Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Odaily, World Liberty Financial announced USD1's native issuance on Canton Network. The integration provides institutions with full-reserve dollar settlement assets that can complete atomic settlement with on-chain assets under the same privacy and compliance controls. Canton Network is

Grayscale Investments announced on Aug. 25 that its Zcash fund ZCSH began trading on NYSE Arca, transitioning from over-the-counter quotes to a national stock exchange. The crypto asset manager described the fund as the world's first exchange-traded product offering spot ZEC exposure through a

According to PANews, Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co-founder, stated today that FLOP can be used to store AI agent memories in a decentralized, censorship-resistant manner. Hayes referenced FLOP and Flop Labs in the social media

On Aug. 25, Grayscale Investments announced that ZCSH, the Zcash ETF, began trading on NYSE Arca as the world's first exchange-traded product offering spot ZEC exposure. The fund previously traded over-the-counter under the same ticker for accredited investors. ZCSH shares closed at $45.34 on Aug. 2

According to CoinGlass, cryptocurrency markets liquidated $598 million in the past 24 hours, with $252 million in long positions and $345 million in short positions wiped out. A total of 87,432 traders were liquidated during the

On Monday, Franklin Templeton launched the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund through Hong Kong-based HashKey Exchange. The tokenized fund invests primarily in U.S. government money market instruments and cash assets, with access restricted to professional investors. The partnership

A federal jury convicted Japheth Dillman, founder of Block Bits Capital, of wire fraud and conspiracy on Monday, according to the Justice Department. Dillman raised close to $1 million from more than 20 investors between June 2017 and August 2018, falsely telling them the fund's proprietary

According to ChainCatcher, Arcus, a decentralized exchange founded by the original dYdX team, officially launched on Robinhood Chain today, introducing over 95 equity tokens with 24/7 trading and zero fees. The platform simultaneously rolled out perpetual contracts covering stocks, ETFs,

According to PANews, on August 25, Grove Finance announced a strategic position in Centrifuge, holding 37.8 million CFG tokens, representing 5.4% of total supply. The two parties have over $1.27 billion in assets currently deployed through Centrifuge's infrastructure. Grove stated that the

According to BlockBeats citing Bit.com market data, U.S. cryptocurrency-linked stocks expanded gains on Aug 25, with PURR leading at 8.79%, followed by Robinhood (HOOD) up 6.20%, and Riot Blockchain (RIOT)

According to Chainlink's announcement yesterday (August 24), Chainlink and Coinbase have partnered to provide oracle infrastructure for tokenized stocks on Base, Coinbase's layer-2 blockchain. Chainlink will serve as the official oracle infrastructure provider, supplying the data infrastructure

Zach Witkoff, CEO of World Liberty Financial and son of Trump administration Middle East envoy Stephen Witkoff, defended the crypto venture against conflict-of-interest allegations during a Tuesday morning interview on CNBC's Squawk Box. Witkoff cited the company's USD1 stablecoin metrics—over $4

According to CNBC's Squawk Box interview on Tuesday, World Liberty Financial CEO Zach Witkoff stated that the company's USD1 stablecoin demonstrates genuine utility and operates independently, refuting concerns about potential conflicts of interest and political influence. Witkoff cited USD1's

Bitwise launched Automated Token Portfolios for eligible non-U.S. users to replicate tokenized U.S. stock portfolios with self-custody. The portfolios target themes including the Magnificent 7 plus SpaceX, robotics, and AI leaders, with a 0.15% methodology access fee excluding trading and platform f

On August 15, the HSC Conference returned to Ho Chi Minh City with a panel titled 'One Market, Many Venues: Navigating Fragmented Liquidity,' featuring Kevin Sultani of GMA Group, Lynn Nguyen of Solana Superteam Vietnam, Ran Yi of Orderly, and Leonard Hoh of Bitstamp by Robinhood. The discussion

According to BlockBeats, THORChain launched v3.20 upgrade today (August 25), enabling native swaps of XMR and ZEC directly to BTC, ETH, and stablecoins without asset wrapping or exchange registration. The upgrade also introduced protocol-owned liquidity (POL) and Stable Reserve, which supports

The CLARITY Act faces a critical Senate procedural vote on September 15 at 2:00 PM, requiring 60 votes to open floor debate on legislation that could establish clearer federal oversight rules for digital assets including XRP. Republicans hold 53 Senate seats, meaning the bill needs Democratic and in

According to MetaversePost, on August 15, the HSC Conference in Ho Chi Minh City held a panel discussion titled "One Market, Many Venues: Navigating Fragmented Liquidity," featuring Kevin Sultani of GMA Group, Lynn Nguyen of Solana Superteam Vietnam, Ran Yi, Co-founder of Orderly, and Leonard Hoh, A

According to RippleXity, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the CLARITY Act on September 15 at 2:00 PM, with the bill requiring 60 votes to advance debate. Republicans hold 53 Senate seats, meaning the legislation will need Democratic and independent support to pass the initial threshold. The bill h

According to GMGN, Solana-based Meme coin CYBERLEEK surged over 40% in the past 4 hours, with its market cap rising to $16.39 million.