Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet acquired 2,823 Bitcoin during the second quarter at an average price of approximately $88,300 per coin, according to a July 2 regulatory filing. The purchase pushed the company's total holdings past 43,000 BTC and lowered its average acquisition cost to

According to a July 2 regulatory filing, Metaplanet acquired 2,823 Bitcoin during the second quarter at an average price of approximately $88,300 per coin, pushing its total holdings to 43,000 BTC. The Japanese investment firm has reduced its overall average acquisition cost to roughly $106,500

According to Squid's official sale page, the Squid $QUID public token sale runs from June 30 to July 3 across Legion and Kraken Launch platforms, pricing tokens at $0.045 with 50 million tokens (5% of total supply) available. All purchased tokens unlock fully at the token generation

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, Bitcoin's global contracts open interest rose 5.85% in the past 24 hours, reaching a current total of $47.852 billion. Binance accounts for $8.896 billion, OKX for $2.53 billion, Bybit for $4.151 billion, and Gate for $3.896 billion of the total ope

Deribit, Cboe, and CME Group launched three competing Bitcoin volatility indices in 2026, providing traders with forward-looking measures of expected price movement over the next 30 days. Deribit's DVOL spiked from 37 to above 44 in January 2026 during a market selloff, then fell to a nine-month

Gate News bot message, Gate market data shows, ETH breaks below 1700 USDT, now at 1699.91 USDT.

Mizuho senior analyst Dan Dolev raised Robinhood Markets' (NASDAQ: HOOD) price target to $130 from $115 on July 2 while maintaining an Outperform rating. The upgrade reflects Dolev's view that Robinhood possesses hyperscaling potential in the online brokerage sector. The new rating appeared one

According to Mizuho, on July 2, senior analyst Dan Dolev raised Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) price target to $130 from $115 while maintaining an Outperform rating. The new target implies more than 15% upside from the stock's closing price of $112.73. Mizuho's bull case centers on Robinhood's

Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol now supports 65-plus blockchains and secures $33.6 billion in cross-chain tokens, according to Chainlink's official blog. Transfer volumes surged 1,972% to $7.77 billion during 2025 alone. The DTCC is incorporating Chainlink's Compute Runtime

Ondo Finance launched tokenized versions of BlackRock's iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and Micron shares on Thursday, expanding its U.S. tokenized securities business under a third-party custodial framework described by the Securities and Exchange Commission in January. The launch represents the first

According to Ondo Finance, the company launched tokenized versions of BlackRock's iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and Micron shares on Thursday under a third-party custodial framework aligned with SEC guidance issued in January. The tokens are issued on Ethereum and backed 1:1 by securities held

Solana cryptocurrency broke through the key resistance level of $75.00 on July 2, 2026, driven by bullish pressure following a breakout of a critical resistance zone. The breakout occurred at the intersection of the $75.00 resistance level, a resistance trendline from January, and the 50%

Illuvium, a blockchain gaming project, reports 40,000 daily active users averaging 90 minutes of gameplay in its open beta as of 2026, according to CoinMarketCap. The project announced a partnership with Lamborghini in mid-2026 that triggered a 35% rally in ILV token prices before a subsequent

Tesla investor and Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO Ross Gerber blamed U.S. President Donald Trump for the Bitcoin crash after Trump's annual filing revealed he profited $1.2 billion from crypto businesses in 2025. Gerber called Trump's crypto ventures a 'grift' in response to the

Avalanche Treasury Co. (AVAT) shares have fallen 73% on Nasdaq since the company's June 11 debut, dropping from $1.85 to $0.50 after a first-quarter SEC filing revealed $26.78 million in net losses and a net working capital deficit of $9.06 million. The losses were driven almost entirely by

According to SEC filing and The Block, Avalanche Treasury Co. (AVAT) shares fell 73% since their June 11 Nasdaq debut, dropping from $1.85 to $0.50 by quarter-end. The decline was driven by unrealized losses in the company's AVAX holdings: its 13.39 million AVAX tokens declined from a cost basis

According to TheStreet, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO Ross Gerber blamed President Donald Trump for Bitcoin's decline, calling his venture into digital assets a "grift." The criticism came after filings revealed Trump profited $1.2 billion from crypto businesses in 2025,

The Ethereum Foundation published a policy guide on July 1, positioning Ethereum as neutral public infrastructure for governments and institutions. The document, prepared by the foundation's Global Policy Strategy Team, frames Ethereum as a decentralized alternative to centralized digital systems th

According to the Ethereum Foundation, the organization published a policy guide on July 1, positioning Ethereum as neutral public infrastructure for governments and institutions. The guide cites approximately $76 billion in staked ETH securing the Ethereum network as of March 2026, with an

On-chain investigator ZachXBT urged AscendEX users to file complaints with law enforcement and financial regulators after the exchange failed to process withdrawals for days or weeks while continuing to accept deposits. The call came after AscendEX had not posted on X for nine days since ZachXBT's i