Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to an announcement on July 7, Australian crypto brokerage Swyftx received an Australian Financial Services Licence from ASIC covering non-cash payment facilities, retail derivatives, and basic deposit products. The licence positions Swyftx to offer payment services to retail and business c

According to Raydium core developer Infra, Raydium has completed the shutdown of its legacy AcceleRaytor IDO program, with all user deposits and SOL held for rent returned to original addresses. The program had been inactive since 2022. The move is part of the protocol's ongoing security

According to PANews, edgeX completed organizational restructuring on July 9, introducing core talent in engineering, risk management, and product development. The platform is advancing partnerships in liquidity, asset access, payment settlement, market expansion, and ecosystem building to enhance

Pump.fun posted a New York legal director role this week offering $1 million to $5 million in annual compensation, according to a post by founder Alon on X that garnered over 1 million views. The timing coincides with heightened legal and regulatory pressure: the Solana-based memecoin platform

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., Bitcoin futures markets have been dominated by sellers since July 7, with cumulative delta volume declining from +$800 million to +$230 million in two days as price fell from around $64,000 to $62,000. On July 8, a brief buying pulse saw +$22 million

According to ChainCatcher, citing CoinGlass data, XAUT is trading at $4,049.71 with global spot trading volume of approximately $51.53 million; Gate's spot volume is about $10.16 million, ranking second globally. PAXG is at $4,052.57 with global

From 06:15 to 06:30 (UTC) on July 9, 2026, BTC gained 0.46% within 15 minutes, with a price range of $62,496.1 to $62,860.0 USDT and an amplitude of 0.58%. This period coincided with the Asian early trading session, characterized by relatively low market liquidity. Although price movements were small, volatility increased, attracting market attention. The main driver of this fluctuation was the combined effect of technical buying and short covering. Kitco analysis indicates that as long as Bitco

Google announced on 1st (local time) that it will restrict the distribution of Chrome extensions providing real-money prediction market services globally starting August 1st. The affected programs will be removed from the Chrome Web Store or face registration restrictions. The policy revision adds r

According to Google Developer Blog, Google will restrict the distribution of Chrome extensions offering real-money prediction markets across the Chrome Web Store starting August 1, 2026. The policy update, announced on July 1, prohibits prediction market services using actual funds and adds the rest

According to Cointelegraph on July 9, tokenized stock transfers surged 105% to $8.4 billion in the past month, while the number of holders grew 17% to exceed 409,000.

XRP Ledger validators reached 89% adoption of the v3.2.0 server software as of July 8, surpassing the 80% threshold required for amendment activation, according to XRPSCAN data. The milestone applies to the network's 35 default Unique Node List validators, though the formal on-ledger vote for the

According to XRPSCAN, 89% of the XRP Ledger's 35 default validators were running software v3.2.0 as of July 8, exceeding the 80% threshold required for amendment activation. The bundled fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment held 19 of the 28 required validator votes, with supporters including Ripple's validator

Russia's Alfa-Bank plans to expand into cryptocurrency services including digital asset custody and blockchain-based investment products as the country's largest private bank positions itself within Moscow's evolving crypto regulatory framework. The bank aims to obtain a regulated digital-asset cust

Zapper, a decentralized finance portfolio dashboard, will shut down all services on Aug. 3, ending a nearly seven-year run. Co-founder and CEO Seb Audet announced the decision on Wednesday, stating the

Senator Ron Wyden called on Senate leaders on July 9 to ensure the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act remains in the CLARITY Act when brought to the floor.

According to Wu Blockchain, Russia's largest private bank Alfa-Bank plans to expand into cryptocurrency services, including obtaining a digital asset custody license and launching blockchain-based investment products for both retail and corporate clients. The move marks a step toward

According to Asia Economy, on July 7, Eric Trump announced that American Bitcoin Corp (ABTC) has exceeded 8,000 bitcoin holdings and pledged to continue accumulating despite market volatility. Trump stated the company maintained a Q1 mining yield of 52% while keeping expenses at industry-low

A trader lost $1 million today (July 9) after signing a phishing token approval. Approval phishing remains a primary attack vector used by onchain scammers to drain user wallets without directly accessing private

According to Onchain Lens, a newly created wallet withdrew 500 BTC (worth $31.15 million) from Binance today.

The U.S. Department of Justice warned prosecutors to expect reduced voluntary cooperation from Binance in crypto-related investigations starting June 8, according to reporting by The Information. The DOJ memo stated that Binance would end courtesy account freezes and require prosecutors to use forma