Author: NBTC

In brief U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $630.4 million in net outflows on May 13, the largest daily exit in three months. BlackRock’s IBIT led losses with $284.7 million, followed by ARKB ($177.1M) and FBTC ($133.2M). The outflows reflect profit-taking and positioning shifts, rather than a structural drop in institutional demand, per analysts. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs bled $630.4 million on Wednesday, the worst single-day outflow in over three months, as back-to-back inflation shocks drove a sharp institutional retreat from risk assets. Farside Investors data show BlackRock’s IBIT bore the brunt with $284.7 million in redemptions, while ARK Invest’s ARKB…

The adoption of stablecoins in Brazil continues to grow, now reaching beyond the cryptocurrency sector. The main point behind this rise in adoption across several industries is that stablecoin payments are tax-free, while fiat exchanges are taxed. Key Takeaways: After hitting $6B in December, Bloquo notes stablecoins expedite B2B settlements to benefit from tax exemptions. Facing backlash, President Lula delayed a 3.5% stablecoin tax, shielding future crypto market adoption next. Rising inflation hurts Lula’s 4th term bid against Flavio Bolsonaro, threatening future crypto policies next. Protected From Taxation, Stablecoin Use Cases Keep Growing in Brazil Stablecoin adoption continues to advance…

Official Trump ($TRUMP) broke below a multi-week buy wall after an individual attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump on Saturday, April 25. President Trump’s official memecoin dropped more than 14% in the past three days, trading at about $2.54 on April 27. As a result, the $TRUMP memecoin shed around $100 million in market capitalization in the same timeframe, bringing its valuation to approximately $591.4 million at press time, according to metrics from CoinMarketCap. $TRUMP price 7-day chart. Source: CoinMarketCap Despite the Trump family’s unwavering support, investors’ appetite for this memecoin has dwindled. Furthermore, the token’s 24-hour average trading volume…

The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four individuals on Tuesday for their ties to organizations the agency characterizes as front groups for Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The designations target key figures in the Gaza flotilla movement and mark another expansion of Washington’s financial pressure campaign against networks accused of funneling support to designated terrorist organizations. The sanctioned individuals include Saif Hashim Kamel Abukishek, Hisham Abdallah Sulayman Abu Mahfuz, Mohammed Khatib, and Jaldia Abubakra Aueda. Their names have been added to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, which means any…

The Russian government is poised to introduce fees and trade restrictions on cryptocurrencies issued by companies based in Western jurisdictions, a move that could shift billions of dollars in annual trading volume away from international exchanges and into domestic state-owned platforms. Russian Deputy Minister of Finance Ivan Chebeskov said that the new cryptocurrency bill will include “economic incentives, such as commissions or recommendations” to dissuade Russians from using tokens it views as “unfriendly,” namely those issued by entities that can lock up digital assets at the request of any foreign authority. The bill is expected to pass the State Duma…

Bitcoin trades at $79,749 on May 14, pulling back after tagging the 200-day MA at $81,964, as Glassnode and Wintermute flag the same problem: the chart break is real but the spot demand needed to confirm it has not shown up yet. $BTC Daily Chart: 200-Day MA Cleared, Now Comes the Hard Part Bitcoin Daily Price Action (Source: TradingView) The daily chart posted the most significant technical development since October. $BTC broke above the 200 EMA at $81,964 and the 0.705 Fib at $81,958 in the same session, levels that capped every recovery for seven months. Price tagged $79,962 intraday…

EMBARGO: APRIL 21, 2026 @ 9:00 AM BST (UK) Cryptocurrency custody firm Fireblocks is handling the issuance and distribution of a euro-denominated stablecoin, backed by a group of twelve European banks, known as the Qivalis consortium. The euro-backed token, scheduled for release in the second half of 2026, is regulated by the Dutch Central Bank through Amsterdam-based Qivalis and is compliant with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The Qivalis consortium is made up of: Banca Sella, BBVA, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Danske Bank, DekaBank, DZ BANK, ING, KBC, Raiffeisen Bank International, SEB, and UniCredit. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies with values…

For two years, Litecoin’s social media managers laughed at Solana’s blockchain outages. This weekend, they had to eat their own words as Litecoin’s blockchain suffered its own denial-of-service and double-spending attack. Repeated Solana outages drew smug chuckles from Litecoin. Unlike Solana, according to its sustained declarations, Litecoin doesn’t have outages. On Saturday, that talking point died. Litecoin definitely had an outage, as well as a double-spending problem. A consensus bug in Litecoin’s privacy upgrade let an attacker mint invalid coins. Looking to double-spend as quickly as possible, the attacker rapidly traded $LTC for other digital assets at crypto exchanges before…

Binance Wallet, a prominent self-custody cryptocurrency wallet, is excited to introduce a Prediction Markets API that enables developers to build applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents, and trading bots. The basic purpose of this launch is to automate access, analysis, and trade applications on prediction markets via a single API. The Prediction Markets API name itself indicates that this will provide a proposed sketch for users’ compliance. 🚀 Binance Wallet launches Prediction Markets API.From AI agents to trading bots, developers can now build and automate on top of Prediction Markets through a unified API.Access market data, execute trades, and integrate prediction…

Scaramucci Says Bitcoin Can’t Be ‘Devalued’ During an interview with RiskReversal Media, Scaramucci said that traditional fiat money is essentially “worthless,” but it gains value because people trust it. Bitcoin, he added, is an improved version, which happens to be “an open, transparent, fully decentralized and fully secured” by a network of computers. “This is a computer program that cannot be devalued,” Scaramucci said. The natural next question is — why does Bitcoin’s value fall then? The S-Curve Of Adoption Scaramucci admitted that the majority of people, himself included, were dismissive of Bitcoin initially when it was championed by “libertarians”…