Author: NBTC

Prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket are exploring fundraising rounds that could value each company near $20 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Both companies have recently held early discussions with potential investors about new funding rounds, according to people familiar with the matter. Each platform was last valued at roughly half that amount late last year. The talks remain preliminary and may not lead to deals, and there is no guarantee either company will secure that valuation as scrutiny around prediction markets increases. Kalshi already operates in the United States, offering markets on topics ranging from sports…

In a significant move for the Solana ecosystem, the Sonic SVM (Solana Virtual Machine) layer-2 network has strategically acquired ForgeX, a prominent developer of on-chain market-making tools. Announced via a post on the social platform X, this acquisition includes the immediate open-sourcing of ForgeX’s core command-line interface product. Consequently, this development promises to democratize advanced trading infrastructure for developers across the decentralized finance landscape. Sonic SVM Acquisition Reshapes Solana Developer Tools The Sonic SVM network finalized its acquisition of ForgeX on April 2, 2025. This transaction represents a strategic consolidation within the Solana blockchain’s expanding infrastructure layer. Sonic SVM, itself…

A major breakthrough for crypto regulation in the U.S. may be just weeks away. Senator Bernie Moreno has signaled that the long-awaited Digital Asset Market Clarity Act could be signed into law before July 4. With growing political support, industry backing, and rising market confidence, the bill is now closer than ever to becoming a reality. Clarity Act Moves Closer to Final Approval Speaking at the Solana Accelerate event, Senator Bernie Moreno said the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is now nearing its final stages. Moreno confirmed strong progress on the bill, stating, “we passed the GENIUS Act, next week…

XWINNER, a decentralized gaming platform for global players, has disclosed its strategic partnership with CodeField, a next-generational platform for on-chain content assetization, turning code, models, AIGC, and knowledge into tradable, revenue-generating assets. The primary purpose of this partnership is to turn digital content like code, artificial intelligence (AI) models, and knowledge into tradable on-chain assets with real liquidity. XWINNER has shared this news on its official X account. XWINNER 🤝 @CodexFieldCodexField is a next-gen platform for on-chain content assetization, turning code, models, AIGC, and knowledge into tradable, revenue-generating assets.Together, we aim to unlock digital creation and bring content assets into…

Since its inception, bitcoin has been like a daredevil climber scaling new heights, rarely looking back at the ledges it left behind. Its price seldom retraced to previous bull-market peaks, even during long, grueling bear markets. But that pattern seems to have changed, suggesting that the market has matured, and the era of runaway, outsized gains is behind us. BTC trades near old peak Bitcoin has been hovering around $70,000 since early February – well below the $126,000 peak of the 2023-2025 bull run. That $70,000 mark is important because it was the record high in the 2019–2022 market cycle.…

Ethereum price started a fresh increase and remained stable above $2,355. $ETH is now consolidating and might aim for more gains if it clears $2,400. Ethereum started a steady increase above the $2,365 zone. The price is trading above $2,350 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $2,350 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it stays above the $2,300 zone. Ethereum Price Looks To Claim $2,400 Ethereum price managed to stay above the $2,320 support and started a fresh…

Investors looking at the Federal Reserve after the latest jobs data got a rough answer on Friday. The labor market is getting weaker, inflation is still above the Fed’s 2% target, and officials now have less room to sound comfortable. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 in February. Economists had expected a gain of 50,000. It was the third jobs drop in the past five months. That report set up a sharp debate inside the Fed. Mary Daly, Stephen Miran, and Michelle Bowman all reacted Friday, and all three comments mattered because officials meet again…

Africa’s crypto adoption surged $205 billion in 12 months, driven by real-use cases and remittances. African countries like South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya are building regulations supporting crypto adoption and stablecoins. Ripple playing key role in Africa’s crypto adoption with faster cross-border payments. While many people believe that the most advanced crypto markets are in big financial cities or tech hubs, a new perspective from Reece Merrick, Managing Director for Middle East & Africa at Ripple, suggests something very different. According to him, some of the fastest and most practical crypto growth is happening in Africa and other emerging regions,…

Vincent Chok, the CEO of First Digital Trust, the Hong Kong-based custodian that Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron network, has been locked in a years-long legal battle with, interjected today as Sun faces a new lawsuit that traces up to the office of the president of the United States. The executive implied that Justin Sun was the troublemaker in both instances of his publicly chronicled legal drama after Sun was hit with a defamation lawsuit by the Trump family’s DeFi project, World Liberty Financial ($WLFI). Why is Justin Sun being sued? Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron…

ChooseMe, a Web3 platform that focuses on prediction markets, is excited to announce its landmark collaboration with Zypher Network, a zero-knowledge (ZK) computing layer and infrastructure project built to provide trustless, verifiable, and private computation for artificial intelligence (AI-agents) and decentralized application (dApps). The hidden purpose of this partnership is to enhance prediction markets with AI-driven insights while creating a seamless, unified Web3 user experience. 🤝 Strategic Partnership: ChooseMe x Zypher Network!We are thrilled to announce a strategic collaboration between ChooseMe, the AI-driven prediction market, and Zypher Network, the AI+ZK powered Web3 super portal. Together, we are redefining the next…