Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Bloomberg and Arkham Intelligence, Kraken was targeted by a "dust attack" involving nearly 12,000 small transfers from HTX-linked wallets between August 17 and 24, forcing the exchange to conduct compliance reviews and temporarily restrict some customer accounts. The transactions were g

According to BlockBeats, on August 26, approximately 954,400 HYPE tokens will conclude their 7-day unstaking period and transfer to spot accounts over the next 24 hours, valued at approximately $78.09 million at current prices. The three largest recipient addresses will collectively receive approxim

According to BlockBeats, on August 26, Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs saw net inflows of $314 million and $180 million respectively, marking the first trading day following the weekend surge. Ethereum ETF inflows accounted for 57.2% of Bitcoin's level, significantly outpacing Ethereum's 18.8%

According to HyperliquidNews, Hyperliquid's active perpetual futures traders reached an all-time high of 291,500 on August 26, according to monitoring data.

According to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, long-term Bitcoin holders transferred over 297,000 BTC to exchanges recently, reaching the highest level since the start of 2026. This marks a significant shift as long-term holders switched from net accumulation to net reduction of approximately 21,000 BTC

According to BlockBeats, Hyperliquid's HyperCore manual borrowing feature launched on testnet today (August 26). The company's co-founder Jeff Yan announced the update, noting that mainnet borrowing remains limited to portfolio margin mode for now. HyperEVM smart contracts can now access HyperCore'

According to CryptoQuant, Binance USDC inflows have reached $470 million, marking a six-month high. The data was disclosed by CryptoQuant analyst AmrT_Heisenberg.

BlackRock released a report Monday maintaining that Bitcoin remains a global monetary alternative despite the cryptocurrency's nearly 50% decline from its October record. Robert Mitchnick, global head of digital assets at the world's largest asset manager, stated in the report that ongoing rises in

Bitcoin shortsellers faced over $1.7 billion in liquidated positions in the past 24 hours as the cryptocurrency's price surged on Wednesday, according to Coinglass data. The liquidations occurred after Bitcoin traded briefly as high as $69,000 Wednesday morning before settling at $68,253,

Bitcoin surged past $68,000 on Wednesday, rising nearly 3% over 24 hours after the U.S. Treasury announced plans to more than double the size of its government debt repurchases. The price reached $68,473 at 10.30am in New York, briefly touching $68,982, as yields dropped. The Treasury Department

Bitcoin rose 23% over a seven-day period on Friday, reaching past $77,542 and hitting a high of $79,319 earlier in the day, marking its best weekly performance since 2023. The cryptocurrency's surge came as exchange-traded funds received over $1.6 billion in new cash this week according to Farside

The Ethereum network is preparing for the Glamsterdam upgrade, a protocol update that will recalibrate gas fees for state-related operations through two scheduled proposals: EIP-8037 and EIP-8038. The changes address a gas pricing divergence that has widened since the Berlin fork in 2021, aiming to

According to Coinglass, $1.7 billion in short positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours on Wednesday as Bitcoin flirted with $70,000. The vast majority of those liquidations, $1.5 billion, occurred in the past four hours. Bitcoin briefly traded as high as $69,000 before settling at $68,253

According to BlackRock's report on Monday, the world's largest asset manager said Bitcoin remains a strategic "global monetary alternative" and important portfolio diversifier despite a near 50% decline from its October all-time high of $126,080. Robert Mitchnick, global head of digital assets at Bl

According to U.S. Treasury, Bitcoin surged past $68,000 on Wednesday, reaching $68,982 during intraday trading after the department announced plans to more than double the size of its government debt repurchases. The cryptocurrency climbed nearly 3% over the 24-hour period and is up over 3% for the

According to the Ethereum Foundation, Ethereum developers must audit gas assumptions ahead of the Glamsterdam upgrade, which will adjust gas fees for state-related operations through two proposals: EIP-8037 and EIP-8038. EIP-8037 increases the cost of creating new state—covering accounts, storage

Iran's rial hit a record 2.02 million per dollar on Aug. 24, the same week the Trump administration launched Operation Economic Outcast, a sanctions package announced August 19 that added more than 60 entities to the Treasury's blacklist. The rial had traded at 1.53 million per dollar during Q1

According to Revolut's official announcement, the fintech company launched EURR, its first branded euro stablecoin, to selected customers in Denmark, Poland, and Portugal today. Bridge Building, a Luxembourg-based electronic money institution owned by Stripe, issues EURR while Revolut distributes it

According to MSX.COM, U.S.-listed crypto stocks fell in pre-market trading on August 26. Strategy dropped 1.21%, Robinhood fell 1.18%, and Coinbase declined 1.05%, while Circle and BitMine also slipped 0.99% and 0.52%

Macroeconomist Lyn Alden stated in a Thursday CNBC interview that Bitcoin has 'not a lot of downside catalysts' remaining despite low sentiment in recent months. Alden explained the 'fast money' has been washed out and market observers do not expect Bitcoin treasury Strategy to sell anymore. The