Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to ChainCatcher, stablecoin cards linked to USDC and USDT accumulated deposits of $138 billion as of August, representing an increase of nearly $100 billion over the past 12 months. Multi-chain settlement shows Base leading with approximately $1.2 billion, followed by Solana at $635

According to Katie Stockton, founder of independent Wall Street research firm Fairlead Strategies, Bitcoin broke above its 200-day moving average on August 25, signaling renewed upside momentum. Speaking on CNBC's The Exchange, Stockton stated that Bitcoin has greater upside potential compared to

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, BTC futures open interest decreased 5.1% over the past 24 hours, with total positions now standing at $55.556 billion.

Crypto-native traders on Phantom show 88.7% long positions on NVDA-USD perpetual futures ahead of Nvidia's upcoming earnings report. The platform, which expanded from a crypto wallet into a trading terminal, allows users to trade synthetic equity contracts with up to 10x leverage, settling

According to Phantom's trading data, 88.7% of NVDA traders on the platform held long positions ahead of Nvidia's upcoming earnings report. The positions are leveraged up to 10x and settled entirely in USDC; Phantom users do not own actual Nvidia shares but trade price exposure through synthetic

Tomáš Jiříkovský, the central defendant in a Czech crypto-laundering case, signaled potential cooperation with authorities after a custody hearing at the Brno Municipal Court, where Judge Ivana Otrubová ordered his continued detention. Prosecutor Lucie Šlamová reported the defendant changed his

According to ChainCatcher, decentralized rate protocol Boros and Pendle have launched Arbitrage with CrossEx, an open-source tool designed to simplify cross-exchange funding rate arbitrage. The tool aims to reduce operational complexity, making the strategy more accessible to users by lowering

US-listed Bitcoin ETFs recorded seven consecutive trading days of net inflows totaling US$2.56 billion, following three days of net outflows from 14-16 August. The inflow streak represents the funds' strongest performance since October 2025, driven by renewed demand as the broader crypto market

US-listed Bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to seven consecutive trading days over the past week, with net inflows totaling US$2.56 billion, marking their strongest performance since October 2025. The funds have attracted over US$54 billion in net inflows since inception, with recent

According to PPP Prediction Market tool monitoring Polymarket, an account with $420K in lifetime profits (0xc84f7e76ec28ef20e7773b7b4926bfb7378be0c5) purchased $497K in JD Vance 'No Win' contracts for the 2028 U.S. presidential election today at an average price of 50¢, acquiring 648,781 shares. J.D

Jeonbuk Bank has become the first regional bank in South Korea to use Ripple Payments for cross-border business remittances, Ripple announced on 18 August 2026. The service cuts settlement times for business customers from days to seconds or minutes, replacing traditional SWIFT-routed transfers. The

According to Ripple, Jeonbuk Bank became the first regional bank in South Korea to use Ripple Payments for cross-border business remittances on August 18. The partnership coincides with XRP gaining 44% over the past week, outperforming Bitcoin (up 21%) and Ethereum (up 28%). The service enables Jeo

Gate News message, Circle has issued 5 billion USDC to centralized exchanges over the past week. The stablecoin issuer has been actively minting USDC during this period.

According to ChainCatcher, AEON, an AI economic settlement protocol, has processed over 1.4 million x402 transactions totaling $14.73 million since launching its AI payment architecture on BNB Chain. The protocol enables AI Agents to autonomously verify and settle on-chain assets in

According to GMGN data via ChainCatcher, nosis topped smart money inflows over the past 24 hours with a net inflow of $10,000, gaining 456.2% to $0.0023.

According to ChainCatcher, BlackRock has lowered the minimum threshold for converting self-custodied BTC into iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) shares from $25 million to $1 million. Bitwise reduced its comparable threshold from $100 million to $3 million. The conversions use in-kind creation, allowing i

World Liberty Financial launched its USD1 stablecoin natively on the Canton Network on 25 August, enabling institutions to settle transactions in tokenised real-world assets with a dollar-backed token. The launch provides a settlement option for tokenised securities, derivatives collateral, institut

Subsquid has partnered with Google Cloud to contribute blockchain datasets to Google Cloud Web3 Blockchain Analytics, according to a Tuesday announcement. The collaboration enables users to access data validated by the Subsquid network through BigQuery. The partnership aims to improve access to bloc

According to World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-backed firm launched its USD1 stablecoin natively on the Canton Network on August 25, enabling institutions to settle transactions in tokenized real-world assets and derivatives collateral. USD1 now serves as the cash leg for tokenized

According to an announcement on August 25, Subsquid partnered with Google Cloud to integrate blockchain datasets into Google Cloud Web3 Blockchain Analytics, enabling users to access Subsquid-validated data through BigQuery. The collaboration connects decentralized blockchain data infrastructure wit