Author: NBTC
NBTC is the editorial account for NBTC News, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, exchanges, mining, regulation and digital asset markets. The editorial team focuses on clear sourcing, timely updates and practical context for crypto readers.
Ethereum price started a recovery wave above the $2,120 zone. $ETH is now consolidating and might rally if there is a clear move above the $2,150 resistance. Ethereum started a recovery wave above the $2,125 zone. The price is trading below $2,150 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a contracting triangle forming with resistance at $2,150 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,150 zone. Ethereum Price Aims for Upside Break Ethereum price remained bid above the $2,080 support zone, like Bitcoin. $ETH…
The prolonged slump in crypto markets is increasing pressure on firms with digital asset exposure, including Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital, whose flagship fund posted another quarterly loss. SkyBridge’s $1.3 billion SkyBridge Opportunity Fund fell nearly 13% during the first quarter of 2026, according to investor disclosures. Around 64% of the fund remains tied to crypto and digital-asset investments. A small rebound in March, when the fund gained 0.45%, failed to reverse steep losses earlier in the quarter. The decline comes as crypto markets have struggled to rebound since the October crash that wiped out roughly $1.7 trillion in value across…
Polymarket is set to lobby for authorization of prediction markets in Japan, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday. The decentralized prediction market platform has appointed a representative in the country and is aiming for government approval by 2030, Bloomberg report said, citing people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named. Mike Eidlin, head of Japan at cryptocurrency exchange Jupiter, is leading Polymarket’s efforts, according to the report. Polymarket, which allows users to bet on outcomes of real-world events through blockchain-based futures contracts, has been under pressure to expand its reach into other major markets as legal…
$XRP withdrawals from Binance have reached their highest level in over a month despite the latest market pullback. After soaring to a high of $1.54 on May 14, $XRP faced resistance and pulled back alongside the rest of the crypto market, dropping to $1.37. Amid the correction, verified CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha recently revealed that $XRP withdrawals from Binance have climbed to their highest level in more than a month. This indicates that investors are making more withdrawal transactions than deposits on Binance. Key Points $XRP climbed to $1.54 on May 14 before pulling back to $1.37 as market momentum…
The intersection of decentralized finance and interactive media is at a critical inflection point in its evolution. To redefine how digital builders and game developers engage with their communities, Access Protocol has officially announced a partnership with Solana Gaming, bringing Access Protocol’s powerful content monetization infrastructure to the wider Solana gaming ecosystem and allowing players, developers, and creators to earn revenue through a Web3 monetization model. Expanding Monetization Tools to the Gaming Sphere Access Protocol has altered the traditional view of subscription services and created the world’s first stake-to-access model in the Web3 space by doing away with traditional paywall…
Bitcoin is currently demonstrating price behavior characteristic of an “early bull market,” according to Fidelity Investments’ Director of Global Macro, Jurrien Timmer. So far, the bulls are refusing to yield despite facing very strong resistance. The head-and-shoulders neckline In a recent update on X, Timmer shared a detailed daily chart outlining Bitcoin’s current market structure. The chart shows a massive macro head-and-shoulders topping pattern, characterized by a staggering peak at $126,251 and a subsequent drop to a local low of $60,033. Bitcoin continues to challenge the neckline of a large head-and-shoulders top, while working off its overbought condition with little…
The former developer Dankrad Feist proposed creating an independent entity funded with a minimum of $1 billion. The Ethereum Foundation currently retains less than 0.1% of the total $ETH cryptocurrency supply. Key researchers such as Danny Ryan, Carl Beek, and Julian Ma have recently left the organization. The dissatisfaction surrounding the management of the Ethereum Foundation escalated after a former developer’s proposal to found a new organization aimed at supporting the asset’s value. This Thursday, Dankrad Feist, creator of the Danksharding scalability design, raised the need to establish a body economically aligned with the community. According to Feist’s statements published…
MegaETH concludes Terminal program early, rewards users in USDM and merges features with Rabbithole
MegaETH pulled the plug on its Terminal points program on May 21, a full month before its originally scheduled June 23 end date. Eligible participants will receive rewards in USDM, the project’s yield-bearing stablecoin, based on their accumulated points and a final activity snapshot. The move isn’t just an early wrap. It’s a consolidation play, with Terminal’s core features being absorbed into Rabbithole, MegaETH’s official application interface, creating a single entry point for users interacting with the chain. What happened and why it matters The Terminal program launched in late April 2026 as an engagement driver for the MegaETH ecosystem.…
Binance CEO Richard Teng has rejected a new Wall Street Journal report, saying it contains wrong claims about the exchange’s sanctions controls. Teng said in a post on X that the WSJ report contains “fundamental inaccuracies” about Binance and its compliance program. He said Binance did not permit transactions with sanctioned individuals and that the transactions mentioned by the publication happened before the people involved were sanctioned. The WSJ reported that Iranian-linked networks used Binance accounts to move large sums, including funds allegedly tied to sanctioned activity. The report said the activity involved accounts connected to financier Babak Zanjani and…
Strategy chairman Michael Saylor has not ruled out the company offloading some Bitcoin as early as this year, after recently softening his long-held “never sell” stance. “I think it’s not unlikely that we’ll sell some Bitcoin between now and the end of the year,” Saylor said during an interview with Natalie Brunell published to YouTube on Friday. Saylor said it is “also likely” that the company will sell a mix of equity and credit and manage its USD and cash holdings. “We do it in a very thoughtful programmatic fashion where we’re running our multivariate models, and we’re literally running…