Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Ripple is preparing the XRP Ledger for a future in which quantum computers could threaten the cryptography securing blockchain wallets and transactions by outlining a multi-stage roadmap designed to make XRPL fully post-quantum ready by 2028. The company is treating quantum resistance as a

According to Bitcoin.com News, Bitcoin fell 2.5% to $77,588 on Friday (Aug. 29) following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole keynote speech. Warsh emphasized the central bank has "work to do" and noted that forward guidance had "overstayed its welcome," causing rate hike odds t

Ripple is preparing the XRP Ledger for quantum computing threats by launching a four-stage roadmap targeting full post-quantum readiness by 2028. During the second half of 2026, candidate post-quantum signatures are expected to run alongside existing elliptic-curve signatures on development

According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, a Solana-based token called GOLD, promoted by Real Trump Coins (a brand US President Donald Trump publicly endorsed in 2024), collapsed within hours of its Saturday launch. The token's market capitalization plummeted from approximately $50

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a cloture vote on H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, on September 15 at 2:15 p.m. ET. The procedural vote will determine whether lawmakers proceed to debate the bill, which generally requires 60 votes to advance. The House already passed the

According to Bitcoin.com News, Solana network validators passed the Double Disinflation proposal (SGP-0002) on August 29, narrowly securing approval to increase the network's disinflation rate from 15% to 30%. The proposal garnered 176.29 million

Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator, must pay $172,539.02 and accept a three-year trading ban after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a settlement on Aug. 28. The CFTC found that between December 2025 and February 2026, Perez misappropriated information from

According to the CFTC on August 28, Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator, was fined $172,539.02 for using advance access to presidential speeches to trade on Kalshi prediction market contracts between December 2025 and February 2026. Perez won 39 of 43 contracts by purchasing

A Solana-based token promoted by Trump-linked brand Real Trump Coins collapsed within hours of its Saturday launch after wallets controlling 82.45% of the supply sold their holdings. The GOLD token's market capitalization fell from approximately $50 million to $500,000 following the sell-off,

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows GT up 5% over 24 hours, with the current price at 8.18 USDT.

According to Bitcoin.com News, Starkware successfully executed the first post-quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction on mainnet on Aug. 26 using researcher Avihu Levy's Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB) construction, requiring zero soft forks, hard forks, or core protocol upgrades. The transaction spent a 1

According to HTX, Bitcoin broke $78,000 today (August 29), reaching $78,005.59, up 0.31% in 24 hours.

Grayscale identified bitcoin, ethereum, and zcash as cryptocurrencies that could benefit from rising U.S. government debt in an Aug. 26 analysis by Head of Research Zach Pandl. The assessment followed the Daily Treasury Statement for Aug. 18 showing total public debt exceeded $40 trillion for the fi

According to Sosovalue data, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $202 million on August 28, ending a nine-day streak that had accumulated $3.04 billion in inflows since August 17. Meanwhile, Ether spot ETFs bucked the trend, attracting $102 million and extending their inflow run to ten

According to Bitcoin.com, on Friday Aug. 29, 2026, Bitcoin fell 2.5% to $77,588 following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish keynote at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Warsh's speech, delivered at 10 a.m. EDT, emphasized the Fed has "work to do" on rate policy, sending

According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, a Solana-based token called GOLD promoted by Real Trump Coins—a brand US President Donald Trump publicly promoted in 2024—collapsed Saturday, falling from a $50 million market cap to just $500,000 at the time of publication. The token was

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 tested crypto-backed loans with mining firm AO Intelion Data last year and is preparing to offer the

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows GT up 3.05% over 24 hours, with the current price at 8.1 USDT.

According to Bitcoin.com News, Solana validators approved Governance Proposal SGP-0002 to double the disinflation rate, reducing inflation by increasing the rate from -15% to 30%. The proposal secured 176.29 million

Bitcoin fell 2.5% to $77,588 on Aug. 29, 2026, following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish keynote at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Warsh's 10 a.m. EDT speech emphasized that the U.S. central bank has "work to do" and that forward guidance had "overstayed its welcome,"