Author: NBTC

Prediction market traders are signaling that Micron (NASDAQ: MU) is likely to finish July above $1,100 despite the stock’s recent pullback from record highs. Data from Polymarket shows traders assigning the highest probability to Micron closing above $1,340 by July 31. The $1,340 threshold carried a 14% probability, the highest among the listed price levels. The next most likely outcome was a close above $1,120 at 13%, while the $1,140, $1,160, $1,180, $1,200, $1,260, and $1,280 levels each carried a 10% probability. Traders assigned a 9% chance of Micron finishing above $1,240 and an 8% probability of ending the month…

The founder of Cap, a Franklin Templeton-backed stablecoin protocol, apologized for cutting a promised user reward to $4.2 million from the roughly $12 million the project had committed to in February, and denied accusations that he directed funds to a wallet linked to his former employer. Cap said in a post on X on Friday that its “Stabledrop,” a reward paid in the project’s dollar-pegged cUSD rather than in its $CAP governance token, would total $4.2 million. The company had planned to fund the reward through a token sale targeting a $250 million valuation and an offering of 10% of…

A U.S. pro-cryptocurrency political action committee has been accused of using fabricated news headlines to attack a Democratic candidate in Florida’s primary election, according to a report by the Miami Herald. Protect Progress, a super PAC linked to the crypto industry, reportedly misquoted three Miami Herald articles in advertisements targeting Oliver Gilbert, a candidate in Florida’s 24th Congressional District. The ads falsely portrayed Gilbert as supporting President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration policies, the newspaper said. What Happened The Miami Herald reported that Protect Progress created fake headlines styled after its own news articles, then used them in digital ads against…

Blockstream has launched Blockstream Swaps in beta testing after noncustodial swap provider Boltz suspended its services following months of automated probing and several exploits. Blockstream said in an Aug. 10 announcement that the in-house service is already being tested with select participants, with development now being accelerated after Boltz stopped processing swaps on Aug. 3. The Bitcoin infrastructure company said the product was under development before the shutdown and is intended to add another option for users moving funds between Bitcoin, Lightning and Liquid. Boltz said its suspension followed a steady increase in automated, AI-assisted attempts to probe its infrastructure,…

A Bitcoin breakout attempt briefly pushed price above $65,000 on Aug. 5, but failed to sustain the move, even as Fed funds futures put the odds of a September rate hike at 57.4% as of Aug. 5, down from 80.5% a week earlier. Brent crude fell more than 5% on Aug. 4, settling near $79 on hopes of a Hormuz de-escalation deal. Lower hike odds and cheaper oil usually ease two of the macro pressures that have capped crypto all year. Bitcoin has held inside the same $62,000 to $68,000 range for weeks, and Friday’s July jobs report is the…

Ethereum remains bearish despite Bitcoin recording gains over the last 24 hours. Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) expects $ETH to outperform Bitcoin ($BTC) in the coming market cycle as institutional tokenization and agentic artificial intelligence increase demand for blockchain infrastructure. The forecast was accompanied by another week of Ethereum purchases and share repurchases by BitMine, which now holds approximately 5.815 million $ETH. BitMine extends Ethereum accumulation and share buybacks BitMine acquired 9,926 $ETH last week, continuing a weekly buying streak that began in June 2025. The latest purchase increased the company’s total Ethereum holdings to 5.815 million tokens.…

The Federal Reserve is set to announce its next interest rate decision on July 29, with 64% markets partinciant “No Change.” Citadel Securities expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.Bitcoin has fallen around 3% as investors reduce risk ahead of the Fed’s rate decision. 64% Chance Fed To See “No Change” The Federal Open Market Committee is holding its two-day meeting, with the rate decision due tomorrow. June CPI gave the Fed some room to keep rates unchanged, as inflation cooled to 3.5% from 4.2% in May. However, the recent rise in oil prices has complicated the outlook. Renewed…

Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, a registered investment advisor (RIA) based in Orlando, Florida, has disclosed that it holds shares of the Franklin $XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF). In its latest 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company reported holding 964 shares of the ETF, valued at around $11,000 at press time. The firm boasts $1.35-$1.4 billion in assets under management (AUM) and is currently ranked among the top 500 RIAs in the US and named to the Best Financial Advisory Firms list. Source: sec.gov $XRP ETFs attract institutional interest A similar Virginia-based firm, Main Street Group, also…

Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy has voiced concerns about Hyperliquid’s long-term viability, pointing to U.S. regulation as the platform’s biggest hurdle. In an interview with Wu Blockchain, Gaevoy stated that Hyperliquid will eventually need to implement Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures to comply with U.S. laws, a move that could force the decentralized exchange to become increasingly centralized to compete with traditional markets like CME and Nasdaq. Regulatory Pressures Mount on Decentralized Exchanges Hyperliquid has gained traction for its performance in trading tokenized real-world assets, commodities, and stock tokens. However, Gaevoy identified two long-term issues: regulation and throughput. The platform’s current…

Bitcoin is about to enter an important liquidity zone where price action and derivatives positioning indicate rising volatility. While downside liquidation pools have mostly been cleared during prior selloffs, the most recent 24-hour liquidation map indicates that liquidity is still highly concentrated above the current market price. Asymmetric setup is formed Over the upcoming sessions, traders will be closely monitoring this asymmetric setup. The largest immediate concentration of short liquidations is located just above the current price, starting around $65,000, according to the most recent Hyperliquid liquidation data. This level is the closest significant liquidity magnet, with cumulative short leverage…