Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Guru Club, Citi raised Riot Platforms' target price from $21 to $28 on July 9, while maintaining a "buy" rating on the stock.

According to Onchain Lens, Abraxas Capital deposited approximately $39 million in assets to Aave protocol over the past 24 hours. The deposits consisted of 15,000 ETH (approximately $26.42 million), 9.912 million USDT (approximately $9.91 million), and 49.986 WBTC (approximately $3.08 million).

According to Pantera Capital, perpetual futures and Hyperliquid's blockchain infrastructure are expanding into traditional asset classes with around-the-clock trading. The on-chain derivatives platform's model shows potential to challenge traditional Wall Street trading mechanisms through

According to a Binance announcement on July 9, the exchange launched seven USDⓈ-M TradFi perpetual contracts: BOTUSDT, WENUSDT, INTWUSDT, SNXXUSDT, XBIUSDT, BNCUSDT, and FWDIUSDT. The contracts track RoboStrategy (BOT), Wendy's (WEN), GraniteShares 2x Long Intel

Swift launched a blockchain-based shared ledger enabling 17 banks across six continents to pilot cross-border payments using tokenized deposits, the payment network announced Thursday. Participants include Citi, HSBC, UBS, BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered, Wells Fargo, BNY, DBS, and MUFG Bank. The le

Bitwise reshuffled its Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) on July 9, 2026, adding Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Stellar (XLM) while removing Polkadot (DOT) and Avalanche (AVAX). The inclusion of HYPE followed the token's performance in the first half of 2026, which included $1.34 trillion in trading

Cardano (ADA) added 14,783 new non-empty wallets following its June 23 bottom and rose roughly 24% in a week, touching $0.199 on July 5 before settling near $0.181, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment. The bounce coincided with the June 23 launch of the Leios Musashi Dojo testnet, a

According to IBTimes US and on-chain firm Santiment, Cardano (ADA) rebounded roughly 24% in the week after its June 23 bottom, trading near $0.181 on July 9. Large wallet holders—the 10 million to 100 million ADA cohort—increased their share of circulating supply from 37.66% to 38.13% in late June,

According to CryptoNews market report, on July 9, geopolitical tensions sparked by Iran headlines triggered an initial sell-off in Bitcoin and Ethereum, but both assets recovered sharply within hours after market sentiment reversed. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $84 million in net outflows during the s

Nexo launched its crypto debit-and-credit card in Argentina, allowing users to spend digital assets directly or borrow against crypto holdings without selling them. The rollout brings the Nexo Card to one of Latin America's most active crypto markets and comes alongside the appointment of former

Nexo launched its crypto debit-and-credit card in Argentina, offering local users a dual-mode product that allows direct spending of digital assets in debit mode or borrowing against crypto holdings in credit mode. New clients receive 10% cashback on their first transaction plus milestone rewards

According to MetaversePost, Digital Finance Group (DFG) and Gate Japan will co-host a closed-door forum titled "DIVE INTO BLUE HOURS—Stablecoins, RWAs & the Institutional Era" on July 14, 2026, at Gate Japan's Tokyo office. The event brings together institutional investors, Web3 executives, asset

BNB Chain announced plans to build a Layer 1 blockchain optimized for AI agents, signaling an industry shift toward infrastructure designed for autonomous software rather than human users. Earlier this week, AEREDIUM joined the Lava Tokenization Sandbox alongside Lava Foundation and Bretagne

According to Bitfinex analysis released today, approximately 10.83 million BTC are currently in loss while 9.22 million BTC remain profitable. This structure historically signals bear market bottoming phases. The current positioning indicates a potential rebound within the next 2-3 months.

According to PANews, on July 9, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission issued a circular requiring internet brokers and virtual asset trading platforms to cease using one-time passwords for customer login and device binding, replacing them with stronger authentication methods such as

The Financial Action Task Force published a report calling for expanded information sharing between governments, banks, virtual asset service providers and private-sector firms, stating that traditional anti-money laundering systems struggle with sophisticated cross-border financial crime. The repor

Hyundai Card completed a stablecoin cross-border remittance proof of concept between Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Mexico, processing USD 20,000 in an average of seven minutes. The PoC used USDT on the Avalanche network for a real intercompany settlement, demonstrating operational

According to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering standard setter released a new report calling for closer information sharing between governments, banks, virtual asset service providers and other private-sector firms to combat increasingly sophisticated

According to PPP prediction market tracker, smart money wallet Eztennis (0x4be1fa92e6ceaf886aac0bbec3be6c527133aa70) recently purchased $336,000 worth of BLG victory predictions over HLE in the Polymarket League of Legends MSI semifinals event at an average price of 41.9 cents per share,

Thai police arrested two individuals in connection with a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme that processed romance-scam proceeds, Interpol announced. One suspect, aged 20, controlled a wallet that moved more than $122.5 million over 10 months, using cross-chain token swaps to obscure the money