Author: NBTC

It’s no surprise that Iran is now accepting cryptocurrency payments from cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Experts in blockchain criminality say this move fits perfectly with Tehran’s existing sanctions‑skirting trade networks. Iran’s crypto tolls have now been confirmed via recent comments from a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union who said bitcoin is being accepted as a payment method. A previous report suggested stablecoins were being accepted to allow a select few oil tankers to pass unharmed. Both reports stated the fee was $1 per barrel of oil, with the largest tankers carrying…

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has asked a local court to freeze seven bitcoin , worth roughly $8 million, that remain unreturned after a February payout error. The move escalates a dispute with a small group of users who refused to return the funds. The exchange said it began a provisional seizure, a pre-lawsuit step that blocks a debtor from moving assets, according to local media. A civil case is expected to follow. It all began on Feb. 6, when the exchange ran a promotion intended to pay 620,000 won (~$460) to 249 winners. Staff mistakenly entered “$BTC” instead of…

Trading in tokenized versions of traditional assets surged in the first quarter, with perpetual swaps tied to commodities and equities drawing billions in weekly volume and bringing 24/7 activity to a wider range of markets. Weekly trading volume of such assets jumped to $30.7 billion, or 1.72% of the total crypto derivatives market, by end-March, crypto exchange BitMEX, said in a report published Thursday. That’s up from 0.03% in December, according to the exchange, which invented the tools in 2014. Commodities powered the rise. Contracts linked to silver, gold and crude oil saw sharp gains as price swings and geopolitical…

In a significant move for Asian cryptocurrency adoption, Tether Operations Limited, the issuer of the world’s dominant stablecoin, has initiated high-level talks with major South Korean financial institutions. According to a report from Aju Business Daily, Tether representatives are currently in Seoul, South Korea, meeting with KB Financial Group and the cryptocurrency exchange Coinone. This visit, occurring in early 2025, represents a strategic follow-up to similar engagement last year and underscores Tether’s concerted push to integrate its digital dollar assets into one of the world’s most dynamic and regulated fintech markets. The discussions reportedly center on increasing the circulation and…

Binance Wallet has officially launched a third-party integration that gives eligible users in-app access to on-chain prediction markets through Predict.fun on $BNB Smart Chain. The feature includes one-click access, support for Spot and Funding balances, gas-sponsored trading and settlement, market and limit orders, and keyless MPC wallet security. Binance Wallet has officially rolled out a new third-party integration that gives eligible users direct in-app access to on-chain prediction markets, expanding the range of services available inside the Binance app. Announced on April 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. UTC, the launch follows an earlier beta-testing phase and reflects Binance Wallet’s broader…

BitMEX said in a Thursday report that commodity perpetual swaps were the fastest-growing segment of TradFi perps in the first quarter of 2026, with weekly volume rising 65,463% from $38.1 million to $25.0 billion. The report said silver, crude oil and gold drove most of that growth. By the week of March 15, Silver (XAG) accounted for 34.8% of the market share of tokenized commodities, followed by crude oil (CL) for 27.7%, gold (XAU) at 27.5% and Silver on Hyperliquid for 6%, according to a Thursday report. BitMEX said the March entry of crude oil added a new leg to…

Market watchers are raising concerns over the supply dynamics of the Binance Life token. New analysis suggests that a significant portion of its circulating supply may be quietly controlled by a small group of insiders. According to research shared by TKResearch Trading, the token’s apparent liquidity may be misleading relative to its actual tradable supply. Circulating Supply vs Real Liquidity While the Binance Life token reports a total circulating supply of 1 billion tokens, the breakdown reveals a different picture beneath the surface. Data shows that around 816 million tokens are currently held in exchange-linked addresses. After accounting for these…

SodaBot, a smart operating system (OS) and multi-agent Artificial Intelligence (AI) framework built for Decentralized Finance (DeFi) trading, has disclosed its strategic partnership with Tilted, an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) Operating System for next-generation social media applications. The main focus of this collaboration is to convert user-generated data into real-time AI-driven trading actions in Web3. SodaBot has shared this news through its official social media X account. SodaBot 🤝 Tilted | Data to Execution🔹 SodaBot: AI-powered system for DeFi trading, delivering target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>@tiltedxyz: Streaming platform converting user interactions into structured data for AI and game ecosystemsAs data becomes a key……

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX continues to expand its derivatives offerings. According to an official statement from the exchange, perpetual futures for the OFC/$USDT trading pair were listed on the platform as of April 9th at 2 PM. With the new contract, investors will be able to conduct leveraged transactions based on the OFC token. OKX announced that it will offer leverage support of up to 20x for this perpetual contract. This provides investors with the potential for higher returns, but also increases the level of risk. Perpetual futures contracts stand out because, unlike traditional futures contracts, they do not have an…

$WLFI, the native token of the Donald Trump–backed World Liberty Financial platform, sank to an all-time low on Saturday as crypto users expressed concerns after revelations that the project used a large amount of its own tokens to take out loans. The token hit a new low of around $0.07714 on Saturday, down 83% from its peak of $0.46 reached last September, according to data from CoinMarketCap. $WLFI is currently at $0.07879, down by 4.66% over the past day. The downturn came after it was revealed that wallets linked to World Liberty Financial deployed substantial $WLFI holdings as collateral on…