Author: NBTC

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.

Archax, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated exchange, broker, and custodian for digital assets, has announced a strategic partnership with Talos, an institutional crypto trading platform. This collaboration aims to revolutionize institutional access to digital assets by combining Archax’s regulatory expertise with Talos’s market-leading capabilities. The partnership will enable Archax to leverage its FCA cryptoasset registration alongside Talos’s network of crypto liquidity providers and venues. This move is poised to strengthen Archax’s burgeoning over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk, enhancing liquidity and efficiency in navigating crypto markets. Anton Katz, the CEO, and Co-Founder of Talos, emphasized the importance of the partnership in…

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Layer-1 solution Nibiru Chain has announced the launch of its public mainnet, boasting 40,000 transactions per second. Nibiru Chain, a layer-1 blockchain network that previously raised $12 million from a pool of investors like Kraken Ventures, has launched its public mainnet aiming at processing 40,000 transactions per second. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, the platform wants to grow the user base thanks to parallel optimistic execution which allows the platform to process multiple independent transactions simultaneously. “We recognize the barriers that have kept potential users at bay — from complex onboarding to opaque decision-making and a lack…

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Peter Schiff, a gold bug who is widely known for his skeptical views on Bitcoin, has stirred the cryptocurrency community by actively promoting a unique set of Bitcoin NFTs known as Golden Triumph ordinals. This development has left many wondering if Schiff, a long-time critic of the digital currency, has changed his stance or is merely capitalizing on the burgeoning interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Bitcoin blockchain. Schiff’s sudden embrace of Bitcoin ordinals At the core of this controversy lies the innovative concept of Bitcoin ordinals, a system that allows for the embedding of digital content onto individual…

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The Ethereum network is poised for a significant transformation with its latest software update, Dencun. This update, dated March 13th, is expected to reduce operational costs, especially on Layer 2 networks. Such development may open the door for open access that could breed unprecedented innovation within the Ethereum ecosystem, affecting decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming, and many other applications. Dencun Upgrade Impact on Layer 2 Networks The Dencun upgrade presents a mix of the “Deneb” and “Cancun” updates, representing an innovative way of data storage inside the Ethereum network. In the past, Layer 2 blockchains, such as well-known chains like Arbitrum,…

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While the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin has continued to grow since its launch, some have accepted that BTC is a currency while others have argued that it has no value. However, while BTC continues to prove itself day by day, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, known for his hostility towards Bitcoin, made new statements. I Will Never Buy Bitcoin! Speaking to CNBC at the Australian Financial Review business summit, the famous CEO continued his criticism of Bitcoin, saying that most of BTC’s practical uses are illegal activities such as sex trafficking, fraud and terrorism. “I don’t know what Bitcoin is for,…

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Shiba Inu ecosystem leader Shytoshi Kusama has released a cryptic tweet declaring SHIB a Dogecoin killer amid Shiba Inu’s move to knock out DOGE. Data from CoinMarketCap shows Shiba Inu is now the tenth most prominent cryptocurrency, having garnered a valuation of approximately $23 billion. This valuation puts Shiba Inu right behind its biggest rival in the meme token landscape, Dogecoin. DOGE holds a market cap of $26 billion. Essentially, between Shiba Inu and Dogecoin is just about $3 billion. This close margin has raised significant hopes among the SHIB Army that Shiba Inu could knock out DOGE soon. The…

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Alchemy Pay, a major fiat-crypto payment gateway, partnered with Ethereum-based Layer 2 network ZKFair. The partnership aims to make buying ZKFair’s cryptocurrency, $ZKF tokens, easy. Meanwhile, ZKFair, a community-run Layer 2 network, is at the forefront of Ethereum innovation. ZKFair is a scalable and efficient decentralized transaction platform. It uses Lumoz ZK-RaaS and Polygon CDK and Celestia DA technology. Safe and cheap transactions are made with the stablecoin USDC as its gas token. .@ZKFCommunity token $ZKF is now available through #AlchemyPay’s Fiat On-Ramp.Through the portal on #ZKFair’s website, community members can conveniently and securely obtain $ZKF using their preferred fiat…

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Kremlin is planning an establishment of a blockchain-based payment system within the BRICS nations. Yury Ushakov, an advisor to the Kremlin,ponted out the importance of this autonomous payment system, leveraging technologies such as blockchain and digital currencies. The move is focused at creating a reliable, apolitical, and practical payment infrastructure for governments, businesses, and individuals. Ushakov asserted that the main objective in the following year would be to bolster the BRICS nations’ standing in the global financial and monetary system. Referring to the 2023 Johannesburg Declaration, he highlighted the leaders’ commitment to prioritize national currency settlements and strengthen correspondent banking…

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Bitcoin’s sharp rebound from Tuesday’s plunge indicates a start of a new rally targeting $76,000, Swissblock said. QCP Capital forecasted that bitcoin will break higher in the near term after “extremely impressive” bounce. U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs saw massive inflows during the plunge, indicating that investors bought the dip helping prices recover Bitcoin’s (BTC) record-setting move above $69,000 quickly turned into a bloodbath on Tuesday, but its rapid recovery to $67,000 one day later may foreshadow another imminent run for new all-time highs, according to crypto analytics firm Swissblock. Swissblock analysts noted that with yesterday’s plunge, bitcoin successfully retested the…

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World-renowned auction house Christie’s officially debuted their first on-chain generative art collection entitled SOURCE (On NFTs) on Thursday, with over 400 pieces created by crypto and NFT artist Robert Alice. According to Christie’s website, the works are “a form of digital graffiti” that recasts “the tradition of color field paintings” made popular by abstract painters in the mid-nineteenth “as a celebration of the RGB color spectrum that characterizes digital art.” Christie’s and Alice Make History With New Collection “Referencing the importance of blockchains as a new form of publishing, and the idea of NFTs as fundamentally made out of text,…

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