Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to CNBC on July 28, Bitcoin has been trading in the $60,000 range for nearly two months following a drop below $70,000 in early June. The cryptocurrency is currently down approximately 50% from its October 2025 high of

Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded divergent flows over the seven days ending July 28. Bitcoin ETFs shed 3,170 BTC while Ethereum ETFs added 37,959 ETH over the same stretch. BlackRock's ETHA fund drove most of the week's Ethereum inflows, while its IBIT fund accounted for most of B

According to CoinGlass data, Bitcoin ETFs posted net outflows of 3,170 BTC over the past seven days ending July 28, while Ethereum ETFs recorded inflows of 37,959 ETH over the same period. BlackRock's IBIT fund, the largest spot Bitcoin ETF, lost 3,511 BTC and accounted for most of Bitcoin's

Jurassic Finance is tokenizing Deaton, a Triceratops prorsus skull, on Solana in what the project describes as the first tokenized dinosaur. The initiative opened its fundraising round in July, targeting 660,000 USDC. The move reflects the expanding tokenization market, which now extends beyond

On July 28, Solana-based Jurassic Finance plans to tokenize Deaton, a Triceratops prorsus skull that is 60–65% complete by bone mass, marking what the project describes as the first tokenized dinosaur. The fundraise targets 660,000 USDC, with 600,000 going to the seller in escrow and 60,000

Trade.xyz announced it will cover eligible liquidation losses on Monday (July 28) after a price anomaly hit its SK Hynix perpetual contract on Hyperliquid. The SKHYNIX contract's mark price fell from $1,127.90 to $917.25 at 23:01 UTC following an executed trade relayed by multiple independent data p

According to Foresight News, Jiang Zhuoer, founder of Laibit Mining Pool, warned today that Ethereum faces a high probability of liquidations around $1,848, citing CoinAnk's liquidation heatmap. The heatmap shows a typical dual-high-liquidity-pool pattern, with the lower liquidity core zone at $1,84

According to on-chain researchers cited by Park Sang-hyuk, editor of DigiTalAsset, SK Hynix perpetual futures on decentralized exchange HyperLiquid crashed 18% in just 2 minutes on July 28, triggering liquidations worth tens of millions of dollars. Experts attributed the sharp decline to high

Clearpool launched a trade finance vault on July 28, 2026, in partnership with Tradevu and managed by Cicada Credit, enabling USDC liquidity providers to finance tokenized invoices, purchase orders, and letters of credit with a target yield of approximately 15% annually. The initiative connects

According to Clearpool's announcement on July 28, the platform launched a new trade finance vault in partnership with Tradevu and managed by Cicada Credit, enabling USDC liquidity providers to target 15% annual yields by financing tokenized trade finance assets. The vault supports funding of

Led by Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson, the attorneys general of 44 U.S. states sent a joint letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on July 28, saying the CFTC does not have the authority to regulate sports-related event contracts on prediction market platforms. The joint letter asks the CFTC to rewrite its rules, clarifying that sports betting cannot be traded on designated contract markets and should be subject to state legal jurisdiction. Joint Letter From 44 Attorneys Ge

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams on Tuesday rejected criticism of the protocol's newly activated v4 fees, stating that claims about reduced liquidity provider earnings are based on incorrect assumptions. Adams disputed assertions that the protocol takes 25% of LP profits, using a 30-basis-point pool

According to Uniswap founder Hayden Adams on Tuesday, recent criticism of the protocol's v4 fee activation is based on incorrect assumptions. Adams disputed claims that the protocol fee reduces liquidity provider earnings, arguing that a 5-basis-point protocol fee on a 30 bps pool represents

According to Maeil Business, on July 29, South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yoon-cheol confirmed that crypto asset taxation will proceed as scheduled beginning January 1, 2027, despite opposition from lawmakers. The taxation will classify virtual asset income as

Gate News message. On July 29, 2026, according to Gate’s official announcement, the Gate contract indices zone will launch BVOL (BTC volatility) and EVOL (ETH volatility) Perpetual Futures portfolio live trading on July 29, 2026 at 16:00 (UTC+8). Trading will use USDT settlement and supports both long and short positions with 1–20x leverage. BVOL refers to the 30-day expected volatility of the BTC spot price, and EVOL refers to the 30-day expected volatility of the ETH spot price. The leverage r

According to SoSoValue data, Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust (MSSE) listed on NYSE Arca on July 28 (yesterday), bringing the total number of ethereum spot ETFs to 11. MSSE saw net inflows of $5.15 million on its first day of trading, with a trading volume of $19.03 million and total assets under