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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.

Lure of quick riches pushes Pepe, Book of Meme, CatCoin prices higher

The allure for quick money is generating supersized returns is working out well as the prices of most meme coins surge. CatCoin (CAT), a new meme coin, has soared by more than 1,230% in the past seven days, giving it a market cap of more than $85 million. Other meme coins have also done well. Book of Meme (BOME) price soared by over 31% in the past seven days and 1,512% in the past 30 days. This surge has brought its valuation to more than $810 million. Pepe, the relatively new meme coin, soared by over 37% and 530% in…

Altcoins

Points farming comes for Bitcoin as Merlin becomes 9th-largest chain

No blockchain ecosystem is seemingly safe from speculative points farming, and the trend has now come to Bitcoin. Less than a month ago, Merlin was an also-ran in terms of assets held in Bitcoin sidechains and layer-2s. But after seeing roughly 2,000% growth over the past 30 days, Merlin has over $1 billion in total value locked (TVL), making it far and away the largest Bitcoin sidechain, per DeFiLlama, and more than three times as large as the payments-focused Lightning Network. Merlin is now technically the ninth-most capitalized blockchain, with more TVL than established layer-1s like Avalanche and Polygon, DeFiLlama…

Bitcoin

OMNIA Protocol Launch Sets New Standards for DeFi Security and Efficiency

The decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape is set for a transformative leap forward with the launch of OMNIA Protocol, introduced by the collaborative efforts of ChainGPT Pad and OMNIA. This strategic partnership is not just a routine development; it is poised to redefine security, efficiency, and user experience in the DeFi realm. The Genesis of OMNIA Protocol In an exciting revelation, ChainGPT Pad, renowned for its role as a launchpad, accelerator, and incubator for promising Web3 startups, has announced the initial DEX offering (IDO) of OMNIA Protocol slated for May 9. OMNIA Protocol emerges as a specialized Remote Procedure Call (RPC)…

DeFi

Ethereum (ETH) Shows Massive Network Growth as It Rebounds Above $3,200

As Ethereum rebounded above the $3,200 mark this weekend, the network experienced a significant surge in activity, recording its highest single-day growth in nearly 19 months. On May 4, 2024, an impressive 196,000 new Ethereum addresses were created, marking the largest daily increase since Oct. 8, 2022. This spike in network growth is a bullish signal, suggesting a strong and increasing interest in Ethereum. Despite a current price drop below the $3,200 level, the strength of the Ethereum network is still there. The creation of such a large number of new addresses indicates an influx of new participants or renewed…

Ethereum

Coreum Founder Says XRPL at Risk of Replacement, Urges Ripple to be Impartial in Funding

Bob Ras, the Co-Founder of Coreum and Sologenic, has argued that the XRP Leger is at risk of replacement amid Ripple’s alleged selective funding of projects building on XRPL. Ras recently voiced this sentiment in a series of posts on X. Notably, he issued a compelling call to action directed at Ripple, its development team RippleX, and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Ras emphasized that his message is not to propagate fear, uncertainty, or doubt (FUD) about XRPL. Instead, it stands as a clarion call to awaken XRPL believers to the platform’s current challenges. (1/10)🧵Unleashing XRPL's Potential! Calling all #XRPL believers!…

Altcoins

Altcoin Mobility in FTX and Alameda Wallets! Its timing attracted attention!

While the activity in Bitcoin and altcoins is also affecting whales, some whales are buying again and some whales are selling. At this point, two wallets associated with FTX and its sister company Alameda Research transferred a total of $8.3 million worth of cryptocurrency to other unknown addresses and to Wintermute. According to PeckShieldAlert's post, the address associated with FTX transferred 860 Tether Gold (XAUT) worth over $2 million to Wintermute, while a wallet associated with Alameda transferred a total of 2,027 Ethereum (ETH) worth approximately $6.3 million to two unknown addresses. . While the real reason behind these transfers…

Exchanges

Bitcoin Wallets Holding At Least $1K Are Growing in 'Positive Trend': Fidelity

There are more Bitcoin holders than ever—each individually smaller than a shrimp yet whale-like in aggregate. In a report released Monday, Fidelity Digital Assets highlighted the growing number of Bitcoin addresses containing at least $1,000 worth of BTC, calling it a “positive trend of growth.” This constituency grew to an all-time high of 10.6 million wallets in mid-March, the analysts wrote, the milestone representing a 100% increase from 5.3 million Bitcoin addresses in 2023. “This may be representative of a growing distribution of Bitcoin and its adoption among the ‘average’ person,” the analysts wrote, adding that the metric indicates “growth…

Bitcoin

Perp DEX trading volume hits new heights with 395% annual surge

Decentralized perpetual contracts exchanges (perp DEX) registered an all-time high in monthly trading volume in March at $317 billion, according to data aggregator DefiLlama. Despite a slight slump in April to $304 billion, the volume managed to stay above the $300 billion mark and represents a 395% year-on-year growth. Imran Mohamad, CMO at Zeta Markets, points to different reasons behind the perp DEX rising momentum. The first one is the developments made within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem since the “DeFi Summer” happened in 2020. “I think DeFi Summer happened, and then you can start seeing a lot more DeFi…

DeFi

ETH liquidations surpass Bitcoin’s following fall below $3,200

Ethereum (ETH) liquidations surpass Bitcoin’s (BTC) for the second time over the past seven days. According to data provided by Coinglass, global crypto liquidations reached $195.11 million in the past 24 hours. ETH is currently sitting on top with a total of $64.75 million in liquidations — $57.18 million longs and $7.57 million shorts. Bitcoin comes in second with $46.74 million in liquidations over the past day — $32.85 million longs and $13.89 million shorts. Per the data, the dominating long-position liquidations surface as the global cryptocurrency market sees correction — with the total market capitalization falling from $2.53 trillion…

Ethereum

Kryll surges 85% amid new liquidity pool launch on Uniswap v3

Kryll.io, a crypto trading automation platform, witnessed an 85% surge in its native token, KRL, on Tuesday morning following the announcement of a new KRL/ETH liquidity pool on Uniswap v3. The development, aimed at enhancing trades and liquidity, propelled Kryll into trending status on Google. At the time of reporting, Kryll was trading at $1.07, reflecting a 50% increase over the last 24 hours with a trading volume of $43.6 million, according to CoinMarketCap data. The platform enables users to automate their trading strategies, facilitating a hands-off approach to cryptocurrency trading. KRL 24-hour price chart | Source: CoinMarketCap The launch…

Altcoins