Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Korea Financial Intelligence Unit, BitGo Korea received Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration on Aug. 18, clearing the way to provide custody, management and transfer services for digital assets to financial institutions, asset managers, corporations and public-sector

Bitcoin rebounded further to $73,783 on Friday, August 21, surging from Wednesday’s low of below $65,000. On August 19, the U.S. Treasury announced an expansion of buybacks for 10- to 30-year Treasury bonds. After the announcement, long-term yields fell and the dollar weakened, making interest-bearing government bonds less attractive relative to stocks, gold, and cryptocurrencies. Policy Details of the U.S. Treasury’s Expanded Treasury Buybacks On August 19, the U.S. Treasury announced that it w

According to Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev in a CNBC interview, the company launched its own blockchain approximately one month ago with 190 tokenized U.S. stocks now live. The platform supports 24/7 trading and operates across 120 countries, allowing users to transfer stocks on-chain like Bitcoin. Tenev

According to The Defiant, Arbitrum activated ArbOS 61 Elara upgrade on August 20, introducing optional protocol-level compliance filtering, priority fee support, and alternative data availability interfaces for dedicated

According to Odaily, ARK Invest's digital assets research head Lorenzo Valente recently suggested that Hyperliquid acquire Gemini to establish a U.S.-regulated deployment method for HIP-3/4 perpetual futures. Gemini's current valuation stands at approximately $450 million, down over 85% from

XCAD Network announced today it has ceased operations due to insufficient funds, with products and services no longer maintained. The crypto project operated for five years, persisting longer than most projects without major exchange listings. After retail interest waned and the fan token strategy f

According to crypto journalist Kate Irwin, GalaChain suffered an anomalous asset outflow this Tuesday, with 1.99 billion GALA tokens (approximately $2.9 million) and other assets transferred from five addresses to a new wallet and cross-chained to ETH within one hour. Approximately 82% of the GALA t

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), on August 21, a federal court issued supplemental consent orders against Alameda Research former CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang, formally resolving CFTC enforcement cases against both. Ellison received a 5-year

According to Lookonchain, on-chain address 0x004E suffered 8 consecutive liquidations on BTC and ETH shorts over the past two days, with cumulative losses of $3.28 million as of August 21. All short positions from the address, which previously held approximately $81.6 million in notional value

According to The Block, CME CEO Terrence Duffy alleged at a CFTC advisory committee meeting that manipulation risk exists in prediction market contracts, stating "some people are indeed manipulating these contracts, which is extremely harmful to the industry." CFTC Chair Michael Selig immediately co

According to BlockBeats, CME Group Chair and CEO Terry Duffy said on August 21 during a CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting that trade.xyz and Hyperliquid are having a substantial impact on U.S. markets. Trade.xyz, a major market builder on the Hyperliquid chain focusing on perpetual

According to CryptoSlate, researchers from USENIX Security publicly disclosed a clock attack vulnerability targeting Solana's Proof of History mechanism, first privately reported to Solana developers in December 2025. The flaw allows malicious leaders to manipulate the PoH logical clock, slowing

According to SoSoValue data, Solana spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $14.58 million yesterday (August 20). Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL) led with single-day net inflows of $7.14 million, bringing its historical cumulative inflows to $112 million. Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) followed with $6.5

According to SoSoValue, XRP spot ETFs saw net inflows of $13.24 million on August 20. Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP) led with $9.97 million in single-day inflows, bringing its historical total to $526 million. Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ) added $3.34 million, reaching a cumulative $433 million. As of press

According to SoSoValue data, Hyperliquid spot ETFs saw net inflows of $5.8553 million yesterday (August 20). The total assets under management for Hyperliquid spot ETFs reached $350 million, with a net asset ratio of 2.13 percent and cumulative net inflows of $287 million to

According to Blockworks research, Hyperliquid is pursuing U.S. market compliance through regulatory advocacy and technical modifications. The report highlights Hyperliquid's modular architecture—where HyperCore handles trading and settlement, Deployer manages market creation, and Builder enables

According to ChainCatcher, data from Hyperbot shows that trader Huang Lixing has opened a 40x leveraged Bitcoin long position of 100 BTC. He also holds a 25x leveraged Ethereum position (20,750 ETH), a 10x leveraged HYPE position (199,000 HYPE), and a 10x leveraged PUMP position (2 billion PUMP).

According to BlockBeats, Tushar Jain, co-founder of Multicoin Capital, proposed on August 21 that the U.S. introduce Pre-IPO perpetual futures to enable retail American investors to participate in emerging industries like AI without being excluded from private markets or forced into opaque special p