Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to the European Commission, the targeted review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation closes at 23:59 CEST on 30 September 2026. Originally set for 31 August, the consultation was extended by one month to allow stakeholders more time to respond. The exercise, opened on 20 May,

According to Osmosis, the platform halted minting and redemption of BTC synthetic assets (alloyed BTC) on Sep 9 following an incident with the Nomic nBTC cross-chain bridge. Deposit and withdrawal functions have also been suspended. Approximately 30% of BTC on Osmosis is backed by nBTC. The team

According to BlockBeats, Pons founder Ozzy clarified on September 9 that the platform's token tax rate cannot be adjusted after launch, contradicting market claims. Ozzy explained that trading terminals incorrectly route orders to high-tax liquidity pools, while Pons' native Uniswap V4 pool

According to DefiLlama, Robinhood Chain's daily revenue declined to $1.42 million yesterday, down 74% from its Sept. 4 historical peak of $5.44 million. Meanwhile, Hyperliquid's daily chain revenue reached $1.8 million and Pump.fun generated $1.6 million in the same period, both outpacing Robinhood

According to ChainCatcher, Safe will launch Safe Pro on October 6 and is now accepting applications from teams to become early partners. Safe Pro offers enterprise-grade account management, enhanced security features, audit history, and reporting across all Safe accounts operated by an

Hedera hosted its Race Day today (September 9) in Madrid, focusing on tokenization discussions and hands-on developer workshops aimed at its Spanish-speaking community. According to its official announcement, the event brought together experts from IO Builders and the Hashgraph DevRel team to

According to ChainCatcher, institutional lending protocol Maple generated protocol revenue of $1.47 million in August, up from $1.37 million in July, marking four consecutive months of growth. The protocol allocated 10% of August revenue, or $147,098, for SYRUP token buybacks under proposal

India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) issued notices to 15 Virtual Digital Assets Service providers for non-compliance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The enforcement action targets providers under Section 13 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, according to an

According to Foresight News, privacy trading platform Shield Swap announced a partnership with NEAR Intents, an intent execution layer. Users can route assets from EVM and non-EVM networks through NEAR Intents, with solvers competing to provide optimal execution paths. Once assets enter Shield Swap

Seoul Northern District Court ruled on July 23 that the Ethereum network qualifies as a telecommunications network under current South Korean law, rejecting a defendant's claim that the decentralized structure lacks a service provider to grant access rights. The court sentenced defendant A to 3

PayPal, stablecoin infrastructure firm M0, and crypto payment company MoonPay launched the PayPal USDx (PYUSDx) developer platform on May 9 (local time), enabling enterprises and developers to create their own digital dollars based on PYUSD. The platform has processed over $100 million

Korbit, a domestic South Korean virtual asset exchange, will rebrand its service name and logo to 'Digital X' starting May 16. The company announced that existing users' assets, trading history, and account information will remain intact while the website and app name and icons will update to

On July 23, Seoul Northern District Court ruled that the Ethereum network qualifies as an information communication network under current Korean law, rejecting a defendant's claim that decentralization exempts it from telecommunications regulations. The court sentenced defendant A to three years

According to Tax Foundation analysis released on September 3, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee is reviewing digital asset tax reforms. Proposed measures include deferring taxes on mining and staking rewards until assets are sold or used, excluding certain stablecoin and network fee

South Korea's Woori Card and Hyundai Card have disclosed internal education sessions on won-denominated stablecoins to their independent directors, according to investment prospectuses filed in early September. Woori Card's digital asset task force conducted a briefing on April 21 titled "Impact and

According to a research paper published on arXiv on September 4, researchers found insufficient evidence that AI can deliver sustained excess returns in digital asset investing after accounting for transaction costs and market risks. The study, which reviewed peer-reviewed research through