Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Malwarebytes revealed this week that fake anti-money laundering (AML) screening websites are stealing cryptocurrency investors’ assets. Some websites impersonate the legitimate AML screening service AMLBot, while others use generic names such as “AML Check” to trick users into connecting their wallets and ultimately approving a transaction that drains their assets. Key Technical Differences Between Legitimate and Fake AML Screening In the cryptocurrency sector, the essence of anti-money launderi

According to Defillama data, DeFi's total value locked (TVL) surged 9.15% to $83.216 billion on August 20, with spot DEX trading volume reaching $10.886 billion for the first time since June 5. Decentralized perpetuals platforms recorded $36.72 billion in daily volume, with Hyperliquid accounting fo

Bloomberg reported on August 21 that code embedded in the U.S. iPhone version of TikTok’s app revealed that TikTok is developing a “DM-to-DM payments” feature that would allow U.S. users to send money directly through direct messages (DMs). Rival platform X is building a super app that includes cryptocurrency and stock trading, and some creators have tested financial features such as X Money. Feature Details Discovered in TikTok’s iPhone Code According to Bloomberg’s code analysis, TikTok’s P2P

On August 21, 2026, the crypto market reached a critical turning point. According to Gate market data, BTC/USDT briefly broke above $75,000 intraday before climbing to $75,780, representing a 24-hour gain of 7.8%. Bitcoin returned to this high range for the first time since June, posting a cumulative gain of more than 14% over two days. Alongside Bitcoin’s strong rebound, Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) shares rose sharply for two consecutive days. On August 20, MSTR closed at $112.39, up 7.81% for the

According to PANews, on August 21, Lighter CEO Vladimir Novakovski stated at the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee's inaugural meeting that DeFi should not be viewed as opposed to regulators. On-chain verifiable

US Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $1 billion in net inflows for the week ending May 19, according to data from cryptocurrency platform SoSoValue reported on May 21. The inflow marks a reversal from the previous week's $389.71 million net outflow and represents the largest

Shinhan Asset Management signed a four-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the 21st with Solana Foundation, tokenization issuance platform Etherfuse, and on-chain liquidity infrastructure Orca to conduct a proof of concept (PoC) for the issuance and distribution of a KRW-denominated

According to Defillama, DeFi TVL surged 9.15% to $83.2 billion on August 21, while spot DEX trading volume reached $108.86 billion—the first time exceeding $100 billion since June 5. Hyperliquid led perpetual DEX platforms with $152.05 billion in single-day volume, accounting for approximately 45% o

According to Coinglass data, Hyperliquid whales currently hold $6.028 billion in open positions today, with long positions at $2.928 billion (48.57%) and short positions at $3.1 billion (51.43%). Among them, whale address 0x082e..88 holds a 5x leveraged long position in HYPE at an entry price

On August 21, Shinhan Asset Management signed a memorandum of understanding with Solana Foundation, token issuance platform Etherfuse, and on-chain liquidity infrastructure Orca to validate the issuance and distribution of KRW-denominated tokenized funds. According to the company, the project will c

According to SoSoValue, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $1 billion for the week ended August 19, marking the largest weekly inflow since January 16, when inflows reached $1.42 billion. The previous week saw net outflows of $389.71 million, reversing to inflows within a week. Data

Rapid7 Labs researchers Anna Širokova and Jan Recinsky published a report on August 17 exposing a cryptocurrency phishing operation codenamed “Operation ASTERIX.” The operation targeted 885,000 phone numbers, while a server misconfiguration exposed the attackers’ entire playbook; another 5,576 numbers were associated with Binance accounts and marked as attack targets. Complete Operation Playbook Exposed by Server Misconfiguration Due to a server misconfiguration, the attackers accidentally expos

According to TheBlock, Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov met with President Trump on August 20 in a private Oval Office meeting to discuss outstanding issues and legislative strategy for passing the CLARITY Act, a comprehensive digital asset framework. During the meeting, Nazarov stated the discus

According to Coingalss data, cryptocurrency markets recorded $156 million in liquidations over the past hour, with $6.746 million from long positions and $149 million from short positions. Bitcoin alone accounted for $126 million of the total liquidations.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jing, on August 21, Strategy's unrealized losses narrowed to $685 million from $9.904 billion, representing a recovery of $9.219 billion. The fund would break even if Bitcoin rises approximately $800, given its average position cost of around $75,385. BitMine's

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows BTC has broken through 75,000 USDT and is currently priced at 75,001.5 USDT.

Bitcoin.com cited btcparser data on August 20, reporting that 28 wallets dormant since 2014 transferred a total of 1,314.41 Bitcoin between August 19 and 20, a period of 24 hours. At the time of the transfers, this Bitcoin had a market value of approximately $94.03 million, while Bitcoin was trading at around $72,400, near its weekly high. Transfer Data from the 28 Dormant Wallets According to data from btcparser.com, the 1,314.41 BTC involved in this activity came from wallets created during th

From August 20 to 21, 2026 (UTC), BTC rose 6.07% within 24 hours, climbing from $68,907 to $73,781 and approaching the intraday high of $73,890. The daily candlestick showed a Return % of +0.33%, a price range of 69320.1–69666.1 USDT, and an Ampl of 0.50%, while market attention increased significantly and buying sentiment dominated. The main driver of this rise was the liquidity-support signal from the U.S. Treasury’s bond buyback program. Meanwhile, expectations that the Fed could begin cuttin

The Bitcoin Treasuries Conference account posted an interview clip of Blockstream CEO Adam Back on X on Aug. 20, saying that Bitcoin reaching $1 million is “closer than people think.” 動區查明 found that the video came from an interview conducted on Apr. 15–16. He also mentioned betting that Bitcoin’s market cap would match gold’s, which would require a 22x rise. Clip source verification: April interview, not a recent statement (Source: Screenshot of the Bitcoin Treasuries Conference post) The 38-se