Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Samsung announced on July 22 at Galaxy Unpacked in London that Samsung Wallet will add native stablecoin support. A mockup displayed Circle's USDC, though Samsung did not confirm Circle as a partner or provide a launch date. The move builds on Samsung's crypto history: a 2019 Knox-based

According to Samsung, the company announced on July 22 at Galaxy Unpacked in London that Samsung Wallet will add native support for stablecoins. Samsung showed a mockup displaying Circle's USDC, the second-largest stablecoin by market value, but did not confirm a launch date, issuer partner, or

Nine leading AI models set XRP price targets ranging from $1.32 to $3.75 for Dec. 31, 2026, with Venice AI alone projecting a finish above XRP's prior $3.65 peak. The controlled experiment used an identical prompt across Grok 4.5 Expert Mode, Kimi K3 High

According to the experiment, nine leading AI models set XRP price targets by December 31, 2026, ranging from $1.32 to $3.75, with Pi AI declining to forecast. Venice AI posted the most bullish prediction at $3.75, surpassing XRP's prior all-time high of $3.65, while Manus Lite Mode set the lowest ta

Castle Island Ventures Founding Partner Nic Carter claimed the US government could seize Bitcoin using quantum technology. He made the statement on Galaxy Brains, hosted by Galaxy Digital research director Alex Thorn. Carter argued that if Bitcoin threatens the global financial system, governments c

Nic Carter, founding partner at Castle Island Ventures, warned on Galaxy Brains (hosted by Galaxy Digital's research director Alex Thorn) that quantum computers could threaten Bitcoin's elliptic curve cryptography (ECDSA) encryption, potentially enabling the U.S. government to seize users' private

According to HyperliquidNews, trader Arda6951 recently became the largest holder of unrealized gains across HIP-3 markets. The trader currently holds $40.1 million in SKHYNIX, representing 8% of total open interest, with unrealized profits of $3.66 million and $1.23 million in funding fee income. Ar

According to Lido, the protocol's development team is investigating an anomaly in today's stETH yield reestimation caused by an oracle report. The reestimation showed an annual yield rate of 2.04%, versus the expected 2.15%. The 0.11% discrepancy resulted from 32 ETH in pending validator stakes

According to Onchain Lens, Hyperliquid generated $1.4 million in fees over the past 24 hours and burned 20,600 HYPE tokens valued at $1.2 million. The protocol has cumulatively burned 47.27 million HYPE worth $2.76 billion since inception, representing 4.73% of the maximum supply of 1 billion tokens

Robinhood Markets is in talks with Crypto.com about adding the crypto exchange's prediction market contracts to the brokerage's app, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The arrangement under discussion would let Robinhood customers trade yes-or-no contrac

According to The Wall Street Journal on Friday, Robinhood is in talks with Crypto.com to add the crypto exchange's prediction market contracts to its brokerage app, intensifying competition with existing partner Kalshi. The arrangement would allow Robinhood customers to trade yes-or-no contracts

Polymarket traders are pricing Ethereum's path to $3,000 by December 31, 2026 at roughly even odds with a drop to $1,000, according to prediction market data on Saturday, July 25. A contract asking 'Will Ethereum hit $1,000 or $3,000 first?' shows the $1,000

The XRP Ledger now supports Mastercard's Verifiable Intent standard for AI agent payments through the XRPL x402 Facilitator developed by t54. The integration introduces cryptographic authorization and pre-settlement risk checks for autonomous blockchain transactions. The system enables developers to

According to t54, the company behind the XRPL x402 Facilitator, XRP Ledger now supports Mastercard's Verifiable Intent standard, adding cryptographic authorization and pre-settlement risk checks to AI-initiated payments. The integration enables developers to attach verifiable proof of authorization

According to HyperliquidNews, Priority Fees has destroyed $5 million worth of hyperliquid:native tokens.

According to ChainCatcher, Russia's largest bank Sberbank plans to launch crypto trading infrastructure and digital custody services by December 1 to support its regulated financial system. The new Russian crypto trading, custody and settlement regulations will take effect on September 1, while

Upbit and Binance have reported declining XRP exchange reserves according to on-chain data from CryptoQuant, with Upbit's holdings dropping to 6.43 billion XRP and Binance holding approximately 200 million fewer XRP than its March peak. Market analyst Xaif Crypto identified the trend as investors

According to CryptoQuant data cited by analyst Xaif Crypto, Upbit's XRP holdings have fallen to 6.43 billion XRP, marking the lowest level since May, while XRP trades at $1.10. Binance continues to hold roughly 200 million fewer XRP than its March peak. Exchange deposit and withdrawal activity on Bi

According to Galaxy's head of research, the CLARITY Act includes a new provision protecting self-custody tokens from being classified as "lost" or "abandoned" under unclaimed property laws due to chain inactivity or dormancy. The protection ensures that federal law will take priority over state law

DeFi aggregator Odos announced on July 23, 2026 it will permanently shut down all services on July 30, 2026, after routing $104 billion in cumulative trading volume since its 2022 launch. The closure follows a 98% collapse in monthly volume from a December 2024 peak of $7.85 billion to recent