Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced an expansion of long-term Treasury buybacks, sharply raising the per-operation cap for off-the-run 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year Treasury bonds from $2 billion to at least $4 billion. After the announcement, Bitcoin broke above $80k and had surged more than 20% over the week ending August 25, while spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $650 million in net inflows during the week. Expanded Buyback Size: Per-Operation Cap for Off-the-Run U.S. 10-Year to 30-Yea

According to on-chain analyst Ai (@ai_9684xtpa), a wallet associated with Sun Yuchen redeemed approximately 5,000 stETH through Lido roughly 10 minutes ago, worth approximately $12.3 million. This marks the first unstaking activity from the address since July 18, 2025. The address currently holds ap

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF (ZCSH) officially listed on NYSE Arca on August 25. According to Grayscale’s official statement, ZCSH is the first ETF to offer spot exposure to Zcash, allowing investors to gain spot exposure to ZEC through a regular brokerage account. Before the ETF listing, ZEC briefly reached $880, its highest level in nearly eight years. ZCSH Listing Details: Prospectus States It Is Not Registered Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ZCSH began trading on NYSE Arca on Tuesday, Augu

According to Odaily, DOLORES launched on Robinhood Chain on August 26 with a current market cap of $1.3 million. The project is described as a crypto-native research lab for delegated trading by Dolores Research. According to Grok, 2% of DOLORES token supply is allocated to VIRTUAL stakers,

According to ChainCatcher, Sun Yuchen's address (0x176...a132) requested redemption of 5,000 ETH from Lido on August 26, worth approximately $12.3 million. This marks the first withdrawal from the address since July 18, 2025. The purpose of the redemption remains undisclosed. Sun Yuchen currently

According to RootData, DoubleZero (2Z) will unlock approximately 13.541 million tokens worth about $7.64 million on September 2 at 1 PM Beijing time.

According to RootData, Somnia (SOMI) will unlock approximately 19.97 million tokens worth around $2.18 million on September 2 at midnight Beijing time.

According to RootData, Zama will unlock approximately 279.58 million ZAMA tokens valued at around $14.8 million on September 2 at 00:00 UTC+8.

According to RootData, Quack AI (Q token) will unlock approximately 248.6 million tokens worth about $5.45 million on September 2 at 00:00 UTC+8.

According to RootData, the Web3 asset data platform, Ethena (ENA) will unlock approximately 110.95 million tokens on September 2, 2026, worth approximately $16 million.

Strategy founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor publicly reiterated his Bitcoin investment thesis on August 26, defining Bitcoin as “digital economic energy” and building a Bitcoin-centered capital markets financing structure using common and preferred stock. Bitcoin rebounded to approximately $79,100 on August 26, putting Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings back above their cost basis. Saylor: Fixed Supply Cap and Decentralized Settlement Replace Traditional Currency Storage According to Saylor’

According to Jang Dong-hyeok, chairman of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party (People Power Party), on August 26, the party announced it will discuss virtual asset taxation policy at an internal meeting on August 27 before revealing its position to the public. The government plans to implement

Gate News, Aug. 26—According to Gate market data, as of press time, AGI (Delysium) is trading at $0.00861, up 54.38% over the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.00967 and a low of $0.00489, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $865.6k. Its current market cap is approximately $22.4514 million. Delysium is committed to building a virtual world where 1 billion people and 100 billion AI virtual beings coexist on the blockchain. These virtual beings can serve not only as our digital avatars but als

The U.S. Treasury Department launched Operation Economic Outcast on Aug. 24, targeting nearly 60 entities, individuals, and vessels connected to Iranian nuclear, missile, cyber, and oil networks. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) expanded its authority under Executive Order 13902 to

According to the U.S. Treasury Department, OFAC on Aug. 24 designated Iran's digital asset sector as an economy sector subject to secondary sanctions under Executive Order 13902, marking the first sectoral determination of its kind. This allows OFAC to sanction any foreign person globally that

According to Cryptonomist, NUVA platform, supported by Animoca Brands and Nuva Labs, adopted Chainlink as its exclusive data infrastructure in May 2026 to provide tamper-proof valuations for tokenized housing assets worth approximately $19 billion. Built on Provenance Blockchain, NUVA operates as a

According to PANews, the first revenue from Hyperliquid's AQAv2 mechanism is expected to enter the Hyperliquid aid fund on October 3, with the initial funding size estimated at approximately $20 million, to be used for repurchasing HYPE