Author: NBTC

NBTC is the editorial account for NBTC News, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, exchanges, mining, regulation and digital asset markets. The editorial team focuses on clear sourcing, timely updates and practical context for crypto readers.

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…

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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…

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Another first is happening for Bitcoin in the US. According to Bloomberg, the New Hampshire Business Finance Corporation in New Hampshire is preparing to issue the first-of-its-kind rated Bitcoin ($BTC) backed bond, as a step towards integrating cryptocurrencies into traditional public finance. Accordingly, the New Hampshire Business Finance Corporation plans to issue approximately $100 million worth of Bitcoin ($BTC)-backed bonds. The bonds were provisionally rated Ba2 by Moody’s, two notches below investment grade. This marks the first time the agency has rated a Bitcoin-backed bond. According to the announcement, the bonds will be issued through the New Hampshire State Business…

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Ethereum has been struggling to push above local highs as buyers search for the conviction needed to break through resistance above $2,300. The price action is frustrating — a market that keeps approaching a level without clearing it — and the chart alone does not explain why the upward pressure has been building. A CryptoOnchain analysis has just identified something in the network data that may be the answer the price chart is not providing. In late April 2026, Ethereum’s smart contract activity reached an all-time high. The metric tracking transfers generated by external contract calls —a measure of how…

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Robinhood took a hit on Friday when Venture Fund I fell 11% in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The closed-end fund, which trades under RVI, was pitched as a way for retail investors to get exposure to private companies that usually stay out of reach until very late. Robinhood Ventures Fund priced its IPO at $25 per share, opened at $22, dropped as low as $21, then climbed a bit to around $22.12 before changing hands at $22.17. Robinhood pushes private-market access to retail traders through a fund that trades like a stock On…

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Solana ($SOL) Labs cofounder Anatoly Yakovenko has reacted to statistics that portray the network as very dominant in crypto activity. Yakovenko highlighted a post that showed that 44% of global blockchain transactions occurred on Solana. Solana processes nearly half of global blockchain transactions As per the report, between March 16 and 22, 2026, out of the total 1,867,616,231 transactions, the Solana chain accounted for 825,729,338. The figures emphasize Solana’s throughput dominance in the cryptocurrency space. This implies that nearly half of all transactions across the entire crypto ecosystem are occurring on the Solana blockchain, a huge development for the network.…

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The CLARITY Act is one of the most important pieces of legislation facing the cryptocurrency industry. The bill, which aims to establish a comprehensive digital asset regulatory framework, has encountered several barriers, leading to delays in passing it. We asked Claude AI to estimate when the bill could be passed, identify the challenges it faces, and mention the key individuals supporting or opposing the legislative piece. The following section of this article contains a summary of Claude’s response to our query. According to Claude, the CLARITY Act has passed the House 294-134 and moved through the Senate Agriculture Committee before…

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As part of efforts to advance network accessibility and connect with Web3 communities, TegoTheTiger, a digital community ecosystem, today entered into a strategic partnership with Spores Network, a multi-chain launchpad and GameFi network. The partnership enabled TegoTheTiger to leverage Spores Network’s launchpad to accelerate its network engagement with Web3 communities and drive user adoption. TegoTheTiger is a digital platform built on the $BNB Chain that allows users to interact with others through meaningful peer-to-peer engagements, enabling them to play Web3 games and earn rewards, trade crypto assets, and various digital assets such as NFTs and in-game collectibles. 🔔 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓:…

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The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), posted a rise in its March chart after a five-month decline, ending a series of consecutive losses. According to the data, Bitcoin rose by approximately 2% in March, recording its first monthly gain since September of last year. However, Bitcoin experienced its worst first-quarter performance since 2018, falling 24% in the first quarter of 2026. In addition to this decline, Bitcoin also saw a 23% drop in the fourth quarter of 2025. All of this means that $BTC has lost approximately 41.6% of its value in the last six months. Furthermore, this quarterly decline was…

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At press time, Ethereum ($ETH) was trading at $2,354, having gained 1.78% within the day as it moved in lockstep with Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency, however, is trading more than 50% below its all-time high ($ATH) of $4,700. In comparison, Bitcoin now trades at $80,000, having recovered by about 27% from its February low of $63,000 (about half of BTC’s $ATH of roughly $126,000). This raises questions about Ethereum’s shortfall and what lies ahead for $ETH. Ethereum real-world developments Ethereum has achieved certain milestones and is undergoing further developments to cement its place in the crypto industry, and possibly drive mark…

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