Author: NBTC

The cryptocurrency market has continued its excellent start to the week as Bitcoin approaches the $82,000 psychological level. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is down by less than 1% in the last 24 hours but has held steady above $2,300 despite persistent bearish signals across key metrics. Derivatives data suggest a growing bearish bias Ether is trading above $2,360 at press time on Wednesday, down by less than 1% in the last 24 hours. The onchain supply metric shows that retailers have been strong distributors in the past week, with wallets in the bracket of 100-1K and 1K-10K…

US President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling him a “disaster for America” and saying interest rates remain too high. The remarks came alongside a social media post showing a figure resembling Powell falling into a dumpster. Trump has pushed for aggressive rate cuts, targeting levels near 1%. The Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark rate between 3.50% and 3.75%. This gap indicates a direct policy conflict. Trump argues lower rates would reduce borrowing costs and ease pressure on the $38 trillion national debt. The Fed continues to focus on inflation control. Trump has…

The DePIN market has experienced considerable expansion over the past week. In this respect, $TAO, $WMTX, and $RENDER have dominated the weekly rankings in trading volume. As per the data from Phoenix Group, the other prominent names on the top-10 list include $FIL, $ANKR, $ATH, $AKT, $PHA, $AR, and $SKR. Their rising gains indicate the surging interest of investors in the cutting-edge DePIN projects. TOP #DEPIN TOKENS BY WEEKLY TRADING VOLUME$TAO $WMTX $RENDER $FIL $ANKR $ATH $AKT $PHA $AR $SKR $STORJ $THETA $IO $XYO $ZBCN pic.twitter.com/YavvNjSBCG — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) March 22, 2026 $TAO Dominates DePIN…

Jito Labs, a core infrastructure provider on Solana, has unveiled JTX, a new crypto trading platform aimed at bringing more advanced trading tools to the blockchain. Announced at the Solana Accelerate conference in Miami, Florida, JTX is the company’s first product built specifically for traders. It allows users to trade tokens on Solana while maintaining self-custody, meaning they have full control of their funds unlike other set ups that have to hand assets over to a centralized exchange like Coinbase or Binance. JTX is designed to feel more like those centralized platforms, the team shared in a press release with…

Vitalik Buterin has delivered a verdict on consortium blockchains, calling them a failure of their original vision. Speaking during an Arbitrum Day session, Buterin argued that these private, enterprise-led chains combine the worst aspects of both centralized and decentralized systems. Instead of offering true openness or strong privacy, they often evolve into “cartel-like” structures, closed networks with limited transparency and weak trust guarantees. “The original vision of like consortium blockchains, right, had this idea that as you have like five banks or like five major companies come together, create their own chain, has been mostly a failure,” he said. No…

Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has uncharacteristically made no announcement regarding fresh Bitcoin purchases during the final week of March. The software company did not sell any shares or buy any new Bitcoin between March 23 and March 29. Obviously, cryptocurrency market participants are now wondering what’s behind the sudden U-turn. Breaking the Monday tradition Typically, Saylor posts a cryptic graphic featuring colored dots on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, which is then predictably followed by a formal 8:00 AM announcement on Monday. However, market observers quickly noticed the absence of the “Saylor dots” on Sunday, March 29.…

Aave’s [AAVE] recovery process gradually shifted from emergency containment to coordinated ecosystem stabilization after the rsETH exploit shook DeFi markets. On 6 May, Aave liquidated the thief’s eight identified positions across Ethereum and Arbitrum markets. Recovered rsETH collateral was later moved directly towards the Recovery Guardian without impacting Umbrella stakers or unaffected users. Initially, the exploit triggered fears of deeper insolvency pressure and wider liquidity fragmentation across DeFi lending markets. Meanwhile, Mantle DAO overwhelmingly approved participation in the broader DeFi United recovery coalition. Arbitrum DAO also advanced proposals seeking to return roughly $71 million in recovered $ETH to affected Aave…

The United States government has deposited approximately 3.233 Ethereum ($ETH), valued at around $7,630, into a Coinbase Prime wallet, according to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain. The transaction, which took place roughly an hour before the report, involves funds seized from Glenn Olivio, an individual indicted last year on federal money laundering charges. Background of the Seizure Glenn Olivio was indicted in 2024 as part of a broader federal crackdown on cryptocurrency-related financial crimes. The $ETH deposited today is part of assets forfeited by the government following legal proceedings. This is not the first movement of Olivio’s seized digital assets. On…

A new trading trend has emerged for former token traders, exploring the South Korean stock market. The ability to launch contracts and trade any asset has allowed crypto traders to pivot from stagnant or crashing coins and tokens. Former crypto traders moved to the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI 200), growing a newly emerging market on Hyperliquid. As of May 5, around 63% of trading positions in the index are profitable, based on Hyperliquid trading data. The KOSPI 200 index went parabolic in the past year and attracted crypto traders with value-based growth, rather than pure speculation. | Source:…

On March 14, 2026, Polkadot made its first big supply change. Many users now call it the Polkadot halving or $DOT halving because new $DOT issuance dropped by more than half, from about 120 million $DOT per year to about 55 million. Polkadot’s issuance model upgrade is scheduled to coincide with Pi Day on March 14.This protocol change introduces, among others:‣ A maximum supply of 2.1B $DOT, of which ~80% has already been issued.‣ A $DOT emission rate reduction by ~53% on March 14, and further… — Polkadot (@Polkadot) March 13, 2026 That label is useful, but it can also…