Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows BTC breaking above 81,000 USDT, currently priced at 81,012.2 USDT.

The Ethena Foundation announced tokenomics reforms: the ENA token surged 23% in a single day on Aug. 27 to $0.17, doubling within a week. The reforms include ending monthly VC token unlocks, launching a “fee switch” governance proposal, and Ethena Labs reaching an agreement in principle with the foundation under which most protocol IP and economic proceeds will belong to the foundation and ecosystem rather than to Ethena Labs shareholders. Specific Details of Ethena’s Three Major Tokenomics Refo

According to BlockBeats, major Bitcoin holder Garrett Jin stated on August 28 that Bitcoin is approaching a supply-dense zone, with key resistance between $80,000 and $82,500. U.S. spot ETFs have accumulated $2.8

According to CryptoQuant, on August 26, Bitcoin's Coinbase premium index returned to zero after 14 consecutive days of deficit, accompanied by large-scale profit-taking. Realized profits averaged $933 million weekly, up 824% week-over-week, while exchange inflows for tokens held 1-3 months

A hacker released previously unreleased gameplay footage from Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) online for 9 consecutive days, adding a watermark featuring $CYBERLEEK 's Solana meme coin. CoinDesk reported on Aug. 27 that the hacker dumped the token a few hours before Rockstar's official announcement, cashing out approximately $270k, while $CYBERLEEK fell approximately 46% to $0.0097. Dump Timing: A Few Hours Before Rockstar's Official Release The hacker's operating pattern was clear: throughout the 9

Bitcoin rose to around $80,500 on Aug. 28. Deribit data showed that approximately 81,700 Bitcoin options expired that day, with a total notional value of about $6.44 billion. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver his first keynote speech at the Jackson Hole central banking symposium on Aug. 29. Bank of America warned that if Warsh’s speech is dovish, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield could rise to 5.5%. Warsh’s Communication Approach After Taking Office: Reducing Forward Guidance and Emphasizing That

According to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao at the Bitcoin Asia 2026 conference, tokenizing equities could expand the addressable market and attract new users to crypto, ultimately benefiting Bitcoin. Zhao noted that tokenizing U.S. stocks would remove barriers for Asian users who currently

According to announcements from Upbit and Bithumb on August 27, ThunderCore foundation will terminate mainnet operations on September 1 at 9 a.m. KST and migrate TT to BNB Smart Chain (BSC). Upbit advanced its TT trading support termination from September 14 to September 1 to align with the

According to SoSoValue data, XRP spot ETFs received net inflows of $18.47 million on August 27. Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP) led with $12.16 million in daily inflows, bringing its lifetime total to $587 million, while Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ) added $6.31 million. The XRP spot ETF market has

HashKey Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-listed digital-asset group, reported unaudited revenue of HK$342.5 million (US$43.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2026, up 20.6% from a year earlier. Gross profit rose 12.5%

According to Galaxy Research data cited by Cointelegraph, Bitcoin rose from $62,818 to $77,593 during the week of August 17-23, posting a single-week gain of $14,775, or 23.5%. This marks the largest single-week dollar increase in Bitcoin's history, exceeding the previous record of $11,667 set in ea

Gate News message, a newly created wallet has acquired 10.17K ETH, valued at approximately $25.48 million, from Fidelity. The wallet address is 0xb1b01C7E6665F30Dca243107aBc9B28528556CEX3.

According to Lookonchain, Multicoin Capital deposited 815,885 HYPE tokens worth approximately $59.8 million to Coinbase Prime over the past 10 days, as of August 28.

According to The Block, Evernorth, XRP's treasury company, announced that its SEC S-4 form related to the merger with Armada has become effective, advancing its Nasdaq listing process.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Bitwise's BHYP wallet sent approximately 12.04 million dollars worth of HYPE to Hyperliquid over the past 6 days. The wallet transferred 145,170 HYPE tokens in total, with the most recent transaction of 82,580 HYPE (approximately $7.11 million) occurring 5

According to Lookonchain data shared by ChainCatcher, an address received 440,000 HYPE tokens worth $37.25 million from FalconX 30 minutes ago.

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Strive CEO Matt Cole predicted on August 28 that Bitcoin could break $500,000 per coin within 4–5 years. Cole stated that the U.S. dollar is continuously depreciating and

According to GMGN data reported by Odaily, Solana meme coin fone surged to a $30 million market cap overnight on August 28, with a 58x gain in 24 hours. The token is currently trading around $23.56 million market cap.

According to SoSoValue data, HYPE spot ETFs saw net inflows of $24.421 million on August 27. Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) led with $23.219 million in single-day inflows, bringing its historical total to $149 million. HYPE spot ETF assets under management reached $467 million as of press

According to Bitwise, the Solana staking ETF BSOL recorded $126 million in trading volume on August 27, setting an all-time daily record. Over the past seven trading days, BSOL accumulated $500 million in total trading volume. Solana (SOL) traded at $108.8 at the time of