Author: NBTC

Paying for AI with crypto has always been more annoying than it should be. Bridge tokens here, approve a contract there, pay gas fees that sometimes cost more than the actual inference. Bankr’s LLM Gateway is now live on $BNB Chain, letting users fund AI model usage directly with $USDT on BSC without the usual friction. How the Bankr LLM Gateway works Bankr’s system operates on a pay-per-token model. Users deposit supported tokens, primarily $USDT, USDC, ETH, or other ERC-20 assets, and get metered access to AI models. Every request is tracked and billed accordingly, so you’re only paying for…

Folks, the quantum trade is already on Wall Street’s screen, but the boys can’t seem to agree on when this potential tool of doom actually becomes useful. Though to be fair, Goldman Sachs (GS) once looked early in the race. I mean, just three years ago, the bank hired a small group of scientists and worked with Amazon (AMZN) to test whether quantum computing could help wealthy clients get stronger portfolio returns. The test was kind of a smack on Goldman’s face, as they had to find out that the algorithm would need millions of years to finish the task.…

Unibase posted the highest gains among the top crypto gainers over the last month. It rose 773% to trade at $0.2113 with a market cap of $528 million, according to CoinMarketCap data as of mid-May 2026. Market data shows clear leaders when you sort cryptocurrencies by 30-day price change. Smaller and mid-cap tokens drove most of the movement during a period of steady trading volume across major exchanges. Which Cryptos Ranked Among the Top Gainers Last Month? Data from market trackers lists these as the leading performers over the past 30 days: Unibase (UB) gained 773%. The token reached a…

This week’s U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing to consider edits to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has dozens of amendments to weigh, though it’s likely that almost all of them won’t survive the process of Thursday’s event. Lawmakers have pushed forward a range of proposed changes for the market structure bill as it approaches the hearing known as a “markup,” from amendments that would establish government-ethics rules to others setting safe harbors for developers to one that would cut out a must-have protection for the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, plus a number of other smaller, technical adjustments. The list…

Monthly trading volume on the Polymarket prediction market fell by about 8.9% in April, the first decline in month-to-month activity since August as rivals like Kalshi increase their market share. Polymarket and its US-based trading application collectively generated more than $10.2 billion in volume in April, compared to more than $11.2 billion in March, according to data from Dune Analytics. However, rival Kalshi’s April trading volume surged by about 13%, climbing to about $14.8 billion, Dune data shows. The total monthly trading volume for prediction markets also increased to about $29.8 billion in April from about $26.5 billion in March,…

As part of efforts to provide a verifiable randomness solution and secure computational needs to its decentralized science platform, Nanovita, a DeSci protocol, today entered into a strategic partnership with ARPA Network, a blockchain-agnostic Layer-2 computation network. This collaboration enabled Nanovita to integrate ARPA Network’s decentralized computation infrastructure to bring an added layer of trust and reliability to its decentralized health science services. NanoVita is a DeSci (decentralized science) protocol that utilizes nanotechnology, real-world health data, and AI biological intelligence to operate a permissionless and transparent health research network aiming to enable research and development in the field of nanoscience.…

As has just been revealed by Phong Le, Strategy CEO, the company holding 762,099 $BTC, has officially opened a hunt for a Bitcoin Security Director. When you have assets worth $54.6 billion on your balance sheet, a regular antivirus is not enough, which is why the company is looking for a person who will become the supreme architect of security and a bridge between the world of big money and a kind of closed community of cryptographers. Who will hold keys to 762,000 $BTC? According to the official announcement, this person will directly influence how institutions such as banks and…

While Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins have recently experienced a surge, some altcoins have stood out more than others due to their price increases. One of them is Zcash ($ZEC). With interest in privacy-focused cryptocurrencies rapidly returning globally, Zcash has gained over 33% in value this month. While $ZEC attracted market attention with its rise, the Wall Street Journal also highlighted Zcash. At this point, the WSJ brought Zcash back into the spotlight in its latest report, describing it as “the next Bitcoin”. According to the Wall Street Journal, many early Bitcoin supporters who attended the 2026 Las Vegas crypto conference…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that the “CLARITY” regulatory bill, which is of great importance to the cryptocurrency sector in the US, has come closer to becoming law than ever before. Armstrong, in his assessment on social media, stated that the legislation in question would make the American financial system faster, less expensive, and more accessible, emphasizing that it is critical for the country to maintain its leadership in the race for a next-generation financial infrastructure. Armstrong thanked members of the U.S. Senate, the legislative teams involved, and the millions of advocates supporting the crypto sector for their contributions to…

Coinbase published its Q1 2026 Ethereum Validator Performance Report on Wednesday, detailing how the exchange manages validator infrastructure across five countries, two cloud providers, and seven MEV relays. Key Takeaways: Coinbase validators held 4.5M $ETH staked at 99.98% uptime in Q1 2026, outperforming the network average. Coinbase operates across 5 countries and 2 cloud providers, reducing single-point failure risk for ETF issuers and institutions. With a 3rd consensus client onboarding, Coinbase aims to further diversify validator infrastructure through 2026. Coinbase Holds 12% of Staked $ETH With Self-Imposed 30% Network Cap in Q1 2026 According to the report, the exchange averaged…