Author: NBTC

Blockchain developers are sharing “horror stories” related to eye-watering bills received from Google Cloud’s BigQuery service, including a developer who was suddenly charged a total of $15,000 for performing three queries. BigQuery is a serverless data warehouse offered by Google Cloud, designed for analyzing large sets of data via Structured Query Language (SQL) with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. “I want to warn everyone that BigQuery is a big scam and every day you’re risking getting a ridiculous bill that can bankrupt you,” wrote a pseudonymous developer in a post shared by Mikko Ohtamaa, co-founder of decentralized algorithmic trading protocol…

Ethereum price started a downside correction below the $4,350 zone. ETH is still showing some bearish signs and might decline toward the $4,020 support zone. Ethereum started a fresh decline below the $4,350 and $4,220 levels. The price is trading below $4,350 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $4,350 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it settles below the $4,120 zone in the near term. Ethereum Price Dips Further Ethereum price failed to recover and started a fresh…

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller preached that there is “nothing scary” about digital asset innovations, during a speech in Jackson Hole on Wednesday — the second high-ranking Fed official to praise the sector this week. “There is nothing to be afraid of when thinking about smart contracts, tokenization or distributed ledgers,” he said at the SALT conference. “Leveraging innovative technology to build new payment services is not a new story.” Waller, who is reportedly a top pick for next chair of the Federal Reserve, has long been a supporter of the industry and stablecoins. Appointed by…

Mind Network has excitedly announced its groundbreaking partnership with AntChain to redefine Asset transfer privacy. This collaboration aims to explore the onchain integration of fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) to make asset flow more secure, compliant, and privacy-driven. Together with @AntChain, industry-leading blockchain infrastructure provider, we will explore how to bring fully homomorphic encryption on-chain, combining encryption, permissioned access, and secure delivery to enable compliant, seamless, and privacy-preserving asset flows.… pic.twitter.com/6keQfuoKpV — Mind Network (@mindnetwork_xyz) August 26, 2025 The initiative blends encryption, permissioned access, and stealth delivery mechanisms. By doing this, the collaboration is set to redefine the management of sensitive…

Ethereum (ETH) has maintained upward momentum in recent weeks, with the asset briefly touching $4,774 last week, just shy of its 2021 all-time high of over $4,800. Although ETH has since corrected to around $4,306, the asset remains positive in terms of weekly performance, showing a 0.7% increase. This price action shows ongoing investor interest at a time when Ethereum’s relative performance against Bitcoin is attracting attention. Analysts have pointed to Ethereum’s growing strength in both spot and derivatives markets, where ETH is showing resilience against BTC. On CryptoQuant’s QuickTake platform, contributor EgyHash noted that the ETH/BTC trading pair has…

Offchain Labs is making a zero-knowledge play for Arbitrum. Its venture studio Tandem has entered a one-year exclusive partnership with Succinct to build a zkVM tailored to the Arbitrum ecosystem. The agreement, announced Tuesday, binds both companies to collaborate solely with each other on this effort. “For one year, Tandem by Offchain Labs has an exclusive commercial agreement with Succinct to create zkVM for Arbitrum chains,” an Offchain Labs spokesperson told Blockworks. The team declined to comment on whether the partnership represents an all-cash deal, or includes token swaps. The Succinct Foundation, launched its PROVE token earlier this month. This…

Ethereum faces mounting macroeconomic uncertainty ahead of a major staking supply unlock that could add additional headwinds to an already fragile crypto market. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has shed 4.5% from its Tuesday high of $4,350 to $4,150, marking a near two-week low, CoinGecko data shows. The move aligns with Bitcoin’s recent correction to $112,000. Ethereum ETFs also noted two consecutive outflows late last week and on Monday, following two weeks of significant inflows, suggesting a slowdown in investor interest ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole meeting on Friday and a staking supply exit.  The current…

BitMEX co-founder and Bitcoin billionaire Arthur Hayes has taken a board seat and major stake in a stem cell firm following his March pardon from US President Donald Trump, which wiped clean his conviction for Bank Secrecy Act violations. Hayes, who built BitMEX into one of the largest derivatives platforms before it fell under regulatory fire, has been a regular patient at the stem cell firm’s clinics in Mexico and Bangkok for over a year, he told Bloomberg. “I want to live as long as possible, as healthy as possible,” Hayes said, noting that more countries are relaxing rules around…

Circle is partnering with the XDC Foundation to integrate its USDC stablecoin and the advanced V2 Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP V2) into the XDC network. This integration enhances the XDC network’s capabilities for dollar-denominated transactions, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and decentralized finance (DeFi). The collaboration provides developers and institutions with secure and programmable USDC transfers, facilitating on-chain liquidity and settlements. Circle has today announced a strategic collaboration with the XDC Foundation, bringing its USDC stablecoin and the advanced V2 Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP V2) to the XDC network. This initiative marks a crucial moment for enterprise-focused blockchains, as it enhances…

Key takeaways ETH is down 1.6% in the last 24 hours and has dropped below $4,200. The bears are aiming for $4k as the broader crypto market experiences a sell-off. ETH fails to defend its price above $4,200 Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, failed to hit a new all-time high last week and has since lost 10% of its value. It is currently down by 1.6% in the last 24 hours and now trades at $4,170 per coin. The bearish performance comes as the broader cryptocurrency market experiences a sell-off. Bitcoin is down 8% since its all-time high…