Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Overseas cryptocurrency exchanges are offering gold derivatives with up to 100x leverage as international gold prices recovered above $4,600 per troy ounce. Binance currently allows maximum 100x leverage on XAUUSDT perpetual contracts for positions under 50,000 USDT, a structure where a 1% price

According to MetaversePost reports, August 2026 saw multiple security incidents across the crypto ecosystem, with confirmed losses per event ranging from $1.7 million to $8.5 million. Term Finance suffered the month's largest loss after an attacker acquired majority control of its governance token a

According to MoneyToday, Binance is currently offering up to 100x leverage on XAUUSDT (gold) perpetual futures contracts, with positions facing complete liquidation on just 1% adverse price movements. For positions under 50,000 USDT, the maximum leverage reaches 100x; larger positions (50,000-400,00

According to RootData's tokenized asset dashboard, Bitget leads the TradiFi asset depth dimension with approximately $167 million in assets and commands a 24.8% market share. The TradiFi asset statistics cover only crypto-native asset types including derivatives contracts and tokenized assets, and d

According to Santiment, on August 23, Bitcoin open interest denominated in BTC fell to 31.26 million BTC, down approximately 11% from 35.35 million BTC before the recent price rally, marking the lowest level in at least one month. Bitcoin's price rose approximately 22% during this period,

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., on August 24, the percentage of Bitcoin short-term holders (STH) in profit surged to 74.9% from 26.1% on August 17, as BTC prices recovered sharply. Meanwhile, STH net realized gains exchange inflow reached 28,600 BTC, breaking through the

Stablecoin-based cards recorded cumulative top-up volumes of $13.8 billion (approximately 19 trillion KRW) as of August 2026, marking a 38% increase over the most recent one-year period, according to a research report published by digital asset market data and analytics platform CryptoRank on the 21

According to Santiment, on August 23, Bitcoin open interest denominated in BTC dropped to a one-month low as BTC price surged approximately 22%. Bitcoin price rose from an average of $63,500 between August 12-18 to roughly $77,700 on August 23. Over the same period, BTC-denominated open interest

According to CryptoRank's research report published on August 21, stablecoin card top-ups reached approximately $13.8 billion as of August 2026, reflecting a 38% increase over the past year. The growth demonstrates steady demand for using stablecoins in everyday consumer purchases through card

According to BlockBeats and data from BIT (bit.com), crypto-related stocks showed mixed performance in pre-market trading on August 24. PURR led gainers with a 3.12% increase, while CRCL fell 1.59%, MSTR declined 0.36%, MARA dropped 1.15%, COIN fell 1.37%, and RIOT slipped 0.66%. BMNR posted a

According to BlockBeats, on August 24, market data monitored by TradingBeats showed that 66 out of 76 major perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid with over $1M in 24-hour volume surged, representing an 86.8% increase ratio with median gains of 4.6%. Bitcoin rose 1.8% and Ethereum 2.7% during this

According to security firm Salus, a user lost approximately 550,000 USDC on August 24 after clicking a Google-sponsored advertisement that led to a counterfeit Hyperliquid website. The attack leveraged professional theft infrastructure associated with the Inferno ecosystem, which provides

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows GT up 5.08% over the past 24 hours, currently priced at 7.86 USDT.

According to TradingBeats monitoring, cited by BlockBeats on August 24, Hyperliquid contract futures for storage sector stocks are signaling a weak open for Monday's U.S. market session. SNDK is trading at 1,528.2

According to BlockBeats, Binance co-founder He Yi warned on August 24 that CZ does not use WeChat. He Yi clarified that the "Binance Marketplace" actively promoted in WeChat groups and accounts impersonating CZ are fraudulent schemes. Users are urged to verify official channels and be cautious of im

According to RootData's latest ranking of stock derivative exchanges, HTX leads with the highest 24-hour weighted spread at 0.904%, followed by Crypto.com at 0.452% and OrangeX at 0.357%. Binance, Gate, and OKX tie for the lowest spread at 0.01% each. Higher spreads typically indicate greater

According to Sanctum's announcement on August 24, CLOUD staking rewards are now available for claiming. The reward cycle runs from August 24 to July 28, with a total of 15 million CLOUD tokens allocated to the rewards pool. Eligible stakers can claim their share based on their staking score ratio re

Ledger patched a race condition vulnerability in its Ethereum app on August 12, 2026, releasing version 1.22.2 without a public security bulletin. The flaw involved APDU commands that could allow a malicious application to swap legitimate transactions during the signing process. Ledger's internal se

Bitcoin surged nearly 23% last week as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expanded long-term Treasury buyback operations, marking the cryptocurrency's strongest weekly performance in three years. The rally occurred amid declining stock prices, establishing Bitcoin as a vehicle for 'debasement

Ledger patched a race condition vulnerability in its Ethereum app on August 12 by releasing version 1.22.2, though the fix was not publicly disclosed until TestMachine security researchers independently identified and published the same flaw between August 21 and 23, 2026. The flaw involved APDU co