Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Exclusion, expanding sanctions against Iran to include cryptocurrency, gold, technology, aviation, and maritime sectors. The US aims to sever Iran's economic ties globally and warned that countries maintaining economic relations with I

According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the United States has launched 'Operation Economic Exclusion' to expand sanctions against Iran, including cryptocurrencies, gold, technology, aviation, and maritime sectors. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that more than 60 individuals,

According to Foresight News, BitGo has added support for sBTC, the wrapped Bitcoin issued by Stacks. Users can now custody and trade sBTC through BitGo, while expanding compatibility with various assets within the Stacks

According to Foresight News, Bitwise Asset Management launched Automated Token Portfolio (ATP) recently, supported by Coinbase's recent stock tokenization product and powered by Glider platform. ATP is an institutional-grade tokenized portfolio that users can automatically replicate in their

According to Foresight News, blockchain infrastructure company tZERO has established a strategic partnership with Sui to provide issuing, transfer agent, custody, trading, compliance, and settlement support for regulated digital asset securities on Sui. The collaboration expands Sui's access to U.S.

According to PeckShield and on-chain records, Term Finance's governance attack on August 23 led Term Labs to permanently close all Meta Vaults and revoke DAO control, while maintaining withdrawal access. Attackers stolen approximately 2,843 ETH and 1.68 million USDC, totaling around $8.5 million.

Rezolve AI announced on Tuesday that Google has selected its distributed database technology for use in Google Cloud, with shares jumping 26%—the stock's best day since December. The technology will handle indexing and data pipelines for Google Cloud Web3's blockchain datasets. The company

Bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds attracted $453 million on Monday, extending inflows to six consecutive sessions. Bitcoin ETFs drew $337.56 million led by Blackrock's IBIT with $208.93 million, while ether ETFs added $115.57 million. The sustained buying reflected broadening institutional

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index entered extreme greed territory late Sunday evening, hitting 81 for the first time since late 2024. The index jumped from 36 (fear) a month ago and 41 (neutral) a week ago to 81 in its fastest sentiment swing of the year. The shift follows a Bitcoin rally that

According to Bitcoin.com News, U.S. spot bitcoin and ether ETFs attracted $453 million on Monday, extending their inflows to six consecutive sessions as institutional demand broadens. Bitcoin ETFs drew $337.56 million, led by Blackrock's IBIT with $208.93 million, while ether ETFs added $115.57 mill

According to Coinmarketcap, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 81—extreme greed territory—late Sunday and held above that level today, marking the first time since the 2024 cycle peak that the gauge has entered this zone. The index surged 45 points in 30 days, climbing from 36 (fear) a month

BlackRock purchased approximately $240 million worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum according to on-chain data shared by Onchain Lens. The world's largest asset management company acquired 2,802,904 BTC and 6,580 ETH, transferring the assets to wallets linked to its cryptocurrency-focused ETF products. The

Stand With Crypto, a Coinbase-backed crypto advocacy group, endorsed 32 House incumbents for the November midterms. The endorsements add an organized voter campaign to the nearly $200 million the crypto industry has already committed to this year's elections. All 32 lawmakers backed the Clarity

LayerZero announced ATLAS, new exchange infrastructure for trading platforms and financial institutions built on the Zero blockchain. ATLAS, short for Aggregated Trading, Liquidity and Settlement, is built on the Zero blockchain that LayerZero announced in February in collaboration with Citadel

LayerZero announced ATLAS, a headless exchange infrastructure built on its Zero blockchain, over the past 24 hours. ATLAS is designed for trading platforms and financial institutions to use as backend infrastructure without building their own systems or relying on competing exchanges. The infrastruc

According to HyperliquidNews, stablecoin market capitalization reached $6.888 billion ahead of the AQAv2 launch, approaching the $7 billion all-time high.

According to Arthur Hayes on August 26, Flop Labs will release a FLOP tokenomics infographic this week. Hayes announced plans to host an online AMA via X Spaces and YouTube next week, where community members can ask questions and provide feedback on the FLOP tokenomics design to help the team

Transaction activity on the Solana blockchain reached a record 4.2 billion in July, according to onchain data presented by The Kobeissi Letter, representing a 13.5% increase from the previous month and a 91% rise since December. The milestone preceded a roughly 40% rally in SOL over eight days

Bitcoin fell to $78,600 on Tuesday after reaching $81,255 hours earlier, its highest price since May 11. The pullback occurred as whales sold $2 billion in BTC, yet $140.9 billion in open interest keeps the market primed for potential liquidation activity. Analyst Aria Naka notes Bitcoin sentiment l

According to Julio Moreno, Head of Research at CryptoQuant, Bitcoin was trading at $80,868 at the time of writing, approximately $2,100 away from the $83,000 resistance level. Moreno identified the 365-day moving average on Bitcoin's daily chart as a critical technical barrier, potentially acting as