Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to on-chain analyst Tom Wan, Robinhood stock tokens on Robinhood Chain reached $50 million in total value, with the number of holders whose positions exceed $1 nearly doubling since early August. The integration of Robinhood stock tokens with DeFi protocols continues to expand, now

According to Odaily, crypto market liquidations exceeded $97.1 billion over the past two weeks ending August 30, with short liquidations totaling $65.5 billion and long liquidations $31.6 billion.

According to Cosmos Labs, on August 20-25, attackers exploited an EVM module vulnerability to steal funds from 6 Cosmos chains, resulting in approximately $5.72 million in losses. Of the stolen assets, $2.87 million were sold on decentralized exchanges after being bridged, while $2.85 million were s

According to Bitwise CEO, only 3 crypto assets have achieved ETF scale exceeding $1 billion globally: Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin. The CEO shared this observation on X platform.

According to TASS, Russia's largest lender Sberbank plans to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether as collateral for corporate loans once Russian regulators authorize public circulation of these digital assets. The bank has already tested the crypto-backed lending model with mining firm AO Intelion

According to Odaily, Robinhood Chain's decentralized exchange recorded a daily trading volume of $945 million on August 29, marking an all-time high and surpassing the previous peak reached in mid-July. The chain's DEX volume has recovered from an approximately $300 million low in mid-August.

According to Refi Hub co-founder Numa Lunah, he received a malicious download link from Claude AI on Friday and experienced a system compromise. Lunah said he was installing a transcription app when Claude provided a link that appeared legitimate but actually led to a copycat site bundling

According to ChainCatcher, Rain, a Solana-based crypto debit card infrastructure, suffered a hack overnight on August 28–29 due to an outdated contract vulnerability, with approximately 1.1 million USD in user funds stolen. Avici, an affected crypto bank, saw its token AVICI plunge 49% from a

Refi Hub co-founder Numa Lunah disclosed on Friday that he experienced a malware infection after Claude AI provided a malicious download link during a transcription app installation. The link directed to a copycat site bundling malware that attempted to steal credentials and cryptocurrency-related s

Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, plans to accept Ethereum and Tether alongside Bitcoin as loan collateral once Russian regulators permit their public circulation, according to TASS. The bank is preparing to offer crypto-backed loans to corporate clients after successfully testing the model with

According to the CFTC on Aug. 28, 2026, Gabriel Perez was fined $172,539.02 after winning 39 of 43 Kalshi prediction market contracts by leveraging early access to President Trump's speeches. Perez, who worked as a teleprompter operator for the White House between December 2025 and February 2026,

According to Bitcoin.com News, 15 wallets linked to realtrumpcoins, an account followed by President Trump, executed a coordinated exit of GOLD token on Solana on August 29, netting a 17x return of $312,000. The wallets purchased 224.5 million GOLD tokens for $18,657, then sold the entire position f

According to Grayscale, the firm's Zcash ETF (ticker: ZCSH) began trading on NYSE Arca on Aug. 25, giving investors spot ZEC exposure through a publicly traded vehicle. The move came as Zcash's Head of Research Zach Pandl outlined scenarios where ZEC could capture greater market share from Bitcoin t

Bitcoin and gold rallied simultaneously from the 13th to the 28th, with Bitcoin surging 24% in won and 25% in USD while gold topped 900,000 won domestically and $4,600 per ounce internationally. US fiscal concerns and dollar weakness drove investors into a 'debasement trade' strategy of rotating

According to Newsis, Bitcoin and gold surged simultaneously this week amid growing concerns about U.S. dollar debasement. Bitcoin climbed from approximately 89 million Korean won on August 13 to 110 million won by August 25, gaining 24% in just 12 days; in U.S. dollar terms, it rose from $64,000 to

Grok AI, developed by Elon Musk's team, predicts Bitcoin will trade between $95,000 and $120,000 by the end of 2026, with a base-case target near $105,000. The forecast follows an eight-session ETF buying streak that removed $2.8 billion from the market, with August inflows exceeding $3 billion

According to Reuters, on Friday (August 28), BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos questioned stablecoins' credibility as large-scale payment means, arguing that tokenized bank deposits offer a more direct path to harness tokenization while preserving monetary system foundations. A new BIS

According to Bitcoin.com News, Solana validators recently approved Solana Governance Proposal 0002 (SGP-0002) to increase the disinflation rate from 15% to 30%, reducing the network's inflation schedule. The proposal secured 176.29 million SOL (67%) in support, with 66.19 million SOL (25.16%)

According to Odaily星球日报, the U.S. government transferred Bitcoin this week, assets confiscated from Alameda Research three years ago. The government has not disclosed the purpose of the transfer or plans for disposing of remaining related Bitcoin

According to Polygon Labs' Validators Support Team disclosure on Thursday, Polygon disclosed several previously private security vulnerabilities affecting its Bor and Heimdall clients, including denial-of-service risks and validator resource exhaustion. The flaws were fixed through the Austin and