Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock has purchased and transferred 2,802.904 BTC worth approximately $223.41 million and 6,580 ETH worth approximately $16.57 million into its IBIT, ETHA, and ETHB spot ETF

According to market data, Bitcoin rose on August 24 as gold and the U.S. dollar strengthened and oil prices declined. The move occurred as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined, with semiconductor stocks under pressure, including a seventh consecutive decline for Nvidia. U.S. Treasury yields also fell

According to Bitcoin Core contributor Jon Atack, who visited El Zonte (Bitcoin Beach) in El Salvador today, he made the first bitcoin payment in the area for the entire month. Vendors reported that bitcoin payments, once common, have become "practically non-existent," with most customers now

According to ChainCatcher, EntropyIO completed a $14 million funding round led by Ribbit Capital and launched the first liquid trading markets for Anthropic on Hyperliquid. The platform also secured $40 million in HYPE staking support to build new markets. EntropyIO provides liquidity trading and ma

According to ChainCatcher, Monad announced a new MIP (Monad Improvement Proposal) today enabling accounts to rotate authentication keys while maintaining their addresses. The proposal allows smooth upgrades to quantum-resistant cryptographic schemes to address potential future threats from quantum c

According to Cosmos Labs, an ongoing security incident has affected users of the Cosmos EVM module. The security and engineering teams are actively responding to the incident and have recommended that Cosmos EVM chains halt validator operations. Cosmos Labs committed to publishing a full incident re

According to ChainCatcher, Towns co-founders Ben and Pat announced today that protocol operations have been transferred to the Switzerland-based Towns Foundation after five years of development. The new leadership team will oversee the protocol and drive its next growth phase. Towns has

Gate News message, a mysterious trader generated $3.94 million in profit from a single Bitcoin trade. The trader maintained a $27.83 million BTC long position for 60 days on HyperliquidX, entering at $59,253 and exiting at $79,883. The net profit and loss totaled +$3.94 million. The trader's

Ceffu, Binance's institutional custody partner, withdrew $263.8 million in bitcoin and ethereum from Binance on Aug. 24 within 30 minutes after depositing 136.54 million USDC onto the exchange. The withdrawal consisted of 1,524 BTC worth $117.89 million and 59,484 ETH valued at

According to Bernstein, on August 24, analysts led by Gautam Chhugani reiterated an Outperform rating and $140 price target on Circle Internet Group, arguing that USDC can continue its growth cycle even if Congress fails to pass the CLARITY Act. The target represented approximately 59% upside from C

Bitmine Immersion Technologies purchased 32,447 ETH last week as of Aug. 23, extending a buying streak that began when the company launched its ethereum treasury strategy on June 30, 2025. The acquisition occurred as ether surged 30% in its largest weekly advance in more than a year. Bitmine now

According to Bitmine's statement via PR Newswire, the company bought 32,447 ETH last week as of August 23, lifting its total holdings to 5.85 million ETH, worth approximately $14.3 billion at current prices. This represents roughly 4.8% of Ethereum's estimated 120.7 million-token supply, bringing Bi

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a US soldier accused of making more than $400,000 through allegedly illegal trades on prediction market platform Polymarket, opposed the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's attempt to file an amicus brief in his criminal case through a Monday filing in the US District

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke was charged in April with fraud for allegedly using non-public information to trade on Polymarket event contracts related to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's removal and profit over $400,000. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (C

According to Foresight News, cross-chain protocol warp.green has confirmed a vulnerability in its ERC-20 bridge located in the Chia-side module, which has been exploited. The breach resulted in the loss of 93,000 USDC (comprising 85,000 wUSDC.b and 8,000 wUSDC). The attacker has converted the

According to Morpho, the Lend Callbacks feature is now live, allowing unfilled fixed-rate limit orders in the lending market to earn floating-rate yields while awaiting execution. Users can now submit higher fixed-rate offers while maintaining floating-rate income as a yield