Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) surpassed 5 billion all-time transactions and recorded approximately $1.9 billion in real-world asset (RWA) inflows over a 90-day period, according to data from XRPScan and market analyst Diana. The milestone caps over a decade of on-chain activity, with transactions

According to XRPScan, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) surpassed 5 billion all-time transactions as a major adoption milestone. Over a 90-day period and excluding stablecoins, XRPL recorded approximately $1.9 billion in real-world asset (RWA) inflows, outpacing Ethereum's $1.6 billion and Stellar's $1.4 billio

According to Bloomberg, Ripple Prime launched Delta One this week, expanding its institutional brokerage services into stock trading for the first time. The new offering enables institutional clients—including hedge funds, market makers, and ETF issuers—to execute total return swaps on U.S. listed s

According to the UK tax authorities HMRC, on August 27, 17,600 individuals reported cryptocurrency asset gains totaling 1.38 billion pounds in the 2024-2025 tax year. This marks the first time crypto asset disposals were separately reported in personal income tax filings. The total proceeds from cry

According to BlockBeats, citing TradingBeats monitoring data, trader "Mac Chi" (Huang Li-cheng) increased long positions worth approximately $4.99 million on Hyperliquid within the past hour on August 27. The additions included around 900 ETH ($2.256M), 14 BTC ($1.115M), 8,000 HYPE ($660K), and 200M

According to PANews, Bitfire (01611.HK), a Hong Kong-listed licensed company, launched Hong Kong's first compliant crypto asset quantitative strategy Alpha RWA on August 27. The strategy uses RWA as its core mechanism to capture market-neutral arbitrage opportunities in AI and crypto assets,

According to BlockBeats, CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju stated on August 27 that the bull cycle peak is likely to be driven by institutional capital and ETF flows from outside the U.S. Ki Young Ju noted that current market momentum stems primarily from U.S. adoption of Bitcoin, but the next phase w

According to CryptoRank, on August 27, Hyperliquid's HIP-3 recorded $73 billion in trading volume during August, with equities accounting for 67% of total volume ($49 billion). The platform is expected to see equities surpass commodities as its largest trading category

Rockawayx acquired Relayer Capital, adding its long-short crypto strategy that returned roughly 70% through Aug. 21. The acquisition reflects Rockawayx's bet that maturing crypto markets are creating opportunities for fundamental asset selection, with Relayer's performance exceeding an

The Bank of England will receive a new legal duty to promote innovation in payments and digital money, the UK Treasury announced Wednesday. The duty arrives as a secondary statutory objective via an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill, which reaches the House of Lords in

According to Rockawayx, the crypto-focused investment firm acquired Relayer Capital through August 21, 2026, with Relayer's long-short strategy generating an estimated 70% net return year-to-date. The strategy outperformed an equal-weighted basket of Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana by 86 percentage

Coincheck, a Japanese crypto asset trading service provider, completed its electronic payment means trading license registration today (Aug 27), becoming the second company in Japan to obtain such a stablecoin-related license. The company plans to expand stablecoin and on-chain finance services

According to ChainCatcher, Coincheck, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, announced today (August 27) that it has completed registration as an electronic payment instrument transaction service provider, becoming Japan's second company to obtain a stablecoin-related license. The company plans to

According to PeckShieldAlert, Moonwell, a lending protocol on Base, suffered an attack today (August 27), resulting in $8.7 million in losses.

According to CoinDesk, Unstoppable Domains and five brand partners have abandoned efforts to secure ICANN approval for 14 domain name extensions, including .crypto, .wallet, .bitcoin, and .brave, to become recognized on the traditional internet. The decision was driven by prohibitive costs, with ICA