Author: NBTC

The explosive growth in Prediction Markets has been difficult to avoid. The occasional outlandish bet, the surging popularity amongst next-gen traders and regulatory debate have all been at the forefront, but whilst much of the focus is on whether these are bets or financial transactions, are we asking the right questions here? Or does a more fundamental point sit behind all of this? If we roll the entire construct back, let’s remember that public markets were designed to bring willing buyers and sellers together, to help both parties find a fair price for a trade, then coordinate the transaction to…

Crypto news today shows investors using two different strategies. Institutions are buying Bitcoin through regulated ETFs, while risk-tolerant buyers are adding early-stage projects such as MemeToro. BlackRock’s IBIT attracted $315 million on July 20 as MemeToro’s Stage 4 presale moved beyond 73% of its target. The two assets offer different combinations of maturity, risk, and potential upside. Bitcoin ETF Demand Accelerates Again BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF recorded $315 million in single-day inflows on July 20. The purchase helped US spot Bitcoin ETFs complete their fifth consecutive positive trading day. The inflow streak offset the liquidation-driven outflows recorded earlier in July.…

By the end of the working week on September 11, the price of Ethereum ($ETH) had risen by 7.46%, reaching $2,619.0 and demonstrating strong upward momentum. Over the week as a whole, the asset gained 6.62%. Commenting on the surge, Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee described the current momentum as the beginning of a massive “face-ripper rally” for short sellers. For Lee, this forecast has direct financial significance: the company he oversees is officially the world’s largest corporate holder of Ethereum. Ethereum vs BMNR stock price correlation chart highlighting Tom Lee’s ‘Face Ripper’ tweet, Source: TradingView How U.S. inflation (which came…

Polymarket is reportedly raising approximately $1 billion at a $21 billion valuation, with Donald Trump Jr.-linked 1789 Capital planning to contribute about $300 million. The Wall Street Journal reported the financing plans on Aug. 31, citing people familiar with the round. Alexa Henning, a spokesperson for 1789 Capital, separately confirmed the planned investment and valuation to The Business Times. The transaction has not been announced as completed. The final amount, participating investors and ownership distribution could change before the round closes. 1789 Capital could invest $500M across two rounds The planned $300 million contribution would follow approximately $200 million that…

Stellar Finds a New Path to the $XRP Ledger Through Xora Finance A notable connection is emerging between two blockchain networks that share a history but have spent more than a decade on separate paths. According to Xora Finance, a neobank focused on the $XRP ecosystem, native $XLM can now settle on the $XRP Ledger (XRPL). The development offers a fresh example of interoperability between Stellar and XRPL, potentially bringing their ecosystems closer together. Stellar and the $XRP Ledger were both built around the idea of creating faster, more accessible financial infrastructure. Their paths diverged in 2014, with each network…

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett has disclosed owning between $1 million and $5 million in Coinbase shares while the Trump administration advanced policies affecting the U.S. crypto industry. Coinbase shares remained in Hassett’s disclosed portfolio CNBC, citing Hassett’s latest annual financial disclosure, reported that the National Economic Council director held between $1 million and $5 million in Coinbase Global stock as of Dec. 31, 2025. Federal disclosure forms report assets within value ranges rather than giving exact amounts. The filing, therefore, does not show the number of Coinbase shares Hassett owned or the precise value of the position. Because…

TradeXYZ, a trading platform on Hyperliquid, handled $202.36 billion in volume in the second quarter, up 79.2% from the previous quarter as equity perpetuals drove more activity across its onchain markets. Revenue rose 32.9% to $7.59 million as trading activity increased across equity-linked derivatives and other markets. 2026 Trade[XYZ] Q2 Report Today, we’re excited to release Trade[XYZ]’s 2026 Q2 Report. While three of its HIP-3 rivals, Felix, Ventuals, and Dreamcash, shut down entirely this quarter, Trade[XYZ] pulled further ahead. Its share of HIP-3 volume climbed from 84.5% to 95.1%.… pic.twitter.com/F2irNgYE2r — Hyperliquid Research Collective (HRC) (@HyperliquidR) September 1, 2026 Equity…

Lawrence Lepard, founder and portfolio manager at Equity Management Associates, assessed the recent declines in the cryptocurrency market, the MicroStrategy controversy, and global monetary policies. Lepard attributed Bitcoin’s drop to the $58,000 level to an exaggeration of market fears (FUD), recalling past lows of $4,000 and $15,000. The renowned investor stated that investors’ anxiety during price drops is a flawed psychology, adding: “Investing is the only area where people don’t like falling prices. You’re happy when steak goes on sale at the supermarket, but when investment prices drop, you ask yourself, ‘What went wrong?’ According to the Power Law model,…

Renowned asset management firm BlackRock has continued to dominate both the Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF market, attracting large amounts of capital in the ecosystem. While Ethereum has been trading sideways, showing mixed price action over the past weeks, onchain data from Arkham Intelligence shows that BlackRock has managed to attract decent capital into the market over the past month. BlackRock buys Ethereum’s dip According to the data, BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF (ETHA) bought about $13.9 million worth of $ETH during its latest trading session, bringing the fund’s total Ethereum purchases over the past 20 trading days to $251.4 million. While momentum…

Bitcoin treasury Strategy has blasted Morgan Stanley Capital International’s proposal to exclude it from its Global Investable Market Indexes, calling it “misguided” and “flawed.” Writing in a letter to MSCI Monday, the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin behemoth’s founder, Michael Saylor, and CEO, Phong Le, said that the company was discriminating against digital asset businesses. MSCI said earlier this month that it was consulting on a plan to define “non-operating companies” and make them ineligible for its Global Investable Market Indexes. The removal of such companies would exclude firms like Strategy from indexes visible to a large pool of institutional investors. Strategy responded…