Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to BlockBeats, citing Mlm monitoring data, a major HYPE whale staked 2.785 million HYPE tokens worth approximately $164 million over the past 11 hours on July 24 through 20 wallets. The whale accumulated 2.94 million HYPE tokens between September and October last year, currently valued at

LayerZero and Keeta announced a partnership to launch tokenized commercial bank deposits transferable across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and the Keeta Network in July 2026. The Keeta Stablecoins will represent actual commercial bank deposits held through Bivo, a California-licensed money transmitter, an

Cardano ADA is trading below $0.168 after being rejected at the 50-day EMA near $0.176. Large holders accumulated roughly 120 million ADA since Monday according to Santiment data, while perpetual futures funding rates turned negative at approximately -0.014 on Thursday and Friday. The rejection at t

According to Santiment data, Cardano whales accumulating 120 million ADA tokens since Monday as the token trades below $0.168, rejected at its 50-day exponential moving average near $0.176. The accumulation reflects large wallet activity despite current bearish technical structure, with ADA

According to LayerZero and Keeta, the partnership has launched tokenized commercial bank deposits transferable across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and the Keeta Network in July 2026. The product supports nine fiat currencies at launch: USD, EUR, JPY, CNY, GBP, CAD, MXN, AED, and HKD. Unlike most

Bitcoin maintained the $65,000 level on the 24th despite a sharp decline in US artificial intelligence-related stocks. According to global crypto market platform CoinGecko, Bitcoin traded at $65,393 as of 4 PM on the 24th, while crypto media outlet CoinDesk reported Bitcoin held around $65,000

Japan's National Diet approved on July 15 the reclassification of bitcoin and roughly 105 other crypto assets from the Payment Services Act into the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, removing a central legal obstacle to listing a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund on the

ProBix, an artificial intelligence-powered event intelligence platform, partnered with Origins Network, a decentralized infrastructure provider, to integrate AI capabilities into Web3 applications, the companies announced via Twitter on July 22, 2026. The collaboration combines ProBix's AI-driven ev

ProBix and Origins Network announced a partnership on July 22 to combine AI-powered event intelligence with decentralized infrastructure, aiming to improve how blockchain data is processed, analyzed, and utilized across Web3 applications. The collaboration seeks to enable developers and

According to BlockBeats reporting on Jiangzhuoer's statements (July 24), the founder of Litbit Mining Pool (B.TOP) estimates the CLARITY bill has only a 10-20% probability of passing due to major disagreements over ethics clauses. Trump's proposal limits participation in crypto asset issuance to the

From 07:15 to 07:30 UTC on July 24, 2026, ETH quickly dropped within 15 minutes, posting a return of -0.55%. The price range was 1896.66–1908.36 USDT, with an Ampl of 0.61%. Overall volatility stayed limited, but clear short-term selling pressure emerged. The main driver behind this move was that price approached the TBO technical resistance level, then met concentrated sell pressure. Meanwhile, the order book showed a clear sell-side advantage, resulting in short-term suppression. The buy/sell

According to Coinglass, Hyperliquid whale portfolios held $5.449 billion in positions as of July 24, with a long-to-short ratio of 0.95. Long positions accounted for $2.66 billion (48.82%), while short positions totaled $2.789 billion (51.18%). Combined unrealized losses reached $74.62 million

Hashi launched a testnet on Sui for Bitcoin-backed lending infrastructure. The protocol uses native BTC collateral with a Guardian Layer security model that includes MPC threshold signatures and 2-of-2 multisig controls between validators and independent guardians. The testnet gives developers a

Hashi has launched a testnet on Sui for Bitcoin-backed lending infrastructure, introducing a Guardian Layer security model featuring MPC threshold signatures and 2-of-2 multisig controls between validators and independent guardians. The protocol aims to enable BTC collateral support for Sui-based

According to Coinglass data, Ethereum saw liquidations of $18.79 million in the past hour as of July 24, while Bitcoin recorded $8.06 million in liquidations. The broader market experienced $30.34 million in total liquidations over the same period, with shorts bearing the primary

According to Slow Mist, DeFi protocol Lien Finance was attacked on July 24, with hackers exploiting a smart contract vulnerability to steal approximately 542,144 USDC (around $542,000). Attackers bypassed the bond redemption validation logic, minting unsecured BondTokens without destroying

QIE Blockchain launched QIE ID and QIE Pass, two blockchain-based services designed to simplify cryptocurrency payments and identity verification across exchanges and decentralized applications. QIE ID replaces multiple wallet addresses with a single human-readable identifier, while QIE Pass

Ripple launched Ripple Mint on July 23, 2026, a unified platform designed to enable institutions to mint, redeem, and manage Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin operations. The platform addresses the need to transition from manual workflows to automated infrastructure as stablecoins become increasingly em

On July 24, 2026, LPL Stage 3’s Ascension Group’s Ascension group welcomed a highly anticipated showdown at the center of attention—Edward Gaming (EDG) versus Bilibili Gaming (BLG). According to Gate prediction market data, ahead of the match, the implied probability that the market is backing EDG to win is 15%, while the probability that BLG wins is as high as 86%. This huge gap is not something you can explain away with a simple “clearly stronger vs. weaker.”

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's verified X account was compromised on Thursday and used to promote an unauthorized meme coin called Vladhood (VLAD). The company secured the account and removed the fraudulent post, which falsely claimed VLAD was the official mascot of Robinhood Chain and would be listed o