Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to MANTRA Chain's official statement, the Layer 1 blockchain halted all network operations on August 21 after detecting an active attacker exploiting a vulnerability in an upstream software dependency. All endpoints and transactions have been frozen, temporarily suspending deposits and

According to HyperliquidNews monitoring, Hyperliquid's USDC supply increased by a combined $399 million, with deposits of $249 million and $151 million recorded. AQAv2 will launch on Aug 26, allocating 90% of all USDC revenue generated by Circle on Hyperliquid, with 100% of earnings directed

Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley stated in an interview at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026 that AI agents should become 'first-class economic actors' requiring full banking capabilities. The crypto-native bank launched its Agentic Banking platform in May to facilitate AI-driven

Gate News message, the number of tokenized asset holders has increased from 1.2 million to 2.6 million since June, representing a 117% growth. Crypto exchanges are expanding their offerings to include TradFi assets trading as adoption

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that BTC has broken above 76,000 USDT, with its current price at 76,000 USDT.

Lee Seung-seok of the Korea Economic Research Institute presented findings on May 21 showing 97% of bank deposits remain after stablecoin issuance. The research, delivered at a National Assembly seminar on stablecoin regulation, addresses fears that stablecoin adoption would drain commercial bank de

According to Lee Seung-seok, chief research fellow at the Korea Economic Research Institute, research released today shows that issuing a Korean won stablecoin would not significantly reduce bank deposits. Using an agent-based model with domestic financial data, the study assumed a 10% adoption

According to WEEX official announcement on August 21, the exchange completed its Q2 2026 WXT token burn. A total of 64,014,084 WXT tokens were burned, worth $1.0961 million based on the market price on the burn

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering new rules that could allow cryptocurrency exchanges to offer leveraged and margin trading to retail customers under a federal regulatory framework. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig highlighted the initiative Thursday as the regulator held the i

According to ChainCatcher and on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a whale deposited 10,900 ETH to exchanges starting August 19, valued at $24.16 million. If sold at current prices, the whale stands to gain a profit of $4.82 million from this position. The proceeds are being used to repay Spark Protocol

Bitcoin traded at US$74,926 at 04:37 UTC on Friday, marking an 8.19% gain over 24 hours with a session high of US$75,528. The price movement followed approximately US$1 billion in Bitcoin short positions closed in roughly an hour, part of US$2.7 billion in total crypto short liquidations in the 24 h

According to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering new rules that would allow cryptocurrency exchanges to offer leveraged and margin trading to U.S. retail customers under a federal regulatory framework. Selig announced the initiative Thursday

According to ChainCatcher, Injective's institutional services division has received registration from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a securities transfer agent, making it the first Layer 1 blockchain to obtain such status. The registration enables Injective to provide regulated