Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Shanghai Public Security Bureau, authorities recently busted a major underground money laundering operation involving virtual currencies for cross-border fund transfers. The investigation resulted in the arrest of over 70 criminal suspects, with the case involving illicit transactions e

According to StarkWare, researcher Avihu Levy tested an experimental quantum-resistant transaction on Bitcoin mainnet Wednesday, confirmed in block 964,199. The transaction spent a 10,000-satoshi output protected by Levy's Quantum Safe Bitcoin (QSB) scheme, which combines hash-based signatures

According to Farside data, U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of $232.2 million and $192.4 million, respectively, yesterday—extending an 8-day streak of consecutive daily inflows for both

According to Shanghai police announcement, authorities arrested 70 plus suspects on August 27 in a cryptocurrency-based money laundering ring involving over 20 billion yuan in illegal foreign exchange transactions. The criminal network, led by suspects Liu, Xu, Gao and Wang, operated since August 20

According to ChainCatcher, silver (XAG) reached an intraday high of $69.76 and is currently trading at $69.30. Gate's XAG futures contract open interest stands at $72.83 million, securing the second position among major platforms, according to CoinGlass

South Korea's tax authorities face challenges in applying taxation to decentralized finance (DeFi) transactions as the country's digital asset taxation regime approaches implementation on January 1, 2027. A research report commissioned by the National Assembly Budget Office from the Korean

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.