Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Lookonchain data, a Solana trader has opened a new 3x leveraged long position, purchasing 143,890 SOL tokens valued at approximately $14 million. The trader previously achieved three consecutive profitable trades, accumulating gains of $1.23 million before taking this latest position.

According to Trail of Bits, the Provenance blockchain maintained by Figure Technology Solutions was found in March to contain an authorization vulnerability affecting 82 mainnet accounts with approximately $500,000 in custodial assets at risk. The bug allowed zero-balance accounts to potentially

Japan's Financial Services Agency is supporting a blockchain-based demonstration experiment for securities settlement, working with the country's largest banks and brokerages to test infrastructure that records and manages transfers of Japanese government bonds, corporate bonds, investment trusts, a

Japan's Financial Services Agency is supporting a demonstration experiment to test blockchain-based settlement for stocks, bonds and investment trusts using atomic delivery-versus-payment mechanisms with stablecoin payments. The initiative, part of the FSA's Payment Innovation Project, aims to

According to a Form D filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, prediction market operator Kalshi disclosed that $1.12 billion has been sold under a $1.5 billion equity offering that began on April 3. The filing lists 71 investors, with approximately $380 million remaining to

Bernstein predicts Bitcoin will reach $150,000 by mid-2027 and peak near $300,000 by 2029, according to the research firm's latest forecast. The analyst also downgraded MicroStrategy's target price from $450 to $350, citing updated Bitcoin cycle outlook and accelerated equity dilution at the

Circle minted about 5 billion USDC over the last seven days, according to onchain analytics platform Solscan. USDC's circulating supply stands near $74 billion, versus Tether's $183 billion. The mint comes the same week Circle became technical deployer for Hyperliquid's $5 billion USDC reserve, as t

According to Solscan, Circle minted 5 billion USDC over the past seven days as of today (August 26). The issuance comes as USDC's circulating supply stands at approximately $74 billion, still less than Tether's $183 billion market cap. The timing aligns with Circle's newly announced role as

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission opened two public consultations on August 24 covering draft regulations for domestically listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds and revised requirements for foreign digital-asset custodians used by mutual and private funds. The consultati

Kraken was targeted by a large-scale cryptocurrency dust attack involving nearly 12,000 small transfers from wallets associated with HTX between August 17 and August 24, forcing the exchange to conduct compliance reviews and temporarily restrict some customer accounts. The transactions, generally

Bitcoin trades near $79,000 on August 25, up roughly 24% from $64,146 just one week ago, marking its largest weekly gain in more than three years. US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in about $1.918 billion over five sessions through August 21, their strongest weekly inflow of 2026 and the best stretch

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,