Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

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

According to Glassnode, top traders on decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid have opened Bitcoin long positions at record levels recently, exceeding positions held when Bitcoin reached approximately $83,000 in the previous bull cycle. The sustained long positions indicate strong

According to Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, Bitcoin dormant coin awakenings in 2026 are projected to fall below 50% of 2025 levels. Thorn noted that during 2024 and 2025, significant quantities of long-dormant Bitcoin were reactivated and moved on-chain, with volumes second only to

According to The National, fintech firm Revolut has received conditional approval from Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) to offer cryptocurrency services in the UAE. The approval covers brokerage, asset management and investment services, and exchange operations. Revolut stated the a

According to Owlto's official announcement on July 15, the cross-chain protocol has joined Google's Web3 Startup Program. Through the program, Owlto will receive Google Cloud Credits and gain access to technical, community, and resource support to advance its AI-driven cross-chain infrastructure

Gold advocate and longtime Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff warned recently that holders may soon regret not selling Bitcoin above $60,000. Schiff admitted regretting not buying BTC early but insisted there is not a chance he would buy now, not even at $20,000. Bitcoin traded above $65,005 on July 15,

According to Cointelegraph, the Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its gambling blacklist on Monday, requiring internet service providers to block access within 15 days under the country's Gambling Act. Polymarket, a prediction market where users trade event outcome contracts, has already b

According to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, Tether is leading Pact Labs' $7 million Series A investment to expand stablecoin adoption into payroll and real-time payments through USA₮. The strategy targets the U.S. payroll system,

Gate News message. According to a Gate announcement, Gate has listed the NEURALINK/USDT perpetual futures pre-trading (USDT-settled), supporting 1x to 10x long and short positions. Neuralink is a U.S. neurotechnology company founded in 2016 by Elon Musk along with a team of top neuroscience scientists and engineers. Its headquarters is located in Fremont, California. This contract is designed to provide market-based valuation and price discovery for its stock, with the valuation unit set to 1 bi

According to ChainCatcher, gold and silver prices extended gains in the past 24 hours. Gate spot price data shows gold (XAU) traded at $4,032.17, up 0.35% in 24 hours with a high of $4,104.58, while silver (XAG) reached $58.40, up 1.34% with a peak of $59.73. Gate's metal futures contracts rank

Japan's parliament passed and enacted amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act on Wednesday, formally classifying cryptocurrencies as financial products. The amendments were approved in the plenary session of the House of Councillors, completing their passage through both houses of t

According to LayerZero's official statement, wallet activity detected earlier today was part of a standard reconciliation operation, with all funds remaining secure.

According to PPP prediction market tool monitoring, on July 16 at 3:00 AM Beijing time, account 123abc (address: 0xc58df0b98437f613e20916c242403e0a6c009373) purchased $350,000 worth of Argentina advancing in the Polymarket "2026 World Cup Semifinal: England vs. Argentina" prediction event at an

According to Odaily, Bitcoin reached $65,005 on July 15, and economist Peter Schiff warned that holders may soon regret not selling above $60,000. Schiff, a long-time Bitcoin critic, acknowledged he regrets not buying early but said he would not purchase even if the price fell to $20,000. He also cr

A Japan Bitcoin ETF bill cleared a major committee in the country's Upper House on July 15, as Bitcoin and Ethereum prices jumped following cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data. The proposal would classify cryptocurrencies as financial instruments under the Financial Instruments and Exchange

Michael Gao, CEO and Co-Founder of RedotPay, explained how regulatory frameworks including MiCA, Hong Kong's stablecoin ordinance, and the GENIUS Act are reshaping global stablecoin payments and driving mainstream adoption. Operating a platform with over 8 million users across more than 100

According to Foresight News, citing GMGN data, PONS, the token of Robinhood Chain's launchpad platform, surged 1,273% in 24 hours to reach a market cap of $14.42 million on July 15. Trading volume over the same period reached approximately $14 million. The platform implements a fee buyback and

According to Odaily and on-chain researcher clemh59, Robinhood Chain attracted 492,793 new addresses within 11 days of launch. However, cross-referencing with user data from major DeFi protocols including Aave, Morpho, Ethena, and Pendle revealed that only 1.7% of these addresses had any DeFi