Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Pakistan opened its formal cryptocurrency licensing regime on August 21, requiring existing virtual-asset service providers to submit No Objection Certificate applications by September 5, 2026, or cease operations. The Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) notified its final licensing

According to the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), on August 21, Pakistan opened its formal cryptocurrency licensing regime with a September 5, 2026 deadline for existing virtual-asset service

According to Stocktwits, Bitcoin broke past $80,000 for the first time in over three months on Tuesday, hitting $80,836 and climbing nearly 25% over the past week. Ethereum rose 32% in the same period, while cryptocurrency-linked stocks MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN) gained 31% and 20%

According to ChainCatcher, Shipyard will discontinue IPFS-related engineering, maintenance, and infrastructure operations on September 30, 2026, after Protocol Labs declined to renew funding. The engineering collective will cease active maintenance of core projects including Kubo, Helia, Boxo,

According to Coinglass data, whale positions on Hyperliquid currently total $7.146 billion, with a long-to-short ratio of 0.92. Long positions account for $3.423 billion (47.9% of total), while short positions stand at $3.723 billion (52.1%). Long traders hold unrealized gains of $476 million, while

According to BIT, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new regulatory rules that would provide securities registration exemptions for qualifying crypto asset financing activities, potentially lowering compliance barriers for token issuance. The proposal creates two exempti

According to BlockBeats citing TradingBeats, on August 25, storage stocks on Hyperliquid showed a sharp divergence between price and open interest. Since July 30, SKHX, SNDK, and MU rose 29.9%, 52.6%, and 28.5% respectively, yet their combined open interest (OI) fell from $999

Ethereum traders have focused on the ETH/BTC trading pair this week after the pair broke a multi-month downtrend that had kept Ethereum underperforming Bitcoin. The ETH/BTC breakout pushed the price above the 0.03205 level and surpassed the previous lower high, a technical shift that ended a

According to Cryptonomist, Bitmine added 32,447 ETH last week (August 17), bringing its total holdings to 5,847,611 ETH valued at approximately $14.7 billion. The purchase was worth roughly $81.5 million at current prices. Bitmine's ETH position now represents 4.8% of Ethereum's circulating

According to ChainCatcher citing CoinGecko, Upbit's 24-hour trading volume surged to $1.446 billion in the past 24 hours, up 138.2% compared to the previous day. XRP/KRW led the trading pairs with a 20.16% share of total volume, followed by BTC/KRW (12.09%), USDT/KRW (11.57%), ETH/KRW (6.89%), and P

Gemini has enabled direct XRP Ledger deposits and withdrawals for users in Singapore, as announced by CEO Tyler Winklevoss on August 25, 2026. The update allows local traders to move XRP in and out of the platform natively rather than relying on wrapped versions or third-party rails. Winklevoss

According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin neared $79,000 on August 25 as U.S. regulatory clarity strengthened market sentiment. Kiwoom Securities attributed the rally to improved regulatory certainty around crypto assets and the SEC's August 18 announcement of its Regulation Crypto Assets framework,

According to CoinDesk, Monad today proposed a wallet upgrade that separates addresses from control credentials, allowing users to change lost or expired keys without replacing their address or moving assets. The design supports traditional private keys, passkeys on mobile and computer devices,

CleanCore Solutions sold substantially all of its remaining 463 million DOGE for approximately $33.4 million on July 20, according to securities filings disclosed August 24. The NYSE American-listed company is redirecting the capital toward an expansion into artificial-intelligence infrastructure. T

According to securities filings reported August 24, CleanCore Solutions sold substantially all of its remaining 463 million DOGE for approximately $33.4 million on July 20, effectively ending its Dogecoin treasury strategy. The NYSE American-listed company realized an average price of

According to The Block, the Blockchain Association has submitted comments on stablecoin issuance rules proposed under the GENIUS Act, advocating to limit customer identification plan (CIP) obligations to primary market

According to BlockBeats, Strive CEO Matt Cole reiterated on August 25 that Bitcoin's bull market has just started, reaffirming the company's long-term conviction despite extreme pessimism during February 2026's market bottom. The Bitcoin treasury firm announced it purchased 1,110 BTC last week at an

According to Binance Alpha's official announcement, Binance Alpha will launch TermMax (TMX) trading on August 25, 2026 at 6 PM UTC+8. Users holding at least 225 Binance Alpha points can claim 200 TMX tokens on a first-come, first-served basis. Claiming the airdrop consumes 15 Alpha points. Users

Franklin Templeton partnered with Hong Kong's HashKey Exchange to launch the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund on Monday, expanding the global asset manager's tokenized product distribution in Asia. The partnership enables professional investors to access a tokenized fund that

According to a Monday statement from HashKey Exchange, Franklin Templeton has launched the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund on HashKey's platform. The tokenized fund, available exclusively to professional investors in Hong Kong, primarily invests in U.S. government money market