Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

MEXC Ventures and Blockworks Research released The Cross Asset Shift, an industry report analyzing Asian crypto users engaging with traditional financial instruments via centralized trading platforms. The study draws on exchange market data and survey responses from MEXC's Asian user base,

XRP trading activity surged on South Korea's Upbit exchange, recording $327.2 million in 24-hour volume, while Binance's XRP leverage ratio reached its highest level in more than seven months. Market analyst Xaif Crypto highlighted the volume spike, which accounted for a significant share of Upbit's

According to MEXC Ventures and Blockworks Research, average daily stock futures trading volume among MEXC users in Asia surged 3,308% quarter over quarter in Q2 2026. A joint report released today found that 87.2% of Asian respondents intend to expand their traditional finance trading activities

According to MEXC Ventures and Blockworks Research report released today (August 25), average daily Stock Futures trading volume among MEXC users in Asia surged 3,308% quarter over quarter in Q2 2026. The joint report, titled "The Cross Asset Shift," examines how crypto users in Asia are trading

The US Treasury designated Iran's cryptocurrency sector as a sanctionable economic category on Monday, making digital assets the fifth sector—alongside gold, technology, aviation, and shipping—that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) can target under Executive Order 13902. The designation gi

On Monday, the US Treasury designated Iran's cryptocurrency sector as a sanctionable activity under Executive Order 13902, marking the first time the nation's digital-asset economy became a named target of OFAC sanctions machinery. Alongside gold, technology, aviation, and shipping, crypto is now on

The second round of the 2026–2027 La Liga season features a highly anticipated rescheduled fixture, with Valencia hosting Real Betis at Mestalla Stadium. The match was originally scheduled for the opening round but was postponed until 3:00 a.m. on August 26 because a Real Betis player was participating in the World Cup semifinal. Pre-match event market data shows that market participants currently assign Valencia a 34% probability of winning, Real Betis a 37% probability, and a 30% probability o

According to the TON Foundation, the legacy bridge at bridge-v3.ton.org will be permanently decommissioned on September 1. Users holding Wrapped TON as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum or BNB Chain, as well as j-tokens such as jUSDT on TON, must bridge their assets back to native forms before the

According to CoinDesk, citing Glassnode data, Bitcoin's recent climb to $80,000 was primarily driven by short position liquidations rather than fresh buyer demand. As short positions were cleared, Bitcoin futures open interest fell to 587,584 BTC, the lowest level in approximately five months,

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted approximately $338 million in net inflows on Aug. 24, with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) accounting for roughly $209 million, or 62% of the day's total. The result reinforced BlackRock's lead in the US spot Bitcoin ETF market as Bitcoin

On Aug. 24, US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $338 million in net inflows, with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) capturing $209 million, or 62% of the day's total. This reinforced BlackRock's lead in the US spot Bitcoin ETF market as Bitcoin remained

According to He Yi, Binance co-founder, Binance Wallet handles approximately 75% of overall wallet transaction volume and processes more than $13 billion in transactions daily, as announced on August 25. The wallet employs multi-party computation (MPC) architecture to enhance asset security and

According to ChainCatcher, on August 21, Binance and Coinbase received combined stablecoin inflows of approximately $3.47 billion, with Binance accounting for $2.026 billion and Coinbase $1.447 billion. The two exchanges' combined inflows represented over 50% of total market stablecoin inflows

A Bitmain Antminer Z15 Pro mining Zcash generated an estimated $727.30 in gross revenue per megawatt-hour of electricity as of Monday, according to The Energy Mag's analysis. That figure represents about 3.3 times an estimated industry-average HPC yield of $222.73 per MWh, about 4.5 times

According to BlockBeats, on August 21, Binance received $20.261 billion in net stablecoin inflows and Coinbase received $14.472 billion, marking the largest single-day stablecoin inflow in recent weeks. The combined inflows from both platforms accounted for over half of total market stablecoin inflo

According to The Energy Mag's analysis as of Monday (August 25), a Bitmain Antminer Z15 Pro mining Zcash generated an estimated $727.30 in gross revenue per megawatt-hour of electricity—approximately 3.3 times the industry-average HPC yield of $222.73 per MWh and 4.5 times the $162.11 estimated

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, bitcoin reserve company Strive reached a market capitalization of $1.7 billion with its stock price rising above $20, surpassing U.S. fast food chain Wendy's in market value. This marks a new all-time high for the company.

REC Limited, a state-controlled Indian power infrastructure finance company, plans to issue less than 5 billion Indian rupees ($57 million) in tokenized corporate bonds in September as part of a pilot involving blockchain-based transactions settled using India's wholesale central bank digital

InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) maintainer Shipyard will wind down its engineering, maintenance and infrastructure operations on Sept. 30 after Protocol Labs declined to renew its funding. The funding loss leaves projects including Kubo, Helia, Boxo, Rainbow, IPFS Desktop and IPFS Companion

Coinbase launched tokenized stocks on Base on Monday, starting with fractional shares of Apple and Nvidia available to eligible users outside the United States. Each token corresponds to a share held by Alpaca, a regulated broker and custodian, allowing holders to trade on Aerodrome or post as