Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to PANews, on Aug 30, Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN announced that co-founder Luke Dashjr has stepped down as chairman, chief technology officer, and board member. The company repurchased his entire shareholding as part of the mutual separation. The departure stems from differing visions on th

According to CoinGlass data on August 30, Bitcoin's open interest-weighted and volume-weighted funding rates stood at 0.0069% and 0.0064% respectively, both within the neutral range. Ethereum's open interest-weighted rate was 0.0075% (neutral), while its volume-weighted rate reached 0.0102%,

According to ChainCatcher, the sandwich attack robot operated by JaredfromSubway.eth has extracted 117,007 ETH, worth approximately $295 million at current prices, since March 2023. In June 2026, anonymous attackers

According to Bitcoin.com News, the cryptocurrency market ended flat on Aug. 29 at approximately $2.73 trillion as volatility offset prior gains. Solana (SOL) led altcoin advances following Charles Schwab's announcement to add SOL alongside AVAX and LINK to its accounts. Dogecoin fell 7.2%, while

According to Grayscale, on August 25, Zcash's spot ETF began trading on NYSE Arca under ticker ZCSH, expanding market access for ZEC investors. Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl said ZEC could continue capturing market share from Bitcoin through its privacy features and cross-chain

According to PPP prediction market tool monitoring Polymarket, an account (0x3a8a...7699) that profited over $270,000 in the past week purchased $938,000 worth of September Federal Reserve 25 basis point rate hike contracts at an average entry price of 39.3¢ per share, holding 2,017,336 shares.

According to Solana Foundation VP Jacob Creech, the network will introduce Transaction V1 on September 9, which will further reduce block times. The announcement also includes plans to activate the first phase of rent relief next week, deploy the Alpenglow upgrade in October, and host the Scale or

According to BlockBeats, crypto analyst Rekt Capital identified a hidden bearish divergence on Bitcoin's daily chart on August 30, with the $80,000 price level marking critical resistance. The analyst noted that while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) reached a higher overbought level compared to th

According to the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the organization representing roughly 5,000 U.S. community banks recently opposed stablecoin reward provisions in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY), citing concerns over potential deposit flight. ICBA warned that stableco

Bitcoin fell below $78,000 today, recording a daily gain of 0.18%.

According to TASS, Russia's largest bank Sberbank plans to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether as collateral for loans to corporate clients, contingent on regulatory approval from the Bank of Russia. The bank already tested the model with mining firm AO Intelion Data and is preparing to expand

According to Coinglass data on August 30, the liquidation strength of short positions on major CEX could reach $619 million if Bitcoin breaks through $80,000. Conversely, long position liquidations could hit $661 million if BTC falls

According to BlockBeats, Robinhood chain token issuance platform Pons announced on August 30 that it has distributed $20.93 million cumulatively to token creators over the past 47 days.

According to Coinglass data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index stands at 68 today, up 1 point from yesterday. The 7-day average is 69, while the 30-day average is 44.

According to ChainCatcher, the promotional posts for Meme coin GOLD were deleted today, causing the token's market cap to collapse to $600,000. The realtrumpcoins official account, which appeared linked to the project, posted a statement saying it was "handling the situation" before that post was al

According to Dune data, Pons V2 deployed 15,957 tokens on August 29 on Robinhood Chain, accounting for 69.1% of the day's total 23,080 new tokens. The protocol ranked first in daily deployments, followed by Flap with 2,109 tokens, Long with 1,805 tokens, and Bankr with 1,534 tokens.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, developers behind the GOLD token launched by realtrumpcoins hold 600 million tokens, representing 82.45% of the total supply. In a related transaction, 15 newly created wallets spent 18,700 USD to purchase 224.5 million GOLD tokens.

According to a CFTC press release on Aug. 28, Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator, was fined $172,539.02 for using advance access to President Trump's speeches to trade on Kalshi prediction market contracts. Perez won 39 of 43 contracts between December 2025 and February 2026 by