Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT recently published a ranking of the worst jurisdictions for handling crypto crimes, naming Canada as the most problematic country for victims despite its first-world status. The United Kingdom ranks second and India third. ZachXBT cited instances where Canadian law e

Coinkite released new Coldcard firmware on Thursday after a seed-generation flaw dating to 2021 exposed users to more than $130 million in Bitcoin thefts. The company urged Coldcard Mk4, Mk5, and Q users to upgrade to firmware 5.6.1 or 1.5.1Q. The flaw reduced entropy from 128

According to claims circulating on social media, SAND, the native token of The Sandbox ecosystem, faced a major security incident today (August 22) with allegations that attackers exploited an unlimited token minting vulnerability. Reports suggest over 500 million new SAND tokens were created

U.S. spot bitcoin and ether ETFs drew a combined $2.6 billion in net inflows last week, according to The Block's analysis of SoSoValue data. The result marked their strongest weekly performance since October 2025, with spot bitcoin ETFs logging $1.9 billion and spot ether ETFs drawing $697.2

According to The Block's analysis of SoSoValue data, U.S. spot bitcoin and ether ETFs drew a combined $2.6 billion in net inflows last week, marking their strongest week since October 2025. Bitcoin ETFs logged $1.9 billion, while ether ETFs attracted $697.2 million, both recording their largest week

According to Galaxy Research on August 22, Bitcoin needs to reclaim its 50-week moving average near $82,470 to confirm the bear-market bottom. The firm examined six completed Bitcoin bear markets since 2011 and found the cryptocurrency reclaimed this weekly average 13 times,

The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation filed a lawsuit on Aug. 21 in Sangamon County Circuit Court challenging Illinois' 0.2% digital asset tax scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. The complaint targets Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris, Attorney General Kwame

According to Bitcoin.com News, the Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation filed a lawsuit on Aug. 21 in Sangamon County Circuit Court to block Illinois' proposed 0.2% digital asset tax. The tax, set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027, would apply to trades, transfers, and custody

According to BitMart's announcement, the crypto exchange is considering a restructuring plan that combines creditor distributions with phased resumption of certain operations, less than four weeks after announcing its intended shutdown on July 26. The exchange appointed White & Case as restructuring

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted $307.45 million on Friday, completing a five-day streak that brought total inflows to $1.92 billion and pushed combined assets to $96.07 billion. Blackrock's IBIT supplied $239.28 million of Friday's total, representing approximately 77% of the daily inflow ac

According to Grayscale's latest SEC filing on August 21, Zcash (ZEC) surged to its highest level in roughly eight years on Saturday as investors reacted to the company's fifth amended registration statement advancing its effort to convert the Grayscale Zcash Trust into a US exchange-traded fund.

According to The Block, Solana (SOL) completed a successful mainnet upgrade on Friday morning, reducing the network's target slot time to 350 milliseconds (ms), down 50 ms from its previous 400 ms target. A slot is the time period in which a designated validator produces a block of transactions. Th

Bitcoin Red Team, a volunteer group of approximately 20 to 25 security researchers, has proactively scanned much of Bitcoin's significant open-source ecosystem to identify AI-assisted security threats, according to pseudonymous member and Bitcoin software developer Calle in an interview with

According to Bitcoin Red Team member Calle in an interview with Decrypt, the group—formed as an emergency effort in response to AI-assisted security threats—has proactively scanned much of Bitcoin's significant open-source ecosystem and works directly with projects to identify and fix

According to CoinGlass, the crypto market saw total liquidations of $1.244 billion over the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $744 million and short positions $500 million. A total of 246,203 traders were liquidated. BTC liquidations reached $194 million, followed by ETH at $277 mil