Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Decrypt, on August 21, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted 17 Iranian hackers affiliated with the Mabna Institute for a years-long cyber campaign, including a 2017 breach of HBO where they stole data and demanded $6 million in Bitcoin ransom. The group is accused of conducting

According to Check Point Research, hackers compromised nearly 2,000 WordPress websites starting in mid-May, distributing malware, stealing cryptocurrency wallet files, and deploying ransomware through fake CAPTCHA prompts. By July 24, the campaign dubbed StopAndProtect affected over 6,000

According to Guru Club, Bitcoin surged to $72,674 early on August 21 (Beijing time), up 4.42% over the past 24 hours. Ethereum also rose to $2,317.11, gaining 1.95% in the same period. The price gains follow U.S. President Trump's meeting with cryptocurrency industry executives at the White House o

According to ARK Invest digital asset research lead Lorenzo Valente on July 23, real-world asset (RWA) trading venues can scale with minimal reliance on Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidity. Data showed RWAs accounted for 54% of Hyperliquid's weekly trading volume, with equities comprising 61% of RWA trad

According to blockchain analyst Specter, a user claiming to have lost over 1,000 ETH in a Tornado Cash phishing scam may actually be a threat actor. Specter found that the alleged 73 BTC ($4.6 million) the user claimed was stolen from a compromised Coldcard hardware wallet actually originated from t

A California federal judge ruled that Justin Sun's individual claims against World Liberty Financial will remain in open court rather than moving to private arbitration. World Liberty had sought to move company-related claims behind closed doors, but the court partially rejected that request,

According to Coldcard, the hardware wallet manufacturer recently released new firmware versions—5.6.1 for Mk4/Mk5 devices and 1.5.1Q for Q devices—to address a seed phrase generation vulnerability. The new version requires user-provided entropy for each new seed phrase generation, including at

CME Group Chairman Terry Duffy and Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara clashed during a Commodity Futures Trading Commission roundtable Thursday in Washington, D.C., trading insults over market manipulation and regulatory standards in prediction markets. The confrontation occurred as executives

CME Group Chairman Terry Duffy and Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara clashed during a CFTC roundtable on prediction markets Thursday in Washington, D.C., with Duffy questioning whether platforms like Kalshi face adequate regulatory oversight for market manipulation risks. Duffy, whose CME

XRP rallied 22% in the last 24 hours to hit $1.26 following two major announcements on Aug. 19. The U.S. Treasury announced it is at least doubling the amount of longer-term government bond buybacks, and President Donald Trump reiterated his vision to turn the U.S. into a Bitcoin superpower,

According to analyst Ali Martinez, XRP rallied 22% in the last 24 hours to hit $1.26 on August 19, following announcements from the U.S. Treasury on increased government bond buybacks and President Trump's pro-crypto initiatives. The broader crypto market capitalization rose 8% to $2.5 trillion. Al

Ethereum broke through a key resistance zone at the 2000.00 level, accelerating its short-term rally and targeting the next resistance at 2400.00. The breakout occurred at the intersection of the round resistance level 2000.00 and the 50% Fibonacci correction of the previous downward impulse wave

According to Foresight News, on-chain reputation protocol Ethos announced the launch of token WHUF. The token will be auctioned on September 1, with auction allocation representing 20% of total token supply. The auction provides an 85% price guarantee, with initial fully diluted valuation (FDV)

Defillama data showed decentralized finance total value locked jumping 9.15% to $83.216 billion on Aug. 20, 2026, as decentralized exchange volume hit $10.886 billion. The surge marked the first time spot DEX volume broke above $10 billion since June 5, coinciding with a broader cryptocurrency

According to Defillama data on Aug. 20, decentralized finance TVL surged 9.15% to $83.216 billion, while spot DEX volume reached $10.886 billion—the first daily break above $10 billion since early June. Perpetual DEX platforms processed $36.72 billion in 24-hour volume. Hyperliquid led

According to Odaily, Travala has opened an AI agent feature that allows users to book over 2 million properties on Base using USDC through large language models. Brian Armstrong announced the development on X, stating he anticipates more enterprises will build upon AWS AgentCore to serve the

Crypto analyst Ansem predicted that an equal-weighted portfolio consisting of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, and PUMP tokens could yield 3 to 5 times returns within the next two years. The prediction came in a post from Ansem's X account following a significant surge in the cryptocurrency m

According to CFTC Chair Michael Selig, the agency will independently advance crypto market regulations if Congress fails to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act. Speaking Thursday at the CFTC's Innovation Advisory Committee meeting, Selig said the commission would "move swiftly to