Author: NBTC

The Solana ecosystem is no stranger to debating it’s the best home to create the future of internet capital markets. Perpetual futures and tokenized stocks have been Solana’s latest battleground, and for good reason. The current landscape is staggeringly profitable, but underneath the gaudy revenues driven by trading fees there’s an even more important adoption trend worth crossing swords over. The single most bullish trend of 2026 for crypto has been traders turning to onchain derivatives platforms during the conflict with Iran. During this period onchain platforms became the venue where gold and crude oil were being repriced in real…

Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla says the $XRP Ledger is evolving into a platform where tokenized real-world assets can be actively used, not simply stored. The value of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on the $XRP Ledger has climbed 388% from $900 million at the start of the year to $4.4 billion, according to data from RWA.xyz. But for Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla, there should be more beyond just the general concept of tokenization. Birla claims that the next phase of tokenization is not about placing traditional assets on a blockchain. Instead, the real opportunity lies in making those assets productive while…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reviewing prediction market “mention markets” over concerns that contracts tied to specific spoken words may be unusually easy to manipulate, NPR reported late Aug. 13, citing two people with direct knowledge of the inquiry. Kalshi has responded by removing sports mention markets “until further notice,” according to the report. The inquiry has not been publicly confirmed by the CFTC. Both the regulator and Kalshi declined to comment to NPR, and the CFTC had not published an enforcement action or announcement describing the review as of publication. NEW: The CFTC has launched a probe into…

Bybit has given some Brazilian business users until Aug. 21 to complete additional verification. Accounts that miss a requested update will first face access restrictions, then, from Sept. 21, could have remaining positions on restricted products forcibly liquidated at market prices and unsupported fiat balances converted to $USDT. The deadline applies only to business users who received a request to supplement existing Business Verification information, according to Bybit’s notice. Bybit began sending those requests in-app and by email from Aug. 1. Recipients must follow the deadline in their individual notification and finish no later than Aug. 21 unless the company…

Centrifuge has added Symbiotic’s liquidity network across three tokenized funds that represent about $1.6 billion in assets under management, giving eligible holders another route to exchange their positions for $USDC. The integration covers Janus Henderson’s JAAA, an AAA-rated collateralized loan obligation strategy, JTRSY, a short-duration US Treasury strategy and New York Life Investment Management’s HYB, a US high-yield corporate bond strategy. Symbiotic’s Liquid Lane uses an onchain request-for-quote (RFQ) marketplace where market makers can tap liquidity from vaults to fill redemption requests. Market makers can then redeem the acquired fund tokens through the issuer or sell them through another RFQ…

Demand for US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has accelerated over the past week, with a string of daily inflows coinciding with the Coldcard wallet hack — timing that has prompted speculation about whether some investors are reconsidering self-custody. According to Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB), ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) as well as Defiance Daily Target 2X Long MSTR ETF (MSBT) have recorded inflows every trading day since the weekend exploit, totaling roughly $620 million. The cumulative figure is consistent with Cointelegraph’s recent…

Ethereum price rose 3% to around $1,920 on Aug. 19, but weak trend strength and nearby liquidation clusters kept the recovery below $2,000. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum ($ETH) price traded at $1,919 at the time of writing after reaching an intraday high of $1,930 on Binance. The latest gain extended a recovery that began near $1,870 on Aug. 17, although buyers have yet to challenge the psychological $2,000 level. The price move came as the 4-hour chart showed improving momentum and the daily chart pointed to a weak but developing bullish bias. Large pools of leveraged positions above…

Jump Capital has closed a $350 million venture fund with a stronger focus on crypto investments. According to a July 29 announcement, Jump Capital has closed its seventh venture fund with $350 million in total capital commitments, describing it as the firm’s largest fund to date and outlining plans to increase investments across the crypto ecosystem while continuing to back early-stage technology startups. The firm’s official announcement said the new vehicle will continue investing in fintech, IT and data infrastructure, future of commerce and media, and B2B SaaS, while allocating more resources to blockchain and digital asset companies. The fund…

Digital asset custodian Anchorage Digital has added native $TRX staking for institutional clients, expanding its support for the Tron blockchain as demand for regulated access to staking services grows. The launch expands Anchorage’s support for Tron after introducing institutional custody for $TRX, the network’s native token, earlier this year. Clients can now stake $TRX directly from the company’s custody platform or Porto self-custody wallet, allowing them to earn protocol rewards for helping secure the blockchain without moving assets outside their existing custody environment. Anchorage said the expansion reflects growing institutional interest in the Tron ecosystem, one of the largest networks…

Anne Kelly, a former official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has stated that the agency does not need to wait for the passage of the CLARITY Act to begin rulemaking for digital assets. In a post on X, Kelly emphasized that the SEC can initiate rulemaking proactively, and if the CLARITY Act is later enacted, its provisions can be incorporated through additional rule proposals. Understanding the CLARITY Act and Its Timeline The CLARITY Act, which aims to clarify the regulatory status of digital assets, has been a topic of debate in Congress. However, even if the bill…