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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.

the prediction market fight that just went personal at the CFTC

CME Chairman Terry Duffy and Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara traded insults at a CFTC roundtable over whether prediction markets are legitimate financial infrastructure or carnival games. The confrontation is the public face of a deeper regulatory battle between federal and state authorities, incumbent exchanges and startups, and two incompatible visions of what derivatives markets should look like. The CFTC roundtable on prediction markets was supposed to be a policy discussion. It became a fight. Terry Duffy, the chairman of CME Group, the world’s largest futures exchange, sat across from Luana Lopes Lara, the co-founder of Kalshi, a prediction market…

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Payments platform Decta explores stablecoin-enabled treasury settlement

Payments platform Decta will use $USDC to settle its own funds internationally, bringing stablecoins into its back-end treasury operations. Decta said Tuesday that it will use OpenPayd, a financial infrastructure company, to convert company funds into $USDC for international settlement, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph. “This is a proprietary treasury use case rather than a customer-facing payments flow,” Lux Thiagarajah, chief commercial officer at OpenPayd, told Cointelegraph. “Decta transfers its own funds into OpenPayd’s regulated infrastructure, where they are converted into $USDC via OpenPayd’s over-the-counter capabilities to support international operational settlements,” he added. The integration shows how stablecoins…

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Shinhan taps Solana for Korean won tokenized fund

South Korea’s Shinhan Asset Management signed a four-party memorandum on Aug. 21 to test a Korean won tokenized fund using the Solana blockchain. The agreement brings together Shinhan Asset Management, the Solana Foundation, tokenization platform Etherfuse and decentralized exchange Orca. The participants will conduct a proof of concept covering the fund’s issuance and distribution process. The planned product would invest in short term Korean won bonds and target overseas institutional investors. However, the participants have not announced the fund’s size, expected yield or public launch date. Shinhan will test the complete tokenized fund process The proof of concept will examine…

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MemeToro, Bitcoin Hyper, Little Pepe, Remittix, and Maxi Doge Compared

The third quarter of 2026 is shaping up to be one of the busiest periods for crypto presales in recent years. Instead of chasing short-lived hype, investors are increasingly comparing projects based on utility, development progress, and the problems they aim to solve after launch. AI, Layer-2 scaling, payments, and blockchain infrastructure have become the dominant themes as capital continues rotating into early-stage opportunities. Among the projects attracting the most attention are MemeToro ($MT), Bitcoin Hyper, Little Pepe, Remittix, and Maxi Doge. Although all five remain in their presale phases, each targets a completely different segment of the crypto market.…

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South Korea advances crypto access for 3,500 companies

South Korea has advanced a three-part digital-finance program covering crypto accounts for about 3,500 companies, legal recognition for tokenized securities, and deposit-token trials involving nine banks. FACTBLOCK CEO and Korea Blockchain Week organizer Andrew Park said South Korea’s crypto market is moving away from its long reliance on retail trading as financial institutions focus on custody, tokenization, stablecoins, settlement systems and regulatory compliance. The change covers three connected areas of financial activity. Corporate investors are preparing to enter the crypto market under Financial Services Commission rules, securities firms are building systems for tokenized assets, and the Bank of Korea is…

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Coinbase rolls out crypto derivatives in UK with up to 50x leverage

Coinbase has launched more than 170 derivatives contracts for professional investors in the UK, offering perpetuals with up to 50x leverage alongside dated futures and crypto options. In a statement shared with crypto.news on Tuesday, Coinbase said eligible professional clients will progressively gain access to contracts covering cryptocurrencies, commodities, equities and foreign exchange over the coming weeks and months. Perpetual futures will make up the largest part of the new offering, with more than 170 supported assets and 24/7 trading. Investors will be able to take long or short positions, use the contracts for delta-neutral hedges and trade with leverage…

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Large Bitcoin Transaction Moves $1.04B — Not a Sale, but a Custody Reshuffle

A wallet that had sat completely untouched for seven months suddenly came alive on August 3, moving its entire balance of 16,400 $BTC — worth roughly $1.04 billion — to a brand-new address. This kind of large Bitcoin transaction always grabs attention, not because of the transfer itself, but because of what usually happens next: does the money sit quietly, or does it end up on an exchange order book? Key takeaways A dormant wallet moved 16,400 $BTC, worth about $1.04 billion, on August 3 after seven months of inactivity. The sum equals roughly 0.0781% of Bitcoin’s total 21 million…

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AI Agents Will Soon Transact with Crypto, Cards, and Cash

Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley has stated that artificial intelligence (AI) agents are poised to become independent economic actors, capable of executing financial transactions using a variety of payment methods, including cash, cards, and cryptocurrencies. The remarks were reported by The Block and highlight a future where autonomous software participates in the economy. Agentic Banking and the ‘KYA’ Framework To support this emerging transaction environment, Anchorage Digital, a crypto custody and banking firm, is developing what McCauley describes as an “agentic banking” platform. A core component of this platform is a system called “KYA,” short for “Know Your Agent.” This…

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63% of Americans say Trump crossed the line on crypto. The CLARITY Act ethics clause is why that number matters.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll puts hard data behind a controversy that has trailed Trump’s second term. The survey found that even half of Republicans believe his business interests are shaping presidential decisions. Congress returns in September to vote on the CLARITY Act, and the ethics provision that could restrict sitting officials from launching tokens is the fight most likely to kill it. The number arrived on a Monday, two days before the Senate returned from recess, and it landed on the one question Congress has been unable to resolve since the CLARITY Act negotiations began. Reuters and Ipsos polled 1,166 American…

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South Korea’s Ethereum-Known Altcoin Also on the List! “They Could Be Delisted!”

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, continues to make altcoin announcements. This time, Binance stated that it has added five more altcoins to its watchlist. Binance announced it will expand its Watch Tag to include the altcoins Moonbeam (GLMR), ICON (ICX), Moonriver (MOVR), SuperRare (RARE), and Sophon (SOPH). “Based on recent assessments, Binance will expand its Tracking Tag to include more tokens and will introduce Tracking Tags for select tokens on August 11, 2026.” The following altcoins will be added to the Izeme Tag list: GLMR, MOVR, ICX, RARE, and SOPH. Binance recently issued a warning to investors: “Tokens with…

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