Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

The U.S. Treasury set January 18, 2027 as the expected effective date for the GENIUS Act, establishing a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that President Donald Trump and Congress delivered the Act to establish clear rules for payment stablecoins,

According to Mpost Media Group, the HSC Conference concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15, 2026, with over 40 speakers addressing institutional blockchain adoption, regulatory frameworks, and on-chain financial infrastructure. Panelists including Tether's Regional Expansion Lead for APAC and

According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Treasury set January 18, 2027 as the effective date for the GENIUS Act, a regulatory framework that establishes clear rules for payment stablecoins. Bessent noted that President

According to DeFiLlama data, Binance led central exchanges with $234 million in net inflows over the past 24 hours on August 18, followed by Bybit ($51.55 million) and Bitget ($17.56 million).

According to BlockBeats, Bitcoin's volatility reached historic lows as of August 18, with the market bracing for potential extreme moves. Fundstrat's Sean Farrell stated that historical data shows similar low-volatility periods have preceded a median absolute swing of 30% over the following 60

According to PANews, on August 18, Securitize (NYSE: SECZ) and global asset manager Neuberger announced the launch of Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC), marking Neuberger's first tokenized fund sub-advisory role. The fund invests in high-yield bonds, CLO, and leveraged loans,

According to Bitget market data, metaverse company Super League (SLE) stock opened up over 126% today, with market capitalization rising to $11.6 million.

According to Galaxy Research, over 1,755 Bitcoin (approximately $110 million) were stolen from about 5,000 Coldcard hardware wallet users as of Monday, August 4. Coinkite Inc. notified users of a security vulnerability in the key generation mechanism of its Coldcard wallet the previous weekend.

According to Ryan Kirkley, CEO of Global Settlement Network, over 100 crypto projects have shut down, filed for bankruptcy, or disappeared in 2026 as of August 18. Kirkley attributed the sector-wide purge to a legacy of the 2020-2021 funding boom, when many projects raised capital at inflated

Ethereum launched the Platåberget testnet as a temporary testing environment ahead of the network's planned Glamsterdam upgrade. The testnet is scheduled to transition to the Glamsterdam fork on Aug. 20, 2026, and will operate for several months to give developers, validators and infrastructure

Ethereum launched the Platåberget testnet on Aug. 18 as a temporary testing environment ahead of the Glamsterdam upgrade scheduled to fork on Aug. 20, 2026. The network allows developers, validators and infrastructure providers to evaluate major protocol changes including enshrined

According to Bitcoin Magazine, BlackRock reaffirmed its bullish stance on Bitcoin recently, even as BTC has declined roughly 50% from its all-time high. The asset manager said its core investment thesis for Bitcoin as an "emerging global currency alternative" and "unique portfolio diversification to

According to HTX market data, BNB broke above $600 and currently trades at $600.06, down 0.64% over the past 24 hours.

According to Odaily, Sui and Securitize launched their first integration today, with HINC tokenized fund now supporting high-yield bonds, collateralized loan obligations (CLO), and leveraged loans on-chain.

According to ChainCatcher, Binance's security team recently discovered a malicious governance proposal targeting a project's decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that could have risked approximately $1.2 million in treasury tokens. Binance notified the project team to vote against the proposa

Visa is seeking a settlement and over-the-counter partner holding cryptocurrency exchange licenses in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore. The chosen partner will handle settlement for the Open USD stablecoin project, an initiative backed by Stripe, Visa and Mastercard. The s

Super League Enterprise will be renamed Superplanet, Inc. and transformed into a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury platform majority-owned by Tokyo-listed Metaplanet, Inc. The transaction involves Metaplanet contributing 2,100 Bitcoin worth approximately $132.1 million plus $2.5 million in cash in

MoonPay integrated Cash App Pay as a payment option for cryptocurrency purchases, allowing eligible US customers to fund transactions using their Cash App balances, the crypto payments company announced Tuesday. The integration enables customers to buy crypto directly through MoonPay without

According to Cointelegraph, MoonPay integrated Cash App Pay on Tuesday, enabling U.S. customers to purchase cryptocurrencies using their Cash App balance directly through MoonPay's checkout and partner platforms including Trust Wallet, Bitcoin.com, MetaMask, Ledger, BitPay, Uniswap, and others. Cash

According to data released by CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost on August 16, 2026, the amount of BTC on the Bitcoin network that has not moved on-chain for more than 10 years has reached 3.56 million BTC, accounting for approximately 17.7% of the current circulating supply and setting a new all-time high. This means that of the more than 20.07 million BTC mined to date, nearly one-fifth of the supply is in a long-term “dormant” state. More noteworthy is the persistence of this trend. Darkfost pointe