Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to GMGN data cited by BlockBeats, the BSC-based meme coin Niulai continued its strong rally following its Binance futures listing on the evening of August 31, briefly pushing its market cap to $140 million—an all-time high—before settling at $130 million. The token surged 159% over 24

According to Cointelegraph, Real Trump Coins denied authorizing or launching the Trump Digital GOLD token on Saturday, blaming the promotion on third-party bad actors. The Solana-based token briefly appeared across the Real Trump Coins X account and RealTrumpCoins.com before

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows ETH breaking above 2500 USDT and currently trading at 2503.34 USDT.

Bitcoin's recent breakout held through Thursday's close, supported by U.S. equities that remained flat to slightly positive, driven almost entirely by Nvidia's nearly 9% Thursday surge. Following bitcoin's major move last week, Tether minted three billion USDT last Friday alone, signaling

This week, Grayscale's Zcash Trust converted to the first ZEC ETF, beginning trading on NYSE Arca on August 25. Separately, Bitwise's Solana staking ETF reported approximately $45 million in inflows during the first two days of the week and achieved its highest-volume trading day in fund history,

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that BTC has broken above 79,000 USDT, with the current price at 79,000 USDT.

The Swedish Tax Agency issued proposed value-added tax decisions against subsidiaries of Northern Data AG and secured appellate court rulings against two Swedish units of HIVE Digital (NASDAQ: HIVE), asserting that their computing activities constituted cryptocurrency mining outside the VAT system r

Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), stated at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Jackson Hole annual retreat that stablecoins "do not yet uphold the foundational properties of money." De Cos flagged four specific failures in stablecoins

The crypto industry experienced multiple significant developments this week, with U.S. equities remaining flat to slightly positive through Thursday's close, driven almost entirely by Nvidia's nearly 9% Thursday surge that offset Monday's semiconductor selloff. Tether minted three billion USDT

JaredfromSubway.eth, Ethereum's most prolific sandwich-attack bot, extracted over 117,000 ETH (~$295M) from trades since March 2023, only to lose $7.5M in June 2026 when an attacker deployed 66 fake token contracts mimicking WETH, USDC, and USDT. The bot's automated logic granted spending

European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel stated that central bank money must move onchain, announcing two projects to integrate ECB reserves with distributed ledger technology. Project Pontes will launch in September 2026 to synchronize the ECB's TARGET Services payment

Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted a cryptic message on Aug. 30 showing the company's bitcoin holdings chart, renewing speculation about a potential bitcoin purchase. The post followed two consecutive weeks without a bitcoin transaction, during which Strategy

Real Trump Coins denied launching or authorizing the Trump Digital GOLD token on Saturday after the token briefly appeared on its X account and website before collapsing. The company blamed third-party bad actors for the promotion and stated it was working with authorities to investigate. The

Russia's largest bank, Sber, plans to expand its crypto-backed lending to accept Tether's USDT stablecoin and Ether as collateral alongside Bitcoin, Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov confirmed according to a Friday TASS report. The bank will add the assets as collateral after the Bank of Russia

According to Chainalysis, in June 2026, an attacker deployed 66 fake token contracts on Ethereum targeting Jaredfromsubway.eth, the network's most prolific sandwich-attack bot. The fake tokens mimicked legitimate names like WETH, USDC, and USDT, triggering the bot's automated trading logic to

According to The Energy Mag, the Swedish Tax Agency issued proposed VAT decisions against subsidiaries of Northern Data AG and HIVE Digital beginning in late 2025, asserting that certain computing activities constituted cryptocurrency mining outside the VAT system. Northern Data faces denied input-V

According to Galaxy Research, six wallets dormant since 2011, 2012, and 2014 moved a combined 553.59 BTC—worth approximately $40.15 million—between Aug. 16 and 26. One address transferred 212 BTC untouched since August 2012, representing a roughly 557,640% gain, while another 40 BTC last held in

According to ChainCatcher, KOL Him announced plans this week to conduct manual, staged airdrops of COPPERINU to loyal users and contributors, with distributions styled similarly to Black Bull and Ansem. Him stated that in later airdrop phases, he will distribute almost all of his token holdings. CO

According to BlockBeats, on August 30, analyst Rekt Fencer documented Bitcoin's third major underperformance against the Nasdaq-100 index on a 3-day chart. The relative decline currently stands at 54.3%, following similar periods of underperformance in 2018

According to a Friday TASS report, Sber, Russia's largest bank, plans to expand its crypto-backed lending to accept Tether's USDT stablecoin and Ether as collateral alongside Bitcoin. Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov said the bank will add the assets after the Bank of Russia permits them for public