Author: NBTC

OpenAI is barreling toward what could be one of the most consequential IPOs in tech history. The company could be valued at as much as $850 billion, a number that makes the governance questions feel less like academic exercises and more like material risks for future shareholders. The conflict-of-interest questions Republican state attorneys general from six states have asked the SEC to review Sam Altman and OpenAI for potential conflicts of interest ahead of the public offering. GOP letters to the SEC allege that Altman encouraged OpenAI to invest in Helion Energy and Stoke Space, two companies in which he…

Charles Hoskinson has warned that rejecting a major funding proposal could weaken the scientific foundation that has defined Cardano for more than a decade. His remarks surfaced during a community debate over decentralized governance after some Japanese delegated representatives (dReps) voted against a key research proposal submitted by Input Output Global (IOG). Key Points Charles Hoskinson warned that rejecting a major research funding proposal could weaken Cardano’s scientific foundation. The Cardano founder revealed that Japanese delegated representatives voted against a research proposal submitted by Input Output. The disputed proposal is titled “Cardano Vision 2026: Human Centered, Scalable, Post Quantum Secure…

Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency questioning nine bank charter applications. The names on that list included Coinbase, Ripple, and Paxos. But analysts tracking the letter noticed something specific about how it was structured. For those watching the CLARITY Act negotiations closely, the positioning was not subtle. Warren was not conducting a routine regulatory inquiry. She was sending a signal about which company she considers the biggest threat to the existing banking order. Why Ripple Specifically Experts like Paul Barron said that Warren is not attacking Ripple because of what Ripple…

In brief Crypto trading platform KuCoin is building out its presence in the Australian market through regulated compliance and new products. With recent research finding that some 22% of Australians now hold digital assets, the firm has launched crypto debit card KuCard in Australia, enabling users to make direct payments through Mastercard’s global network. Initially launched as a virtual card, KuCard enables transactions to be completed using $USDC, with 37 trading pairs involving the stablecoin accepted at launch. Crypto trading platform KuCoin is betting big on Australia, ramping up investment and unveiling new products designed to help consumers use digital…

TeraWulf Inc. just bought itself another massive plot of Kentucky real estate, and this one could eventually house more than a gigawatt of data center capacity. The Nasdaq-listed company acquired the Muskie Data Campus, a hyperscale AI and high-performance computing site in Eastern Kentucky, from Industrial Equity Partners. The deal expands TeraWulf’s total development pipeline by roughly 36%. For a company that started life as a Bitcoin miner, that’s a pretty deliberate pivot toward the business of powering artificial intelligence. What TeraWulf is actually building The Muskie Data Campus sits on approximately 285 acres within the 1,000-acre EastPark Industrial Park…

George Town, Cayman Islands, May 25th, 2026, Chainwire SimpleSwap is integrating with Monad, enabling assets to be moved into the ecosystem directly, without reliance on third parties or complex bridge setups. Importance Assets are scattered across dozens of networks. With the launch of a new L1, access to the ecosystem is a primary consideration. SimpleSwap streamlines this process; enabling asset movement while maintaining full user control throughout. Key Features Self-custody throughout. Assets are sent from a user-owned address and received to a user-owned address, with access to exchange-level rates along the way. No repeated verification. Account creation or sign-up is…

A new solution to the quantum computing threat in the cryptocurrency sector has emerged. Researchers at cybersecurity company AmericanFortress have announced the development of a new, patented post-quantum signature system aimed at protecting blockchain networks against potential future quantum attacks. According to the company, the developed solution can protect not only active wallets but also Bitcoin addresses that have been inactive for years. In this context, it was stated that approximately 5 million $BTC in total could be secured, including the approximately 1.1 million $BTC belonging to Satoshi Nakamoto, known as the anonymous creator of Bitcoin. The total value of…

Ethereum is trading near $2,113 as market attention turned to new comments from Vitalik Buterin about the future role of the Ethereum Foundation and its $ETH sales. The Ethereum Foundation is expected to become smaller, more focused, and more selective in how it uses its remaining resources, with Buterin saying this approach means the organization will “sell less $ETH.” The update came while $ETH remained under pressure. Ethereum bounced about 5% from a weekend low near $2,020 but later moved sideways around $2,115. The asset is still down about 9% over the past 14 days, while the Ethereum Fear and…

Tether’s $USDT has expanded by over $5 billion in the past month, with competing stablecoins including $USDC, $USDe, and $PYUSD shedding a combined $4.2 billion over the same period. Key Takeaways: Tether’s $USDT supply grew by over $5 billion, reaching approximately $189.7 billion. $USDC, $USDe, and $PYUSD lost a combined $4.2 billion as net stablecoin growth stalls at just 0.3%. Ethena’s $USDe is down 34% year-to-date since October 2025, signaling structural pressure on synthetic dollars. Tether Consolidates Grip as Rivals Retreat According to data, $USDT’s net growth over the past month stands at roughly $900 million (0.3% of the total…

Cardano’s next hard fork is arriving at a moment when crypto markets no longer reward blockchains for roadmap promises alone, especially as $ADA price performance increasingly tracks real developer and DeFi activity. Protocol Version 11, known as Van Rossem, is already live on the Preview testnet and targets a mainnet governance action submission on May 29, with enactment timing depending on successful infrastructure readiness. Intersect submitted the PreProd hard fork governance action on May 8, but the Hard Fork Working Group withheld its ratification recommendation due to readiness concerns about Ogmios, a critical infrastructure dependency that keeps the May 29…