Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, a Solana-based token called GOLD, promoted by Real Trump Coins on Saturday, collapsed within hours of its launch. The brand, which Trump publicly promoted in 2024, touted GOLD on X before deleting the posts. Lookonchain flagged that the

According to Bitcoin.com News, Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau moved 500 BTC worth $38 million from a wallet that remained inactive for 10 years on Aug. 28, 2026. The transfer shifted funds from a legacy P2PKH wallet created in January 2016 to a newer address, representing

According to Ethena Foundation's governance proposal closing September 2, automated ENA buybacks will activate once the protocol's synthetic dollar USDe reaches $7.5 billion in circulation. At that threshold, 95% of Ethena's net revenue would fund open-market ENA purchases, with

According to DefiLlama data, on August 29, Robinhood's DeFi total value locked (TVL) reached $683 million, up 17.78% over the past week and ranking first among major blockchains in weekly growth rate. The network processed $890 million in decentralized exchange volume in the past 24 hours, ranking f

On August 28, Solana validators approved SGP 0002 to double the network's annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%, accelerating the timeline to reach its long-term 1.5% inflation floor. The proposal passed

Trump Digital Gold (GOLD), a Solana-based memecoin promoted through a Trump-branded collectibles account, collapsed nearly 98% within hours of its launch Saturday. The token briefly reached a market capitalization above $60 million before plunging below $1 million, according to market-tracking

According to Reuters, Bank for International Settlements General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos on August 28 questioned whether stablecoins can credibly function as a means of payment at scale. He argued that tokenized bank deposits offer a more direct path to harness tokenization while preserving t

According to DefiLlama data cited by ChainCatcher, stablecoin market cap reached $304.564 billion over the past week, up 0.48% since late July. Among major stablecoins, USDC increased 0.76% and USD1 surged 3.71% over the period, while USDT maintained a 60.21% market

According to New York State Division of Consumer Protection, on Aug. 26, 144,041 consumers reported losing over $8 billion to investment scams in 2025, a 38% increase from 2024, with the median loss reaching $10,560. Investment scams became the costliest fraud category tracked by the Federal Trade C

According to Lookonchain, trader James Wynn has returned with a short position on 1.33 BTC (valued at approximately $103,000) using 20x leverage today (Aug 29). The liquidation price for this position is set at $80,483.47.

According to ChainCatcher, Starkware completed a quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction on mainnet recently, consuming 10,000 sats with no soft fork, hard fork, or consensus rule modification required. The transaction, based on researcher Avihu Levy's quantum-resistant Bitcoin (QSB) scheme, was

According to BlockBeats, Liquid Capital founder Li Lihua said on August 29 that Bitcoin's pullback is proceeding as expected, and if the price continues to retreat to around $75,500, it would present a strong buying opportunity. He remains bullish on a modest recovery following the

According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, Real Trump Coins' GOLD token on Solana collapsed on Saturday hours after its launch, with the developer controlling 82.45% of total supply. Lookonchain reported that 15 newly created wallets linked to the team sold 224.5 million GOLD tokens for