Author: NBTC

A section of the American public has expressed their misgivings about the country’s intentions of establishing a Sovereign Wealth Fund(SWF). That follows President Donald Trump’s signing of an Executive Order (EO) directing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his nominee for the Commerce Department, Howard Lutnick, to create the investment tool. Speaking during the EO’s signing on Monday at the Oval Office, Mr. Trump expressed his excitement at development. He said, “We’re going to create a lot of wealth for the fund, and I think it’s about time this country had a sovereign wealth fund. ” Expectedly, news of Mr. Trump’s…

For Developers and InnovatorsThe IOTA Builder Server is live. This focused Discord community is designed for developers, validators, and tech enthusiasts to collaborate, access resources, and build on IOTA in a distraction-free environment. Join now if you’re ready to innovate! We are pleased to announce the launch of the IOTA Builder Server on Discord, designed to bring together builders, developers, and tech enthusiasts with a shared interest in building on the IOTA platform. This new initiative offers a focused environment that minimizes distractions and provides access to the resources, guidance, and collaboration opportunities needed to drive innovation within the IOTA…

HTX advisor Justin Sun is currently engaged in a dispute with former Huobi owner Li Lin over whether or not Huobi/HTX had a $30 million hole in its books when it was sold to About Capital Management in 2022. The dispute is the latest chapter in the pair’s years-long feud. A machine translation of a recent X post by Sun includes a story in which he accuses the Huobi founder of concealing the hole, leading to Sun having to loan money to the exchange. A statement purportedly from Li has been posted to X in which he claims that Sun…

Arkham Intelligence has revealed via a post on X that BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is currently selling Bitcoin (BTC) holdings from its exchange-traded fund IBIT rather than buying. The update was accompanied by a visual representation of the transaction flows, indicating a significant move away from the asset by BlackRock. The crypto market activity tracker stated, “guys I have some bad news, BlackRock is not buying. In fact, they are selling.” BlackRock’s influence in the crypto sector grew after its launch of a Bitcoin ETF, named iShares Bitcoin Trust Bitcoin Holdings (IBIT). Analysts believe the entity is part…

DeFAI refers to the fusion of DeFi (decentralized finance) and AI (artificial intelligence). In 2025, many projects fit this definition; there has been a steady rise in on-chain automation and AI-powered apps coming to market. Here’s everything you need to know about this nascent trend and it’s long term implications for decentralized technologies. In This Guide: What is DeFAI? How do DeFAI crypto agents work? DeFAI market in 2025 Will DeFAI create mass adoption? What is DeFAI? DeFAI is a combination of decentralized finance (DeFi) and artificial intelligence (AI). Daniele Sesta coined the term. DeFAI aims to make life easier…

Ethereum’s price has recently experienced a significant drawdown, dipping below the $3,000 mark. This crash has invalidated a key bullish pattern and caused some of the largest losses investors have seen in a long time. However, this pullback may also present fresh opportunities for those willing to capitalize on the potential rebound. Ethereum Investor’s Losses Surge The price decline below $3,000 has led to a surge in realized losses, reaching a six-month high over the past 48 hours. Ethereum’s failure to hold above this psychological barrier has caused many investors to sell off their positions to mitigate further losses. The…

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Sam Altman of OpenAI and Masayoshi Son of Softbank in Tokyo on Monday, and discussed artificial intelligence (AI) investment. Ishiba has said he wants to increase “cooperation in the field of AI” and will discuss the matter with US President Donald Trump at a summit meeting on February 7, with a joint statement expected to be forthcoming. The move to deepen relations is ostensibly part of a plan to keep pace with China — a commonly cited Western boogeyman — and prevent the massive state’s undue dominance in the field. Trump, for his…

In a notable move within the cryptocurrency market, a whale has made a significant purchase of 3.47 million $AIXBT tokens, amounting to $1.96 million. This transaction, executed over the past nine hours, has drawn attention due to its size and the potential market impact. The whale acquired the tokens at a price of $0.57 each, signaling strong confidence in the token’s future prospects. This large purchase of $AIXBT comes at a time when the cryptocurrency market is experiencing notable price fluctuations, leading many to speculate on the implications for both $AIXBT and the broader market. A whale bought 3.47M $AIXBT($1.96M)…

Decentralized crypto trading engine Raydium is making a bid for Solana’s multibillion dollar perpetuals market – and gaining traction fast. Raydium’s weeks-old foray into offering these hyper-popular derivatives contracts – they allow crypto traders to speculate on price swings without holding the actual token – is already racking up $100 million in daily trading volume. It’s now Solana’s third most popular venue for trading perps, behind Jupiter and Drift, this ecosystem’s trading heavyweights. The growth comes despite Raydium perps’ nascency; its builders haven’t poured marketing capital on promoting a trading tool that’s yet to officially launch. “Raydium brand still packs…

Bitcoin (BTC) has not broken below $90,000 since Nov. 18, and continues to swing between $90,000 and $100,000. The sentiment generally flips bullish when bitcoin approaches $100,000 and investors try to continue the bull market. However, this also works the other way and as bitcoin heads toward $90,000, like on Thursday, investors turn bearish. Bitcoin will move where maximum pain occurs, so far that is the chopping period between these two valuations. Derivatives in bitcoin play a large part in these volatile price swings; derivatives such as futures and options only make up a few percentage points of the overall…