Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Capital B SA purchased five bitcoins for €0.28 million on August 17, 2026, bringing its total holdings to 3,145 BTC acquired for €284.2 million. The acquisition continues the French firm's incremental bitcoin treasury strategy. Capital B has positioned itself as a closely watched corporate bitcoin h

Congress is debating whether crypto platforms can pay customers for holding stablecoins, a dispute now embedded in the CLARITY Act legislation. The Senate Banking Committee's May version rewrote Section 404 to prohibit payments economically or functionally equivalent to interest or yield,

According to Reuters and Senate sources, the Senate Banking Committee's May revision of the CLARITY Act substantially tightened restrictions on stablecoin rewards. Section 404 now prohibits payments that are economically or functionally equivalent to interest or yield on payment stablecoins. Senate

According to BeInCrypto, analyst Benjamin Cowen predicts Bitcoin's cycle bottom will arrive in approximately 69-73 days, around October 2026, based on the asset's position at day 1,363 of the current cycle compared to previous cycle lows at days 1,432 and 1,436. However, major institutions are

According to OKX's official announcement, the exchange launched MOONSHOT/USDT Pre-IPO perpetual contracts on August 17 at 5:00 PM UTC.

According to Odaily, predict.fun launched a Hang Seng Index prediction market today (August 17), allowing users to participate in daily bullish or bearish predictions. The Hang Seng Index bullish probability for August 17, 2026 reached 99% ahead of the 16:00 daily

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, Binance recorded net inflows of $49.3463 million USDT in the past hour.

According to Foresight News, Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox expressed support on the Zcash community forum for activating the NSM smooth issuance mechanism (ZIP-234), citing its simpler explanation, visual representation, and mathematical formulation compared to alternative proposals. Wilcox favors

According to Foresight News, Zodl wallet completed its Orchard to Ironwood migration and launched the Slipstream sync engine this week on Android 3.9.0 and iOS 3.9.1, with multiple emergency bug fixes released alongside. Zcash Open Development Lab founder and CEO Josh Swihart announced the updates i

According to Whale Alert, overnight (August 17), 2,782 BTC ($176.99M) transferred from Bitstamp to an unknown wallet.

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) flagged DistributeX for operating cryptocurrency marketing activities in Malta without regulatory approval or corporate registration. The entity, also known as Distributex Limited and DX, maintains physical offices in Birkirkara, Hamrun, Mosta and Hal

According to the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the regulator issued a warning against DistributeX, an unauthorized cryptocurrency marketing entity operating in Malta under various names including DistributeX Limited and DX. The company operates physical offices in Birkirkara, Hamrun,

European regulators warned cryptocurrency investors about migration-related scams following the July 1, 2026 expiration of the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation transitional period. The deadline forced more than 1,700 unlicensed platforms to restrict or discontinue services

According to CoinDesk, following the July 1, 2026 expiration of MiCA's transitional period, EU regulators warned of a surge in migration-related scams as potentially 1,700 unlicensed crypto platforms faced service restrictions or discontinuation across the bloc. Only 323 companies held valid MiCA

The USENIX Association identified $575 million in cryptocurrency losses on Ethereum and BNB Chain caused by address misuse, according to a new research study. The study analyzed millions of blockchain addresses and found 65,340 high-risk instances tied to contract and externally owned account misuse

According to USENIX Association, researchers from Sun Yat-sen University, Peking University and Zhejiang University recently identified $575 million in losses across Ethereum and BNB Chain caused by address misuse. On-chain analysis of millions of addresses uncovered 65,340 high-risk instances

South Korea's financial investment industry awaits detailed regulatory guidelines ahead of the token securities system implementation in February. Financial authorities are finalizing subordinate regulations covering fractional investment asset eligibility, disclosure requirements,

According to the Financial Services Commission, detailed implementation guidelines for South Korea's token securities system, initially targeted for July release, have been delayed ahead of a February 2027 launch. The rules will cover eligible underlying assets, disclosure standards, and trading

Open interest in perpetual futures linked to SanDisk stocks has reached approximately $1.73 billion across crypto trading venues, making SNDK the largest stock perpetual market by outstanding positions, according to data cited by Wu Blockchain. The figure is approximately 1.86 times the $928

Russian IT specialist Yuri Belenkiy was detained in September 2025 and charged on October 13, 2025 with terrorism financing based on Binance data provided to Russian authorities. Law enforcement documents reviewed by Reuters show the exchange shared records of Belenkiy's cryptocurrency donations — m