Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Bitcoin Magazine, publicly-traded company Iconic Digital purchased 21 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 2,882 BTC valued at approximately $168 million.

Cwallet upgraded its Web3 Chats feature to integrate communication tools with its financial infrastructure, allowing users to interact within an authenticated environment. The upgrade aims to reduce security risks associated with fragmented platform usage, where Web3 users typically manage digital a

Gate News message, DEX activity experienced sharp acceleration last week. Daily trading volume climbed from $3.3B to a peak of $12.9B, marking nearly a 4x increase. Memecoin activity during this period was fragmented across multiple ecosystems including Base, Solana, and

The SEC introduced 'Regulation Crypto Assets' under Chairman Paul Atkins, proposing exemptions for digital-asset offerings up to $5 million over four years and $75 million annually, alongside a safe harbor allowing qualifying crypto assets to cease being treated as investment contracts. Bitcoin

According to Onchain Lens, Wintermute's short position on Hyperliquid increased to $211.53 million today (August 24), up from $190.77 million, while its HYPE short position was halved to $5.6 million from $11.43 million. Major short holdings include BTC approximately $70.8 million, ETH $53.83 milli

According to Kinetiq, the company announced the launch of Elysium, a Layer 2 network for the Hyperliquid ecosystem. The network is designed to enhance performance and throughput while improving composability with HyperCore. HYPE will serve as the network's gas

Przemysław Kral, head of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, has been charged with participating in an alleged large-scale fraud. He has begun cooperating with Polish prosecutors, Onet reported Monday. Kral is seeking a reduced sentence in exchange for testimony that could include

According to ChainCatcher, an attacker exploited a vulnerability in Cosmos EVM precompile layer on the TAC network today (August 24), transferring approximately 2.99 billion TAC tokens from a single account. The TAC team subsequently halted the network at block height 24,671,475 to prevent further a

According to Polish outlet Onet, Przemysław Kral, head of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, has been charged with participating in large-scale fraud and is cooperating with prosecutors. Kral is seeking a reduced sentence in exchange for testimony on Zondacrypto's funding of right-wing p

According to CoinDesk, Goldman Sachs disclosed in its second-quarter 13F filing that it holds positions in five XRP ETFs with a combined value of approximately $86.5 million. The holding represents a restoration of exposure after the firm liquidated its XRP ETF positions in the first quarter,

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that BTC has broken above 79,000 USDT and is currently priced at 79,016.4 USDT.

From 13:30 to 13:45 UTC on August 24, 2026, BTC fell rapidly by 0.92% over 15 minutes, retreating from nearly $79,000 to a range of $78,206.3–$79,031.8 USDT, with a 1.04% amplitude. BTC had just rebounded from its 24-hour low of $76,667 to around $79,157, representing an intraday gain of approximately 1.52%. The pullback during this period disrupted the short-term rebound momentum, intensified market volatility, and led to increasingly fierce battles between bulls and bears. The primary driver o

Ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, climbed 31% from trough to peak last week and approached the April monthly high of $2,464.54, erasing roughly four months of losses. The rally was triggered by the U.S. Treasury Department's announcement on Aug. 19 that it would at least double the s

According to HTX, BNB breaks $700 today (August 24), trading at $700.10 with a 0.21% gain over the past 24 hours.

Strategy bought zero bitcoin from Aug. 17 through Aug. 23, freezing its holdings at 840,447 BTC, the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company disclosed Monday, Aug. 24. The halt came as Strategy raised $2.01 billion through MSTR share sales and redirected capital into a combined $6.69 billion cash

From 13:30 to 13:45 UTC on August 24, 2026, ETH plunged 0.80% in 15 minutes, trading within a range of 2,483.22–2,507.21 USDT, with an amplitude of 0.96%. ETH had previously gained approximately 30% over the week and broken above the $2,500 level, but it encountered technical selling pressure at elevated levels in the short term, resulting in a significant increase in volatility. The primary driver of this move was the need for a pullback after technical indicators became overbought. The daily R

According to Coinglass data, on August 24 at 21:51 UTC, 30 million USDT were transferred out of Binance to an unknown wallet.

The Aptos testnet has processed more than 10 billion transactions, prompting discussion of storage management strategies for the blockchain's testing infrastructure. Aptos co-founder Avery Ching highlighted the milestone while addressing a draft proposal known as AIP-147, which establishes a process

According to on-chain data, USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain today (August 24) at 21:46 Beijing time.

According to Aptos co-founder Avery Ching, the Aptos testnet surpassed 10 billion transactions on August 22, amid proposal AIP-147 to manage testnet storage growth. The proposal would reset the testnet no more than once every six