approval status in the Ethereum standardization process. This milestone marks a crucial moment for the blockchain ecosystem, paving the way for safer, more interoperable tokenization of real-world assets that complies with global regulations. The specification is now frozen: interfaces, error definitions, event signatures and behavioral requirements are fixed and ready for production adoption on Ethereum and all EVM-compatible networks. What ERC-7943 is and why it matters ERC-7943 defines a minimal, vendor-neutral interface for compliant tokenization of real-world assets on Ethereum and EVM chains. Its goal is to provide…