Author: NBTC

Crypto markets spent Wednesday morning doing their best impression of a coiled spring. Bitcoin held near $76K, Ethereum traded above $2,200, and Solana sat flat around $84, all while traders waited for what might be the most event-dense afternoon of the quarter. The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its rate decision later today, with markets pricing in near certainty that rates stay parked at 3.5%-3.75%. That alone would normally be enough to set the tone for risk assets. But the real fireworks are scheduled for after the closing bell, when Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google all report earnings within…

First Ledger, a trading platform on the $XRP Ledger, has shared a fact about XRPL’s relatively lower transaction fees. The $XRP Ledger participant engaged with a tweet that highlighted that it costs about $0.004 to execute a transaction on Solana, implying a user would need to send 2,500 transactions just to spend $10 in fees. First Ledger noted that it costs about $0.0000152 to execute a transaction on the $XRP Ledger, implying that a user might need to send 1,000,000 transactions just to spend $15.20 in fees. Right now, it costs about $0.0000152 to execute a transaction on the XRPL.…

As the US-Iran conflict continues, cryptocurrencies are playing a significant role. In this context, stablecoin giant Tether recently made a major move by freezing $344 million worth of $USDT. Related News The Owner of the $344 Million in $USDT That Tether Froze Yesterday Has Been Identified There has been a new development regarding this incident. According to The Block, victims of the Iranian terrorist attack have filed a lawsuit demanding the release of $344 million in frozen $USDT ($USDT) bonds. Victims of Iranian-linked terrorism have filed a lawsuit against Tether in a US court, demanding the return of 344.14 million…

Wall Street banks are expanding blockchain use across the $13 trillion repo market, a system that provides short-term funding between financial institutions. JPMorgan and other major lenders are testing tokenized repo trades to speed up cash transfers and reduce settlement delays in securities lending. According to a Bloomberg report, banks like JPMorgan Chase are using blockchain for their repurchase agreements, where they exchange Treasuries for cash overnight. Blockchain minimizes manual operations and provides better tracking of collateral as well as quick transactions. Tokenized repurchase activities have also gained prominence on networks such as Canton Network, which is supported by JPMorgan,…

Crypto-related stocks are tumbling across the board on Wednesday with exchanges taking the biggest hit after Robinhood’s earnings miss and escalating tensions between Iran and the U.S. Robinhood (HOOD), a crypto-friendly digital broker, plunged nearly 14% after it reported late Tuesday an almost 47% decline in crypto-related revenue in the first quarter. The weakness spilled across the sector as investors took it as a signal for lackluster crypto trading demand. U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) and institutional-focused exchange Bullish (BLSH), CoinDesk’s parent company, both fell 8%. Gemini (GEMI), the embattled exchange business of billionaire investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, dropped…

Shiba Inu explorer Shibariumscan is hinting at progress in the ongoing restoration. According to a notice on Shiba Inu layer-2 Shibariumscan explorer, 45% of blocks are already indexed, with indexing to the chain ongoing. This marks progress beyond that which was reported previously at 41%. In February, it was reported that Shibarium was migrating to a new server to enhance performance and improve overall reliability. At the start of this month, Shibizens reported that users observed that certain tokens and NFTs were not displaying correctly on Shibarium Scan or within wallet $NFT tabs. Shibizens indicated that this issue might be…

The parents of a 19-year-old college student who died of an overdose in 2025 are suing OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT provided their son with harmful guidance on combining drugs and effectively functioned as an unlicensed medical advisor. The wrongful death and product liability lawsuit, filed in California state court, claims the company failed to implement adequate safety measures to prevent its AI from dispensing dangerous health advice. The case centers on Sam Nelson, who allegedly interacted with ChatGPT’s GPT-4o model about combining kratom and Xanax before his fatal overdose. His mother and stepfather assert that the chatbot provided recommendations about…

FalconX has expanded its tokenized structured credit facility to the Monad network, allowing institutional credit vault deposits to be used as collateral in decentralized finance protocols such as Morpho. Tokenization takes traditional credit facilities and represents them as digital tokens on a blockchain. In this case, the facility packages loans originated through FalconX’s lending business into tokenized credit products accessible through Pareto vaults curated by M11 Credit. RWA.xyz data shows real-world assets issued onchain have grown to more than $31 billion, including Treasurys, credit products and other financial assets. Credit-related assets alone account for more than $5 billion in distributed…

At 10:30 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, bitcoin traded at $69,678, consolidating near the $69,500 range after retreating from an intraday high of $71,570. Price action remains range-bound with weakening short-term momentum and persistent resistance overhead. Bitcoin Chart Outlook The daily timeframe on Thursday continues to reflect a broad consolidation range, with price holding within the wider $62,500 to $76,000 structure implied by recent highs and lows. Current positioning near $69,000 places bitcoin in the lower half of that range, following rejection from the upper boundary near $71,570 in the latest one-day session. The lack of trend strength at this…

Global markets are holding their breath: As the countdown continues ahead of the Fed’s interest rate decision, investors’ expectations are becoming clearer. Pricing in the forecasting markets indicates that it is almost certain that there will be no change in interest rates at the April meeting. According to Polymarket data, investors are pricing in a near 100% probability that the Fed will keep its policy rate unchanged. In contrast, the probability of a rate hike, such as a 25 basis point or larger reduction, remains almost negligible in the markets. This picture shows that the “wait-and-see” approach, which has strengthened…