Author: NBTC

Japan’s Nikkei 225 crossed the 72,000 level for the first time ever today, June 22, riding the high from the 10.5 trillion yen ($65.1 billion) that the Japanese government committed to in a public—private physical AI spending plan expected to spread across 17 strategic sectors by fiscal 2040. The benchmark index closed at 72,353.96, up 1.55% on the day, according to Yahoo Finance data. It was the seventh consecutive session ending at a record high. The broader Topix index gained 1.29% to 4,097.26, with both gauges setting fresh intraday peaks. Japan’s Nikkei closed at new record levels on physical AI…

House Roundtable Will Review Digital Assets and Repressive Financial Systems A congressional announcement issued June 18 scheduled a June 25 roundtable on how digital assets may help people facing repressive governments or collapsing financial systems. The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs will examine the national security implications of digital finance and the role of cryptocurrency in expanding financial access under restrictive regimes. Chairman William Timmons (R-SC) will lead the session in Washington. The discussion will focus on how decentralized financial tools are being used in economically unstable or authoritarian environments to maintain access to…

Shiba Inu has continued its downward trend as the broader crypto market volatility persists. However, its exchange activity is beginning to provide a bullish outlook. As market sentiment is still barely positive, it appears that traders are beginning to show conviction in the leading meme token again and they have begun to buy more tokens over the last day. Shiba Inu eyes recovery Although Shiba Inu has yet to see a major recovery in its price, its exchange flow shows that demand is rising and selling pressure has begun to fade. Data from crypto analytics platform CryptoQuant shows that the…

Bitcoin’s Next Price Test Narrows Around the CLARITY Act The CLARITY Act has moved to the center of market focus as it faces a compressed Senate calendar, with regulatory progress emerging as a key catalyst for bitcoin’s direction. Grayscale Research said June 26 that developments around the bill could play a decisive role in shaping sentiment and market structure in the near term. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the bill in a 15-9 vote, but it still requires 60 votes in the full Senate, coordination with the Senate Agriculture Committee, and reconciliation with the House version. Galaxy Research has reduced…

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, believes the global economy could grow tenfold over the next decade. In a podcast with Peter Diamandis, Musk described the growth as a “fairly comfortable” outcome. He said advances in AI, automation, and space infrastructure will greatly increase global output by 2036. However, he noted that a conflict, such as a third world war, may derail that progress. His comments come as U.S. inflation has climbed to 4.2% in May, its highest level since 2023. Rising food, fuel, and travel costs are putting pressure on households. Geopolitical tensions and AI job losses are…

Crypto Tax Exemption Executive Order Levels The Financial Playing Field in Argentina Argentina has taken a step in the right direction to democratize access to alternative financial platforms in the country. President Javier Milei has issued an executive order declaring tax exemptions for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) registered in Argentina. The measure aims to increase the inclusion of crypto exchanges in the Argentine financial products market, leveling the playing field with traditional institutions. The “debt and credit” tax, commonly known as “cheque” in Spanish, affected flows going in and out of crypto exchanges since November 2021, when former President…

OKX, a renowned global fintech company and crypto trading platform, is excited to launch a MasterCard that allows users to spend stablecoins directly for daily purchases by automatically converting crypto to local currency. This OKX Card specifically enables seamless crypto transactions across Europe. Your stablecoin. Your card. No middlemen.OKX Card converts at the point of sale. No fees, no friction, no waiting for TradFi to catch up.Live across Europe. pic.twitter.com/A03vOjbY1C — OKX (@okx) June 20, 2026 The OKX Card is very helpful in reducing the fee on transactions and removing hurdles in the way to proceed with transactions easily. This…

Analysis of Bitcoin unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) shows that investors are capitulating, a pattern that has historically coincided with bear market bottoms. The ratio of the number of UTXOs spent in profit versus at a loss has fallen to its lowest level this bear market cycle, said CryptoQuant analyst known as Darkfost on Saturday. This is the first time this signal has triggered since the start of the correction, “demonstrating that the number of UTXOs spent at a loss is reaching significant levels, reflecting the start of a broader capitulation,” he said. The metric shows that markets are entering a…

HIVE Digital (HIVE) shares soared on Monday morning as investors reacted to the firm’s recently announced pivot from BTC mining into AI and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure. Late last week, HIVE said its wholly owned subsidiary, BUZZ HPC, signed a massive three-year commercial contract valued at about $220 million. According to the press release, BUZZ will deploy 2,304 Nvidia Grace Blackwell GPU (configured as GB200 NVL72 rack-scale systems) at Bell’s data center facility in Merritt, British Columbia. At the time of writing, HIVE stock is trading at a year-to-date high of about $5.3. What’s driving HIVE stock higher today? On…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has introduced a new idea to make wallet recovery safer without compromising user privacy. In a post shared on June 26, 2026, Hoskinson revealed that he is experimenting with a Cardano smart contract to help users recover lost wallets securely. The proposed system would allow users to recover ADA and Cardano Native Tokens (CNTs) stored in a dedicated pool by proving they own a wallet’s 24-word recovery phrase through a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP). Importantly, users would not need to reveal the phrase itself during the process. A Recovery System Built Around Privacy Hoskinson’s proposal revolves around…