Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to RedStone, a blockchain oracle provider, real-world assets (RWA) on the Stellar network surged to $3 billion in July, up significantly from $785 million in January, while the network's total DeFi locked value remained at just $213 million. The growth was driven by four major products:

According to The Defiant, on August 29, Circle natively deployed USDC and EURC on Plasma and launched its cross-chain transfer protocol (CCTP) and Bridge Kit. USDC now natively supports 37 blockchains, EURC supports 8 chains, and CCTP covers 28 chains. The deployments enable fiat on-off ramps for

On June 29, 2026, Binance futures trading volume surged to $28.74 billion with a dramatic shift in asset composition. Altcoin volume share collapsed from 63% to 47% over a single week, with capital rotating into Bitcoin and Ethereum. BTC accounted for 47.9% of trading volume, ETH for 29.2%,

According to Jiaozhuo, Bitcoin spot ETF saw net outflows of $202 million on Friday, ending a consecutive 9-day inflow streak. Ethereum spot ETF maintained momentum with net inflows of $102 million during the same

According to PPP prediction tool monitoring, an account (0xc9a24fa249cf907c598544a4d46c077c1edf77d3) purchased $117,000 in betting contracts on LGD defeating TES on Polymarket today, August 29. The position was opened at an average price of 34.8 cents with 335,483 shares. The LGD vs. TES matchup

According to Jiang Zhuoer, founder of Litbit Pool, Bitcoin ETF saw net outflows on August 29, ending nine consecutive days of inflows. Jiang noted that amid Federal Reserve Chair Powell's hawkish comments, BTC faces its first significant test since the recent rally. Jiang confirmed that he

According to ChainCatcher, Hyperliquid's permissionless HIP-4 deployment framework has begun rollout, with the first Outcome DEX built on HIP-4, called 'OUT', completing its deployment. Per Hyperliquid's developer documentation, HIP-4 enables deployers to create YES/NO or multi-outcome markets

According to New York Division of Consumer Protection, on Aug. 26 the agency warned of surging investment scams after 144,041 consumers reported losing more than $8 billion in 2025, a 38% increase from 2024, with a median individual loss of $10,560. Investment fraud became the costliest category

According to BlockBeats, South Korea's five major crypto CEXes (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, DigitalX, GOPAX) saw combined trading volume surge 188% week-on-week to 311 trillion Korean won (approximately $23 billion USD) for the week ending August 28, marking the highest level in nearly 10 months. Upbi

According to Foresight News, Ajna v2 suffered an accounting manipulation attack on August 29, resulting in losses of approximately $775,000. Defimon Alerts identified that the exploit targeted multiple liquidity pools including syrupUSDC, wstETH, rETH, cbETH, WBTC, WETH/USDC, and sDAI. Ajna has

According to Bitcoin.com News, Polish PM Donald Tusk called for a re-vote on the Crypto-Asset Market Act on Friday after the Zondacrypto exchange collapsed in a $94 million fraud scandal. Tusk, speaking during a council of ministers meeting, stated the law must be revisited as President Karol

Ripple Prime launched Delta One, a total return swaps business for institutional clients covering U.S. equities, indices, and digital assets, on Aug. 27. The offering enables hedge funds, asset managers, and other institutions to execute derivatives across supported asset classes through a single co

According to IT House, INTERPOL's Operation Jackal IV, spanning November 2025 to June 2026, arrested 58 individuals across 22 countries in a global crackdown on romance scams, cryptocurrency and investment fraud, email scams, and money laundering. The operation identified 263 additional

According to Ash Crypto, Solana ETF saw net inflows of approximately $153 million this week, marking the largest weekly inflow since October 2025.

According to BlockBeats, Obita co-founder and CEO Zhang Dayong highlighted on August 29 that AI has compressed contract writing, coding, and business decisions to seconds, yet cross-border payments still require T+1 to T+7 settlements, creating an efficiency gap that will drive infrastructure

According to Grayscale, on Aug. 27, Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with gold climbed above 50% while its correlation with the Nasdaq 100 fell from over 60% to roughly 33%, citing Bloomberg data through Aug. 24. The shift signals investors increasingly view Bitcoin as a scarce monetary asset rather

According to Bitcoin.com News, on Aug. 28, 2026, Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau moved 500 BTC worth $38 million from a wallet first created on Jan. 23, 2016. The funds transferred from a legacy P2PKH address to a P2SH address on the blockchain, marking the first movement in over a decade. When cre

According to BlockBeats, Bitcoin surged past $81,000 on August 29 but pulled back to $77,500 amid selling pressure around the $82,000 level over the weekend. Analysts including alicharts have flagged the $83,307-$84,569 range as a major resistance zone prone to profit-taking, with potential

According to Cointelegraph, Ethereum supply increased by 20,125 ETH over the past 7 days as of August 29.

On Aug. 29, Mastercard joined the XRP Ledger Hackathon in New York scheduled for Oct. 24-25 as a sponsor, according to XRPL Commons. The 36-hour event precedes Ripple's Swell conference and will focus on protocol development, agentic finance and lending. Mastercard's involvement extends beyond the d