Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in a report released Tuesday, scam operations across Southeast Asia and the wider region drove estimated losses of $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in 2025. UNODC Regional Representative Delphine Schantz described the restructuring of the region'

According to Coinbase, on July 23, the company launched post-quantum cryptography upgrades with its self-developed PQ-CoreKMS system set to launch within one year, featuring automated signing pipeline combining secure enclaves, secret sharing and threshold cryptography to support quantum-safe

According to Odaily, on July 23, Robinbridge joined the Robinhood ecosystem and launched cross-chain ETH transfers to Ethereum mainnet at a 0.5% fee rate, significantly undercutting the market average of over 2%. The service is designed to reduce user costs when moving assets from Robinhood Chain, R

According to CryptoRank data released on July 23, on-chain perpetual futures have surpassed $15 trillion in cumulative trading volume. The market experienced significant growth of 200% during 2024-2025, driven by the expansion of platforms like Hyperliquid. Hyperliquid has maintained market

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, contract whale "Set 10 Big Goals" began closing short positions for profit on July 23, liquidating 300 BTC for $157,000 in gains over 12 minutes. The whale currently holds a remaining position of 2,379.23 BTC, worth approximately $157

According to PRNewswire, blockchain payments company Ripple has made a strategic investment in stablecoin operator Notabene. The investment amount was not disclosed. The two companies will integrate Ripple's USD stablecoin RLUSD into Notabene's Flow B2B payment platform and expand RLUSD adoption

According to Bubblemaps, as of July 23, investors who participated in the MEGA token presale with lockups to earn bonus rewards are currently facing approximately 50% losses. The cohort invested a combined $28.3 million, with holdings now valued at $13.6 million. The locked tokens will not become

According to PANews, Michael Saylor launched the Bitcoin Security Consortium on July 23, pledging $15 million over three years to support Bitcoin network security and resilience. Founding members include Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, BlackRock, Block, Blockstream, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital

Investment manager Bernstein maintains an overweight rating on the Bitcoin mining sector, citing growing partnerships between Bitcoin mining companies and AI data centers necessary to address power constraints. The firm's deal tracker registered a new AI-related deal every week in July, with

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed regulations in February implementing the GENIUS Act that set a minimum initial capital requirement of $5 million for newly approved federal payment stablecoin issuers, but the financial barrier extends beyond this headline figure. Published for

According to ChainCatcher, DeAgentAI has completed its $5 million AIA token buyback plan and burned 10 million tokens in the second tranche, bringing cumulative burns to 11 million AIA (23.1% of total repurchased). All tokens were sent to a burn address for permanent destruction. The project

According to Edaily, on July 23, Seoul Southern District Court sentenced Park, the mastermind of a Meme coin rug pull scheme, to 4 years imprisonment under South Korea's Virtual Asset User Protection Act. The scheme involved issuing a Meme coin via Pump.fun and spreading false "lockup" claims on

According to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's proposed GENIUS Act regulations published in March 2026, newly approved federal payment stablecoin issuers would face a minimum initial capital requirement of $5 million during a de novo supervisory period lasting at least three years.

According to PPP market monitoring, WTI crude oil's probability of breaching $95 per barrel in July on Polymarket surged to 48%, up 20% in 24 hours, while odds of hitting $100 per barrel reached 32%, up 14% over the same period. U.S. military escalation in the Middle East, including B-1 bomber

According to Odaily, Polymarket said it will challenge France's website blockade, which has disabled trading on the platform since November 2024. French regulators stated the platform continues to promote unlawful gambling and cited risks including user losses, identity verification, and market

According to Odaily, Coinone, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, completed its major shareholder restructuring on July 22 after receiving approval from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The new shareholder structure comprises Korea Investment & Securities, OKX Ventures, and Com2uS

According to Fortune, Coinbase has announced an investment in and addition to its balance sheet of tokenized tokens from Mubadala Capital's evergreen private markets fund, marking the first time a major U.S. public company has incorporated regulated tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) for onchain fun

According to Hacken's Q2 2026 security report, Web3 suffered security losses of $763.9 million across 67 incidents in the second quarter, marking the most severe quarter since Q2 2025. Compromised keys and infrastructure damage accounted for 88.3% of total losses, approximately $674.5 million.

According to Odaily, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced a video call identity verification process for elderly users to prevent account impersonation, account rental, and investment fraud. If verification detects unauthorized account usage, the platform will immediately