Author: NBTC

Morgan Stanley has launched E*Trade crypto trading at 0.5%, undercutting Coinbase, Schwab, and Robinhood in a pilot set to reach 8.6 million users. Morgan Stanley has launched ETrade crypto trading at a flat 0.5% fee, below Coinbase and Schwab. The pilot went live on May 6 with Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana available directly inside ETrade brokerage accounts via Zerohash, which handles liquidity, custody, and settlement. Bloomberg reported the pricing, which places Morgan Stanley below every major retail competitor. Schwab launched its own spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in April at 75 basis points. Fidelity charges roughly 1% per trade. Robinhood…

Bitcoin has dropped to around $67,700 after breaking down from a descending triangle. Sentiment has flipped to Extreme fear, with a fear and greed reading near the 13th level. Renewed U.S.–Iran tensions and macro jitters push investors into risk-off mode. Bitcoin price dropped to the $67,727 level following heavy selling pressure. The price dip is due to escalating geopolitical anxieties and a broader macroeconomic retreat. Earlier this week, temporary optimism surged when U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day pause on the Iran conflict, hinting at potential diplomatic talks. However, the fragility of this ceasefire has become apparent to the…

Firelight, a growing decentralized finance (DeFi) entity, has announced a crucial move this week to strengthen its objective to fortify institutional decentralized security. In this respect, it is introducing a DeFi protection mechanism for institutions. The ecosystem development phase 2 will bring forth an autonomous consortium devoted to verifying exploits, authorizing transparent insurance payouts on-chain, and evaluating losses. Firelight is building the protection layer for institutional DeFi. In Phase 2, there will be an independent consortium of security, risk, governance, and insurance specialists validates exploits, assesses losses, and authorizes on-chain payouts through a transparent… — Firelight (@Firelightfi) May 12, 2026…

Elon Musk called most crypto projects scams while testifying in Oakland this week, pulling Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and an old OpenAI token plan into his court fight with Sam Altman. Inside the courtroom, Elon was asked about OpenAI’s short-lived 2018 plan to raise funds through an initial coin offering, or ICO. He said, “Some of them have merit, but most of them are scams,” based on a post from New York Times reporter Mike Isaac. Elon brings OpenAI’s 2018 token plan into the fight over its charity roots The ICO issue came up because OpenAI once looked at creating a crypto…

EtherFi, the crypto neobank and Ethereum restaking protocol with nearly $6 billion in total value locked (TVL), is integrating Plume Network’s Nest Vault infrastructure to give its users access to tokenized real-world asset (RWA) yield. The integration centers on Plume’s nBASIS vault, powered by Superstate’s USCC fund, which generates returns from basis spreads, the price differential between spot and futures markets, across multiple cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and XRP. The rollout will proceed in two phases. EtherFi will first re-allocate capital to the nBASIS vault, with a direct integration into EtherFi’s user interface to follow. “We’re building a neobank…

A colossal transfer of 813,367,100 $USDT, valued at approximately $813 million, was recorded earlier today moving from the cryptocurrency exchange $HTX (formerly Huobi) to an unidentified wallet address. The transaction was flagged by Whale Alert, a prominent blockchain tracking service that monitors large-scale cryptocurrency movements. Transaction Details and Context The transfer, which took place on the Tron network, is one of the largest single $USDT movements observed in recent months. Whale Alert’s data shows the funds originated from an $HTX-associated wallet and were sent to an address with no known exchange affiliation. Such large outflows from exchanges can signal a…

As of March 27, 2026, the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index reads 13, placing sentiment in Extreme Fear. The current price of bitcoin is near $66,000. The index spans 0 to 100, with lower readings tied to fear-driven market conditions and higher readings tied to greed-driven conditions. The metric compiles inputs across price volatility, market momentum, trading volume, Bitcoin dominance, social sentiment, and Google Trends activity. The combined dataset forms a sentiment gauge used to track emotional conditions across Bitcoin markets. Readings in the Extreme Fear range have aligned with prior stress phases in $BTC market cycles. Bitcoin Magazine Pro…

River, a renowned DeFi app for rapid crypto swaps, is integrating OKX DEX, the prominent crypto exchange OKX’s DEX infrastructure. The integration provides consumers with one-tap, multi-chain digital asset swaps into $satUSD. As per River’s official social media announcement, the development is set to route transfers via the Wallet API for seamless DeFi interactions across chains. Hence, the move benefits both experienced and new users, minimizing the friction when it comes to leveraging resilient digital assets in the decentralized networks. Integration with OKX DEXSwap any asset → satUSD, in one tap, directly in River App. Routed through @wallet API and…

The U.S. economy picked up speed at the start of 2026, but the war in Iran is casting a long shadow over what comes next. The Commerce Department said Thursday that gross domestic product grew at a 2% annual rate from January through March, bouncing back from a weak 0.5% expansion in the final three months of 2025. The rebound came partly because the federal government had room to spend again after a 43-day shutdown dragged on growth late last year. Government spending and investment grew at a 9.3% annual rate in the first quarter, adding more than half a…

Midnight has announced Worldpay as the latest company to join the network as a federated node operator as the mainnet launch approaches. It also welcomed Bullish as an operator, revealing that the exchange will build Proof of Reserves on its zero-knowledge layer. Midnight Network has welcomed two new global companies as federated node operators once it launches its mainnet: Worldpay and Bullish. The Cardano sister network is set to launch its mainnet later this month, as we reported, after a successful testnet implementation that has created a $750 million NIGHT ecosystem. At launch, the network will operate with a curated…