Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Lee Seung-seok of the Korea Economic Research Institute presented findings on May 21 showing 97% of bank deposits remain after stablecoin issuance. The research, delivered at a National Assembly seminar on stablecoin regulation, addresses fears that stablecoin adoption would drain commercial bank de

According to Lee Seung-seok, chief research fellow at the Korea Economic Research Institute, research released today shows that issuing a Korean won stablecoin would not significantly reduce bank deposits. Using an agent-based model with domestic financial data, the study assumed a 10% adoption

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering new rules that could allow cryptocurrency exchanges to offer leveraged and margin trading to retail customers under a federal regulatory framework. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig highlighted the initiative Thursday as the regulator held the i

According to ChainCatcher and on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a whale deposited 10,900 ETH to exchanges starting August 19, valued at $24.16 million. If sold at current prices, the whale stands to gain a profit of $4.82 million from this position. The proceeds are being used to repay Spark Protocol

Bitcoin traded at US$74,926 at 04:37 UTC on Friday, marking an 8.19% gain over 24 hours with a session high of US$75,528. The price movement followed approximately US$1 billion in Bitcoin short positions closed in roughly an hour, part of US$2.7 billion in total crypto short liquidations in the 24 h

According to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering new rules that would allow cryptocurrency exchanges to offer leveraged and margin trading to U.S. retail customers under a federal regulatory framework. Selig announced the initiative Thursday

According to ChainCatcher, Injective's institutional services division has received registration from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a securities transfer agent, making it the first Layer 1 blockchain to obtain such status. The registration enables Injective to provide regulated

The Cardano Foundation has published a Cardano Improvement Proposal draft called Dijkstra, outlining changes aimed at improving smart contract execution pathways and compute efficiency. The proposal targets how the network processes smart contracts and is designed to enhance developer experience

According to the Cardano Foundation, the network has published a draft Cardano Improvement Proposal called Dijkstra aimed at improving smart contract execution pathways and compute efficiency. The proposal remains in draft form and has not been activated on Cardano's mainnet. The initiative

According to on-chain data tracked by Odaily, trader Maji Dage currently maintains long positions totaling approximately $81.5 million across ETH, HYPE, BTC, and PUMP, with combined unrealized gains of roughly $4.1 million. His largest position is a 25x leveraged ETH long worth $43.65 million, with

According to The Block, Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley said on August 21 that AI agents will become "first-class economic actors" with the ability to freely operate across cash, bank cards, and crypto payment channels. The company has built an agent banking platform and implemented a

CME Group Chairman Terry Duffy and Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara clashed over prediction-market regulation during a Commodity Futures Trading Commission meeting on Thursday. The confrontation centered on manipulation vulnerabilities in prediction markets and questioned why Kalshi could offer ce