Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

India's Reserve Bank has renewed its call for a crypto policy leaning towards prohibition, while the country's tax department warned that offshore trading and private wallets complicate compliance tracking. Government documents showed the RBI wants banks and financial institutions barred from

According to government documents, India's Reserve Bank of India has renewed its call for a crypto policy "leaning towards prohibition," while the country's tax department warned that offshore trading and private wallets make tax compliance harder to track. The RBI wants banks and financial

Portugal taxes short-term cryptocurrency gains at a flat 28% rate under its Personal Income Tax Code Category G, while exempting profits from assets held for more than 365 consecutive days, according to the country's CIRS code. The framework, introduced through the 2023 Orçamento de Estado budget la

According to Global Citizen Solutions' 2026 Global Crypto-Friendly Nations report, Portugal established a new three-category cryptocurrency tax framework, ranking sixth globally with a 28% autonomous tax rate on short-term capital gains and a full exemption for assets held over 365 consecutive

According to the European Commission, the regulatory body is reviewing whether the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation remains fit for purpose as institutional adoption of tokenized financial assets, decentralized finance (DeFi), and foreign-issued stablecoins accelerates. The European Commis

HMSTR recorded a 19.61% daily decline after failing to sustain momentum above key resistance. Elevated selling volume and repeated lower highs continue to support a bearish structure. The $0.0003316-$0.0003332 zone remains critical for determining near-term market direction. HMSTR

Blockaid detected an active Summer.fi exploit, reporting nearly $6 million drained during the ongoing security incident. Summer.fi’s automated vault infrastructure remains under scrutiny while investigators assess the exploit’s technical origin. Real-time exploit detection again

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have recorded $510 million in net inflows over the past three days since Friday, reversing a prolonged outflow trend. The shift follows an eight-week period during which the products shed roughly $8 billion as Bitcoin fell to a 21-month low. James Butterfill, head of re

According to 21Shares, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds generated $510 million in net inflows over the past three days, reversing a record slump after shedding $8 billion over eight weeks. "It looks like sentiment might be turning a corner," said James Butterfill, head of research at 21Shares. "They a

XRP surpassed Bitcoin and Ethereum in trading volume on Upbit, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, posting $52.33 million in 24-hour volume compared to Bitcoin's $42.14 million and Ethereum's $24.30 million. The surge reflects Korean retail investors in their 40s and 50s rotating

Kraken leads all MiCA-regulated cryptocurrency exchanges in liquidity according to data from DefiLlama, holding $399.71 million in spot liquidity and $206.90 million in perpetual liquidity under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. The rankings reflect how exchanges positioned themselves

According to IBTimes US, XRP posted $52.33 million in 24-hour trading volume on Upbit, South Korea's largest crypto exchange, surpassing Bitcoin at $42.14 million and Ethereum at $24.30 million on the same venue. The trading surge represents roughly 10% of Upbit's entire $493.74 million daily

Kalshi, Polymarket, and Polymarket U.S. recorded a combined $44.8 billion in trading volume in June, marking a 75% increase from May's $25.66 billion, according to The Block's data dashboard. The surge was driven by the FIFA World Cup co-hosted by the U.S., which began on June 11 and became the

Ondo tokenized U.S. securities on Ethereum while maintaining regulated custody and shareholder rights. The structure grants token holders voting and disclosures through Broadridge’s ProxyVote system. The model follows recent SEC guidance and could shape future on-chain securities