Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Binance co-founder Yi He and the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, Binance officially entered the Philippines after the SEC approved Blockshoals Technologies Inc. to operate under a regulated sandbox program. The approval allows Philippine-based users to access selected Bin

According to BlockBeats, on July 2, Haseeb, a partner at crypto investment firm Dragonfly, expressed a strong bullish stance on Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), stating both assets have significant future potential. Haseeb noted that current industry consolidation represents a healthy process

According to CoinMarketCap data, top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap posted gains on July 2. MemeCore (M) led with a 44.27% surge, reaching $1.74. Lighter (LIT) rose 17.86% to $2.11, while Uniswap (UNI) gained 12.86% to $3.16. Nexo (NEXO) climbed 7.5% to $0.7726, and Bitget Token (BGB)

According to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, France recorded 77 cases of kidnapping, abduction, extortion or attempted kidnapping linked to the crypto sector in 2026 so far, up sharply from 45 incidents in all of 2025. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Digital Asset Holders, Nuñez a

According to Foresight News, Bybit has launched perpetual futures contracts for Caterpillar (CATSTOCKUSDT), Texas Instruments (TXNUSDT), and Teradyne (TERUSDT), with a maximum leverage of 20x on all three

Yield-bearing stablecoin supply fell 15% in Q2 2026, with sUSDe and sUSDS experiencing significant contractions. In contrast, Treasury-backed products including BUIDL, USYC and USDY continued to expand, signaling a shift in market preferences toward government-backed

According to Chainalysis, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 134 crypto wallet addresses linked to ISIS-K on July 2, including 131 Tron addresses that received over $1.4 million in crypto

According to OKX data, Solana (SOL) broke above $80 USDT, trading at $80.12 with a 24-hour gain of 6.18%.

U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds recorded $280.7 million in combined net outflows on July 1, as Bitcoin ETF redemptions continued to outweigh modest inflows into Ether and Solana products. Spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $296.0 million on the day, driven by withdrawals from BlackRock's IBIT ($219.4 mil

Able Finance, founded by CEO Islam Shazhaev, is building a Sharia-compliant fintech platform combining stablecoin infrastructure, AI-native architecture, and halal yield products to serve the global Islamic finance market. The platform addresses a gap in accessible financial services for a 2

On July 1, U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds recorded $280.7 million in combined net outflows, with Bitcoin ETFs leading the decline by shedding $296.0 million. BlackRock's IBIT lost $219.4 million, Grayscale's GBTC lost $62.8 million, Fidelity's FBTC declined $51.0 million, and

According to an interview published on July 2, Able Finance CEO Islam Shazhaev explained the company's strategy to capture the $4.93 trillion Islamic finance market by building proprietary stablecoin infrastructure rather than competing on payments alone. The platform combines an AI-native

Hyperscale Data (GPUS) purchased 67 additional Bitcoin today (July 2), bringing its total BTC holdings to 849.

According to BlockBeats, Binance Alpha Box airdrop campaign launched on July 2, featuring tokens from Acurast (ACU) and World Mobile Token (WMTX). Users holding at least 226 Binance Alpha points can claim one airdrop allocation on the Alpha activity page. Rewards are distributed across three

According to TASS, Russia's State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation has recommended passing on first reading a bill imposing criminal penalties for illegal cryptocurrency circulation. The law proposes maximum sentences of 7 years imprisonment and fines up to 1 million rubles for

Monster pump 3 loading for popular altcoin XLM.  Has Stellar Lumens price bottomed yet?  Will XLM experience an even greater dip this month? The new week kickass off with both BTC and ETH prices trading above the $60,000 and $1,600 price ranges, respectively. With a slight surge in

Gate News message, whale address "0x268" has withdrawn 9,876 ETH valued at $16 million from CEX. Over the past three days, this whale has withdrawn a total of 19,752 ETH worth $31.43 million from CEX and transferred the funds for staking

According to Bit.com market data, U.S. crypto-linked stocks rose in premarket trading on July 2. MSTR led the gains with a 5.04% increase, followed by CRCL at 3.95%, COIN at 2.24%, BMNR at 2.33%, HOOD at 2.15%, and SBET at 1.55%.

During the period from 09:30 to 09:45 UTC on July 2, 2026, ETH quickly rebounded by 0.83% in 15 minutes, with the price rising from 1,629.54 USDT to 1,652.29 USDT and a range of 1.40%. This period coincided with the price approaching the key psychological support level of $1,500, where technical buying emerged in clusters, significantly increasing market volatility. The main driver of this anomaly was the continuous accumulation by whales and institutional funds. On-chain data shows that a whale

During the period of 09:30-09:45 UTC on July 2, 2026, BTC achieved a +0.78% gain in 15 minutes, with the price rising from 60,610.3 USDT to 61,205.5 USDT, a range of 0.98%. This period is in early Asian session, where under low liquidity conditions, price sensitivity to buying and selling pressure increases, and market volatility is significantly amplified. The main driver of this abnormal movement was a short squeeze. Data shows that within the 24 hours from July 1 to July 2, short liquidations