Author: NBTC

Stablecoins are rapidly moving into mainstream finance. According to Fireblocks research, 69% of private banks and wealth managers are already running stablecoin initiatives, highlighting how quickly digital dollars are becoming part of the global payments stack. To help meet that demand, Fireblocks has launched Flow, a new infrastructure platform designed to help PSPs and fintechs accept stablecoins and crypto payments while settling in the stablecoin of their choice. One Integration, Hundreds of Wallets Flow supports more than 800 wallet types across EVM networks, Solana, and Bitcoin, along with exchange deposits from Coinbase, Kraken, and Crypto.com. Consumers can pay using their…

With bitcoin drifting just beneath the $77,000 range, a whale moved a cache of 500 $BTC from a wallet established more than a decade ago. The funds appear to have flowed through the over-the-counter (OTC) desk Wintermute and a wallet identified as a Binance deposit address. Key Takeaways: Wintermute-linked wallets received 500 $BTC worth $38M after a 10-year dormancy period. Arkham Intelligence data flagged links between Wintermute transfers and a Binance deposit wallet. Bitcoin at $382 in Jan. 2016 turned 500 $BTC into a holding nearing $38 million today. Bitcoin Whale Moves 500 $BTC; Assets Likely Sold A sizable trove…

In brief Yuga Labs operated a whitehat hacking operation on Sunday, saving more than $500,000 worth of NFTs from being stolen in an exploit. The exploit impacted defunct $NFT liquidity project Floor Protocol. Yuga Labs maintains custody of the NFTs as it works to find a solution to return them to their rightful owners. Yuga Labs, the team behind the Ethereum $NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club, rescued approximately $570,000 worth of NFTs from an exploit that affected the defunct liquidity platform Floor Protocol on Sunday. The whitehat operation, which led to the rescue of 29 Bored Apes and two…

US President Donald Trump made noteworthy statements regarding the ongoing tensions and ceasefire talks with Iran. Trump described Iran’s latest offer as “completely unacceptable” and “a foolish proposal,” while stating that the possibility of a diplomatic solution remains on the table. Trump reiterated that they would not allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons, saying, “We have a plan regarding Iran.” He argued that the US was acting in the name of global security. The US President also claimed that the Iranian side had at one point said that the US could provide nuclear materials, but later reneged on its previous…

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has dismissed claims that his public statements are constrained by non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) he signed with Ripple. His response comes amid fresh speculation within the $XRP community about how much insiders like Schwartz can truly disclose after stepping away from official roles. Key Points A community member speculated that David Schwartz may be constrained by NDAs limiting full transparency around Ripple and $XRP. Schwartz says he never signed any agreement that would require him to mislead $XRP holders. His response followed criticism of a widely circulated $10,000 $XRP price prediction, which he argues lacks backing…

Thunes’ U.S. Real-Time Payments Push Signals Bigger Role for Ripple and XRP in Institutional Finance As highlighted by crypto observer SMQKE, global payments firm Thunes has expanded its real-time payments infrastructure into the United States, signaling a deeper shift in how institutional cross-border payments are being built. The move is anchored by a direct connection to a Tier 1 financial institution, an integration that places Thunes inside the core of global banking rather than at its edges. Tier 1 banks form the backbone of the correspondent banking system, so direct access to them points to a higher level of trust,…

Bitcoin ($BTC) traders have shifted their focus lower after futures and order book data point to strong buyer interest in the $68,000-$70,000 zone. Sell pressure has increased in the derivatives markets and the daily bid-ask ratio fell to -0.03, showing sellers are currently more aggressive than buyers as traders position around liquidation levels. Bitcoin buyers cluster near $68,000 The visible range volume profile (VRVP) indicator shows the $68,000-$70,000 region as the most densely traded zone on the chart since November 2025. High trading activity in that price range suggests most positions were opened near those levels over the past few…

Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., says it will take a back seat to the Global Dollar stablecoin ($USDG) consortium, which includes Robinhood and Kraken. $USDG, which has a circulating supply of around $3 billion, is issued by Paxos Digital Singapore and supervised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Other members include Galaxy Digital, OKX, Visa, Worldpay and Bullish (the owner of CoinDesk). “We’re still supportive of it, and want to see it succeed, and are still part of the thing,” said Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley in an interview. “But maybe not…

Kalshi announced on X today that bitcoin perpetual futures are now live for trading on its platform — one of the first times American investors can access regulated perps on domestic soil, the company claimed. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved Kalshi’s BTCPERP contract on May 29, 2026, issuing an Order for Approval to KalshiEX, LLC under Commission Regulation 40.3. The contract references the spot price of bitcoin and carries no expiration date, making it a structural departure from every futures product the U.S. had previously authorized. Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour told CNBC’s Squawk on the Street that perpetuals are…

Traders’ unrealized profit margin reached 17.7% on May 5, 2026. Executed profits in the spot market hit a daily peak of 14.6K $BTC on May 4, 2026. Apparent spot demand recorded a contraction of minus 11K $BTC according to the latest compiled data. Bitcoin’s latest rally impacted a critical zone on the blockchain directly, which analysts say establishes a clear wall of resistance for the pioneer crypto’s price. We have been writing that Bitcoin was in for a price correction for several weeks now, mostly amid:– High unrealized profits.– A spike in profit taking in spot and futures markets.– Slowdown…