Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to PPP's prediction market tool, an account (0x011175c87089797b1c5bebcfb6d501b4c51d60f7) purchased $74,600 worth of positions predicting the Federal Reserve will hold rates unchanged in September on Polymarket. The purchase consisted of 153,845.8 shares at an average price of 53.6 cents

Gate News: According to an official announcement from Gate, the Gate Futures Robinhood Zone and Meme Zone have launched Futures Trading for FATCOIN, SHROOM, and STONKS, supporting 1–10x leverage for long and short positions, with leverage selectable when placing an order. FATCOIN is a Robinhood Chain Meme token primarily associated with trends surrounding obesity, weight loss, and GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. SHROOM is a Robinhood Chain Meme token based on a simple stock-pairing meme. STONKS is a BS

According to ChainCatcher, Starknet lending protocol Vesu experienced an oracle incident on September 4, with a faulty Pragma price source causing 47 positions and $3 million in collateral across multiple Vesu pools to be liquidated between UTC 04:08 and 04:10. The price source self-corrected

According to GMGN data, BULL token's market cap returned near the $100M level on September 5, rising 16% over the past 24 hours. The token's market cap was last reported at approximately $99.11M, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $24.7M.

According to ChainCatcher and DUNE data, Uniswap's official burn mechanism burned 178,000 UNI tokens yesterday (Sep 4), valued at over $1.11 million. Robinhood Chain contributed 144,000 tokens, or over 80% of the total, significantly outpacing Ethereum, Base, and other networks. The strong burn

According to BlockBeats, yesterday (September 4), Uniswap protocol burned 178,000 UNI worth over $1.11 million through its official burn mechanism, according to Dune data. Robinhood Chain single-handedly contributed 144,000 UNI, or over 80% of the total burn volume, significantly outpacing

According to ChainCatcher and GMGN data, PONS market cap surged past $500 million to $523 million, with a 24-hour gain exceeding 12%. The token ecosystem also announced that 29.34% of total PONS token supply has been burned to date, with 80% of protocol fees allocated toward continued PONS buyback i

Blockchain security firm Peckshield reported 50 major cryptocurrency hacks in August 2026, marking a 67% increase from the 30 incidents recorded in July, while total losses fell to $136.3 million. The spike in attack frequency occurred as AEREDIUM announced AERSeal, a threshold key infrastructure

According to ARK Invest digital asset research head Lorenzo Valente, Robinhood Wallet-confirmed transactions account for less than 1% of total trades on Robinhood Chain. Valente noted that Robinhood Wallet swaps route through the 0x Settler contract, which is currently the only way to definitively i

According to Dune, Robinhood Chain DEX trading volume surged past $3 billion on September 4, with Uniswap V2, V3, and V4 collectively driving the majority of trades. UNI token burning value reached $1 million for the first time, setting a new record, with Robinhood Chain accounting for

Circle launched cirBTC on Sept. 4, 2026, a wrapped Bitcoin token on Ethereum designed to bring native Bitcoin liquidity into decentralized finance. Each cirBTC token is backed on a one-to-one basis by native Bitcoin held in segregated custody at Circle National Trust, with onchain reserve

According to Circle's September 4 announcement, the company launched cirBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin token on Ethereum backed one-to-one by native Bitcoin and verified through Chainlink Proof of Reserve. Each cirBTC token is supported by Bitcoin held in segregated custody at Circle National Trust, a

According to Coinglass, Bitcoin open interest across all exchanges decreased 5.53% in the past 24 hours, reaching $54.573 billion. Binance leads with $11.374 billion in open interest, followed by Bybit at $5.13 billion, Gate at $4.688 billion, and OKX at $2.784 billion.

According to FinCEN, the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network identified approximately $12.7 billion in financial activity suspected of being connected to digital asset investment fraud during an analysis period spanning September 8, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The determination was based o

According to Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani, Bitcoin recovered above $80,000 on Thursday (September 4), as Federal Reserve rate hike concerns eased and U.S. Treasury yields declined. The analyst's team

Following devastating flash floods that struck Nepal on August 26, affecting at least 65,000 people according to UNICEF, three major crypto firms mobilized support for victims. Ripple announced on August 28 it is donating $300,000 to World Central Kitchen and Mercy Corps to support emergency meal di

According to PeckShield data cited by ChainCatcher, the crypto industry experienced 50 major hacks in August 2026, resulting in $136.3 million in losses, down 49.5% from July despite a 67% increase in attack frequency. Notable incidents included Tectonicfi losing approximately $74 million and

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez issued a consumer alert Sept. 3 after a Connecticut resident lost $200,000 deposited into an unregulated decentralized finance cryptocurrency exchange. The resident was deceived by someone claiming to know them, and

According to Evernorth report, XRP Ledger accounts declined while per-transaction volumes surged nearly threefold. Network value reached $4.2 billion, driven largely by stablecoin activity.

The Cardano Foundation had Grant Thornton Switzerland attest to its 2025 financial statements directly on the Cardano blockchain, with the audit opinion dated March 25, 2026, and the accompanying Activity and Financial Insights Report published April 2. The move marks the first reported instance