Author: NBTC

A federal court has ruled that President Trump’s 10% tariff on most imports entering the United States is unlawful. The Court of International Trade, in a 2-1 decision, found that the administration failed to demonstrate the kind of balance-of-payments crisis needed to justify the levies. For crypto, the ruling matters more than you might think. US-based Bitcoin miners have been eating inflated hardware costs for years thanks to tariffs on imported ASIC machines, and a potential rollback could meaningfully change their cost structure. What the court actually said The 53-page ruling hinged on a technical but important distinction. The Trump…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has already taken to X, Elon Musk’s social media network, to celebrate the latest scaling efforts in the Middle East. Garlinghouse took to X to express his enthusiasm, writing, “Leaders attract leaders… Proud to be expanding in the UAE”. As reported by U.Today, Ripple announced that it had opened its headquarters at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Scaling up in Dubai Ripple made a decision to launch the new headquarters due to growing demand for highly regulated digital asset services, such as payments and custody. According to the company, the expanded facility provides the physical…

Prediction market regulators should consider a measured approach to insider trading enforcement as opposed to an outright ban, according to research from an academic at the Stevens Institute of Technology. In a paper released on June 2, assistant professor of finance Balbinder Singh Gill developed a formal economic model to answer the question of how strictly insider trading in prediction markets should be policed. A paradox exists in that “the same insider trade that improves the accuracy of the price today can reduce the participation that makes the price informative tomorrow,” he said. The model showed that prediction market price…

Crypto analysts are divided over whether markets will see a major Bitcoin sell-off in May, a pattern that has emerged in the last two bear markets during US mid-term election years. In May 2018, Bitcoin crashed from nearly $10,000 to about $7,000 by the end of the month. It happened again in May 2022, when Bitcoin fell nearly 30% from about $40,000 to $28,500 before falling further in June to $20,000. With 2026 also a bear market year coinciding with a US mid-term election, there are concerns it could happen again. “The most brutal pattern in Bitcoin history. Nobody wants…

US President Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, set to run from May 9 through May 11. The agreement calls for a complete suspension of all military activity and a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 POWs from each side. The timing is deliberate: May 9 is Russia’s Victory Day, the annual commemoration of the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Both countries had previously accused each other of violating separate ceasefires meant to cover those same celebrations. What the ceasefire actually involves The terms are straightforward, at least on paper. All kinetic…

$XRP Las Vegas 2026 opened today, April 30, as Ripple covered the Las Vegas Strip with “Raise the Standard” billboards and Steven Zeiler of Yellow Network posted live from the floor calling $XRP “only a step on the trajectory to becoming a global reserve currency. $XRP Las Vegas 2026 kicked off today at Las Vegas with Ripple’s most aggressive public marketing push in the event’s history. CoinGape reported that “Raise the Standard” $XRP billboards blanketed the Strip across Resorts World, the Wynn, and beyond, setting the visual stage for an event that runs through May 1. Steven Zeiler of Yellow…

Bitcoin trades between $76,900 to $77,465 on May 18, 2026, at 9:40 a.m. ET as traders assess mixed technical signals across multiple timeframes. While broader trend structure remains constructive above major support zones, short-term momentum indicators continue to reflect a cautious tone amid resistance near the $78,400 area. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin trades between $76,900 to $77,465 on May 18, 2026, just before 10 a.m. ET, while $BTC holds above the key $76K support range. Market indicators show $BTC momentum weakening with MACD and Momentum flashing bearish signals. Market data further shows bitcoin volume near $33 billion on Monday as traders…

José Luis Escrivá, one of the European Central Bank’s most vocal voices on modernization, is pushing central banks to take a hard look at whether their financial infrastructure can survive the AI era. His message is straightforward: the systems that underpin European finance were not built for a world where machine learning models can move markets, generate synthetic data, or exploit vulnerabilities at speeds no human regulator can match. What Escrivá is actually saying The core argument is about resilience. Central banks, in Escrivá’s view, need to proactively review the infrastructure that processes payments, settles trades, and manages risk, specifically…

Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla linked $XRP to a potential U.S. payments shift as policymakers weigh limited Federal Reserve account access for stablecoin issuers. The proposal frames $XRP as a possible dollar movement rail if $RLUSD qualifies under the structure. Key Takeaways: Evernorth’s CEO said limited Fed account access could reshape stablecoin settlement infrastructure. $XRP could serve as a dollar movement rail after Federal Reserve settlement occurs. Regulatory proposals and Evernorth’s $1 billion raise add a public-market layer to the $XRP strategy. Federal Reserve Access Debate Shapes Stablecoin Role A policy discussion shared April 30 by Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla on…

The European Commission is seeking industry feedback on whether to extend its Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation to cover decentralised finance, non-fungible tokens, staking, lending, prediction markets, and tokenized deposits which are currently outside MiCA’s scope. While MiCA currently exempts fully decentralized services from regulation, policymakers are increasingly concerned that the rapid growth of DeFi has outpaced the assumptions underlying that exemption. A key obstacle is the lack of consensus on how to define decentralization and identify protocols that genuinely operate without centralized control. Regulators are weighing how to determine whether the protocols are truly decentralized and whether crypto firms should…