Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to the Federal Reserve announcement on July 29, the FOMC held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% in a narrow 9-3 vote, with three regional Fed presidents—Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari, and Lorie Logan—dissenting in favor of a 25 basis point hike, marking the first coordinated hawkish d

According to The Block, on July 30, 2026, Aave founder Stani Kulechov announced the protocol's proposal to delist over 50 low-adoption reserves and 21 expired Pendle PT tokens. The move will also include a full shutdown of deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos, affecting

From 08:15 to 08:30 UTC on July 30, 2026, BTC traded in a narrow range of $63,984.5–$64,338.8 USDT, with a 15-minute ROI of +0.41% and an amplitude of 0.55%. The overall market is in a wait-and-see mode: the 24-hour price change is only -0.03%, with extremely low volatility. The main drivers behind this move are intertwined macro events that have created a tug-of-war. On one hand, the United States launched a large-scale military strike against Iran, and rising geopolitical risk typically benefi

According to Shinhan Investment Securities and blockchain data platform Alium, on July 28, a single share of SK Hynix executed at down-limit price (1,272,000 Korean won) on domestic alternative exchange

Security firm Blockaid verified a record 212 crypto exploits in H1 2026, resulting in $1.1 billion in total losses across blockchain networks. The firm's H1 2026 Onchain Security Report shows operational security failures and key theft accounted for 74% of financial losses, with restaking protocol

From 08:15 to 08:30 (UTC) on July 30, 2026, ETH rose slightly by 0.49% over 15 minutes. The price range was 1903.79–1917.63 USDT, with an Amplitude of 0.73%. The current quote is $1,904.76. The 24-hour decline is only -0.22%. Prices are trading in a tight range around $1,900, and overall the market is stuck in a directionless stalemate.\n\nThe main driver behind this move is large-scale selling by whales hedged against expectations of looser macro policy. Ethereum whales sold about 226.4k ETH in

According to Blockaid's H1 2026 Onchain Security Report, the firm verified 212 crypto exploits in the first half of 2026 that resulted in $1.1 billion in total losses. North Korea's Trader Traitor hacking cluster, tied to the Lazarus Group, was responsible for approximately $609 million of the total

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, on July 30, Polymarket trader xm39 held 806,700 Yes shares betting on a U.S. invasion of Iran by 2027, with a position cost of $223,000 at an average of $0.2763. The trader's linked Hyperliquid address is now the platform's largest WTI crude long,

The Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75% on July 29 in a 9-3 vote, with three regional Fed presidents—Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari, and Lorie Logan—dissenting in favor of a 25 basis point hike. Policymakers cited persistent inflation around 4.1% and resilient economic

South Korea's government confirmed on July 29 that it will implement a cryptocurrency tax starting January 1, 2027, with no further postponement. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol announced the decision during a National Assembly Strategy and Finance Committee meeting,

On July 29, South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol confirmed the government will implement a 20% cryptocurrency tax starting January 1, 2027, ending three previous postponements. Annual digital asset gains exceeding 2.5 million won will be subject to the separate income tax rate,

Whale stablecoin inflows to crypto exchanges have collapsed from $63 billion at the 2025 market peak to $25 billion, a two-year low last seen in November 2024, according to CryptoQuant data. The decline signals reduced investor intent to buy cryptocurrencies, as stablecoin transfers to exchanges

BitGo rolled out four new quantum risk management controls for Bitcoin wallets on July 22, making it one of the first major custodians to give clients concrete tools to measure and reduce their exposure before any cryptographically relevant quantum computer actually exists. The institutional

According to CryptoQuant, whale stablecoin inflows to exchanges collapsed from $63 billion at the 2025 market peak to just $25 billion as of July 30, marking a two-year low last seen in November 2024. This metric signals reduced investor intent to purchase crypto, as large investors typically move s

BitGo, an institutional custody firm, introduced four quantum risk management controls for Bitcoin wallets on July 22, making it one of the first major custodians to provide concrete tools for measuring and reducing quantum

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., on July 30, Bitcoin's market pressure index rose to 16 for the second time in three days, driven primarily by price volatility rather than exchange fund flows or leverage data. The index previously reached 52 on July 28. The pressure index comprises t