Author: NBTC

Economist Steve Hanke is not a fan of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, drawing a historical parallel between today’s economic conditions and the early 1930s by invoking the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act and denouncing it as “the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” Trump’s Trade Levy Could Repeat 1930s Market Freefall, Warns Hanke On the social media platform X, American economist Steve Hanke—celebrated for his applied economics research, currency-reform work and monetary policy expertise—has been unabashedly voicing his disdain for Trump’s tariff measures. On Sunday, he took to X and said, “According to my friend and former colleague David…

The Shiba Inu team has seen a major trend in its burn strategy, as data from its on-chain burn tracker, Shibburn, shows that the SHIB burn rate has surged massively by 1,328.82% over the last day. On Tuesday, the crypto market kick-started a fresh bull run that saw major cryptocurrencies rebound above previous key resistance levels. While this has sparked renewed interest among investors, fuelling massive demand for SHIB, it has also seen SHIB record a notable four-digit increase in its burn rate in just one day. As such, a total of 27,204,090 SHIB tokens have been sent to dead…

If you haven’t heard, there’s a huge court battle playing out between two HR and payroll services rivals, Rippling and Deel (they’re both suing each other). So, what does this have to do with our industry? Well, there’s a separate ongoing court case happening between two crypto companies. It’s a little complicated, so bear with me. In December of last year — so before Rippling filed its suit — Toku accused its rival firm, Liquifi, and its new general counsel, Benjamin Snipes, of stealing thousands of files containing sensitive business information after Snipes left Toku on not-so-pleasant terms. The lawsuit…

Solflare launches a self-custodial crypto card enabling instant USDC spending via Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Mastercard without extra fees. Users reported temporary wallet access issues on Solflare, related to Solana RPC disruptions, though assets remained secure and visible on Solscan. Solflare, one of the leading crypto wallets on the Solana network, has officially launched the Solflare Card, a new product that allows users to spend their USDC balances instantly without any additional fees or spending limits. Not only that, this card is also directly integrated with Google Pay and Apple Pay, so it can be used at more than…

Blockchain tracking service Whale Alert has reported a 1,500 BTC transfer (worth approximately $128 million) between Bitfinex and Kraken, two of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges globally. Following the transfer, there has been speculation within the crypto community on the impact of this movement on Bitcoin’s price. In contrast to transfers to private wallets, this BTC transfer between two popular exchanges could indicate possible arbitrage activity or trading rather than long-term storage. The participants involved in this transfer could be doing so to take advantage of price differences between exchanges, otherwise known as arbitrage opportunities. It could also mean the two…

Courtyard dominated April’s NFT sales, which amounted to more than $62 million, and DMarket saw the most trading activity. Some of the other earlier NFT projects, like Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks, experienced weak performance and sales. DogeZuki attracted the most buyers, and Solana Monkey Business sold the lowest volumes. According to recent data from Phoenix Group, the most popular NFT collection in April was Courtyard, with total sales of $62.40 million. The figure was 12.19% higher compared with the previous month of March, and this is the only high-volume collection that recorded double figures on the monthly growth…

Key Takeaways Senators Warren and Schiff are seeking an ethics investigation into Trump’s dinner with $TRUMP token holders. $TRUMP token’s value surged by 50% following the announcement of the dinner with Trump. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff are calling for an ethics probe into President Trump after the Official Trump project announced a private dinner with the president for major holders of the $TRUMP meme coin, according to a recent report from CNBC. In a letter sent to the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE), the senators accused the offering of selling exclusive presidential access in exchange for financial…

The Tornado Cash victory against OFAC is a major milestone for the web3 and DeFi development in the United States and globally. The use of crypto mixers by bad actors remains an existential threat to the wider crypto market. United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Robert Pitman, ruled in favor of Tornado Cash, a popular crypto mixer, against the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). According to court documents dated April 28, the OFAC is now legally prohibited from reinstating the original sanctions. In August 2022, OFAC added Tornado Cash to the Specially Designated Nationals and…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s Binance Alpha project has announced that it will be the first platform to list Haedal Protocol (HAEDAL), a liquid staking protocol built on the Sui blockchain. Haedal claims to offer a new opportunity to participate in the Sui ecosystem by allowing users to easily stake Sui tokens. Trading for HAEDAL is scheduled to open on April 29. In conjunction with the launch, Binance announced that users who meet the required Alpha Point threshold will be eligible to receive an airdrop. According to Binance, eligible users will receive HAEDAL tokens via airdrop within 10 minutes after trading officially…

MicroStrategy (now Strategy, with the MSTR ticker symbol) co-founder and outspoken chairman, Michael Saylor, has shared a tweet to celebrate his company’s new milestone. Saylor posted a screenshot of the company’s key performance indicators, captioning it with the words: “The first $100 billion is the hardest.” The first $100 billion is the hardest. pic.twitter.com/wjLPBGidIN — Michael Saylor (@saylor) April 23, 2025 The snapshot provided insights into Strategy’s outstanding performance in terms of financial metrics over the past year, especially the substantial returns. The publicly traded company continues to generate attention with its aggressive accumulation of BTC. Strategy’s BTC bet drove…