Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Foresight News, Ostium, a real-world asset trading platform on Arbitrum, will resume trading on July 23 at 22:00 UTC following a July 15 attack that resulted in over $23.75 million in losses. The platform will reopen in phases, first enabling closing positions, margin adjustments,

According to on-chain analyst Darkfost, the Coinbase Premium Index has remained negative for more than 900 consecutive hours on July 22, marking its longest such streak in two years. The sustained negative reading reflects persistent selling pressure from institutional and professional Bitcoin

According to Foresight News, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce issued a statement clarifying that moving securities-regulated crypto activities on-chain does not exempt them from federal securities law. Peirce noted that vault products vary in design, ranging from fully immutable smart

According to PANews, Ostium, a perpetual futures DEX on Arbitrum, will restart trading on July 23 at 10:00 AM ET. All open positions and orders will be preserved and repriced at live market rates upon restart. The protocol will phase its functionality recovery, initially allowing only

Bank for International Settlements economists Boris Hofmann, Aaron Mehrotra, and Jan Paulick published a working paper in July 2026 comparing stablecoin adoption in emerging markets to deposit dollarization across more than 130 economies. The research found that capital controls reduced bank dollari

Movement Labs, the developer of the Movement blockchain network, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US due to financial difficulties. Court documents show the company's assets range from $100,000 to $500,000, while total liabilities exceed $1 million, with fewer than 1,000

According to a Bank for International Settlements working paper published in July 2026, stablecoins are bypassing capital controls that reduce traditional bank dollarization by up to 32 percentage points. BIS

According to court documents, Movement Labs, developer of the Movement blockchain network, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to financial difficulties. The company's assets range from $100,000 to $500,000, while liabilities exceed $1 million. The filing states the company has

According to Nikkei, Japan's revised Financial Instruments and Exchange Act passed the Upper House on July 15, officially bringing crypto assets under the financial product regulation framework. The new law requires crypto exchanges to maintain responsibility reserve funds while strengthening user p

From 13:00 to 14:00 UTC on July 22, 2026, ETH traded in a tight range of 1916.94–1921.48 USDT, with the 15-minute candlestick closing up 0.16% and an amplitude of only 0.24%. Trading in the market overall was subdued; the intraday fluctuation range narrowed to $1,910–$1,944. This is a typical low-volatility sideways consolidation pattern, with a 24h Change % of only -0.03%. The main driver behind this unusual move was optimistic comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding legis

According to CertiK's report published via ChainCatcher, Web3 security firm CertiK documented 52 confirmed wrench attacks globally in the first half of 2026, with total losses reaching approximately $124 million—up 11.8 times year-over-year. Attacks on asset holders have shifted from exploiting

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that BTC has broken above 66,000 USDT. The current price is 66,037.1 USDT.

Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) disclosed on July 19, 2026, that UAC-0145, a subgroup of the Russian military intelligence-linked Sandworm hacking operation, launched a cyber campaign using fake CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into executing malicious

From 13:30 to 13:45 (UTC) on July 22, 2026, ETH surged rapidly within 15 minutes, reaching a high of 1938.9 USDT and closing at 1921.77 USDT. The full-period amplitude was 0.89%, with a Return % of +0.82%. The Market Filled Amount was relatively low, and overall volatility remained limited, typical of a narrow-range consolidation. The main drivers behind this unusual move were optimistic remarks from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding the legislative progress of the Clarity Act. He

XRP shows signs of technical momentum improvement as its 40-day Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator flattens after an extended decline, according to market analyst EGRAG CRYPTO. The development coincides with approximately $5.66 million in XRP accumulation by Franklin Templeton

According to Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA), on July 19, 2026, the agency disclosed a sophisticated cyberattack campaign attributed to UAC-0145, a subgroup of Russian military intelligence-linked Sandworm, that employs fake CAPTCHA prompts and Ethereum-based command

According to Foresight News citing Bitget market data, most U.S. crypto stocks gained over the past 24 hours. Cipher Digital (CIFR) led with a 6.39% increase, while Circle (CRCL) posted the largest decline at 2.04%. BitGo (BTGO) rose 4.94%, and Riot Platforms (RIOT) gained 4.76%.

According to Foresight News, Strive, a Bitcoin treasury company, announced on Wednesday that it is expanding support beyond Bitcoin policy into open-source development. CEO Matt Cole stated the company will initially sponsor Bitcoin Core and Brink, organizations supporting key Bitcoin