Author: NBTC

The CLARITY Act has become one of the most important U.S. crypto bills, as it attempts to answer the sector’s biggest regulatory question: who oversees digital assets, and under what rules? The legislation, formally known as H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, cleared the House in a 294-134 vote last year. It also advanced from the Senate Banking Committee on May 14 in a 15-9 vote. Regardless, the bill is not law yet, but its progress has made it a central test of whether the U.S. can create a permanent crypto market-structure framework. The central question…

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has publicly backed development of a new perpetuals DEX native to the Solana Virtual Machine, directly challenging Hyperliquid’s lead in onchain derivatives trading. The endorsement marks an escalating competitive push within the Solana ecosystem to capture perpetuals volume that has largely migrated to Hyperliquid in recent months. Yakovenko’s support signals Solana’s strategic intent to build atomically composable perpetuals infrastructure within the SVM, suggesting the ecosystem views perpetuals as critical to retaining user activity and trading volume on-chain. His backing carries weight given Solana’s technical architecture and developer ecosystem, though no specific project details or launch timeline…

Bitcoin has continued to face selling pressure among both retail and institutional traders, and it is increasingly becoming unlikely that it would reclaim the long-anticipated $100,000 level this year. While uncertainties concerning the asset’s next price action have continued to grow, recent data provided by crypto prediction platform Kalshi shows an extremely bearish forecast for Bitcoin. BREAKING: Our traders forecast Bitcoin will NOT hit $100,000 this year pic.twitter.com/vTDaLb7bga — Kalshi Crypto (@Kalshi_Crypto) May 22, 2026 Bitcoin chances of hitting $100,000 fall flat While investors’ sentiments on Bitcoin have increasingly turned bearish, Kalshi revealed its traders now believe that there is…

In early trading, Ethereum price today sits around $2,130, lodged under every key daily moving average and hovering near the lower Bollinger Band as intraday mean reversion attempts build. Meanwhile, broader crypto is cautious (Fear & Greed at 29, Bitcoin dominance near 58%), which typically starves $ETH of leadership flows. The dominant force is defensive positioning on the daily timeframe, while short-term traders probe for bounces against nearby support. $ETH/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Top-down read Overall, daily (macro bias): bearish. Price is below the 20/50/200-day EMAs and momentum is soft. Mean-reversion bids exist near the…

A total of more than 67 million Americans, or 1 in 4 adults, now own crypto as adoption spreads across income, age, and work groups, according to the National Cryptocurrency Association. The report found 90% expect to buy within the next year, and 77% said crypto improved their lives. Key Takeaways: Total U.S. crypto ownership now exceeds 67 million people, representing 1 in 4 adults. Future demand remains strong, with 90% of holders expecting to buy cryptocurrency within the next year. Consumer sentiment stayed favorable, with 77% reporting crypto positively affected their lives. Crypto Holders Broaden Across Income, Age, and…

The Solana ecosystem’s latest meme coin sensation, WORLDCUP, has surged approximately 90% over the past 24 hours, recording $8.2 million in on-chain trading volume, according to data from blockchain analytics platform GMGN. The token is part of a broader wave of national team-themed meme coins that have captured trader attention amid the current World Cup cycle. World Cup-Themed Tokens Gain Traction WORLDCUP is one of at least 48 national team-themed meme coins currently trading on Solana, a blockchain known for its low transaction fees and high throughput, making it a popular venue for speculative token launches. While WORLDCUP posted the…

South Korea’s Broadcasting and Communications Deliberation Committee has launched a review of Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction market platform, to determine whether its operations violate the country’s gambling laws, according to a report from Digital Asset. The committee, which is responsible for monitoring and regulating illegal online content, including gambling and defamation, may take measures such as blocking access to the platform if it confirms any legal infractions. Background on Polymarket and Regulatory Concerns Polymarket is a decentralized prediction market that allows users to place bets on the outcomes of real-world events, ranging from political elections to sports results. While the…

KuCoin, a leading global centralized cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the $2B Trust Project in its Annual Review. This annual review project documents progress, security, compliance, transparency, and user protection since April 2025. The basic aim is to strengthen user trust in KuCoin by improving essential features like security and compliance across its crypto ecosystem. This checking framework, in the form of a review of the Trust Project, is fundamentally the effort of various years on empowering the infrastructure, controls, and accountability needed for the coming phase of crypto adoption. It also indicates the use of advanced technologies, including Artificial Intelligence…

Bitcoin ($BTC) slipped below $77,000 on Friday after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signaled openness to future rate hikes. The shift pushed traders to price a quarter-point Fed hike as early as October. The pioneer crypto has fallen roughly 4.5% over the past week as macro conditions deteriorate. Real yields have climbed and the dollar has firmed, eroding demand for non-yielding assets. Bitcoin ($BTC) Price Performance. Source: TradingView Fed Governor Waller Signals a Hawkish Pivot Waller delivered the speech in Frankfurt under the title “Policy Risks Have Changed.” He backed holding rates steady near-term but warned that persistent inflation may…

Ethereum price remained under pressure on Wednesday as weakening technical indicators, rising Treasury yields, and continued ETF outflows pushed traders to closely monitor whether the second-largest cryptocurrency can defend the key $2,000 psychological support zone. Ethereum ($ETH) traded near $2,129 at press time, down roughly 12% from its recent local high near $2,420. The latest decline came as risk appetite across crypto markets deteriorated following another jump in U.S. bond yields and renewed concerns over slowing global growth. Bitcoin also slipped below short-term support levels, dragging most large-cap altcoins lower. The selloff accelerated after U.S. 10-year Treasury yields climbed to…