Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to South Korea's National Assembly Budget Office, the country's new digital asset tax—launching January 1, 2027, at 20% with a 2.5 million won deduction—faces challenges covering emerging DeFi transactions. Newer trading models such as restaking and vaults lack clear tax treatment under th

According to BlockBeats, NVDA contracts on Hyperliquid reached price levels targeted by major long traders for exit following the company's earnings release on August 27, as monitored by TradingBeats. Whale positions across multiple tiers are approaching their take-profit

According to Glassnode's latest report published Aug 27, Bitcoin's 26% rebound since mid-August faces a critical test at the $81,000-$86,000 supply zone. The rally was triggered by the largest single-day short liquidation since 2019 on Aug 19, alongside spot ETF net inflows of $2.23 billion for the

According to ChainCatcher, Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet stated that a vulnerability in the Ledger Ethereum application related to Clear Signing processes has already been resolved. The flaw was identified by Ledger's security research team Donjon using AI-driven tools and was patched and deployed

According to Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet, on August 27, the Ethereum application vulnerability that drew recent criticism was already discovered and fixed two weeks prior by the company's security research team Donjon. The flaw, related to Clear Signing processes, has been patched and deployed.

A survey released by the National Institute on Retirement Security on August 27 showed that 77% of Americans believe using cryptocurrency in workplace retirement plans poses risks, while 53% oppose employers offering cryptocurrency as an investment option; 80% of respondents believe the United States faces a retirement crisis, up from 67% in 2020. Survey Data: 77% Believe Cryptocurrency Is Risky According to the National Institute on Retirement Security, the survey was conducted by Greenwald Res

According to RootData, Cheelee (CHEEL) will unlock approximately 6.42 million tokens worth around $2.22 million on September 3 at 8 a.m. Beijing time.

According to South Korea's Ministry of Finance and Economy on August 25, stablecoin gains are taxed at 20% as digital assets, while foreign exchange gains remain tax-free, creating a tax disparity. Under the country's income tax law effective January 1, 2027, digital asset transactions face a 2.5

Gate News message, someone created a new wallet and deposited 5M USDC into Hyperliquid. The wallet then opened 20x short positions on 8,155 ETH ($20.33M) and 247.6 BTC ($19.49M).

According to DefiLlama data, Gate recorded net inflows of $20.54 million in the past 24 hours, ranking second among centralized exchanges globally.

According to RootData, Gate's open order book trading volume reached $67.03 million in the past 24 hours, up 9.06%, with market share rising to 15.73%, up 2.73%. Among the top three spot trading exchanges, Gate was the only one to achieve growth in both

Galaxy announced on August 27 that GalaxyOne had launched the “Crypto Portfolio Line of Credit” (PLOC), allowing eligible users to use Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana (SOL, including staked SOL) as collateral to obtain USD or USDC. The annual percentage rate (APR) is 8.99%. PLOC Product Specifications: 8.99% APR, Available in 40 U.S. States The main product specifications of GalaxyOne’s “Crypto Portfolio Line of Credit” (PLOC) are as follows: Annual Percentage Rate (APR): 8.99%, fixed rate Initial Lo

According to ChainCatcher, Liquid Capital founder JackYi called for continued bullish sentiment today (August 27), predicting a bull market trend through at least 2028 and advising traders against short positions. JackYi stated that pullbacks at resistance levels are normal in bull markets and

StarkWare completed the first quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction today, demonstrating a method to protect holdings against quantum computing threats without requiring a network fork. Avihu Levy, head of StarkWare's applications division, developed a technique using signature grinding to prevent e

Gate News reported on August 27 that, according to Gate market data, MAGMA (Magma Finance) was trading at $0.28 as of press time, up 37.64% over the previous 24 hours. The token reached a high of $0.31 and a low of $0.22, with 24-hour trading volume of $126.2k. Its current market cap is approximately $53.6864 million. Magma Finance is Sui’s liquidity hub and launched the first adaptive liquidity market maker (ALMM) built entirely on Move. Magma’s ALMM architecture is designed to fully unlock the

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index surged to 74 (Greed) on August 26, rebounding significantly from the August 6 low of 25 (Extreme Fear), before edging down to 65 on August 27. Historical data shows that the last time the index reached a similar high was October 5, 2025. Within the following five days, the cryptocurrency market experienced a massive liquidation wave, with $19 billion in leveraged positions liquidated in a single day. Fear & Greed Index Reaches 74 After Rebounding from Extreme Fear L