Author: NBTC

Crypto projects spent years chasing users with token incentives, apps and speculation. Now, some of the industry’s biggest pitches are starting to sound more like enterprise software sales. That was the message from Hashgraph CEO Eric Piscini in a recent interview with TheStreet Roundtable, where he argued that the crypto market is moving away from user acquisition and toward business infrastructure. “It’s completely fair to say that at the industry level,” Piscini said, referring to this shift. He said Hashgraph has been targeting enterprise adoption since 2018, focusing on payment, organizational and supply-chain use cases. Instead of asking businesses to…

Ethereum’s price action continues to reflect a fragile market structure, as traders weigh weakening momentum against key technical thresholds. The asset currently trades near the $2,050 level after a sharp decline, leaving it trapped in a narrow consolidation range. This pause follows a broader bearish trend that began after the previous cycle peak near $4,900. Consequently, market participants now focus on whether this range signals accumulation or a continuation lower. Market Structure Signals Ongoing Weakness Price structure shows a clear pattern of lower highs and lower lows, reinforcing a bearish macro outlook. Additionally, Ethereum remains below its 100 and 200…

A new development has emerged regarding CEA Industries (BNC), a $BNB treasury company funded by YZi Labs, the investment arm of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. This development comes after a long-standing governance dispute between YZi Labs, the company’s largest investor, and the CEA board of directors. As a result of this development, Hans Thomas, a CEA Industries executive and founding partner of 10x Capital, resigned, or was forced to resign. According to a company filing with the SEC, Hans Thomas resigned from his position at the company effective March 20. This move comes at a time when YZi…

Metya, a renowned Web3 social payments platform, has partnered with Infini, an AI-led Web3 financial operating system (OS). The partnership focuses on providing AI-led financial rails in the Web3 sector. As Metya pointed out in its official X post, the development is poised to redefine the way funds shift across diverse decentralized networks. Hence, the move provides more intuitive financial flows to benefit Web3-based individuals and businesses alike. 🤝 Partnership Announcement: MetYa × @0xInfiniWe’re excited to partner with Infini — a financial OS built for the AI era, combining fiat + crypto rails with autonomous AI agents that act as…

The Ethereum ($ETH) Foundation has nearly completed its $ETH staking goal as of today. According to the latest Arkham data, the Ethereum Foundation is very close to reaching its staking goal by staking an additional $93 million worth of Ethereum. The Ethereum Foundation today staked approximately $93 million worth of ether ($ETH) in several stages, bringing its total staking volume to approximately 69,500. He has almost reached his goal of staking 70,000 $ETH, which he announced in February. With this move, the foundation states that it is ceasing to regularly sell $ETH to cover its annual expenses of approximately $100…

Startale Group said it closed a $63 million Series A round, adding $50 million from SBI Group to a $13 million first close from Sony Innovation Fund in January. The Singapore-based company, which operates in Japan, builds blockchain tools for both financial firms and retail users. Its products include Strium, a blockchain for tokenized securities and other real-world assets, yen stablecoin JPYSC, dollar stablecoin USDSC and the Startale app, a consumer app tied to Sony-backed layer-2 network Soneium. The funding brings together Startale’s two most important strategic partners, the firm said. SBI has worked with the company on Strium and…

Brazil’s main stock exchange B3 will begin offering six new derivatives contracts on April 27 that allow investors to bet on the likelihood of future events, ranging from the price of bitcoin to movements in the dollar and Ibovespa index. The instruments, called Event Contracts, operate on a framework similar to prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. Prices range up to 100 reals ($19), with each contract’s price reflecting the market’s estimated probability of an outcome. B3’s contracts are regulated by Brazil’s securities authority (CVM) and designed for professional investors, the exchange said. The six contracts cover mini futures and…

AurumX, a multi-chain and global compliant financial system dealing with universal assets, has partnered with PinGo, a $TON-built AI + DePIN entity. The partnership aims to drive the evolution of decentralized AI infrastructure. As per AurumX’s official social media announcement, the move is set to advance the expansion of AI-led blockchain solutions. So, both companies focus on providing secure, effective, and scalable on-chain ecosystems to back worldwide technological and financial innovation. 🍀 AurumX is excited to partner with @PinGoAIPinGo is an AI + DePIN platform on $TON, bridging idle computing resources into a unified, scalable infrastructure for AI and data…

With today’s staking operation, the Ethereum Foundation is very close to its goal of 70,000 $ETH, and the largest individual Ethereum holder has also been revealed. According to cryptocurrency analytics company Arkham Intelligence, the largest Ethereum ($ETH) holders have been revealed. According to the Arkham report, the largest individual holder of Ethereum is not co-founder Vitalik Buterin, but pre-sale investor Rain Lohmus. Rain Lohmus is the largest individual $ETH holder with 250,000 $ETH ($530 million). However, he does not have access to the private keys controlling his wallet or to the wallet itself. Lohmus holds approximately 250,000 $ETH ($530 million)…

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said Circle could reach a valuation of roughly $75 billion by 2030, laying out a long-term framework that focuses on stablecoin adoption rather than short-term regulatory noise. In his weekly memo, Hougan framed Circle’s value around three variables: the size of the stablecoin market, $USDC’s market share, and the company’s long-term margins. Using what he described as conservative assumptions, he modeled a $1.9 trillion stablecoin market by the end of the decade, with Circle maintaining a 25% share and generating a 0.8% margin after distribution costs. That scenario would translate into approximately $3.8 billion in revenue…