Author: NBTC

The Bank of Korea is moving closer to live transaction testing of deposit tokens under the second phase of Project Hangang, its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program. According to a report from Yonhap News, the central bank and participating commercial banks are finalizing system preparations and participant recruitment. If development proceeds on schedule, live trading could begin as early as September and continue on an open-ended basis. What Is Project Hangang? Project Hangang is the Bank of Korea’s multi-phase initiative to explore the feasibility and practical applications of a wholesale CBDC. The first phase focused on technical infrastructure…

Zcash ($ZEC) is climbing while most of the market falls, and the reason sits on-chain rather than in the price action. $ZEC rose more than 13% over the past 24 hours to about $618, even as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana all fell. That makes it one of the few large tokens in the green. Two on-chain records help explain why the largest privacy coin keeps outrunning the weakness. Zcash Shielded Supply Climbs to a Record High The clearest signal sits in Zcash shielded supply, the amount of $ZEC held in private pools that hide transaction details. That total has climbed…

In brief Texans reported $56.8 million in crypto kiosk losses in 2025, more than any other state, across 1,179 FBI complaints. National losses rose 58% to $389 million from 13,460 complaints. Indiana, Tennessee and Minnesota have banned Bitcoin ATMs outright. Texans lost $56.8 million to cryptocurrency kiosks last year, more than any other state, according to FBI figures put before a legislative committee on Thursday. The state accounted for 1,179 of the 13,460 complaints the bureau logged nationally in 2025, a year in which reported losses to the machines rose 58% to $389 million. The kiosks take cash and convert…

In the 24 hours starting March 12, 2020, Bitcoin plunged from roughly $7,900 to $3,600, shredding over-leveraged longs across every derivatives venue. At the center of the storm was BitMEX, the exchange that had practically invented the perpetual swap. Its matching engine went dark for about 25 minutes—a gap that, according to a veteran user’s retrospective, may have interrupted a self-reinforcing liquidation spiral and prevented Bitcoin from trading far lower. As recounted in the original report, BitMEX’s infrastructure defined how the industry built derivatives. Funding rates, mark prices, insurance funds, auto‑deleveraging—all became standard components, many introduced first by BitMEX. But…

MarsCat, a renowned Web3 network for blockchain connectivity, has partnered with Cwallet, an inclusive Web3 crypto wallet entity. The partnership attempts to delve into exclusive opportunities that enhance blockchain connectivity and offer a relatively consumer-friendly digital asset experience. As MarsCat mentioned in its official social media announcement, the development is set to bolster Web3 expansion across diverse blockchain ecosystems. Additionally, the development underscores a mutual commitment to advancing decentralized interactions via innovative technologies. Ecosystem Collaboration 🌐MarsCat 🤝 @CwalletOfficial@CwalletOfficial is building an all-in-one Web3 wallet experience, trusted by millions of users with support for multi-chain assets, swaps, payments, trading, and seamless…

Bitcoin price slipped below key support near $64,000 after a hawkish shift from the Federal Reserve erased gains tied to easing geopolitical tensions, placing the market at risk of a deeper pullback toward the $60,000 range. The bitcoin price fell from a June 17 high of $66,315 to an intraday low near $62,000 during early June 18 trading, marking a 4% decline. Price action stabilized near $62,500, though momentum remains fragile as macro pressure builds. The Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate steady at 3.50% to 3.75% but signaled a tighter policy path through updated projections. Policymakers reduced expectations for…

In a July 29 forum-stage proposal, Aave risk service provider LlamaRisk recommended winding down the decentralized lender’s V3 deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos. The plan would put $4.1 million of debt on a staged exit path that keeps existing positions open during the initial step. The Aave Request for Final Comments, or ARFC, covers 25 lending reserves with $12.8 million supplied, based on LlamaRisk data dated July 28. The forum thread still showed the request under discussion on July 31. Aave’s proposal lifecycle places an ARFC before a community Snapshot and any executable on-chain Aave Improvement…

In a recent tweet on July 9, 2026, Cathie Wood of ARK Invest articulated her views on the importance of stablecoins like $USDT and $USDC in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. She emphasized that these stablecoins function as monetary networks whose effects compound over time, driven by trust, collateral utility, and integrations. Wood’s insights have gained traction, receiving substantial engagement from the crypto community, evidenced by 447 likes and 73 retweets. The Story So Far The broader crypto market is currently experiencing mixed signals, with varying momentum across major assets. ARK Invest’s analysis points to $USDT and $USDC as dominant forces in…

On June 3, 2026, the $XRP Ledger turns 14, and while the market remains focused on price charts, Ripple’s senior management has decided to bring investors back to the fundamental origins from which the history of one of the largest digital assets began. For those wondering how $XRP can even have a birthday, the project’s history began on June 3, 2012, when developer Arthur Britto uploaded the source code that generated the fixed supply of 100 billion tokens. At that stage, the asset carried the technical name XNS and only later received the ticker now familiar to the market, $XRP.…

A growing number of Republican senators are voicing reservations about the CLARITY Act, specifically its provisions regarding stablecoin yield, according to Punchbowl News reporter Brendan Pedersen. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) have emerged as key figures expressing concern, signaling potential hurdles for the legislation as it moves through Congress. Concerns Over Stablecoin Yield and Community Banks Senator Rounds stated that while he supports advancing the CLARITY Act as part of broader efforts to establish regulatory safeguards for the cryptocurrency industry, he cannot offer his final backing until the stablecoin yield provision is revised. The provision in question…