Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Coinglass data, cryptocurrency markets liquidated $306 million in perpetual futures positions in the past 24 hours on August 26, with long positions accounting for $248 million and short positions $58.81 million. Bitcoin liquidations totaled $89.64 million, while Ethereum liquidations r

According to ChainCatcher, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission submitted a proposal to the White House on Tuesday (Aug. 25) aimed at modernizing custody rules for cryptocurrency assets held by investment advisors and companies. The SEC said it seeks to

XRP fell 6.23% over 24 hours to around $1.38, marking the steepest decline among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization according to CoinMarketCap data. The pullback follows a rapid rally that saw XRP surge from around $1.00 on August 18 to an intraday high near $1.69, with the token s

Bernstein expects Bitcoin to reach $150,000 by mid-2027 under its base case scenario, citing rising government debt and currency debasement as tailwinds for the scarce asset. The firm forecasts BTC returning to roughly $125,000 by end-2026 before advancing to $150,000 in H1 2027, with a cycle peak n

According to CoinMarketCap, XRP fell 6.23% over 24 hours to around $1.38, marking the steepest drop among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap. Despite the pullback, XRP remains up 35.55% over the past seven days, still leading the pack after rocketing from $1.00 to a peak near $1.69 between

According to WSJ, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Santander are advancing plans to form a global stablecoin alliance to explore stablecoin infrastructure jointly supported by major financial institutions. The alliance aims to collaborate on bank-issued or bank-backed stablecoins fo

According to MLM, a wallet cluster linked to Sakolkorn Sakavee, co-founder and former chairman of Thai crypto exchange Bitkub, transferred approximately 34,100 ZEC (worth $26.1 million) to decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid over the past 24 hours. Chain analysis shows the address cluster

According to ChainCatcher, MultiversX's Supernova upgrade will activate on mainnet on September 10, 2026. The upgrade decouples consensus from execution, allowing the network to finalize blocks on the proposed

According to xStocks, MUx, SKHYx, NVDAx, QQQx, and SPYx launched as native spot markets on Hyperliquid on August 26, enabling 24/7 trading. Each asset has approximately $1 million in liquidity with average spreads of 8-12 basis points. The tokens represent economic exposure only and are not

According to HTX market data, Solana fell below $95 to trade at $94.98, down 3.22% in the last 24 hours.

According to recent research, tokenized stock perpetual contract trading volume surged from approximately $16 billion in 2025 to over $590 billion year-to-date as of August 26, 2026, while spot trading volume exceeded $88 billion. The market features three primary structural models: issuer-backed t

Ethereum developers submitted a draft proposal Monday to replace the network's validator deposit contract with a version that supports variable-length cryptographic keys, marking the first concrete step to prepare Ethereum's staking infrastructure for post-quantum cryptography. The draft Ethereum

Better Mortgage and Coinbase announced Wednesday their token-backed mortgage is now generally available to Coinbase One members. The expanded offer became available to Coinbase One members on Aug. 12, allowing eligible borrowers to pledge crypto as collateral in the homeownership process. The

According to a joint statement, Coinbase and Better Mortgage made their token-backed conforming mortgage generally available to Coinbase One members on Aug. 12, allowing eligible borrowers to pledge crypto as collateral. Approved borrowers receive a lender credit equal to 1% of the mortgage value, c

According to The Block, Better Mortgage and Coinbase have fully opened their crypto-collateralized mortgage product to Coinbase One users on August 26. The offering allows borrowers to use BTC and USDC as down payment collateral without selling their holdings. Eligible Coinbase One users receive a 1

According to Bloomberg, citing knowledgeable sources, JPMorgan Chase recently evaluated launching its own stablecoin. The evaluation reflects the bank's ongoing interest in blockchain and digital asset

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sent a proposal this week to the White House for review that would change its rules governing how investment advisers hold digital assets. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a division of the Office of Management and Budget that reviews

According to U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla's ruling on Tuesday, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm will face a retrial on unresolved money laundering and sanctions charges on April 26, 2027, at the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse in New York. The retrial was originally scheduled for

According to Odaily, Flop Labs published its initial FLOP token economics proposal, allocating 172 billion tokens by year 10 with a final annual inflation rate of 0.6%. The plan includes no VC allocation or presale; all FLOP must be earned through network participation. Miner rewards account

According to Odaily, Flop Labs announced its FLOP tokenomics framework with no venture capital allocation or pre-sale, all tokens earned through network participation. The protocol projects cumulative supply of 17.2 billion FLOP by year 10 with a final annual inflation rate of 0.6%. Of the total al