Author: NBTC

It’s instructive to look back to see how much difference one week can make. Participants weathered volatile bitcoin price action, the marque crypto asset dropped 10%. Despite spot bitcoin ETF outflows and macroeconomic concerns on the negative side, the bullish sentiment around blockchain activity on the positive helped keep most people bullish. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it’s finished. A Week Ago Signals Were Mixed: ETF Outflows, Silk Road Bitcoin Sales, and a Glimpse of Bullish Hope After starting the week…

Since its launch earlier this year, the meme coin platform Pump.fun has become a notable name in the crypto industry. This platform allows users, regardless of their technical know-how, to create and launch meme coins swiftly. However, the live-streaming feature has led to serious controversies and calls for a ban due to inappropriate content and financial malfeasance. Pump.Fun Livestream Invites Community Scrutiny Originally, Pump.fun’s livestream was intended to let developers promote their meme coins. Regrettably, some users have misused it to broadcast extreme and harmful activities. A notable incident involved a developer promoting self-harm if his cryptocurrency reached a $25…

Robinhood announced today (Tuesday) that its services are now available in Spain. In an announcement on X, the US-based commission-free stock trading and investing app welcomed Spanish users to access trading, staking, and investment services under the Robinhood Crypto EU platform. This announcement comes more than a year, since the company unveiled a detailed plan about expanding its services in the European Union. The plan also included rolling out services in the United Kingdom. ¡Hola España!Robinhood crypto is now available for Spanish users to trade, stake, earn, and more. pic.twitter.com/K782rViHXa — Robinhood Crypto EU (@RobinhoodCrypto) January 21, 2025 In the…

Constellation Network (DAG), a leading blockchain company, has announced that Dave Berg would be appointed as Chief Product Officer (CPO) for Enterprise and Government Solutions, as disclosed to Finbold on January 21. Berg’s appointment follows the company’s notable success securing high-profile government contracts and, as such, underscores Constellation’s growing presence in the industry. Dave Berg, Constellation Network CPO With over 25 years of experience as a tech industry leader, Berg has a notable history of helping promote scalable enterprise software and driving sustained growth. His career highlights include three successful exits to major public companies, such as HP Enterprise (HPQ)…

Shiba Inu lead Shytoshi Kusama has argued that burning 99% of SHIB’s circulating supply is possible but noted there are more important price catalysts. Kusama has again addressed a pressing issue in the Shiba Inu community regarding token burns. The pseudonymous lead responded to an enthusiast who asked about the timeline or roadmap to burning 99% of the Shiba Inu token. In response, Kusama indicated that incinerating 99% of circulating Shiba Inu was now possible. He noted that the concept would have been insurmountable a few years ago, but “with many projects banding together” on the ecosystem, the milestone has…

China gave a curiously generous amount of support to US President Donald Trump’s largest crypto project, TRUMP. In the critical hours of its weekend debut, Chinese traders and Chinese-founded exchanges led trading activity in the memecoin. Around 9pm New York time on Saturday, January 18, Trump launched TRUMP on Solana’s blockchain via Moonshot, a fiat onramp and wallet provider. His website accepted both crypto and fiat denominations, including credit and debit cards. Debuting on non-custodial exchanges like Jupiter and Raydium, the token rallied from below $1 to over $75 overnight — imputing a $75 billion fully diluted valuation on its…

BNB Chain, the blockchain network originally developed by Binance, has announced a new AI agent solution. The platform will streamline the creation and deployment of decentralized AI agents. With this new platform, developers across all skill levels can easily create and launch their own autonomous agents. BNB Chain’s Comprehensive AI Agent Platform The initiative offers developers tools and resources to build and scale AI agents for practical applications in Web3. At its center is a collection of customizable Agent Kits, featuring four core AI agents: Eliza, ShellAgent, TermiX, and Revox.ai. “Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just getting started, we’re…

Bitcoin, currently priced at $103,737 to $104,266 over the last hour with a market capitalization of $2.05 trillion, a 24-hour trading volume of $49 billion, and an intraday range oscillating between $102,214 and $105,850, reflects a heightened state of market dynamism in the lead-up to Donald Trump’s inauguration. Bitcoin From the perspective of the daily chart, bitcoin’s trajectory remains resolutely upward, characterized by the formation of progressively higher highs and higher lows following its recovery from a plunge below $90,000. The asset recently reached an apex at $108,000 before undergoing a measured retracement, now consolidating within a structurally supportive zone…

CCoinbase has expressed a willingness to remove Tether’s stablecoin from its platform depending on how the U.S. regulatory landscape evolves under President Donald Trump. According to the Wall Street Journal, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the largest U.S. crypto exchange could delist $138 billion dollar-pegged stablecoin if new U.S. laws required it. Armstrong predicted that potential stablecoin regulations would mandate holding all asset reserves in Treasury bonds and conducting regular audits to ensure customer protection. Coinbase already delisted Tether (USDT) from its European platform, citing noncompliance with the EU’s MiCA framework. You might also like: Coinbase delists Tether, other MiCA…

Mystiko Network has officially partnered with KLK Foundation, a substantial step forward for advancing Web3 solutions. The partnership is expected to integrate blockchain with Mystiko’s revolutionary universal Zero-Knowledge Software Development Kit (ZK SDK). These changes will likely revolutionize the blockchain networks through cross-chain interoperability, essentially changing every blockchain to a ZK blockchain. 🚀 Partnership Announcement: KLK Foundation x @MystikoNetwork!We’re thrilled to partner with #MystikoNetwork, the base layer of Web3! Mystiko’s universal ZK SDK enhances blockchain scalability, security, and cross-chain interoperability, making every blockchain a ZK blockchain.… pic.twitter.com/armqoQ5UCI — KLK Foundation (@KLK_Foundation) January 21, 2025 About KLK Foundation About KLK FoundationKLK…