Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Glassnode data, on Friday Bitcoin traded near $63,000, down 1.7% on the day and 50% below its October record of $126,080, as long-term holders—representing more than 65% of coins flowing into exchanges—continued realizing losses. Analysts told Decrypt the sell-off reflects a broader

According to Foresight News, Bybit has launched perpetual futures contracts for three U.S. stocks: BlackRock (BXUSDT), IonQ (IONQUSDT), and Applied Digital (APLDUSDT). The contracts support up to 20x leverage.

According to CertiK, Solana ecosystem protocol DeFiTuna suffered an attack on July 16, losing approximately 569,601 USDC. The attacker exploited a vulnerability by creating a low-liquidity TUNA/USDC pool, routing borrowed USDC through Jupiter to complete the swap. The protocol's downward rounding er

According to BlockBeats, on July 16, Coinbank (币想科技), Taiwan's largest virtual currency exchange, had its CEO Shi Qiren sentenced to 22 years for money laundering and fraud. The Shilin District Court found that Coinbank conspired with fraud rings to launder over 23 billion New Taiwan dollars

Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated prediction market platform, recorded $217.98 million in daily crypto event-contract volume on July 15, 2026, setting an all-time high according to data tracked by Artemis. The figure represents a roughly 44-fold increase from approximately $5 million in daily volume at the

According to the Metropolitan Police's Cryptocurrency Team, a UK court sentenced three men to a combined 28 years and nine months in prison on July 16 for stealing over £4 million in cryptocurrency from eight victims. Anthony Ikenwe, 29, and Kevin Nwamma, 25, each received six years' imprisonment fo

According to data tracked by Artemis, Kalshi recorded $217.98 million in daily crypto-event-contract volume on July 15, setting an all-time high and marking a roughly 44-fold increase from $5 million in early January. The CFTC-regulated platform, integrated with brokerages including Robinhood and

According to mpost.io, Gate DEX completed integration with Robinhood Chain on July 17, 2026, adding asset discovery, wallet management, onchain trading, cross-chain interaction, and market tracking. The integration is available through Gate App version 8.27.0 or later. The expansion enables Gate

According to Foresight News, decentralized derivatives exchange GRVT announced that its GRVT token TGE has been delayed to July 30. The token launch will debut simultaneously on multiple mainstream exchanges, with the first batch of exchanges already confirmed. Additional exchanges are in final

Gate News: According to Gate’s official announcement, Gate has completed the distribution of OpenAI (OPENAI) Pre-IPOs round one asset certificates and the related rewards. This distribution includes round one subscription allocations, GT airdrops, VIP-exclusive airdrops, Affiliate Ultra airdrops, and USDT and GUSD for users who did not successfully subscribe. The related assets have been issued to or returned to the Spot Account. The OPENAI asset certificates will be unlocked and distributed in

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, COCOA (Cocoa) has surged by 4% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

Francesco D'Amato, a protocol researcher at the Ethereum Foundation for five years, announced on X on July 16, 2026, that he is leaving to join Ethlabs, a nonprofit research organization founded by former Foundation colleagues. D'Amato stated he will focus on accelerating Ethereum's transaction

According to BlockBeats, on July 17, major CEX platforms show significant variation in stablecoin yields, with tiered rate structures favoring smaller deposits. For USDT, HTX's 0-200 USDT tier offers the highest rate at 10% APY, followed by Bitget's 0-300 tier at 6.24%, Binance's 0-200 tier at 4.55

Keyrock, a Brussels-based market maker, completed its acquisition of BlockFills' institutional trading and brokerage assets for $3.25 million on July 16, according to Keyrock CEO Kevin de Patoul. BlockFills froze operations in February 2026 after a reported $75 million lending loss and entered

According to Francesco D'Amato's July 16 announcement on X, the Ethereum Foundation researcher has left the protocol development team after a five-year tenure to join Ethlabs, an independent nonprofit research lab founded by former Foundation colleagues. D'Amato will focus on reducing Ethereum's

According to Piper Sandler, on July 16, the firm cut its price target for Coinbase from $170 to $155, maintaining a neutral rating on the cryptocurrency exchange.

SpaceX stock (SPCX) closed at $131.11 on July 16, down 3.08% and below its $135 IPO price for the first time. Shares had already touched an all-time low of $132.75 intraday on Wednesday before recovering to end that session at $135.27, and Thursday's session erased the cushion entirely. Analysts

According to ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority added 14 new crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) register on July 16, bringing the total number of licensed providers to 294. The newly approved companies include Ripple Payments Europe,

Ethereum trades at $1,576 as of July 1, 2026 — down roughly 46% year-to-date — while institutional analyst targets span a historic range: Standard Chartered maintains a $7,500 end-2026 projection, Citi's reduced base case sits at $3,175, and the bank's recession scenario lands at $1,198, per