Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

BNB Smart Chain activated its Pasteur hard fork on Tuesday, closing bridge verification and validator authorization gaps while introducing a new block-building route. The upgrade combines three BNB Evolution Proposals to strengthen bridge, staking and governance security while increasing block

U.S.-listed cryptocurrency ETFs attracted approximately $192.6 million in net inflows on August 24, according to data tracked by Farside Investors. Bitcoin products recorded $128.7 million, extending their positive run to six consecutive trading sessions, while Ether, Solana, and Hyperliquid funds c

According to BNB Chain's Tuesday post, BNB Smart Chain (BSC) activated the Pasteur hard fork on its mainnet, combining three proposals to strengthen bridge security and increase block capacity. The upgrade implements

According to BlockBeats, FOLD dropped 26.21% to $0.0811 on August 25, bringing its market capitalization to $97.34 million.

According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw total net inflows of $338 million on August 24 (U.S. Eastern Time), marking the sixth consecutive day of net inflows. BlackRock's IBIT led with $209 million in inflows, bringing its historical cumulative inflows to $62.636 billion. Fidelity's FBTC f

According to SoSoValue, Ethereum spot ETFs received net inflows of $116 million yesterday (August 24, U.S. Eastern Time). BlackRock's ETHA led with $90.92 million in single-day inflows, bringing its historical total to $12.261 billion. The Ethereum spot ETF ecosystem's total assets under

According to a TRM Labs report on August 25, Iran's Mabna Institute transferred approximately $16.8 million across 30 Bitcoin, Ethereum, and TRON addresses. The related addresses can be traced back to 2018. The institute has been linked to coordinated hacking-for-hire activities allegedly

According to Lookonchain data, a trader deposited $90,000 into decentralized trading platform Aster and opened a 49 BTC long position at 50x leverage. The position is currently showing unrealized gains of approximately $810,000, representing a return of

On August 24, Standard Chartered Bank announced it became the first bank to distribute HKDAP, a Hong Kong-dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorpoint Financial. The London-listed bank will initially provide eligible institutional clients and partners with access to HKDAP, designed to maintain a o

In the third week of August, U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded $2.61 billion in net inflows for the week. Total assets in U.S. spot crypto ETFs reached $110.3 billion, with BlackRock’s IBIT accounting for approximately half of the entire category. However, during the same period, global monthly active on-chain addresses fell 18% year over year, while passive holders rose 16% year over year. The number of monthly active open-source developers stood at approximately 28k, down more than

According to on-chain monitoring data, Huang Licheng (Machi Big Brother), who has suffered nearly 500 liquidations in total, recently increased the assets in his Hyperliquid account from approximately $152k to $12.72 million in about three days, generating more than $12.5 million in unrealized profits. The primary source of those profits was a 25x leveraged ETH long position. From $152k to $12.72 Million: More Than 80x in Three Days (Source: Hypurrscan) High-leverage perpetual futures trading ha

The Bitwise XRP ETF traded more than $200 million across three sessions ending Aug. 24, according to Bitwise Asset Management President Teddy Fusaro. The three-day stretch marked the fund's busiest period since it began trading in November 2025, coinciding with a sharp August recovery in XRP's