Author: NBTC

Bitcoin is still a very profitable asset for most of its holders, even with recent price swings. The most recent data indicates that only 16.66% of Bitcoin’s supply is currently losing money, while roughly 83.34% is making money. This suggests that even though the price of Bitcoin has dropped by 20%, most investors are still holding at a profit, elevating worries about the cryptocurrency’s long-term sustainability. According to historical patterns, preserving market confidence is largely dependent on Bitcoin’s profitability. Although the percentage of supply held at a loss has occasionally increased due to short-term corrections, these stages have usually come…

Silo, a non-custodial decentralized finance marketplace, announced Friday morning the launch of its V2 protocol on Sonic, a high-performance Layer 1 network. This means users on Sonic can now tap into lending markets where risks are kept separate. This means if one market hits trouble, it won’t drag down the others. After passing several security audits, Silo V2 is now live and already attracted $400 million locked into the platform. Silo V1 made a big splash in the DeFi world, facilitating loans worth hundreds of millions of dollars across more than 50 markets—without any blow-ups or solvency issues. Anyone can…

U.S. President Donald Trump posts links to two articles relating to Ripple on Truth Social, stirring speculation among XRP enthusiasts. In a startling development, the 47th President of the United States took to Truth Social to share two separate posts about Ripple Labs. Details of Trump’s Ripple Posts The post relates to comments made by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse last month ahead of Trump’s inauguration. As previously reported, Garlinghouse highlighted the changing tides in the crypto landscape following Trump’s reelection in November 2024. He emphasized that Trump’s victory was personal to Ripple, given that the previous SEC administration, led by…

Binance, a prominent player in the cryptocurrency exchange arena, has successfully integrated the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin with the Hedera Hashgraph network. This integration, commencing on March 13, 2025, will allow users to effortlessly deposit and withdraw USDC using the Hedera network, marking a significant advancement that aims to facilitate rapid and cost-effective transactions in the cryptocurrency realm. How Does the USDC Integration Work?What Benefits Does Hedera Offer Users? How Does the USDC Integration Work? What Benefits Does Hedera Offer Users? The Hedera Hashgraph network is distinguished by its impressive transaction speeds and reduced energy consumption when compared to conventional…

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci has outlined an ambitious vision for cryptocurrency markets in 2025, predicting Bitcoin will reach $200,000 while highlighting the potential establishment of a U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve under a Trump administration. This is another bold prediction for the cryptocurrency market this year after it reached a new all-time high (ATH) in January, surpassing $108,000. Since then, it has entered an increasingly narrow and less exciting consolidation phase. Let’s see if Bitcoin’s price will hit the $200K mark. Scaramucci predicts that cryptocurrency will reach $200,000 this year, representing a 100% increase from current levels. Today (Wednesday, February…

Crypto borrow and lend platform Euler Finance just clawed its way back from the DeFi wilderness. The protocol this week notched new all-time highs in total value locked (TVL) and total borrows – two pivotal metrics of activity for a DeFi lender. Euler’s hundreds of millions of crypto-dollars now under management might leave it well short of the Ethereum world’s lending powerhouses, like the multibillion dollar Aave. But it’s nonetheless notable for a protocol that nearly went kaput following a $200 million hack exactly two years ago. “A lot of people wrote us off and said it would have been…

Crypto investors are cashing in on locked tokens through trading loopholes, using backdoor deals with market-making firms to turn restricted assets into liquid cash, according to a report from Bloomberg today. Many of these tokens are supposed to remain off the market due to vesting schedules, but the report says investors are using over-the-counter (OTC) trades and other secondary market strategies to sidestep restrictions. Venture capitalists and early backers stuck holding tokens they can’t sell for years, have been working with platforms like Wintermute, Flowdesk, and Caladan to move their assets. Joshua Lim, Co-Head of Markets at FalconX, said they…

Sol Strategies, a publicly traded Canadian company formerly called ‘Cypherpunk Holdings,’ completed the purchase of an additional 12,456 SOL worth approximately CAD $3.59M (inclusive of fees and expenses) at an average price of CAD $288.48 per SOL. The firm’s SOL acquisition between February 7th and February 15th brought its total SOL holdings to 226,798 SOL worth CAD $59.2M at CAD $260.94 per SOL. Sol Strategies’ total SOL holdings are currently valued at CAD $64.2M (inclusive of fees and expenses) based on the February 14th closing price of CAD $199.94 per SOL. The company’s accumulation of SOL is part of its…

Coinbase has announced that it will suspend trading of FLOKI, TURBO, and GIGA tokens in New York starting at 14:00 UTC on April 14, 2025. Coinbase to Suspend Trading of FLOKI, TURBO, and GIGA in New York The decision follows a recent asset review to ensure compliance with the exchange’s listing standards. These tokens were recently listed on Coinbase-FLOKI in November 2024, followed by TURBO and GIGA in December 2024. While trading in these assets has been halted in New York, Coinbase did not indicate whether similar actions would be taken in other jurisdictions. Coinbase regularly evaluates its listings to…

In his recent tweet, economist Henrik Zeberg mentioned the Bitcoin price decline, which occurred on Feb. 18 and constituted roughly 0.17%. Zeberg jokingly referred to it as the “Bitcoin crash,” apparently mocking the mainstream media and some panicky commentators who rushed to give the small decline such a dramatic name. “I survived the Feb. 18th CRASH in #BTC of 0.17%,” Zeberg quipped. I survived the Feb. 18th CRASH in #BTC of 0.17% 😅 — Henrik Zeberg (@HenrikZeberg) February 19, 2025 However, that small decline was brought to the world’s primary cryptocurrency by just one hourly candle and was just part…