Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to the Ethereum Foundation, Pascal Caversaccio, known on-chain as pcaversaccio, has joined the Foundation's board for an initial one-year voluntary term. He joins Aya Miyaguchi, Vitalik Buterin, and Swiss legal counsel Patrick Storchenegger on the four-member board, which sets the Foundati

According to SlowMist, DeFi protocol Set Protocol suffered a smart contract vulnerability resulting in a loss of approximately $9,600. The root cause was an insufficient state-locking mechanism in Index Coop's ExchangeIssuance contract when processing issuance requests. Attackers exploited a

According to blockchain analysis platform Bubblemaps, on July 29, a single entity controls 50% of PIPEDOG token supply on the Robinhood ecosystem, with $1 million already sold and $16 million still held unsold. Bubblemaps' investigation revealed that between July 20-26, approximately 80 previously i

According to Foresight News, Stacks announced that its PoX-5 hard fork activated at Bitcoin block 960,230, with the network now operating under the new rules. The upgrade provides infrastructure support for the platform's Bitcoin staking functionality, with staking channels now officially

XRP trades near $1.09 after analysts flagged monthly momentum readings more extreme than the 2020 COVID crash. The token sits roughly 72% below its record high. Analyst Ash Crypto noted that XRP's monthly RSI has fallen below levels recorded during the March 2020 collapse, and the token touched a

According to analyst Ash Crypto, XRP hit its most oversold monthly RSI levels on July 28-29, 2026, surpassing the March 2020 COVID crash, with the token trading near $1.09 after declining 72% from its all-time high. The Relative Strength Index reading fell below the 2020 lows, though XRP had

According to Whale Alert, Circle's USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain today (July 30).

According to BlockBeats citing Deribit data, on July 30, crypto options worth $10.3 billion expire tomorrow. BTC options account for $9.5 billion with a put/call ratio of 0.28 and a maximum pain level of $64,000. ETH options comprise $819 million of the total, with a put/call ratio of 0.59 and a ma

The Supreme Court of New South Wales ordered the winding up of Capital Guard AU Pty Ltd after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission presented evidence of alleged investment fraud involving fake bond investments and false documentation. ASIC's investigation found that Capital Guard

According to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Supreme Court of New South Wales recently ordered the winding up of Capital Guard AU Pty Ltd following findings of alleged investment fraud. The company raised approximately A$17.4 million from around 80 investors

According to Hyperliquid official announcement on X, TWAP orders will support a minimum order size of $100 after the next network upgrade, with a maximum execution period of up to one week.

According to PPP's prediction market monitoring, a profitable account retordedgremlin125 (0xf0b6a8ebfa3a626337cc45e8eed30eaafb182fef) purchased $48,000 worth of HLE victory over DK on Polymarket's League of Legends LCK Season 3 matchup, acquiring 73,134.1 shares at an average entry price of 67

Coinbase faces a challenging second-quarter earnings report on Thursday as Wall Street analysts cut their estimates following a sharp drop in trading volumes. The company's Q2 trading slump was driven by sustained crypto price declines in April and May, when Bitcoin fell approximately 14% and

Seoul police reported that a fake staking site impersonating Flare Network and FXRP stole 3.4 million XRP from 71 investors over eight days last October, worth 12.3 billion won ($8.5 million). The site, Fxrpntwork.com, shut down on October 23 after operators directed victims to transfer XRP

The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) recorded net outflows totaling $67.4 million across three trading days in late July 2026, as institutional investors reduced exposure during a period of heightened cryptocurrency market volatility. On July 23, 2026, the fund registered a $21.49 million ou

According to the Korean Financial Investment Association, on July 30, the association issued a guidance memo to securities companies, requiring them to maintain strict separation between traditional finance and virtual assets (crypto) when conducting cryptocurrency-related operations. The move