Author: NBTC

Italy’s Bancomat has accelerated its digital payments strategy after securing support from nine major Italian banks for its EUR.bank stablecoin initiative. The payments company confirmed that the participating lenders will begin internal testing as the project moves closer to regulatory review. The development signals growing interest among traditional European banks in blockchain-based payment infrastructure despite rising caution from the European Central Bank toward stablecoins. The founding banking partners include Banca Generali, MPS, Sella, BPM, BPER, Cassa Centrale, CREDEM, Crédit Agricole Italia, and Intesa Sanpaolo. Bancomat stated that the initial phase will focus only on internal operational testing. Hence, customers will…

Bitcoin BTC$65,712.84 and the broader crypto market has cooled off on Tuesday, but a handful of tokens continued their surge. Hyperliquid’s $HYPE, Uniswap’s $UNI and Worldcoin’s $WLD all posted double-digit gains, extending rallies that have made them some of this week’s standout performers. $HYPE surged as much as 13% to a fresh record above $76 before paring some gains. The token is now up nearly 200% in 2026, making it one of the best-performing large-cap crypto assets this year. Hyperliquid operates a blockchain-based exchange that allows users to trade perpetual futures through an onchain order book. Investors increasingly see the…

Bitcoin price has crashed through $60,000, touching lows not seen since October 2024 and erasing months of gains in a matter of days. At press time, bitcoin price trades at $59,566 — down more than 10% in 24 hours and roughly 53% off its all-time high of $126,277 set last October. The drop has been brutal, fast, and — for many holders — a gut punch that raises a question nobody wants to ask: how much lower can this go? No single event really broke bitcoin price. What happened instead was a convergence of bad news that hit all at…

For years, institutional investors have looked at Ethereum staking from a distance — attracted by the yields, but held back by the operational complexity and locked liquidity. Anchorage Digital is now directly targeting that gap. The federally chartered crypto bank has integrated Lido, Ethereum’s largest liquid staking protocol, giving institutional clients a compliant, seamless path to $ETH liquid staking without ever leaving its regulated custody environment. Key takeaways Anchorage Digital has integrated Lido, enabling institutions to mint and redeem wstETH directly within its regulated platform. wstETH accrues Ethereum proof-of-stake staking rewards while staying fully liquid and transferable — solving the…

Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) remain one of the few bright spots in the cryptocurrency industry, even as macroeconomic headwinds and policy uncertainty weigh on markets in 2026, according to Binance Research. In its latest Monthly Market Insights report, Binance Research said the market for active tokenized RWAs surged 589% from early 2025 to June 2026. Bonds and money market funds led the sector in dollar terms, growing by 83% and adding $6.5 billion in value. Tokenized stocks, however, recorded the fastest growth, with their market value jumping 422%. Much of that momentum was driven by platforms such as Ondo Global…

Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of the layer-1 blockchain Sui (SUI), has publicly articulated a comprehensive vision for the future of finance, predicting a complete transition to digital systems within the next decade. In a detailed post on X, Abiodun stated that from pay stubs to government bonds, all financial instruments will be digitized, and that Sui is being architected as the foundational infrastructure to support this global shift. He emphasized that the ultimate goal is to make the movement of money and value a public good, as accessible as sending a message, available to every person and…

Pump.fun, the Solana-based token launchpad and decentralized exchange protocol, has disclosed that it generated approximately $7.2 million in fees over the past seven days. The revenue was derived from its Bonding Curve mechanism, PumpSwap automated market maker, and Terminal services, marking a significant milestone for the platform’s fee-generating capacity. Fee Breakdown and Revenue Allocation The protocol operates a transparent fee model where 50% of net fees are automatically directed toward buying back and burning its native $PUMP token through a locked smart contract. According to the team’s latest announcement, $3.7 million worth of $PUMP was repurchased and permanently removed from…

Key takeaways: Cooling oil prices and a multi-month high for the US dollar are keeping intense pressure on non yield-bearing assets. Spot Bitcoin ETF outflows paired with Strategy’s slowest buying pace in 18 months signal short-term downside risks. Bitcoin ($BTC) traded down to $59,060 on Wednesday despite the sharp retreat in oil prices. Inflationary pressures eased following a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, which temporarily reopened the Strait of Hormuz. Bitcoin traders fear that the bounce back to $60,000 might not last long as the US dollar strengthened. US dollar strength index (left) vs. Bitcoin/USD (right). Source:…

Spanish football club Osasuna attempted to hedge the impact of its relegation from the country’s top football league by buying a €1.2 million ($1.4 million) insurance policy involving a bet on the prediction market Kalshi. The club revealed today that it purchased “insurance” from broker Howden, which would’ve guaranteed it €6 million ($6.9 million) in the event of relegation from La Liga and helped cover any subsequent financial losses. It said, “Documents issued by Howden and LaLiga… confirm that such policies are routinely used by clubs and sports organizations to protect against financial contingencies related to their activity.” This comes…

Ripple USD [$RLUSD] has surpassed $1.64 billion in market capitalization, strengthening its position among the largest dollar-backed stablecoins. The milestone reflects continued supply expansion and adoption since launch, helping $RLUSD establish a clearer gap over smaller competitors. At press time, its daily trading volume stood at $71.3 million. This implies steady market activity as the stablecoin expands its footprint across payment and settlement networks. Source: CoinGecko Tether [$USDT] commands the largest share of the stablecoin market cap, at roughly $186.4 billion, while USD Coin [USDC] trails it, holding nearly $75 billion. While the milestone reinforces its growing relevance, the difference…