Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to ChainCatcher, Gate's prediction market concluded its World Cup section on July 19, logging 501,190 total participants and $528 million in trading volume across 2,630,280 transactions. On July 19, Gate recorded the highest single-day trading volume among all Polymarket channels,

Gate News: According to Gate’s official announcement, Gate will list AntFun (ANTFUN) for Spot Trading and Convert trading, and will open the 367th Launchpool. Spot Trading will begin on July 21, 2026 at 18:00 (UTC+8), while Convert trading will start at 19:00 (UTC+8) on the same day. Withdrawals are expected to be enabled on July 22, 2026 at 18:00 (UTC+8). The Launchpool mining period will run from July 21, 2026 at 20:00 to August 4, 2026 at 20:00 (UTC+8). A total of 3,756,574 ANTFUN tokens will

Citing sources from Hong Kong’s Sing Tao, the development of Anchorpoint, the fintech unit led by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), is expected to officially announce the launch of HKDAP, a Hong Kong dollar–pegged stablecoin, as early as the end of July 2026. An Anchorpoint spokesperson told Sing Tao that it is progressing with preparations to issue HKDAP in stages according to plan and will share the latest updates in due course. HKDAP basic framework: HKD 1:1 reserve backing HKDAP’s design

According to Base co-founder Jesse Pollak on July 21, Base will partner with Coinbase to launch tokenized stocks backed 1:1 by equity assets. Unlike Robinhood Chain's derivatives-based approach, the new product will offer improved scalability, institutional credibility, and capital efficiency, Polla

Web3 projects are expanding from NFTs into the trading card game (TCG) market by integrating physical cards, digital assets, grading services, and secondary markets into unified ecosystems. Pudgy Penguins partnered with Asian TCG brand Kakawow in June to launch Phantom Pudgy Penguins Trading Cards

According to local reports, the NFT-based brand Pudgy Penguins sold out its pre-sale for "Phantom Pudgy Penguins Trading Cards Series 1" in July following a strategic partnership with Asia-Pacific collectible card brand Kakawow established in June. The physical trading cards will launch globally

According to Lookonchain, a newly created wallet 0xf23c withdrew 12,800 ETH (approximately $24.47 million) from Binance over the past 24 hours and immediately staked all of it.

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed partially settled charges against Florida resident Zan Shaikh and his company Mining Automatic for allegedly defrauding investors in a crypto mining scheme. According to a Monday statement, the SEC accuses Shaikh and Mining Automatic of raising

According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, on Monday (July 20), the agency filed partially settled charges against Zan Shaikh and his company Mining Automatic for defrauding more than 380 investors in a fraudulent crypto asset mining scheme totaling approximately $22 million. The SEC

According to Onchain Lens, a Hyperliquid whale staked 249,243 HYPE (approximately $15.5 million) recently. The whale has accumulated $2.37 million in historical profits on the platform.

According to ChainCatcher, United Stables officially announced the adoption of Chainlink as the official data provider and cross-chain infrastructure for its U stablecoin following a comprehensive security

According to BlockBeats citing Hyperinsight monitoring, CRCL on Hyperliquid reached $66.14 on July 21, up 9.15% overnight, marking the largest gain on Trade.xyz with daily trading volume around $48.25 million. A whale starting with 0x352 accumulated 53,700 CRCL from July 16 evening through July 19,

The US Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) conducted a pilot transaction on May 15 (local time) converting stocks and US Treasuries held at its subsidiary depository DTC into digital tokens for actual financial transactions. Over 30 traditional financial institutions and digital asset

According to ChainCatcher, MicroStrategy disclosed that its Bitcoin reserves can cover 31 years of dividend obligations, while its $3.225 billion in cash reserves cover 1.8 years of near-term dividend and debt obligations. The company holds 843,775 BTC with an average purchase price of $75,476 and c

According to iM Securities researcher Yang Hyun-kyung, the U.S. Depository Trust Company (DTC) conducted a pilot tokenization trade on July 15, converting stocks and Treasury bonds into digital tokens with participation from 30+ traditional finance and digital asset firms including BlackRock,

According to Odaily, Base co-founder Jesse Pollak recently announced plans to expand developer support from batch funding to the Base Ecosystem Fund (BEF) and large-scale distribution, prioritizing products that achieve natural market adoption. The initiative aims to support Base's focus on

According to Ostium Labs, the RWA trading platform on Arbitrum plans to restart this week following audits and security reviews. The team will compensate affected liquidity providers through a recovery plan combining resources from its own balance sheet and support from existing and new partners.

Tether Gold (XAUT), the gold token of Tether—the world’s largest stablecoin issuer—has officially been recognized by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) as an “Accepted Spot Commodity.” This means that financial institutions holding regulatory approvals in ADGM can legally offer services involving XAUT. According to DefiLlama data, Tether Gold’s total value locked (TVL) has reached $2.86 billion. ADGM Certification Details: XAUT’s “Accepted Spot Commodity” Status The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM

According to PANews citing SoSoValue data, crypto sectors rallied broadly on July 21, with DeFi sector leading at 2.28% in 24 hours. Within DeFi, DeXe (DEXE) rose 4.96%, Uniswap (UNI) surged 5.325%, and Lido DAO (LDO) jumped 11.80%. Bitcoin (BTC) gained 0.80% to break above $65,000, while

According to The Block, on July 21, a Washington state judge issued a preliminary injunction against prediction market platform Kalshi, ruling it constitutes illegal gambling under state law. Kalshi responded that states