Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to CME Group and CoinGlass data, Bitcoin surged 23.2% over seven days to break above $77,000 on Friday, triggered by the U.S. Treasury's announcement of expanded buybacks of longer-dated government bonds. Gold climbed to $4,661 during the same period, and more than $4 billion in short

Bernstein analysts issued an Outperform rating on stablecoin issuer Circle with a $140 price target in a research note published Monday, citing signs of a new growth cycle for its USDC stablecoin. The firm pointed to what it called "digital dollar reflation" after USDC supply increased by

According to Bernstein research published Monday, the analyst firm maintained an Outperform rating on Circle (CRCL) and a $140 price target, implying roughly 60% upside from current levels. Bernstein cited a new growth cycle for USDC stablecoin after its supply increased by approximately $2

According to Sui, the network has launched Squid Mode, allowing AI agents to access wallets without requiring private keys. The feature executes strategies outside of agents and splits each signature across independent validators to eliminate single points of failure. Squid Mode is built on

Bitcoin reached $79,989 per unit on Monday as exchange open interest in futures contracts approached $58 billion, according to Coinglass data. Call options captured 59.37% of BTC options open interest on Deribit as traders

According to Foresight News, Ethereum engineer Mislav Javor has joined the nonprofit Ethlabs research lab. Javor has worked in Ethereum development since 2016 and is a two-time startup founder who co-authored "Developers Guide to Ethereum," one of the earliest EVM development resources. He will

The US Treasury Department announced secondary sanctions targeting Iran's digital assets, aviation, gold, and shipping sectors on Monday, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The measures, described as an 'economic D-Day,' broaden sanctions risk for entities conducting business with Iran a

According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury announced new secondary sanctions targeting Iran's digital assets, aviation, gold, and shipping as part of what officials described as an "economic D-Day." Bessent said the measures "broaden secondary sanctions risk for anyone

According to FinanceFeeds, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) has become the first bank authorized to distribute HKDAP, Hong Kong's regulated local-currency stablecoin, connecting the token to institutional banking and corporate operations. The bank plans to integrate HKDAP into settlement for toke

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, SATA (under Strive) is set to raise sufficient capital to purchase over 130 Bitcoin, with 90 minutes remaining until the transaction closes. The fund has recorded over $125 million in trading volume over the past three days since returning to net asset

According to Tokenomics.com, 14,175,778 Hyperliquid (HYPE) tokens worth approximately $1.2 billion will unlock on August 29, representing 1.4% of total supply and 2.7% of the token's $19.5 billion market cap. Insiders, including early investors, will receive 46.6% of the release, with the

Crypto exchange volume doubled in five days last week, rising from yearly lows to $37 billion in daily trading. The surge followed a market rebound, though current levels remain below the 12-month high of $105 billion set after liquidations. Monthly figures show $490 billion traded in August