Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to ChainCatcher, Franklin Templeton received SEC no-action letter approval to integrate $2.6 billion of its tokenized money market fund BENJI into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds for cash management and collateral purposes. The integration could launch as soon as Q4 2026,

According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $338 million on August 24 (yesterday), marking the sixth consecutive day of inflows. BlackRock's IBIT led with $209 million in single-day inflows, bringing its total net inflows to $62.636 billion. Fidelity's FBTC added $105 mill

According to CoinDesk, Meme coins centered on cats and dogs surged this week (Aug 25), with speculative sentiment heating up across the sector. Cash Cat, based on Robinhood Chain, rallied 113% over seven days to reach $0.218, and posted a 345% monthly gain with a market cap near $215 million.

According to Goldman Sachs research released August 24, 2026, crypto trading volume fell 30% in July and dropped 21% in August, marking the 10th consecutive monthly decline. The total drawdown from peak stands at 75%, surpassing the median duration of the previous five market cycles. Over the past w

Solana ecosystem on-chain trading surged over a one-week period ending Aug 25. SOL trading volume increased approximately 347% from $1.279 billion on Aug 18 to $5.72 billion on Aug 25, according to decentralized finance data platform DefiLlama. The increase accompanied a 34.5% rise in SOL price to $

According to The Block, Las Vegas businessman Brent Kovar was convicted of a $24 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme and faces up to 280 years in prison. The U.S. Department of Justice stated that Kovar operated Profit Connect, using

Strategy raised $2.01 billion through the sale of 18,261,118 MSTR class A common stock shares in the week to 23 August, according to a Form 8-K filed with the SEC. The company made no Bitcoin purchases or sales during this period, leaving its holdings unchanged at 840,447 BTC acquired for an

According to a Form 8-K filing with the SEC, Strategy raised $2.01 billion in the week to August 23 by selling 18,261,118 MSTR class A common shares, but made no Bitcoin purchases with the proceeds. The company's Bitcoin holdings remained unchanged at 840,447 BTC, acquired for an aggregate $63.36 bi

According to ChainCatcher, Decred's mainnet suffered an inflation bug exploit on August 16-17, generating approximately 2,077.97 DCR. The vulnerability existed in the consensus code since the network's launch in February 2016, stemming from improper edge-case handling during interactions between the

The US Treasury expanded its Iran sanctions framework to cover the country's digital asset sector on Monday, citing over $100 million in crypto payments allegedly used to facilitate Iranian oil sales. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sectoral sanctions determinations covering digit

The XRP Ledger recorded a 654.71% surge in active addresses, reaching approximately 356,000 in a sharp burst of network engagement. The spike contrasts with XRP's relatively flat price action, with the token trading around the $1 mark at levels not seen since late November 2024. The surge

In late August 2026, active addresses on the XRP Ledger jumped 654.71%, reaching approximately 356,000 addresses—a dramatic spike against the baseline of roughly 35,700 daily active addresses averaged throughout August. Transaction activity has accelerated in parallel. In late August, successful