Author: NBTC

Kalshi just poached an analyst from the FBI. Tyler Neff, who previously worked in federal intelligence analysis, has joined the prediction market platform’s surveillance unit. Neff will report to Robert DeNault, Kalshi’s head of enforcement, who came aboard in October 2025 after a career investigating white-collar crimes at the law firm White & Case. Why a prediction market needs an FBI analyst Prediction markets have a particular vulnerability that traditional exchanges share but rarely discuss openly: information asymmetry. When you’re betting on whether a policy will pass or a political event will unfold a certain way, the people closest to…

Bitcoin experienced volatile, range-bound trading, repeatedly struggling to sustain a breakout above $77,000. After a midnight surge from $76,700 to $77,200, it hit an intraday high of $77,604 before stabilizing around $77,500. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin fluctuated around $77,500 after a sharp midnight breakout from the $76,700 level. The total crypto economy climbed by over $20 billion to reach an aggregate market cap of $2.66 trillion. Traders await whether bitcoin will test $77,600 next, following a drop in WTI oil to $97 per barrel. Bitcoin Volatility Tightens Near $77K Resistance Bitcoin endured another grueling stretch of range-bound consolidation, routinely failing to…

The rollover was carried out using the open Spectra protocol, which is presently the most popular yield trading venue on Flare Network. Throughout the event, about $4.88 million in liquidity smoothly moved from an expiring pool into a recently established fixed-term market. A structural milestone for decentralized fixed-term markets was reached on June 3 and 4, 2026, when an $XRP-denominated yield market on Flare Network successfully completed a fixed-term liquidity rollover without any market disruptions. Throughout the event, about $4.88 million in liquidity smoothly moved from an expiring pool into a recently established fixed-term market, enabling continuous trading activity throughout…

In the June 2026 crypto selloff, Ethereum has fallen harder than Bitcoin, and not by a little. On the worst days, Ethereum ($ETH) dropped around 7.5% in 24 hours while Bitcoin fell about 5%, sliding below $1,800 as Bitcoin held above $62,000. Zoom out, and the gap is starker: Ethereum is down roughly 32% year-to-date in 2026 against Bitcoin’s roughly 11%, and it sits 55 to 60% below its August 2025 all-time high of $4,953. The clearest single measure of the divergence is the $ETH/$BTC ratio, which has fallen to a 10-month low near 0.0283, down more than 35% from…

The appearance of automotive giant Volvo on the official website of Ripple‘s enterprise treasury management platform, Ripple Treasury, has garnered significant attention in both financial and crypto communities. This development underscores a growing corporate shift toward adopting digital assets and rapid financial infrastructures for treasury management, payments, and liquidity operations. New era for corporate treasury Ripple has long provided blockchain-based payment solutions, but its new treasury-focused product, Ripple Treasury, was developed in partnership with GTreasury. The main goal of this platform is to unify companies’ cash flow, payment, and asset management processes in one real-time interface. It enables businesses to…

The United States will lose its leadership position in crypto to other countries, including China, if US lawmakers fail to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY), a crypto market structure bill, according to Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis. Passing a comprehensive crypto regulatory framework would “ensure” that other countries “do not write the rules of the next financial era,” Lummis said. She added in a separate X post: “America built the dollar-dominated financial system that has anchored global stability for a century. The Clarity Act ensures we build the next one. The time to act is now, before Beijing…

Crypto investment firm Capriole Investments is sounding the alarm on elevated inflation, warning that every historical instance of inflation reaching current levels has been followed by an average market crash of 30% over the next one to 24 months. Key Takeaways: Capriole Investments warns every inflation spike to current levels has triggered a 30% average market drop historically. The 2000 crash (-47%) and 2008 crash (-55%) represent the worst-case range in Capriole’s historical dataset. U.S. CPI hit 3.8% recently, its highest since May 2023, sustaining pressure on the Fed and risk assets. Historical Data Paints a Bleak Picture Capriole Investments…

Ethereum has been under intense selling pressure due to losing the 100-day moving average, which was only reclaimed in April after months. The recent breakdown below a key demand zone has pushed $ETH to fresh local lows near $1.75K, while both technical and on-chain indicators continue to favor the bears. Unless buyers reclaim the lost levels quickly, the current structure suggests that further downside cannot be ruled out. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, $ETH continues to trade below a well-defined long-term bearish trendline that has been in place since the reversal from the $4.8K cycle…

Privacy cryptocurrencies such as Zcash ($ZEC) and Horizen ($ZEN) are seeing significant whale allocations as private-preserving tools see heightened demand. A similar appetite is evident for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-related tokens amid the industry’s massive growth. These include Bittensor ($TAO), Render ($RENDER), and $NEAR Protocol ($NEAR). Whales are loading up on privacy and AI tokens Grayscale Zcash Trust is one of the largest institutional vehicles for Zcash, now holding a total of 390,111 $ZEC tokens (over 2.4% of the circulating supply) after it began accumulation in 2017. Cypherpunk Technologies holds 1.78% of the circulating supply, while Multicoin Capital holds a “significant…

According to Normative Instruction No. 739, issued on Friday, VASPs will now need to undergo an audit by an approved third-party entity to obtain authorization to operate in Brazil. The requirement adds to an already stringent regulation, making the process of obtaining a license in Brazil more difficult. Key Takeaways: Central Bank of Brazil issued Instruction 739, forcing VASPs to get independent audits to secure licenses. Audits must ensure that each VASP is prepared to combat and prevent crypto-linked crime. Following the $5B Hidden Flow case, Brazil’s new rules will next tighten oversight to avoid crypto laundering. Central Bank Of…