Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to the Korean Financial Investment Association, on July 30, the association issued a guidance memo to securities companies, requiring them to maintain strict separation between traditional finance and virtual assets (crypto) when conducting cryptocurrency-related operations. The move

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, on July 30, top addresses on Hyperliquid reversed positions in storage stocks, with capital flowing out of SK Hynix and SanDisk toward Micron. Micron (MU) recorded $6.242

According to Seoul police, a fake staking site last October took 3.4 million XRP from 71 investors, worth 12.3 billion won ($8.5 million), with two suspects referred to prosecutors on aggravated fraud charges. The site, Fxrpntwork.com, impersonated Flare Network and promised monthly returns

Aviva Investors has launched a tokenized share class of its US Dollar Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger, marking the company's first tokenized fund and first product from its partnership with Ripple. The product, which uses a digital twin model mirroring ownership of the underlying off-chain fund, ha

On July 29, 2026, Fidelity's FBTC recorded net outflows of $43.08 million as institutional investors trimmed exposure amid volatile market conditions. Meanwhile, BlackRock's IBIT saw substantial net inflows of $89.8 million during the same period, driving broader U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF markets to pos

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Senate has sidelined the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with passage requiring 60 votes to overcome a procedural filibuster before the August 8 summer recess deadline. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is prioritizing federal nominations and Russia sanctions

Core Scientific paid a $41.9 million loss to exit its Bitcoin mining chip supply agreement with Block, according to the company's second-quarter regulatory filing. The settlement canceled the existing contract and all future equipment deliveries, a decision Core Scientific tied directly to the

Aave proposed deprecating dozens of low-adoption asset reserves and winding down six blockchain deployments in a governance initiative announced Thursday by founder Stani Kulechov. The proposal, prepared by risk service provider LlamaRisk, would affect approximately $98.1 million in supplied

According to Ark Invest's Wednesday trading disclosure, the investment firm sold 120,665 shares of Bitmine worth approximately $2 million, along with 13,403 shares of Block ($1.1 million), 12,561 shares of Robinhood ($1.1 million), and 11,314 shares of Bullish ($247,097). Bitmine declined 5.6% on We

According to the Federal Reserve announcement on July 29, the FOMC held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% in a narrow 9-3 vote, with three regional Fed presidents—Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari, and Lorie Logan—dissenting in favor of a 25 basis point hike, marking the first coordinated hawkish d

According to The Block, on July 30, 2026, Aave founder Stani Kulechov announced the protocol's proposal to delist over 50 low-adoption reserves and 21 expired Pendle PT tokens. The move will also include a full shutdown of deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos, affecting

From 08:15 to 08:30 UTC on July 30, 2026, BTC traded in a narrow range of $63,984.5–$64,338.8 USDT, with a 15-minute ROI of +0.41% and an amplitude of 0.55%. The overall market is in a wait-and-see mode: the 24-hour price change is only -0.03%, with extremely low volatility. The main drivers behind this move are intertwined macro events that have created a tug-of-war. On one hand, the United States launched a large-scale military strike against Iran, and rising geopolitical risk typically benefi

According to Shinhan Investment Securities and blockchain data platform Alium, on July 28, a single share of SK Hynix executed at down-limit price (1,272,000 Korean won) on domestic alternative exchange

Security firm Blockaid verified a record 212 crypto exploits in H1 2026, resulting in $1.1 billion in total losses across blockchain networks. The firm's H1 2026 Onchain Security Report shows operational security failures and key theft accounted for 74% of financial losses, with restaking protocol

From 08:15 to 08:30 (UTC) on July 30, 2026, ETH rose slightly by 0.49% over 15 minutes. The price range was 1903.79–1917.63 USDT, with an Amplitude of 0.73%. The current quote is $1,904.76. The 24-hour decline is only -0.22%. Prices are trading in a tight range around $1,900, and overall the market is stuck in a directionless stalemate.\n\nThe main driver behind this move is large-scale selling by whales hedged against expectations of looser macro policy. Ethereum whales sold about 226.4k ETH in

According to Blockaid's H1 2026 Onchain Security Report, the firm verified 212 crypto exploits in the first half of 2026 that resulted in $1.1 billion in total losses. North Korea's Trader Traitor hacking cluster, tied to the Lazarus Group, was responsible for approximately $609 million of the total

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, on July 30, Polymarket trader xm39 held 806,700 Yes shares betting on a U.S. invasion of Iran by 2027, with a position cost of $223,000 at an average of $0.2763. The trader's linked Hyperliquid address is now the platform's largest WTI crude long,