Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission opened two public consultations on August 24 covering draft regulations for domestically listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds and revised requirements for foreign digital-asset custodians used by mutual and private funds. The consultati

According to BlockBeats, on August 26, approximately 954,400 HYPE tokens will conclude their 7-day unstaking period and transfer to spot accounts over the next 24 hours, valued at approximately $78.09 million at current prices. The three largest recipient addresses will collectively receive approxim

According to BlockBeats, on August 26, Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs saw net inflows of $314 million and $180 million respectively, marking the first trading day following the weekend surge. Ethereum ETF inflows accounted for 57.2% of Bitcoin's level, significantly outpacing Ethereum's 18.8%

According to HyperliquidNews, Hyperliquid's active perpetual futures traders reached an all-time high of 291,500 on August 26, according to monitoring data.

According to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, long-term Bitcoin holders transferred over 297,000 BTC to exchanges recently, reaching the highest level since the start of 2026. This marks a significant shift as long-term holders switched from net accumulation to net reduction of approximately 21,000 BTC

According to BlockBeats, Hyperliquid's HyperCore manual borrowing feature launched on testnet today (August 26). The company's co-founder Jeff Yan announced the update, noting that mainnet borrowing remains limited to portfolio margin mode for now. HyperEVM smart contracts can now access HyperCore'

BlackRock released a report Monday maintaining that Bitcoin remains a global monetary alternative despite the cryptocurrency's nearly 50% decline from its October record. Robert Mitchnick, global head of digital assets at the world's largest asset manager, stated in the report that ongoing rises in

Bitcoin shortsellers faced over $1.7 billion in liquidated positions in the past 24 hours as the cryptocurrency's price surged on Wednesday, according to Coinglass data. The liquidations occurred after Bitcoin traded briefly as high as $69,000 Wednesday morning before settling at $68,253,

Bitcoin surged past $68,000 on Wednesday, rising nearly 3% over 24 hours after the U.S. Treasury announced plans to more than double the size of its government debt repurchases. The price reached $68,473 at 10.30am in New York, briefly touching $68,982, as yields dropped. The Treasury Department

Bitcoin rose 23% over a seven-day period on Friday, reaching past $77,542 and hitting a high of $79,319 earlier in the day, marking its best weekly performance since 2023. The cryptocurrency's surge came as exchange-traded funds received over $1.6 billion in new cash this week according to Farside

The Ethereum network is preparing for the Glamsterdam upgrade, a protocol update that will recalibrate gas fees for state-related operations through two scheduled proposals: EIP-8037 and EIP-8038. The changes address a gas pricing divergence that has widened since the Berlin fork in 2021, aiming to

According to Coinglass, $1.7 billion in short positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours on Wednesday as Bitcoin flirted with $70,000. The vast majority of those liquidations, $1.5 billion, occurred in the past four hours. Bitcoin briefly traded as high as $69,000 before settling at $68,253

According to BlackRock's report on Monday, the world's largest asset manager said Bitcoin remains a strategic "global monetary alternative" and important portfolio diversifier despite a near 50% decline from its October all-time high of $126,080. Robert Mitchnick, global head of digital assets at Bl

According to U.S. Treasury, Bitcoin surged past $68,000 on Wednesday, reaching $68,982 during intraday trading after the department announced plans to more than double the size of its government debt repurchases. The cryptocurrency climbed nearly 3% over the 24-hour period and is up over 3% for the

According to the Ethereum Foundation, Ethereum developers must audit gas assumptions ahead of the Glamsterdam upgrade, which will adjust gas fees for state-related operations through two proposals: EIP-8037 and EIP-8038. EIP-8037 increases the cost of creating new state—covering accounts, storage

Iran's rial hit a record 2.02 million per dollar on Aug. 24, the same week the Trump administration launched Operation Economic Outcast, a sanctions package announced August 19 that added more than 60 entities to the Treasury's blacklist. The rial had traded at 1.53 million per dollar during Q1