Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Bitcoin has closed 8 of the last 13 Septembers in negative territory, averaging a 2.97% loss according to CoinGlass monthly return data tracked since 2013. September 2025 broke the streak with a 5.16% gain, only for October 2025 to turn negative for the first time since 2018 when a Trump tariff

According to The Sun, the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) froze 10 million pounds (approximately $13.5 million) on Monday as part of an investigation into blockchain-based trading card platform Sorare over allegations of unlicensed gambling. The freeze was issued following a January 2025 order

Silhouette launched a request-for-quote (RFQ) system on Hyperliquid mainnet to enable trading of tokenized equities without requiring each asset to maintain its own order book. The block trading layer initially supports xStocks, Payward's tokenized equity framework, allowing traders to request quote

Pump and Hyperliquid topped the DeFi revenue charts for August with a combined revenue growth of $37.5 million, according to data from @DefiLlama. The revenue surge reflects increased trading volumes and market engagement across both protocols. In August, 8 of the top 15 DeFi protocols reported

Ripple has locked 200 million XRP in escrow, valued at approximately 271,970,936 USD, according to blockchain monitoring service Whale Alert. The transaction is part of Ripple's ongoing strategy to manage its XRP supply and prevent sudden market fluctuations. Ripple maintains a total of 55 billion X

An unknown entity transferred 23,408 ETH from the Linea layer-2 network to an unidentified wallet in a transaction valued at approximately $57 million. Traders are interpreting this movement as a bearish signal for the Ethereum market. The transfer represents a significant outflow of liquidity from

According to DefiLlama, Pump and Hyperliquid topped DeFi protocol revenue charts in August with combined growth of $37.5 million. Among the top 15 DeFi protocols, eight reported month-over-month revenue increases during the period. Pump operates as a B2B cloud-reseller and optimization platform,

Coinbase received a transfer of $221,226,193 USDC from an unknown wallet, as reported by cryptocurrency monitoring account @whale_alert. The transaction underscores the ongoing role of stablecoins in the cryptocurrency market, with potential implications for market liquidity and institutional

XRP gained approximately 40% between August 17 and 31, rising from $0.99 to $1.38, while open interest in XRP futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) increased by 36% during the same period, from 284 million XRP to 387 million XRP. This divergence occurred as total open interest across the

According to CENTCOM, on September 1 at 12 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran near the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for recent attempted attacks on commercial shipping and American personnel. The strikes followed an Iranian attempt to place

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart on Aug 31, total net inflows into U.S. spot XRP ETFs reached $1.8 billion. Among institutional investors, Goldman Sachs leads with a $87.4 million position, marking an $83.1 million increase from

According to the Solana Foundation, Flint recently launched on Frontier Traders to streamline market-making operations on Solana. The integration allows market makers to simplify their operations without developing Solana-specific infrastructure, with Flint providing hosted transaction landing and s

Chainlink launched DataLink, a service providing continuous foreign exchange data for major and emerging currencies including the Indian Rupee. The service supports 24/7 pricing to address the growing need for FX data access outside traditional banking hours, as global trading activities

Chainlink has launched DataLink, a service providing continuous 24/7 foreign exchange data for major and emerging market currencies, including the Indian Rupee. The service supplies bid, offer, and mid-rates for multiple currency pairs, supporting traders and on-chain applications requiring

On August 31, Donald Trump said U.S. interest rates are too high, yet markets are pricing a 60% probability of a September Fed rate hike as of September 1. According to Polymarket, a 25-basis-point increase was at 56.5% at 12:05 UTC on September 1, with repricing lifting odds to around 60% by