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.

SKALE Network, the leading Layer 2 Dapp platform has announced a major update: The launch of SKALE Pacifica V3. This new release represents a significant improvement in the network infrastructure, with many improvements to its developers and user-facing experience. By building Pacifica V3, the new SKALE release has attempted to tackle two of blockchain technology’s major issues as for scalability and transaction efficacy. The updated includes improvements which increase block mining speed by 108% and transaction throughput by 122%, cementing SKALEs place at the forefront of blockchain innovation. This not only speeds up the network, it changes how predictable and…

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Marc Andreessen just tossed $50,000 at an AI bot, and as any good tech leader would, he paid in Bitcoin. The Silicon Valley mogul and Andreessen Horowitz co-founder decided to play Santa Claus with cryptocurrency, gifting a tidy sum to an AI agent on X (aka Twitter) called the “Truth Terminal.” This isn’t your average AI bot. It operates in a twilight zone of semi-autonomy, with its human handler merely approving its Twitter posts and deciding who it gets to interact with. Somehow, this digital smooth-talker managed to negotiate itself a tidy sum after a chat with Andreessen. “Why don’t…

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Larry Fink recently commented positively about tokenization, and soon Ethereum ETFs will be launched. These factors have caused a lot of interest in the Real-World Assets (RWA) narrative. RWA is an abbreviation for real-world assets which means making them available and exchangeable through blockchain networks. In 2023, this idea was widely adopted. However, its popularity within crypto conversations has been unpredictable this year. “The next step is tokenisation of financial assets”With Larry Fink quoted as bullish on tokenisation, and Ethereum ETF launches imminent –Is the RWA narrative still under the radar?Let’s look at the data so far 👇First, let’s check…

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TaskOn, a prominent platform expediting the accomplishment of diverse Web3 tasks, has recently made another integration. As per the platform, it has integrated with NibiruChain (a well-known cutting-edge ecosystem for smart contracts) to enhance its capabilities and increase access within the Web3 world. The platform took to its official account on X to disclose the details regarding the integration. 🎉 #TaskOn has successfully integrated with @NibiruChain, a smart contract ecosystem with a high-performance, EVM-equivalent execution layer (Nibiru EVM) for decentralized apps (dApps) and builders.🤝 As TaskOn has been selected as a grantee of the Nibiru Grants Program, we are… pic.twitter.com/5cPnNaok7e…

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Bitcoin price struggled to clear the $59,500 level. BTC is moving lower and now at risk of more downsides toward the $56,000 level. Bitcoin started another decline from the $59,475 resistance zone. The price is trading above $57,200 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at $57,900 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might start another major decline if it fails to stay above the $57,200 support. Bitcoin Price Faces Trouble Bitcoin price extended its recovery wave above the $57,500…

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Robert Kiyosaki, the prominent investor and the author of the best-selling personal finance book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad,’ has been making his opinions on finance and various kinds of assets well-known through his frequent X posts. Ever an enemy of fiat currency – currency he often simply describes as ‘fake money’ – Kiyosaki is also something of a stock market, and economy bear as he has made repeated warnings that the entire system is bound for a major crash As an entrepreneur, however, he generally sees recessions as major investment opportunities as various quality assets become comparatively cheap. Kiyosaki has…

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Blockchain technologies are known to be revolutionary. However, one of the most recurring problems associated with them is that of users and liquidity fragmentation across different networks. This is a formidable barrier to the mainstream adoption and seamless integration of decentralized applications and services, one which Particle Network aims to resolve. Solving The Problem Looking to resolve the issue once and for all, Particle Network has launched the Chain Abstraction Coalition, an alliance that consists of various leading Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchain ecosystems, including Arbitrum, Avalanche, Berachain, BNB Chain, Botanix, and Linea. The main purpose of the coalition…

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The Bitcoin recovery has not been as impactful as expected, failing to break $60,000 even after a return of bullish momentum. Given this, expectations of a bearish reversal have become the norm as analysts do not believe that the pioneer cryptocurrency has enough steam to sustain the current momentum. One of the analysts who believe the price is destined for a downturn is Finn Oakes, who predicts a return to the $53,000 territory. Bitcoin Forms Double Top Pattern In the analysis that was shared on the TradingView website, crypto analyst Finn Oakes explains that the Bitcoin price has now formed…

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The network provides institutions third party custodian options in places like the U.K., Australia, Singapore, the UAE and Japan. Next on the list of jurisdictions to cover will be the European Union and Latin America, Fireblocks said. Crypto custody firm Fireblocks named Zodia Custody, Komainu, CloudTech, Zerocap and Rakkar as the five firms to join its Global Custodian Partner Program, the companies said on Thursday. The global custodian program provides crypto institutions that use Fireblocks technology with local third-party crypto safekeeping options in their appropriate jurisdiction, be that in the U.K., Australia, Singapore, the UAE and Japan. Fireblock’s own recently…

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