Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

BlackRock's digital asset products declined to $48.8 billion at the end of the second quarter, down from $79.6 billion a year earlier, marking a 39% drop despite $15.1 billion in net inflows over the past 12 months. The primary driver was $45.8 billion in market depreciation, according to the firm's

According to Odaily, Base co-founder Jesse Pollak recently acknowledged that the platform's prior bet on native on-chain social was a strategic error. He noted that projects like Farcaster, Zora, and Miniapps failed to drive crypto adoption, causing Base to lag behind competitors in perpetual

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran's Central Bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday, with stablecoin issuer Tether freezing over $131 million across four addresses on the Tron blockchain. The sanctions

From 16:30 to 16:45 UTC on July 15, 2026, ETH saw a 0.54% drawdown within 15 minutes. The price fell from 1,922.91 USDT to 1,904.23 USDT, with an amplitude of 0.97%. Earlier, ETH rose about 2.52% over the past 24 hours after the US CPI report came in below expectations, with the high reaching $1,946. But as optimistic expectations were fully priced in, the price pulled back in the short term after the spike, while community sentiment remained strongly bullish (positive share at 90.9%). The main

According to the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, Tether froze over $131 million in USDT across four addresses on the Tron blockchain on Tuesday (July 14), following OFAC sanctions targeting wallets linked to Iran's Central Bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On-chain an

According to a July 13 press release, Bitmine Immersion Technologies disclosed that its Ethereum holdings have reached 5.77 million tokens as of July 15, representing 4.8% of the total ETH supply. The company's total crypto and cash holdings now stand at $11.3 billion, with ETH trading at $1,874.61

Gate News bot message: Gate’s market data shows that BTC has broken through 65,000 USDT, with a current price of 65,050.7 USDT.

Bitcoin has gained nearly 2,500 percent since Binance launched in July 2017, when it was trading around $2,500. Nine years later, global crypto ownership has crossed 741 million people, with Binance serving over 300 million registered users. The growth reflects sustained accumulation through

According to crypto analyst Ali Martinez, wallets holding one bitcoin or more increased by 0.4% this week, adding roughly 4,000 new holders as bitcoin trades near $63,000, down 50% from its all-time high of $126,000. The accumulation occurred despite the Fear and Greed Index signaling extreme

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan released the firm's Q3 2026 Crypto Market Review report covering Q2 2026 performance, during which the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index fell 15.4 percent and spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their worst quarter on record with $4.9 billion in outflows. Bitcoin fell below $60,000 in

Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid listed a pre-IPO perpetual futures contract tied to ChangXin Memory Technologies, China's largest DRAM producer. The contract traded near $8 on July 15, implying a valuation of roughly $535 billion—approximately 526% above CXMT's official IPO pricing of RMB 8.66 pe

Strategy CEO Phong Le told Bloomberg Television on July 14 that Bitcoin would need to fall to between $8,000 and $10,000 before the company's $6.7 billion in convertible debt obligations pose a real balance-sheet risk. The company holds 843,775 BTC acquired for $63.69 billion and has expanded its

According to Moneycontrol, spot crypto trading volume on Indian exchanges has dropped by as much as 85% since 2022, with futures and derivatives now accounting for more than 80% of total trading activity. The shift has been driven primarily by the 1% Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) on every spot crypto

According to Bitwise's Q2 2026 market review, the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index fell 15.4 percent over the quarter, with spot Bitcoin ETFs recording their worst quarter on record and shedding $4.9 billion in outflows. Bitcoin itself fell below $60,000 in June, roughly 52 percent below the

According to Coinglass, Binance recorded net inflows of $164 million USDT in the past 24 hours as of July 15.

Aave launched V4 on Avalanche, marking the protocol's first expansion beyond Ethereum. The deployment introduces Hub & Spoke architecture that allows specialized lending markets to operate with customized collateral requirements while accessing shared liquidity across the protocol. According to Aave, one of the first planned markets on Avalanche will support borrowing against tokenized assets. The launch positions Aave to support tokenized real-world assets including US Treasurys, money market f

Revolut secured in-principle approval from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to offer broker-dealer, management and investment, and exchange services in the UAE. The approval covers Revolut's Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) Licence and advances the fintech's expansion into a

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, WHEAT (Wheat) has surged by 6% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

Kraken Institutional has partnered with onchain yield platform Upshift to enable eligible institutional clients to earn yield on idle bitcoin, ETH, stablecoins, and other crypto assets directly within Kraken's qualified custody, according to an announcement shared with The Block. The partnership

According to The Block, Kraken Institutional has partnered with onchain yield platform Upshift to enable institutional clients to earn yield on idle Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and other crypto assets directly within Kraken's qualified custody. Upshift will build dedicated, non-custodial