Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission announced final Travel Rule regulations on September 2 requiring regulated cryptocurrency businesses to verify customer counterparties and establish ownership or control of self-hosted wallets involved in transfers. The requirements take effect

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 backed clearer regulatory pathways for digital assets at their Aug. 31-Sept. 1 meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. G20 officials recognized the transformative role that digital financial innovation, including digital assets, can

On September 2, Tokyo-listed digital-asset treasury company Remixpoint disclosed it sold its entire portfolio of altcoins for approximately 878.8 million yen (around $5.5 million), realizing roughly 117.8 million yen ($737,000) in gains. The company offloaded 901.45 Ethereum, 13,920 Solana, 1.19 mil

A Michigan state court issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday requiring prediction markets platform Kalshi to continue blocking Michigan residents from accessing sports-related event contracts, according to a Wednesday statement from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Ingham

According to Coinglass data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index currently stands at 64, up 2 points from yesterday, reflecting a greed state in the market. The 7-day average index is 66, while the 30-day average is 49.

KB Kookmin Bank launched a blockchain-based payment service for export and import businesses on local time on the 2nd, utilizing JP Morgan's Kinexys by J.P. Morgan blockchain deposit account (BDA) network. The service makes KB Kookmin Bank the first domestic Korean financial institution to deploy th

According to Odaily, Ave.ai launched the $OAI perpetual contract pair on September 3, providing users access to OpenAI Pre-IPO asset trading. The contract supports up to 6x leverage. $OAI tracks the pre-IPO valuation of OpenAI, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence

Pendle launched a USDC vault on MorphoLbs and new arbitrage features with CrossEx in August. The USDC vault offers 6.11% APY across selected PT markets, while the CrossEx integration enables funding rate arbitrage strategies with two-click execution. The updates aim to enhance user engagement and st

According to Arbitrum Developers, the 90-day migration window from Arbitrum Nova to Arbitrum One has ended as of September 3. The network has entered minimal maintenance mode, with development and user support reduced. Users can still migrate from Nova to One, but with decreased support and fewer

According to ChainCatcher, OpenSea will add support for the Arc mainnet on September 16, the network's launch day.

The American company CrowdStrike and U.S. federal authorities dismantled the Sality botnet, which had been operating since 2003 and redirecting cryptocurrency payments on infected computers for the past eight years. The malware’s main module, which CrowdStrike named “EggJagger,” was present on infected machines, monitored the clipboard, and replaced copied bitcoin or ether addresses with the attackers’ addresses. Attack Mechanism The primary attack technique was quite simple. Wallet addresses ar

The P2P cryptocurrency exchange familiar to Russians will become illegal on July 1, 2025. On that date, the transition period granted by the government to crypto exchanges to obtain a license from the Bank of Russia will end, and banks will be required to block transfers to unlicensed cryptocurrency services. Yuri Brisov, an affiliate at the Digital & Analogue Partners law firm, told RBC that the shadow market, with an annual turnover of 10–13 trillion rubles, will not disappear but will become

According to BlockBeats, on September 3, Predict.fun launched 15-minute price prediction markets for SPY/USDT and QQQ/USDT. Users can now trade predictions on whether these assets will rise or fall within the next 15

According to Farside Investors, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $101 million yesterday, with BlackRock's IBIT leading at $115.4 million inflow and Grayscale's GBTC seeing $56.2 million outflow. Ethereum spot ETFs posted net outflows of $48.2 million, driven by BlackRock's ETHA

HIVE cryptocurrency experienced an 11.46% price surge in one hour, reaching $0.0525. The rapid movement followed a daily low of $0.0436, with trading volume standing at approximately $1,855,979.27. The uptick reflects increased market interest amid mixed signals across the broader crypto market, wit

According to The Block, on Wednesday the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a motion in federal court seeking to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit challenging the agency's approval of cryptocurrency perpetual futures. In the motion, the CFTC argued that CME's claims lack legal standing,

ICX surged 10.95% within a 60-minute period to reach $0.00841, despite the broader cryptocurrency market showing mixed signals. The sharp price movement occurred as traders rotated capital into altcoins amid uncertain market conditions, with the 24-hour trading volume reaching

According to SoSoValue data, Solana spot ETFs saw net outflows of $6.1318 million on September 2. Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) was the sole product recording outflows during the period. As of the time of reporting, the total assets under management for Solana spot ETFs reached $1.376 billion, w

According to Foresight News, LayerZero's research team in collaboration with Oblivious Labs and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) released a paper proposing OTTER (Optimal Truthful Trading with Excess Redistribution), an AMM mechanism designed to enhance resistance against MEV (Maximal Extractable

According to Foresight News, The Standard Reserve announced today that it will undergo a second audit backed by the Uniswap Foundation as it progresses toward mainnet launch.