Author: NBTC

Bitcoin treasury firm Strive has accelerated its $BTC accumulation, and it is now on track to rival none other than Michael Saylor’s Strategy. The company is adding 1% to its total Bitcoin treasury today. For context on the scale of such an increase within the corporate $BTC sector, a 1% addition to Strategy’s holdings equates to approximately 8,180 $BTC. Strive, which includes such big-name backers as Peter Thiel and Cantor Fitzgerald, is currently the ninth-biggest $BTC treasury firm with 15,009 coins. It looks like Strive is going to add 1% to their Bitcoin hoard today.For reference, Strategy adding 1% is…

David Schwartz Reveals Why Ripple Still Has No Legal Path to an IPO Ripple’s long-speculated IPO (initial public offering) is running into a hard legal reality. While market chatter continues, executives have made it clear that a public listing isn’t a near-term priority, and former CTO David Schwartz argues the core issue is simpler: the current legal framework still doesn’t support it. The discussion intensified after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently explained that the company is taking a cautious stance toward an IPO. Garlinghouse pointed to the underwhelming post-listing performance of crypto firms like Gemini and Kraken as examples of…

Chiliz has expanded Fan Token to Solana and Base ecosystem as it moves from a single-chain setup to a broader, multi-chain model. This change aims to increase access, improve liquidity, and connect sports-based crypto assets with a wider user base. The Chiliz Chain will remain the core layer for the expansion. It will continue to handle smart contracts, governance votes, and core asset logic. At the same time, Solana and Base will serve as distribution layers. These networks are expected to help crypto reach more users and integrate with existing crypto platforms. Chiliz Expands Fan Tokens to Solana, Base According…

House Republicans have moved to expand a congressional trading ban proposal after Rep. Bryan Steil said prediction market contracts should be included alongside restrictions on stock trading by lawmakers. According to Bloomberg Government, Steil, who chairs the House Administration Committee, told reporters during a Thursday roundtable that lawmakers are working to add prediction market language to H.R. 7008, a bill that would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses, and dependents from trading individual stocks. Speaking at the event, Steil said he does not believe lawmakers should be placing trades tied to elections or public policy outcomes. “In my conversations with…

Justin Sun-owned $HTX revealed in its most recent proof-of-reserves, dated June 1, that it’s moved $1.3 billion worth of its reserves to a new category that it refers to as “ThirdParty.” This has affected multiple important assets for the exchange, including bitcoin ($BTC), ether ($ETH), $USDC, Usual Stablecoin (U), and Tether ($USDT). These balances have apparently been moved to a new custodian, as the $HTX website now notes, “The assets in the Custodial Wallets are maintained by third-party custodians.” In order to verify these quantities, we’re told to “please directly contact the third-party custodians.” Unfortunately, $HTX hasn’t publicly disclosed who…

Bitcoin was built to move money, not host home videos. Yet for more than a decade, developers, artists, and trolls have smuggled animated images and video clips into on-chain transaction data. Tens of thousands of archival nodes around the world download them, validate them, and store them or their ownership certificates on hard drives indefinitely. Some of it’s art. Most of it’s just silly. The methods range from elegant to absurd. Some formats wrap a file inside a single transaction’s witness data or stamp pixels into transaction outputs. Other methods slice files into bizarre private keys. A few stash content…

Initial US jobless claims came in at 200,000 for the week ending May 2, beating the 205,000 consensus and reinforcing a picture of a still‑resilient labor market that keeps pressure on the Federal Reserve to delay or dilute rate cuts crypto traders have been hoping for. For the week ending May 2, initial jobless claims in the United States came in at 200,000, undercutting the market’s 205,000 forecast and signaling that layoffs remain historically low despite tighter monetary conditions. A Robinhood-hosted prediction market that had assigned the highest probability to the 200,000 bucket ahead of the release is now settling…

Ripple’s move to integrate $XRP and $RLUSD directly into its Treasury system could pose some benefits to the average employee. Just weeks after Ripple introduced this integration, $XRP community figure Chad Steingraber explained why this development could have major benefits for businesses and workers. Key Points Ripple integrated $XRP and $RLUSD into Ripple Treasury in early April 2026. Corporate treasury manages company cash flow, liquidity, risks, banking relationships, and funding strategies. Chad Steingraber said this integration could benefit everyday employees by allowing real-time payroll payments. $XRP may help address global treasury challenges by improving global liquidity. How $XRP in Treasury…

Texas regulators targeted an alleged crypto investment and MLM scheme that promised millionaire status, passive income, and high monthly returns through recruitment and trading codes. The order also cites withdrawal fees, investor lockups, and claims of low-risk, AI-assisted trading. Key Takeaways: Recruiters allegedly promised investors they could become millionaires within months through aggressive referral incentives. Regulators cited claims of 60% monthly returns, principal protection, and a 99.6% trading success rate. Investors faced withdrawal hurdles that included a 20% handling fee and a later 12% charge tied to taxes and account transfers. Texas Order Flags Crypto Returns, Recruitment, and Investor Lockups…

WalletConnect Pay has integrated Solana, enabling users to make payments with $SOL, $USDC, and $USDT through merchants connected to its payment network. The expansion strengthens WalletConnect’s multi-chain infrastructure, which already supports Ethereum, Polygon, Base, Optimism, and Arbitrum. By combining Solana’s high-speed transactions and low fees with WalletConnect’s extensive wallet ecosystem, the platform is advancing the practical use of crypto for everyday payments and digital commerce. WalletConnect is expanding its payment infrastructure with the addition of Solana, allowing users to spend $SOL, $USDC, and $USDT at merchants that support WalletConnect Pay. The integration enhances the protocol’s multi-chain approach and brings one…