Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to CoinDesk, Mastercard completed an $1.8 billion cryptocurrency transaction this week as the market shows diverging signals. Bitcoin holders are split: major corporate holders and miners are selling, while large wallet holders and hedge funds are increasing long positions. Meanwhile,

According to CoinGlass, crypto futures markets saw total liquidations of approximately $79.01 million over the past 24 hours, affecting about 67,500 traders. Binance led exchange liquidations with $39.67 million, followed by Bybit with $12.1 million and OKX with $10.05 million. By asset, ACE

According to Foresight News, a Meme coin on BSC briefly surpassed a $10 million market cap today, currently valued at $11.53 million with a 24-hour gain of over 110 times, as tracked by GMGN. The token's rally coincides with heightened online discussions about a domestic animated film of the same

According to BlockBeats and data platform GMGN, on August 14, a trader bought the BNB Chain-based Meme coin "Niu Lai" (牛来) for $120.16. As of August 15, the trader has exited a portion for $25,900 and maintains holdings valued at $146,600, bringing total gains to over 688x.

President Donald Trump and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig are expected to attend a White House meeting Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. ET with executives from the cryptocurrency and prediction market industries, according to two people familiar with the plans who spoke to

According to Bloomberg, President Trump is expected to attend a White House meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 20, with CFTC Chair Michael Selig and executives from the cryptocurrency and prediction market industries. The meeting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and

According to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, World Liberty Financial recently received conditional approval to operate World Liberty Trust Company, National Association, a federally chartered trust bank. The preliminary approval allows the company to prepare for fiduciary and trust-re

According to ChainCatcher, Solana-based yield protocol Paystream announced its shutdown and liquidation on August 15. In its final operational phase as a Funding Rate Farmer, the protocol had facilitated 185 active positions with a total of $232,000 in collateral deployed. The team, which was

According to GMGN data cited by Odaily, the Meme coin 'Niu Lai' on BSC reached a market cap of $13.78 million on August 15, with an intraday peak above $14 million. The token gained traction following viral coverage of a low-budget film of the same name that surged in box office revenue to 323,000 C

President Trump is expected to attend a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on August 19 with chief executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Robinhood, Polymarket, Kalshi, and Kraken, according to a Bloomberg report. The gathering functions as a precursor to the Commodity Futures Tr

According to DefiLlama data cited by BlockBeats, Robinhood Chain's DEX trading volume hit $503 million in the past 24 hours on August 15, ranking fifth globally, behind only Solana, Ethereum mainnet, BNB Chain, and

According to Bloomberg, President Trump is expected to host a meeting at the White House on August 19 with chief executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, Gemini, Robinhood, Kalshi and other crypto firms, alongside executives from SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, CFTC Chairman Mike Selig, Treasury

According to hypeflows data, Hyperliquid captured 10% of the global perpetual futures market by open interest on August 15, based on aggregated data across centralized exchanges including Binance, Bybit, and OKX. HYPE token traded at $56.23, up 1.2% in 24 hours, according to HTX market data.

According to PANews, Coinbase on August 15 announced a complete financial and payment infrastructure for AI Agents. Through "Coinbase for Agents," agents can conduct research, make decisions, and execute trades in cryptocurrencies, stocks, and derivatives, while accessing Coinbase Advisor for

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust reported $371.1 million in gross share contributions during its first 85 days of trading, even as the fund posted a $66.8 million decrease in net assets from operations, according to a regulatory filing covering the period from April 7 through June 30. The gap between in

Bank Leumi, Israel's largest and oldest commercial bank, announced this week a partnership with Nasdaq-listed Galaxy Digital Inc. to launch cryptocurrency trading services targeting an early 2027 rollout. The service would allow customers to buy, hold, and sell bitcoin, ethereum, and solana

According to Morgan Stanley's quarterly regulatory filing, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) reported $371.1 million in gross share contributions during its first 85 days, despite posting a $66.8 million decrease in net assets from operations. The operating-period loss was driven almost

According to Binance spot data, VIC declined 22.17% over the past 24 hours and hit a daily low, while 0G surged 12.58% and reached a weekly high, as of August 15. Additionally, BICO and BMT rose 5.01% and 7.49% respectively, while MOVE and ZKP fell 9.59% and 6.23% respectively. OPN also hit a daily

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., on August 15, Bitcoin is trading at the lowest range of the rainbow chart model, representing an extreme discount relative to its long-term price trajectory. The volatility-adjusted Z-Score reached -2.293, the lowest reading since 2016 and below the 2

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino on Saturday denied the company is building a Tether blockchain, rejecting a CoinMarketCap analysis that grouped the stablecoin issuer in a $1 billion stablechain development race. The denial came one day after CoinMarketCap published research claiming Tether, Stripe, and