Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

The US Treasury expanded its Iran sanctions framework to cover the country's digital asset sector on Monday, citing over $100 million in crypto payments allegedly used to facilitate Iranian oil sales. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sectoral sanctions determinations covering digit

The XRP Ledger recorded a 654.71% surge in active addresses, reaching approximately 356,000 in a sharp burst of network engagement. The spike contrasts with XRP's relatively flat price action, with the token trading around the $1 mark at levels not seen since late November 2024. The surge

In late August 2026, active addresses on the XRP Ledger jumped 654.71%, reaching approximately 356,000 addresses—a dramatic spike against the baseline of roughly 35,700 daily active addresses averaged throughout August. Transaction activity has accelerated in parallel. In late August, successful

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that BTC is up 5% over the past 24 hours, with the current price at 80799.6 USDT.

The Blockchain Association submitted a comment letter on Friday supporting proposed stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act, the industry group announced Monday. The letter responds to rules proposed by the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the

According to ChainCatcher, Circle minted approximately 1 billion USDC on Solana over the past 24 hours, as monitored by SolanaFloor.

The US Treasury is expanding the threat of secondary sanctions to Iran-linked cryptocurrency activity, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing new measures on Monday as part of Operation Economic Outcast. The campaign targets digital assets alongside four other sectors — technology, gold, a

Hyperliquid Policy Center filed a 15-page comment letter with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission on 24 August, requesting that perpetual contracts be classified by their contract structure rather than by the asset they reference. The letter argues th

According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the US announced new secondary sanctions targeting Iranian digital-asset activity on Monday (August 24) as part of Operation Economic Outcast, a broader campaign to isolate Iran economically. Crypto is one of five sectors facing increased sanctions

On August 24, Hyperliquid Policy Center filed a 15-page comment letter with the CFTC and SEC requesting that regulators classify perpetual contracts by their economic structure rather than by their reference asset. The letter argues that cash-settled equity perpetuals should be treated as security f

Gate News message, two wallets, possibly belonging to the same whale, closed their $BTC long positions 1 hour ago after holding them for nearly 2 months, generating a $11.6M profit. The wallets are 0x5FA92137445B8cAA21a85a4B69156B7Fc40C3C83 and 0x237152b038d88f4156a0cd71090462de7e3f0883.

According to BeInCrypto, Kylie Jenner's X account was apparently compromised, with attackers posting a Solana-based Meme coin named kylie and links to its Pump.fun page before the posts were deleted. The token's market capitalization surged to approximately $1.19 million before declining

Strive Inc. (ASST) purchased 1,110 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of $73,409 per BTC between Aug. 17 and Aug. 21, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shares surged more than 9% overnight following the disclosure. The purchase accounts for about $81.5 million and

According to ChainCatcher, the Ethereum community today released an Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) for a new deposit contract supporting post-quantum cryptography. The proposal introduces support for variable-length public keys and credential metadata with explicit

According to PPP prediction market tool, Polymarket odds for STRC reaching $100 by September 30 rose to 53%, up 15% in 24 hours as of August 25. Separately, the probability of STRC hitting $100 by end of 2026 climbed to 78%, up 11% over the same period. Settlement is based on TradingView's NASDAQ:ST