Author: NBTC

In a fresh round of listings, Binance has opened spot trading for tokenized stocks of Microsoft (MSFTB), Meta (METAB), Palantir (PLTRB), Lumentum (LITEB) and the Invesco QQQ Trust fund (QQQB) in pairs against USDT. The listing of IT giants and others reflects liquidity flowing into the real-world asset (RWA) sector. According to Binance Research, the platform already controls 55.7% of global trading volume in RWA derivatives, while the turnover of tokenized stocks on crypto exchanges during peak volatility days exceeds that of traditional stock platforms by 4–21 times. Why Binance is doubling down on tech stocks This growth is also…

Bitcoin’s latest sell-off intensified as bearish momentum continued building across Binance’s derivatives market. After repeatedly testing lower support levels, Bitcoin [$BTC] briefly slipped below $58,000 for the first time since September 2024. This price drop was accompanied by a net taker volume of about -$330 million. This exceeded the -$311 million that was seen on the 25th of June. The deeper negative reading shows sellers aggressively crossed the spread instead of waiting for buyers, overwhelming available bids and accelerating the decline. Source: CryptoQuant At the same time, the 7-day Open Interest trend remains positive. This indicates traders continue to add…

FUD hit the crypto market in Q2 following a massive shakeout in TVL. Notably, this wasn’t just the result of weaker price action. Instead, back-to-back protocol exploits resulted in more than $600 million in cumulative losses, triggering widespread capital outflows as users rushed to unstake assets and reduce their exposure to DeFi protocols. To put the scale of the drawdown into perspective, more than $20 billion exited DeFi protocols during the quarter, pushing total value locked (TVL) down to roughly $70 billion from its pre-October 2025 high of around $150 billion. That represents the sharpest quarter-over-quarter decline in TVL since…

A wave of crypto firms, from Ripple to Circle, have won national trust bank charters, and several are chasing a Federal Reserve master account. This guide explains what a crypto trust bank actually is, what a charter does and does not grant, and why the real prize sits at the central bank. Table of Contents What a trust bank is What a national trust charter grants, and what it does not Why crypto firms suddenly want them A worked example: a stablecoin issuer with and without a charter The real prize: a Federal Reserve master account What it means for…

Yooldo Games, the operator of the ESPORTS token, has publicly attributed the token’s dramatic 90% price collapse on May 25 to the actions of an external over-the-counter (OTC) and market-making partner. In a statement released on X, the company denied any direct involvement or coordination in the sell-off that wiped out nearly all of the token’s value. Company Denies Coordination, Points to Contract Breach According to Yooldo Games, the crash was not a result of its own strategy but stemmed from a partner violating the terms of their agreement. “We have confirmed that one of our partners engaged in activities…

Cryptocurrency ATMs are fast disappearing from the American landscape as kiosk operators in two US states face bans and restrictions as new laws go into effect. Crypto ATM laws passed by Tennessee and Georgia went into effect on Wednesday, imposing a complete ban in the former and requiring transaction limits and reporting in the latter. The measures by the two states followed bans in Indiana, which went into effect in March, and Minnesota, set to enforce an ATM ban on Aug. 1. The Tennessee law, signed by Governor Bill Lee in April, bans the use and installation of cryptocurrency ATMs…

Coinbase Payments Integration Enables $EURC and $USDC Subscriptions for Regulated Funds Institutional investors in Europe can now subscribe to and redeem holdings in regulated money market funds using stablecoins after Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) revealed on June 30 that it had connected its Payments infrastructure with Spiko, a European fintech firm delivering tokenized exposure to short-term U.S. Treasury investments through regulated money market funds. This development represents what the companies characterize as the first UCITS funds in Europe to accept onchain funding through Euro Coin ($EURC) and USD Coin ($USDC), bringing near-instant settlement capabilities. Coinbase stated: “In a landmark first for…

Bitcoin ($BTC) rallied to $60,000 at Wednesday’s Wall Street open as stocks moved higher and US dollar strength fell. Key points: Bitcoin catches an early tailwind at the start of July’s first US trading session, rising with stocks. US dollar strength cools as analysis sees an increasingly “crowded” USD long trade. Bitcoin traders maintain faith that July will form a relief-bounce monthly candle. $BTC price eyes 3%+ daily gains Data from TradingView showed $BTC/USD spiking to $60,475 on Bitstamp, taking daily gains to nearly 3%. $BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView The new monthly candle had started with a bump and…

Meteora [$MET] has posted an impressive run, climbing 14% at press time, as a sense of relief sweeps back across the crypto market over the past 24 hours. The rally draws on several structural factors, including strong protocol performance and capital inflows that point to growing investor conviction. For now, the question remains whether $MET can sustain this upward performance. Protocol dynamics reshape $MET’s supply Capital sits at the heart of the rally, particularly the shift in supply dynamics created by the total value locked (TVL) in the protocol. TVL measures the amount of $MET deposited and locked within the…

The market capitalization of Strategy’s STRC, the once-$10.5 billion stock that was supposed to pay better than a high-yield bank account or money market, sank to another all-time low beneath $7.2 billion this morning. For four uninterrupted days, the stock has crashed lower each day. By 9:33am today, it was trading 29% beneath the par value the company advertises. Indeed, the price of each STRC share is supposed to trade at $100 while Strategy pays shareholders an 11.5% annualized dividend. Shares were, in fact, trading at $100 as recently as May 14. Well, this morning, they were trading at $71.25.…