Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Foresight News, NEAR protocol co-founder Illia announced that near.com has enabled privacy as default, with the team completing its transition to full on-chain financial privacy. All account balances, deposits, exchanges, yields, and payment activities are now visible only to the accoun

According to Doctor Profit (via BlockBeats), on August 30, Bitcoin is expected to trade sideways between $71,000 and $82,000, with $71,000 as the range bottom and $82,000 as the resistance level requiring a breakout. The trader remains bullish on an eventual upside breakthrough and continues

According to Odaily, Clutch Markets announced the introduction of STORMM (Stock Token Optimized Regenerative Market Maker) and will debut its permissionless on-chain options exchange Leverage Machine in September. On the platform, users can provide stock token or ETH liquidity to earn LP fees, optio

According to Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl on Aug. 26, surging U.S. government debt could strengthen demand for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Zcash as investors seek alternatives to weakening fiat currencies. "Unchecked government debt growth undermines the credibility of fiat currencies and

According to a CFTC press release on August 28, Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator, must pay $172,539.02 after the regulator found he used inside access to presidential speeches to trade Kalshi prediction market contracts between December 2025 and February 2026. Perez won 39 of 43 co

According to Foresight News, Polygon disclosed multiple previously undisclosed security vulnerabilities affecting its proof-of-stake network, which were fixed through the Austin and Kyoto hard forks. The vulnerabilities affected Polygon's Bor and Heimdall clients, including denial-of-service

According to Fogo's official statement, the Fogo mainnet temporarily halted in the past hour as a precautionary measure following detection of unauthorized activity. The shutdown aims to prevent further transfers of affected assets. During the halt, the network will undergo an upgrade to restrict a

According to Switchboard, the decentralized oracle protocol suspended its network on Aptos, Sui, Iota, and Movement yesterday evening following reports of a potential vulnerability in its Move language implementation. The suspension follows coordination with relevant teams and security

White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez must pay $172,539.02 and faces a three-year trading ban after the CFTC announced an enforcement action on Aug. 28. Perez won 39 of 43 Kalshi prediction market contracts between December 2025 and February 2026 by misappropriating insider information—he

According to Ki Young Ju, founder and CEO of Cryptoquant, the peak of Bitcoin's current bull market cycle may be driven by institutional capital and ETF demand from outside the United States. As of Aug 29, global tokenized assets reached $386.3 billion in total value, representing 2.65% growth

According to Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan, HIP-4 will enable permissionless deployment following the next network upgrade. Different market templates will be rolled out gradually through validator voting.

According to BlockBeats, on Aug 30, trader Marcus Huang's account dropped from $11.15 million to $8.8 million amid market consolidation, losing approximately $2.35 million due to frequent stop-loss liquidations during minor price declines, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring. Huang cu

Crypto markets ended Aug. 29 flat at $2.73 trillion as volatility erased earlier gains from a multi-week rally. Solana led altcoin advancers on Charles Schwab listing news while Dogecoin fell 7.2%, marking sharp divergence across digital assets. The choppy week followed a prior seven-day surge

According to Grayscale, on Aug. 25, Zcash (ZEC) began trading through Grayscale's new ETF (ZCSH) on NYSE Arca under ticker ZCSH. Grayscale's Head of Research Zach Pandl stated that ZEC could capture additional market share from Bitcoin despite its 19-fold rally over the past year, citing financial p

According to Bitcoin.com News, Solana (SOL) spearheaded altcoin advances this week after Charles Schwab announced it will add the digital asset alongside AVAX and LINK to its accounts. Meanwhile, DOGE fell 7.2% and XRP dropped 7% through Aug. 29, while ADA, XLM and BCH declined over 10%. Bitcoin

Gate market data shows that BTC has broken above 78,000 USDT and is currently priced at 78,007.2 USDT.

According to chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, over the past few days Huang Licheng's fund decreased from $11.15 million to $8.8 million due to frequent stop-loss liquidations triggered by minor BTC and ETH price pullbacks. Huang Licheng currently holds $114 million in long positions,