Author: NBTC

Senator Cynthia Lummis is ramping up pressure on lawmakers as the CLARITY Act enters what could be its most decisive stage yet. “The CLARITY Act passed committee. The floor is next. We did not come this far to quit at the 5-yard line,” Lummis wrote in a June 8 post on X, signaling that the crypto market-structure bill is now moving into a crucial Senate battle. The Clarity Act passed committee. The floor is next. We did not come this far to quit at the 5 yard line. — Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) June 7, 2026 Her comments come as…

MoonPay is bringing heavyweight experience from Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Washington, and global payments onto its leadership team as the company continues expanding beyond crypto onboarding and into broader financial infrastructure. The company announced that former PayPal executive Jonathan Auerbach, veteran CFO Amy Butte, former VMware COO Mike Hayes, and former Sotheby’s CEO Tad Smith have joined its board and advisory roster. The appointments come during a period of rapid growth for MoonPay, which now serves more than 30 million customers across 180 countries and supports over 500 enterprise clients. Over the past year, the company has secured a New…

For years, privacy in transacting was one of crypto’s most ambitious promises. Then it took a back seat as other trends took off. As developers focused on scaling blockchains and regulators scrutinized privacy tools such as Tornado Cash, much of the industry’s attention shifted elsewhere. But a new Ethereum proposal and a growing number of privacy-focused products suggest the topic is making a comeback. The latest example is pERC-20, a proposed Ethereum token standard that would allow users to hold and transfer tokens without publicly revealing their balances, transaction amounts or counterparties. The proposal has sparked renewed discussion around whether…

Bitcoin’s recent recovery attempt appears to be losing momentum as the market once again received notable rejection below the $80K mark. The repeated inability to sustain gains above key thresholds suggests sellers remain dominant, increasing the likelihood of another corrective phase in the short term. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, $BTC recently experienced a slight bullish pullback following its rebound from the $78K support zone. However, this recovery rally was ultimately rejected around the critical $80K resistance region, which also aligns with the descending 200-day moving average near the $82K mark. The confluence of these…

Bitcoin continues to attract investor attention as it holds near key price levels. Many traders expected altcoins to follow Bitcoin’s momentum this year. However, that rotation has not happened yet. Instead, Ethereum continues to lag behind the market leader, creating concern across the broader crypto sector. The $ETH $BTC chart has become one of the most important indicators in the market. It measures Ethereum’s performance against Bitcoin rather than the US dollar. Over the past year, Ethereum has struggled to gain traction. Every rally lost momentum, and every breakout attempt faced selling pressure. As a result, Ethereum now trades more…

UK FX and crypto markets grow more connected as regulation and macro pressures intensify in 2026. The UK currency and cryptocurrency markets in 2026 are increasingly shaped by the same macro forces, including interest rates, inflation, and regulatory change. Rather than operating separately, both markets now respond to global liquidity conditions and shifts in investor risk sentiment. Sterling remains highly sensitive to Bank of England policy expectations, particularly compared to US and euro area interest rates. At the same time, the UK crypto market is moving into a more regulated phase as authorities expand oversight of digital assets and stablecoins.…

Solana-based token issuance launchpad Pump.fun has, to date, run a simple model: every dollar of revenue has gone toward buying and burning its own token. In theory, the constant supply reduction was supposed to steadily prop up $PUMP’s price and align the token’s value with the platform’s success. But that model is now history after a review of the previous 100% buyback showed it wasn’t fully working in the company’s favor. The firm said in an X post that it would shift to a 50/50 split, in which half of all future net revenue from the Pump.fun bonding curve, PumpSwap,…

There is a simmering crisis beneath Hyperliquid’s successful commodities perpetual (perps) markets, commonly known as a HIP-3. The sector exploded earlier in 2026 as the West Asia crisis forced tradFi and crypto natives to camp at Hyperliquid to trade oil, gold, and silver during weekends. In fact, HIP-3 drove over 40% of Hyperliquid’s total volume at one point, making the platform a darling to many, including Wall Street. However, the mechanics behind the HIP-3, especially for deployers, are flashing pressure signs now. These could expose the platform to risk, according to Blockworks Research. The problem with Hyperliquid HIP-3 markets For…

Travala launches AI travel protocol for autonomous bookings. Platform supports 2.2 million + hotels with on-chain $USDC payments. Developers earn 10% cbBTC rebates for AI-driven bookings. Travala has launched what it describes as the world’s first end-to-end agentic AI travel protocol, allowing autonomous artificial intelligence agents to search, book, and pay for travel services with minimal human involvement. The Singapore-based travel booking platform said the new protocol enables AI agents to access more than 2.2 million hotel listings, including properties operated by major brands such as Marriott, Hilton, and IHG. The system allows agents to complete the entire booking process…

Bitcoin is back below $80,000 — and the reason matters more than the number. Bitcoin slipped to $79,049 on Saturday after exhibiting strong bullish momentum earlier in the week. Market analysts attribute the dip to the latest U.S. producer price inflation data — accelerating to 6. This sparked renewed concerns about the Federal Reserve’s rate trajectory and prompted brief profit-taking across risk assets. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest weekly outflow in months — a net $1 billion for the week ending May 15. That reversed a six-week inflow streak. On the final trading day alone, all 11 ETFs…