Gate Insights and Crypto Market Analysis

A federal jury in Las Vegas convicted Brent C. Kovar of operating a $24 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 400 investors, the Justice Department announced on Monday. Kovar owned Profit Connect, a Las Vegas company that from late 2017 until July 2021 falsely claimed to run ar

Coinbase selected Chainlink as the official oracle infrastructure for its tokenized stocks on Base, starting with shares linked to Apple, Alphabet, Meta, and Nvidia. The feeds provide decentralized applications with reference values for trading, collateral, and structured products. Trading is

The altcoin market experienced a sharp capital influx during the third week of August. Total2, the combined market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum, rose by approximately $215 billion between August 19 and August 22, 2026, according to multiple market trackers. T

Visa has partnered with cross-border payments firm Nium for a stablecoin settlement pilot under Singapore's BLOOM initiative, testing whether regulated USD and euro-backed stablecoins can settle payments seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. The pilot aims to close gaps left by

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares gained over 3% in pre-market trade on Tuesday after Raymond James upgraded the stock to 'Strong Buy' from 'Outperform' and raised its price target to $641 from $565. The upgrade was driven by AMD's

XRP recorded more than $12.5 billion in 7-day spot volume across 10 major exchanges, according to market commentator X Finance Bull, adding momentum to its recovery from the $1.00 region. The cryptocurrency gained 50% on the weekly chart to trade at $1.49, per CoinCodex data. The volume surge is

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission advanced its framework for locally listed spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds from proposed principles to draft regulations Monday while revising its approach to foreign digital asset custodians. The regulator issued two consultation papers

Hong Kong stocks fluctuated narrowly on Tuesday (August 25) and closed collectively lower. The Hang Seng Index edged down 0.02% to close at 25,511.10 points, the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.12% to 4,588.54 points, and the

Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, saw its 840,447 BTC position swing from a $9.5 billion unrealized loss to a $4.7 billion unrealized profit in less than a week. The turnaround occurred as bitcoin rallied past the company's $75,385 average acquisition cost on

Hanmi Pharmaceutical stocks fell 7.22% to 501,000 won on the 25th, one day after hitting the daily upper trading limit of 540,000 won, according to Korea Exchange data. The decline followed profit-taking after the previous day's surge triggered by news of a licensing deal for an obesity drug

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), or SCBHK, became the first bank authorized to distribute HKDAP, a regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorpoint Financial, the bank announced Monday. SCBHK is engaging eligible institutional clients and partners on uses including tokenized

The USD-KRW exchange rate rose 3.70 won to 1,386.10 won at 3:30 PM Seoul time on the 25th, compared to the prior trading day's close of 1,382.40 won. The increase followed foreign investors selling 3.814 trillion won worth of equities in the KOSPI

Oracle's stock fell 39.2% over the twelve months to 31 May 2026, even as its contracted backlog rose 363% from $137.8bn to $638.0bn, according to the company's 10-K filings. ORCL trades at $142.45, down 56.6% from its 10 September 2025 closing peak of $328.33. The decline reflects capital

Flowra launched its Open Orderflow Auction framework for Solana validators on August 21, introducing a third-party block-building and MEV auction system built around 200ms competitive ordering windows. The system allows registered searchers to compete for transaction inclusion through mini-auction c

One in three companies that entered the KOSDAQ market through SPAC mergers since 2023 now faces delisting risk due to market capitalization requirements. According to Korea Exchange data released on the 25th, 18 out of 55 companies listed via SPAC mergers since 2023 have market capitalizations

JustMarkets published a cross-asset trading note arguing that volatility in its US100 and S&P 500 contracts can help CFD traders assess moves in currencies, gold and market sentiment. The release arrived on a session where MarketWatch closing data for August 24 showed the Nasdaq 100 down 0.97% and t

NEAR and SUI are forming falling wedge patterns, technical structures that traders typically interpret as potential bullish breakout signals. NEAR is trading at $1.95 and SUI at $0.82, with both tokens consolidating inside narrowing price ranges. The setup coincides with the CMC Crypto Fear and

Woori Financial F&I regained leadership in South Korea's non-performing loan (NPL) market in the first half of 2026, purchasing 806.3 billion won in NPL based on outstanding principal balance (OPB). The company surpassed competitors including Daesin F&I (766 billion won), Yuamco (578.1 billion won),