Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Polymarket and Kalshi data as of July 22, traders on prediction markets are pricing Democrats at 86% odds to win House control in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, with $9 million traded on that single market. On Polymarket, the Senate outlook favors Republicans at 56%, with $3 million i

According to an announcement Wednesday, BitGo and OTC Markets Group plan to partner on digital asset trading and custody infrastructure for broker-dealers, expanding institutional access to tokenized securities through existing market infrastructure. The alliance will serve more than 150 broker-deal

According to CNBC, the U.S. Senate's updated Clarity Act will ban federal officials, including the president, from issuing or sponsoring cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. The revised legislation, being considered by Republicans, marks the first major law governing digital assets and

According to a report released by the National Cryptocurrency Association on July 23, the U.S. crypto industry is expected to contribute over $55 billion to U.S. GDP in 2026, with approximately $31 billion flowing to workers as direct labor income. The industry directly employs 34,000 people,

According to Grayscale research chief Zach Pandl on July 23, if the Federal Reserve pauses rate hikes and economic growth remains stable, Bitcoin may have already bottomed. Pandl noted two prevailing market views on when the crypto bear market will end: one follows the "four-year cycle" tied to

According to CoinMarketCap data on July 22, Audiera (BEAT) led gainers with a 12.51% increase to $2.62, while DeXe (DEXE) recorded the largest decline at 56.44% to $4.77. Other top performers included Hedera (HBAR) up 5.20% and Uniswap (UNI) up 3.98%, while Midnight (NIGHT) and Hyperliquid (HYPE)

According to Guru Club, ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust each rose 2.3% on July 21.

CertiK reported 52 crypto wrench attacks in H1 2026, with total financial exposure reaching $124 million—a more than 1,000% increase from $10.5 million in the prior year, according to a report published Wednesday. Wrench attacks involve physical assaults or extortion forcing victims to surrender cry

According to BlockBeats, on July 22, Baton Corporation, the developer behind Pump.fun, is hiring a head of growth marketing with a base salary of $400,000 to $1 million, plus incentive bonuses. Pump.fun founder Alon stated the platform has grown into one of the crypto industry's largest

According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, Bitcoin has risen approximately 8% since July 4, outperforming most other assets. Spot Bitcoin ETF net inflows reached roughly $750 million over the past week.

Crypto venture capital funds secured $13.3 billion in committed capital during H1 2026, per CoinGecko data. This matched the full 2024 total in half the time. Investment round counts dropped 78% from the 2022 peak of 1,978 to 435 as capital concentrated in fewer large funds. The shift reflects a fun

According to CoinGlass, the cryptocurrency market saw $153 million in total liquidations over the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $73.18 million and short positions $80.16 million. Bitcoin liquidations reached $26.65 million, while Ethereum saw $34.32 million liquidated. The

According to a16z crypto, the tokenized equities market capitalization reached approximately $1.7 billion as of end of June, surging over 5-fold from $329 million a year ago, marking one of the fastest-growing tokenized asset categories. More than half of current market value stems from assets

On July 22, 2026, 15:00–15:15 UTC, ETH surged 0.45% in the short term over 15 minutes, with a price range of 1933.03–1943.21 USDT and an Ampl of 0.53%. During this period, the Filled Amount was 9,424 ETH, which is at a normal level. There was no volume-spike breakout. Market attention warmed up somewhat with the price rebound, but the overall low-volatility ranging pattern remains unchanged. The main driver behind this move was optimistic remarks by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about th

According to DefiLlama data reported by Foresight News, Robinhood Chain's 24-hour DEX trading volume reached $572.57 million in the past 24 hours, ranking 5th among all chains after Solana ($1.501 billion), Ethereum ($1.129 billion), BNB Chain ($826.3 million), and Base ($710.08 million). Robinhood

According to Decrypt, the U.S. Department of Justice's District of Columbia office and the Secret Service recently filed five civil forfeiture lawsuits seizing over $25 million in cryptocurrency linked to investment fraud and romance scams targeting victims across the United States and Canada. The l

According to Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer, on July 22, the investment firm cut Coinbase's second-quarter revenue guidance to $1.38 billion from $1.51 billion, citing weak cryptocurrency trading activity. The firm also reduced its 2026 full-year revenue forecast to $6 billion from $6.33 billion.