Author: NBTC

In traditional finance, it is a truth universally acknowledged that, when the economy wobbles, investors turn to safe-haven assets like gold. Such assets have a low, or sometimes even negative, correlation to stock markets and other risk assets, and so can protect portfolios when trouble hits. Yet in decentralized finance (DeFi), for many long years, traders had no such options. When a sell-off began, the best most could do was sit out the pandemonium in stablecoins. Crypto’s “Black Friday” on October 10, 2025 saw at least $19 billion worth of long positions wiped out in 24 hours, and things have…

Ethereum price has failed another attempt to move past $3,300, with price action stalling amid cooling U.S. demand. Summary Ethereum failed to reclaim the $3,300 resistance despite modest weekly gains. On-chain data points to fading U.S. institutional demand as the Coinbase Premium Gap drops to a 10-month low. Derivatives positioning and ETF outflows suggest traders are still cautious, keeping downside risks in play. ETH was changing hands near $3,115 at press time, down 0.7% over the past 24 hours. Over the last week, the token has traded between $3,008 and $3,293, ending the period up about 3%. Ethereum (ETH) is…

Next year’s first quarter could prove kinder to Bitcoin than late 2025, not because bank-run stablecoins arrive overnight, but because the pipes feeding retail and advisors just widened. Vanguard reversed its crypto ban, opening spot ETF access to roughly 50 million clients. Bank of America advisors can now recommend crypto allocations of 1% to 4% starting early January. Meanwhile, the FDIC’s Dec. 16 notice of proposed rulemaking under the GENIUS Act starts the clock on bank-issued stablecoins, a structural shift that could reshape dollar-based rails on public chains later in 2026. The timing defines the narrative. Distribution changes land in…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Decentralized finance likes to tell a very simple story about itself. Billions of people are unbanked. Traditional finance is slow, exclusionary, expensive, and biased toward incumbents. Blockchains are open, permissionless, global, and neutral. Therefore, DeFi will bank the unbanked. Summary DeFi didn’t replace traditional finance — it wrapped it. Its money, identity, pricing, access, and liquidity all still come from banks, regulators, and centralized infrastructure, so it can’t reach the people that system excludes. The unbanked don’t…

Ethereum needs to break the $3,297 Fibonacci resistance level, with mixed short-term performance and institutional interest fueling market optimism. As of January 9, Ethereum (ETH) trades for $3,095.10, reflecting a 1.2% decline over the past 24 hours amid ongoing market volatility. The crypto asset experienced a tight trading range between $3,058 and $3,133, with intraday dips followed by partial recoveries. This minor pullback aligns with a 0.8% drop against Bitcoin (measured at 0.03428 BTC), while 24-hour trading volume remains at over $22.4 billion. Recent performance shows mixed results as gains of 2.4% over 7 days and 4.1% over 14 days…

Robert Kiyosaki is back doing what he does best: tying a Federal Reserve decision to a personal wealth playbook and dragging Bitcoin into the center of the argument. After five days of silence, the “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author reacted to the Fed’s latest rate cut by calling it an early signal of renewed quantitative easing and the return of what he describes as a “fake money printing press.” What follows next, according to Kiyosaki, is a phase where liquidity expansion outpaces real economic output. The main point is that the direct consequence of Fed easing is inflation pressure that…

Ethereum continues to attract attention as traders assess short-term price weakness against signs of deeper market engagement. The asset has entered a corrective phase on the 4-hour chart after failing to hold above the $3,300 area. However, broader market behavior suggests this pullback reflects repositioning rather than a structural shift. Price action, derivatives data, spot flows, and corporate treasury activity together outline a market in transition rather than decline. ETH recently retreated toward the $3,090 region, where buyers have started defending key levels. Consequently, market participants are weighing near-term caution against longer-term conviction. This balance defines Ethereum’s current outlook. Short-Term…

Uniform Labs, a blockchain infrastructure company founded by veterans of Standard Chartered, has launched a new protocol designed to address persistent liquidity constraints in the emerging tokenization market. Announced on Wednesday, Uniform Labs unveiled Multiliquid, a protocol designed to enable 24/7 conversions between tokenized money market funds and major stablecoins, including USDC (USDC) and USDt (USDT). At launch, Multiliquid supports integrations with tokenized Treasury assets issued by Wellington Management and other asset managers, allowing institutional holders to access on-demand liquidity rather than relying on issuer-controlled redemption windows. The launch comes as tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) continue to expand, with the…

Cryptocurrencies took a major hit in the crash that began last October. While Bitcoin and altcoins experienced a decline, the risk is not over for Ethereum (ETH). A CryptoQuant analyst warned investors, noting that the ETH premium on Coinbase has fallen to its lowest level in 10 months. According to CryptoQuant analyst CryptoOnchain, Ethereum (ETH) is showing bearish signals. At this point, the analyst noted that the Coinbase premium for ETH had fallen to its lowest level in 10 months, indicating weakening demand from US-based investors and stronger selling pressure on Coinbase compared to Binance. Coinbase also noted that the…

Shares of crypto-linked companies are rallying after the price of bitcoin BTC$87,018.43 surged more than 2.8% in an hour to rise above $90,000, marking a fresh high and reigniting interest across the sector. The price jump triggered gains across mining stocks, trading platforms and cryptocurrency infrastructure firms. Bitcoin miner Hut 8 (HUT) outperformed the wider sector, rising 14.4% to $42, while rival CleanSpark (CLSK) saw a 5.1% rise after the opening bell to top $12, and Riot Platform (RIOT) rose 3.5% to near $14. Read more: Bitcoin re-takes $90,000 as price spikes early in U.S. session These mining firms depend…