Author: NBTC

Bitcoin is on track to match a joint record of six consecutive monthly losses, set only once between August 2018 and January 2019, according to Coinglass data. Currently at $66,600, BTC would need to rally a bit more than 1% over the next 15 hours to close above the $67,300 level at which it started the month. According to Coinglass data, bitcoin fell 4% in October, 18% in November, and 3% in December. The downtrend continued into 2026, with a 10% drop in January, 15% in February, and March currently down about 1%. The last time bitcoin recorded six consecutive…

The line separating crypto derivatives from traditional finance has all but dissolved, and the two markets are now so intertwined that perpetuals, once a purely crypto instrument, could soon be as much a stock trading product as a crypto one. That’s the core takeaway from the panel “Digital Asset Derivatives: Building Ecosystems and Establishing Opportunities” at Consensus 2026 in Miami this week. Krista Lynch, senior vice president of ETF Capital Markets at Grayscale; Mike Harvey, head of Franchise trading at Galaxy and Griffin Sears, head of derivatives at FalconX – three executives from different market lanes – all converged on…

Charles Hoskinson has emphasized the importance of active participation, urging users to engage directly with Cardano. Notably, he amplified a growing community-driven call to action, urging proponents to use the chain to improve the network. Key Points Charles Hoskinson calls for a community-led initiative that encourages users to actively participate in improving the Cardano ecosystem. The push gained traction after a post highlighted the simplicity and effectiveness of Cardano-based FluidTokens for lending and borrowing. His remarks signal a broader shift within the ecosystem toward prioritizing real utility over speculative activity. Hoskinson maintains that 2026 will be a pivotal year for…

U.S. voters placed cryptocurrencies toward the bottom of a list of their highest priorities for the upcoming midterm election. Just 1% of respondents said they ranked crypto as their top concern, according to a survey of 1,000 randomly selected registered U.S. voters, though other responses revealed a wider view of the technology as an important political issue. The survey was conducted near the end of April by Public Opinion Strategies on CoinDesk’s behalf, as part of CoinDesk’s coverage of the 2026 U.S. midterm election. The survey was evenly split between Republican and Democrat respondents (41% of respondents identified with each…

Gate has rolled out localized fiat on‑ramps for selected CIS countries, letting users fund Gate accounts in domestic currencies and move into mainstream crypto without cross‑border friction. Gate’s CIS-focused fiat channel allows users to fund their accounts in local currency and immediately convert into leading crypto assets on the exchange, significantly lowering the practical and psychological barrier to entry for new users. By integrating domestic bank transfers, local card schemes, and other region-specific payment solutions, the platform sidesteps many of the pain points associated with cross-border wires and international card processing, such as high fees, long settlement times, and elevated…

SwarmBase, a famous decentralized infrastructure company, has joined IQ AI, a renowned decentralized network that integrates AI and blockchain technologies. The partnership includes the integration of the AIDEN AI agent of IQ AI into SwarmBase’s decentralized community network. As per IQ AI’s official press release, the development endeavors to increase the accessibility of blockchain knowledge for researchers, users, and developers within the SwarmBase ecosystem. Hence, AIDEN will work as an interactive agent to assist users in comprehending complicated blockchain concepts as well as the ecosystem data. Swarmbase integrates AIDEN 🦾Our AI Agent, AIDEN, is now part of the @SwarmBase community,…

Although Bitcoin ($BTC) rose to $76,000 in recent weeks, it has recently fallen back below $70,000 due to increased uncertainty stemming from the US-Iran conflict. While the general market expects Bitcoin to remain in a narrow range in the short term, Wintermute analysts suggested that Bitcoin could experience a rise between $70,000 and $74,000. Sharing its latest analysis from account X, the firm primarily predicted that Bitcoin and the market could enter a period of sudden volatility due to the strengthening of leverage structures based on derivative products. “The market is currently directionless and in a compressed zone due to…

Cryptocurrency custody firm Taurus has been granted a MiFID II investment license in Cyprus under the regulatory ambit of Mediterranean island’s regulator, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). The license enables Taurus to offer MiFID-regulated investment services for tokenized financial instruments to banks and asset managers across the European Union (EU), as well as secondary trading for tokenized bonds, fund shares, equities, and structured products, according to a press release on Wednesday. “Banks like to face fully regulated entities that are similar to the one they used to work with,” Sébastien Dessimoz, co-founder and Managing Partner at Taurus, said…

Bittensor surges as $TAO jumps 90% in March, pushing subnet valuations near $1.5B, with rising volumes and strong investor demand. Subnets drive real utility—spanning AI training, storage, trading, and pharma—powered by dTAO linking each subnet token directly to $TAO value. Top subnets like Chutes, Templar, and Vanta show rapid growth, real revenue potential, and expanding adoption across decentralized AI use cases. Bittensor is recording massive growth, led by both $TAO and its subnet ecosystem. The token has jumped nearly 90% in March, rising from around $180 to above $332. Alongside this move, subnet tokens have pushed the ecosystem’s total valuation…

Christopher Harborne is British-born, Cambridge-educated, and has lived in Thailand since 1996. He goes by the Thai name Chakrit Sakunkrit, holds Thai citizenship, and controls a reported 12% stake in Tether, the stablecoin issuer behind roughly $184 billion in circulating $USDT. According to the Guardian’s investigation, he’s also the single largest donor in the history of UK party politics, having directed more than £24 million toward Reform UK and its predecessor movements since 2019. So, a man who doesn’t live in the UK, whose fortune is tied to a global crypto infrastructure company operating outside any single jurisdiction, has been…