Mustafa Shabbir

Assistant Editor

Mustafa Shabbir is a crypto journalist at Nonce Media. His writing focuses on the operators, protocols, and capital flows shaping digital asset markets, with attention to the on-chain detail behind the headlines.

Articles by Mustafa Shabbir (364)

RESEARCH

Ondo Finance Leads a $2B RWA Wave Reshaping DeFi in 2026

Tokenized real-world assets have crossed $2B on-chain in 2026. Here is what Ondo Finance's surge reveals about where DeFi capital is really going.

06/03/2026

LEARN

USDe Pays You Yield, But Where Does The Money Actually Come From?

Ethena's USDe pays double-digit yield without a bank. Learn exactly how the delta-neutral funding-rate strategy works, and where the risks hide.

06/03/2026

RESEARCH

Crypto Fund Outflows Hit $1.67B, The Second-Largest Exodus of 2026

Digital asset funds shed $1.67 billion in a single week, the second-largest outflow of 2026. We break down where the money went and what the data signals n…

06/02/2026

MARKETS

Bitcoin ETF Outflows Hit Record 10-Day Streak as AI Trade Pulls Capital

US spot **Bitcoin** [(BTC)](https://www.noncemedia.com/asset/btc) ETFs lost $2.97 billion across 10 straight trading days through May 30, the longest outflow.

06/01/2026

LEARN

Why DeFi Flash Loans Keep Draining Millions, And Who Actually Pays

Flash loans let anyone borrow millions in crypto with zero collateral. Learn how they work, how attackers weaponize them, and who absorbs the losses.

06/01/2026

MARKETS

XRP Ledger Posts 2.48M Daily Transactions as RWA Tokenization Surges 124%

XRP Ledger hit 2.48 million daily transactions as real-world asset tokenization jumped 124% in Q1 2026, even as XRP's price fell 27% in the same period.

05/31/2026

MARKETS

Zcash Climbs as Privacy Coins Draw Attention Amid Broader Market Pullback

Zcash climbed 1.6% on May 31 as most top tokens slid. Here is what the privacy coin's relative strength signals for the broader market.

05/31/2026

RESEARCH

The $750 Billion Buildout: How the AI Infrastructure Sprint Is Outrunning Power, Policy and Physics

Hyperscalers will spend $750B on AI infrastructure in 2026. We map the capex race, the power crisis, chip supply dynamics, and what breaks first.

05/31/2026

MARKETS

Ethereum Faces Historic Third Straight Red Quarter

Ethereum is on course for a third straight red quarterly close, a feat never recorded in its history. ETH holds near $2,024 as May 31 marks Q2's end.

05/31/2026

MARKETS

NEAR Climbs as AI Blockchain Narrative Pulls Fresh Capital

NEAR Protocol is trending on CoinGecko as AI blockchain demand lifts the layer-1 network. Here is what traders are watching in May 2026.

05/31/2026

MARKETS

AI Fabricates Citations in Over 2,800 Biomedical Papers

A new study found AI-fabricated citations in more than 2,800 biomedical journal articles, raising urgent questions about scientific integrity and AI misuse in.

05/30/2026

MARKETS

BNB Vaults 11% as Echo Launchpad Category Surges 43%

BNB climbed 11.7% in 24 hours to $720 as the Echo Launchpad token category surged 43%, pulling Binance's native token to a multi-week high.

05/30/2026

MARKETS

Hyperliquid Vaults to All-Time High as DEX Volume Tops $1.5B

Hyperliquid's HYPE token climbed to a fresh all-time high above $67 on May 30, posting $1.5B in 24-hour volume as the onchain derivatives exchange extended its.

05/30/2026

MARKETS

Eightco Holdings Builds a $374M Crypto Treasury With Ethereum, OpenAI Stakes, and Worldcoin

Eightco Holdings disclosed a $374M portfolio holding 11,068 ETH, 283M WLD tokens, an OpenAI stake, and $144M in cash and stablecoins on May 30, 2026.

05/30/2026

MARKETS

Injective Surges Past 15% as DeFi Layer-1 Momentum Builds

Injective's INJ token surged nearly 16% in 24 hours to May 29, posting $296M in volume as DeFi Layer-1 assets outpaced the broader cryptocurrency market.

05/29/2026