Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

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

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of $2.8 billion over eight consecutive trading days through Thursday, with BTC trading near $79,520 and up 1.1% in 24 hours. BlackRock's IBIT accounted for $2.02 billion of the inflows, representing 72% of the total, while

From 10:15 to 10:30 UTC on August 27, 2026, ETH quickly retraced over the 15-minute period, declining 0.75%. Its price fluctuated between 2486.88 and 2532.08 USDT, for a 1.79% range. ETH rose approximately 3.90% over the past 24 hours and is currently trading near $2542. Although it broke through the 2025–2026 resistance cluster, it encountered short-term profit-taking pressure after technical overbought signals emerged. The primary driver of this short-term pullback was an adjustment triggered

Solana (SOL) returned above the $100 level as a historically profitable trader purchased 95,928 SOL worth approximately $9.74 million after roughly two years of inactivity, according to Lookonchain. The purchase occurred as SOL traded near $101.72, up about 5% over a displayed 24-hour period

Sui Network announced the winners of its Sui Overflow 2026 hackathon on Aug 27. The six-week competition received 747 projects from 58 countries, with 26 teams winning across four tracks: Agentic Web, DeFi & Payments, Walrus, and DeepBook. Winners include 16 track-specific projects and 10

According to GoPlus Security, Realio Network's realio.fund platform was compromised, with attackers taking control of the signing system and transferring vault and custody wallet assets across Ethereum, BNB Chain, Algorand, Stellar, and Realio's native chain. The incident involves

The Securities and Exchange Commission published its proposed Regulation Crypto Assets in the Federal Register on 21 August 2026, initiating a comment period that closes on 20 October. The proposal establishes three pathways for crypto asset offerings: a $5 million exemption under proposed

According to the SEC, the proposed Regulation Crypto Assets was published in the Federal Register on 21 August 2026, with comments closing on 20 October 2026. The regime establishes two main exemptions: Rule 200 permits up to $5 million in offerings over a four-year period with minimal disclosure re

According to recent SEC filings, Ripple may release additional XRP from escrow to support stablecoin and FX pair liquidity, contingent on the CLARITY Act clearing Congress, marking a shift from historical re-locking patterns. Ripple's portfolio weight for XRP is approximately 4.88%, according to the

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that ETH has fallen below 2,500 USDT and is currently trading at 2,491.32 USDT.

According to BlockBeats, citing Blockaid monitoring, Moonwell on the Base chain suffered an attack today (August 27). The attacker manipulated MAMO collateral prices to borrow cbBTC from the mCBTC market. A total of 50.6 cbBTC worth over $4 million has been transferred

According to BlockBeats, on August 27, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm claimed that blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis operated a Tornado Cash Relayer in 2022 and collected transaction fees from it, citing public court filings. Storm questioned why Chainalysis, which partners with the U.S.

According to The Sandbox, attackers exploited vulnerabilities in cross-chain configuration contracts on Base and BNB Chain on August 22, draining 14,742,341.84 SAND (approximately $1.50 million) from the ethereum vault. The Ethereum mainnet and Polygon were unaffected. Contracts deployed on Base and

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Strategy stock hit $128 for the first time in 10 weeks, while its Bitcoin holdings currently show $4 billion in unrealized gains.

On August 27, 2026, from 09:15 to 09:30 (UTC), ETH rose 0.74% within 15 minutes, climbing from 2530.79 USDT to 2566.33 USDT, with a price range of 1.40%. ETH extended its recent strength, gaining approximately 3.90% over 24 hours and reaching around $2542, breaking through the 2025–2026 resistance cluster and now facing a test of the 0.618 retracement level from 2022. Market attention has increased significantly, and volatility has clearly intensified. The primary driver of this move was the spi