Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

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

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, on July 30, top addresses on Hyperliquid reversed positions in storage stocks, with capital flowing out of SK Hynix and SanDisk toward Micron. Micron (MU) recorded $6.242

According to Seoul police, a fake staking site last October took 3.4 million XRP from 71 investors, worth 12.3 billion won ($8.5 million), with two suspects referred to prosecutors on aggravated fraud charges. The site, Fxrpntwork.com, impersonated Flare Network and promised monthly returns

Aviva Investors has launched a tokenized share class of its US Dollar Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger, marking the company's first tokenized fund and first product from its partnership with Ripple. The product, which uses a digital twin model mirroring ownership of the underlying off-chain fund, ha

On July 29, 2026, Fidelity's FBTC recorded net outflows of $43.08 million as institutional investors trimmed exposure amid volatile market conditions. Meanwhile, BlackRock's IBIT saw substantial net inflows of $89.8 million during the same period, driving broader U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF markets to pos

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Senate has sidelined the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with passage requiring 60 votes to overcome a procedural filibuster before the August 8 summer recess deadline. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is prioritizing federal nominations and Russia sanctions

Core Scientific paid a $41.9 million loss to exit its Bitcoin mining chip supply agreement with Block, according to the company's second-quarter regulatory filing. The settlement canceled the existing contract and all future equipment deliveries, a decision Core Scientific tied directly to the

Aave proposed deprecating dozens of low-adoption asset reserves and winding down six blockchain deployments in a governance initiative announced Thursday by founder Stani Kulechov. The proposal, prepared by risk service provider LlamaRisk, would affect approximately $98.1 million in supplied

According to Ark Invest's Wednesday trading disclosure, the investment firm sold 120,665 shares of Bitmine worth approximately $2 million, along with 13,403 shares of Block ($1.1 million), 12,561 shares of Robinhood ($1.1 million), and 11,314 shares of Bullish ($247,097). Bitmine declined 5.6% on We

According to the Federal Reserve announcement on July 29, the FOMC held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% in a narrow 9-3 vote, with three regional Fed presidents—Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari, and Lorie Logan—dissenting in favor of a 25 basis point hike, marking the first coordinated hawkish d

According to The Block, on July 30, 2026, Aave founder Stani Kulechov announced the protocol's proposal to delist over 50 low-adoption reserves and 21 expired Pendle PT tokens. The move will also include a full shutdown of deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos, affecting

From 08:15 to 08:30 UTC on July 30, 2026, BTC traded in a narrow range of $63,984.5–$64,338.8 USDT, with a 15-minute ROI of +0.41% and an amplitude of 0.55%. The overall market is in a wait-and-see mode: the 24-hour price change is only -0.03%, with extremely low volatility. The main drivers behind this move are intertwined macro events that have created a tug-of-war. On one hand, the United States launched a large-scale military strike against Iran, and rising geopolitical risk typically benefi

According to Shinhan Investment Securities and blockchain data platform Alium, on July 28, a single share of SK Hynix executed at down-limit price (1,272,000 Korean won) on domestic alternative exchange