Author: NBTC

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, plans to build cryptocurrency trading infrastructure and launch a digital depository by Dec. 1 as Russia moves to bring crypto trading, custody and settlement into its regulated financial system. The depository, according to Interfax, will record clients’ ownership of cryptocurrency and process most transactions outside the underlying blockchain. Sberbank will operate active wallets for client-initiated deposits, withdrawals and transfers. The plan follows the Federation Council’s approval of a law regulating cryptocurrency trading through licensed brokers, exchanges, asset managers and depositories. The framework is set to take effect Sept. 1, though rules requiring transactions to pass through…

Ethereum’s $ETH token is shifting its usage, moving from exchange-based speculation to on-chain activity. Whale accumulation and global demand expand, while exchange reserves are still contracting. Ethereum is showing a shift in demand for $ETH, from US-based trading and speculation to growing global demand and on-chain usage. The signal of decreased US demand is the Coinbase premium index, which has been mostly negative throughout 2026. $ETH open interest is also almost flat at $11.37B, showing weaker demand for speculative trading. The Coinbase premium for $ETH remained negative for most of 2026, showing weakened US demand and rising global accumulation from…

Bitcoin has entered a high-risk week as fresh inflation data and renewed Federal Reserve rate concerns have intensified pressure on crypto markets. According to Reuters, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller warned that the U.S. central bank could consider raising interest rates if inflation continues to remain above its 2% target, placing investors on alert before this week’s key economic releases. His comments come as traders prepare for the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) report due on July 14, followed by the Producer Price Index (PPI) data on July 15. Bitcoin has already reacted to rising macro uncertainty. The cryptocurrency slipped…

Shiba Inu saw one of its biggest 2026 price performances this week after it registered a daily price surge of over 35%, drawing attention from market analysts. However, the same was not true for its layer 2 network, Shibarium, which saw its trading activity consistently move near zero all week. Shibarium DEX volume drops to $72 After a week of extremely slow onchain performances across the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem on the Shibarium network, the latest data provided by DeFiLlama shows a substantial drop in Shibarium’s DEX volume. Per the data, Shibarium has witnessed a massive 95% decline in its…

Europe’s crypto market has moved beyond the race to secure a Markets in Crypto-Assets licence. The next test is whether authorised firms can afford the staff, capital and controls required to keep operating under the European Union’s full rulebook. The cost pressure may push smaller crypto companies towards mergers, sales or bank partnerships. The same pattern could develop in the U.K., where the Financial Conduct Authority will open its authorisation gateway on September 30, 2026. MiCA moves Europe from licensing to long-term compliance The MiCA transition ended across the EU on July 1, 2026. The European Securities and Markets Authority…

For months, Hong Kong’s compliant crypto trading environment has largely kept retail brokerage access under tight wraps. That changed on Friday—at least for a subset of the market—when Futu Securities, the city’s largest retail brokerage, rolled out $BNB order-book trading pairs. As the original report noted, the service is available only to Hong Kong-qualified Professional Investors, a designation that typically requires a portfolio of at least HK$8 million. Futu itself stated it is the first licensed brokerage in Hong Kong to offer real-time $BNB trading through an order book. The move lands at a moment when $BNB Chain continues to…

Bitcoin price is trading at the $66K mark. If momentum holds, this region is $BTC’s next major resistance target. Bitcoin has finally reclaimed and broken above the key $64,360 resistance level, a zone that had capped price advances over the past several sessions. The chart shows multiple failed attempts to push through this level, making the latest breakout significant from a technical standpoint. The sequence of higher lows that developed along the rising trendline is noteworthy because it shows that buyers were gradually entering the market at increasing prices. The short-term acquisition of control by buyers is confirmed by the…

An anonymous cryptocurrency whale has continued a notable accumulation pattern, withdrawing an additional 19,000 $ETH (worth approximately $35.44 million) from the Gemini exchange and subsequently staking the tokens, according to blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain. This latest transaction brings the whale’s total staked $ETH from Gemini over the past three weeks to 112,000 $ETH, valued at around $208 million. What the On-Chain Data Shows Lookonchain’s data reveals that the address, beginning with 0x2e80, has been steadily moving funds off the exchange and into staking contracts. This is a significant move, as it reduces the available supply on exchanges and signals a…

How the Six Leaders Separated From the Field Strategy’s new Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index put overall adoption at 32%, underscoring how unevenly major financial institutions have integrated bitcoin-related services. Fidelity led with 71%, followed by BNY at 46% and Goldman Sachs at 45%, while JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup each recorded 43%. Fidelity’s lead reflected one of the broadest bitcoin-related service offerings among the institutions assessed. The company provides direct crypto trading through Fidelity Crypto, institutional custody and execution through Fidelity Digital Assets, and the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). It also serves…

Chinese regulators in Shenzhen have identified and shut down multiple self-media accounts for violating rules related to virtual assets, according to a report from China’s state-run People’s Daily. The crackdown involved a coordinated effort by several government bodies, including the Shenzhen branch of the People’s Bank of China, the Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau, the Shenzhen Cyberspace Administration Office, and the Shenzhen Local Financial Administration. Joint Operation Targets Financial Information Online The joint special operation, focused on cleaning up financial information online, uncovered violations by several crypto-related self-media accounts, including one identified as “搜搜比特币” (Sousou Bitcoin). Authorities found that these accounts…