Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Bitcoin (BTC) edged slightly lower after a rebound, temporarily trading around $63,570 on July 8. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its 2026 regulatory agenda, proposing revisions to rules for crypto exchanges and broker-dealers, as well as easing corporate filings. EU lawmakers adopted a digital asset policy stance after the transition period of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), assessing DeFi, staking, crypto lending, and NFTs. Macro Events & Crypto Hotsp

According to Crypto.news, the European Parliament on Tuesday passed a policy position requiring the European Commission to review whether DeFi, staking, crypto lending, NFTs, and tokenized financial assets should be included in the MiCA framework's next phase. The report calls for consistent

According to a report from Yonhapinfomax, Bitcoin dropped 50% from its October 6, 2025 peak of $126,000 and has remained weak for nine months. Despite expectations that the halving cycle would no longer apply in the ETF era, the current price decline follows the same timeline as previous cycles: the

According to Bitcoin Magazine, SpaceX joined the Nasdaq-100 index on July 7 and disclosed holdings of 18,712 BTC. JPMorgan estimates the index rebalancing will generate approximately $4.3 billion in passive fund flows into exchange-traded funds tracking the Nasdaq-100, providing institutional

Securitize (ticker: SECZ), a blockchain-based real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform, closed 25.92% lower at $8.06 on the 8th (Korean time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), according to Yahoo Finance. The stock hit an intraday low of $8 and traded around $8.12 in after-hours sessions,

According to Yahoo Finance, Securitize (ticker: SECZ), a blockchain-based tokenized securities platform, fell 25.92% to $8.06 on July 8 (Korea time), trading at approximately 4.8 times its average daily volume of 1.01 million shares. The RWA tokenization platform declined 34.47% from its listing

According to Cointelegraph, on July 8, Nigel Farage announced he will resign from parliament and run in a by-election over a cryptocurrency donation scandal involving millions of dollars from Christopher Harborne and George Cottrell. Farage stated he had done nothing wrong and had not violated any l

According to BlockBeats, Predict.fun launched its institutional-grade block trading function today (July 8), opening exclusive services to traders executing transactions of 100,000 shares or more. The service offers zero slippage, zero trading fees for the first 14 days, and no position size

According to Dune data, in H1 2026, USDT settled approximately $95 billion in commercial payments, while USDC processed over $4 trillion in DeFi transaction volume on Base and Ethereum, reflecting diverging use cases between the two

Securitize (Ticker: SECZ), a tokenization platform backed by BlackRock, has seen its stock fall approximately 40% about a week after completing its SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partner II and going public. It recovered some losses after a single-day plunge of 25% on July 7. This sharp decline contrasts sharply with the continued heating up of the tokenization sector. SECZ stock drops 40%, no major negative catalyst According to analysis by Jeff Dorman, Chief Investment Officer of Arca, the sha

According to Kraken's announcement reported by Guru Club on July 7, the exchange has temporarily suspended deposit and withdrawal services for BONK token following a security incident affecting the asset.

According to Bits.media, Russia's State Duma Financial Market Committee has approved the final version of a crypto regulation bill for second reading. The committee removed the mandatory requirement to disclose individual wallet addresses, replacing it with balance and transaction flow reporting to

According to an official statement on July 8, Shinhan Securities and MusicCow Invest signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly acquire music IP and issue fractional investment products. Shinhan will serve as the general partner for a 40 billion won music IP fund, while MusicCow

According to Sun Yu-chen on X, the BitTorrent team has completed the BTTC Bridge Sunset Program, with all user funds confirmed safe. Users can continue to deposit and withdraw BTTC Bridge funds through partnered centralized exchanges. Going forward, the BitTorrent team will focus on decentralized

On July 8, Bitcoin briefly broke through the $64,000 mark, then slightly retreated, currently at $63,634. According to CoinGlass data, total liquidations across the network over the past 24 hours reached $418.02 million, with over 106,000 people forced to liquidate. Meanwhile, the U.S. Central Command announced a series of "powerful strikes" against Iran, claiming it was a response to Iran's attack on three merchant ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. CoinGlass Liquidation Data: $418 Mil

According to BlockBeats and GMGN on July 8, the CASHCAT meme token on Robinhood Chain surged to a market capitalization of $45 million, gaining over 370% in the past 24 hours.

According to ChainCatcher citing SoSoValue data, Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) saw single-day net inflows of $4.327 million. The ETF has accumulated $135 million in total net inflows since inception and currently holds $368 million in total assets under

SK Hynix perpetual futures surpassed Ethereum to become the second-highest trading volume asset on decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid as of the 8th at 8:30 AM. The SKHYNIX-USDC perpetual futures product recorded $666.66 million in 24-hour trading volume, narrowly exceeding Ethereum perpe

On July 8, SK Hynix perpetual futures (SKHYNIX-USDC) on HyperLiquid recorded $666.66 million in 24-hour trading volume, surpassing Ethereum to become the exchange's second-largest by trading volume, according to HyperLiquid data. Bitcoin perpetual futures rank first with $2.19 billion, while Ethereu

According to Tom Wan, data lead at Entropy Advisors and former analyst at 21.co, stablecoins on Robinhood Chain surpassed $200 million in total market value today. Ethena is the key driver of this growth, holding approximately $100 million