Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Convano, the parent company of Japanese nail salon brand FASTNAIL, ended its Bitcoin reserve strategy at a loss. The company’s shares traded at 110 yen as of August 17, down 46.26% over the past year. They briefly fell below 100 yen to 99 yen during trading on August 13. Convano completed the sale of all its Bitcoin holdings on August 10, recognizing a loss of approximately 298 million yen on the sale. Convano’s Bitcoin Purchase Records Convano’s board of directors approved the launch of its Bit

According to DefiLlama data, real-world asset (RWA) deposits in DeFi protocols have grown from 12 million dollars three years ago to nearly 4 billion dollars today, representing a 300-fold increase.

Bitcoin developer Calle used the Chinese AI model Kimi K3 to complete a large-scale vulnerability scan of open-source code related to Bitcoin and the Lightning Network in approximately two weeks, uncovering security issues that had accumulated over decades. In accordance with responsible disclosure principles, the affected projects and technical details have not yet been made public. The scan costs approximately $10k per day in computing power. Responsible Disclosure Principles: Affected Project

BitMart’s official Chinese-language X account published an open letter on August 17, demanding that founder Sheldon Xia and partner Nancy (Yi) Li publicly disclose the platform’s assets, liabilities, available reserves, and the status of user funds by August 19, and submit a specific, executable repayment plan. If verifiable asset disclosures and a repayment plan were not provided by the deadline, the poster threatened to submit the evidence to regulators in various jurisdictions. Five Major Dem

According to Coinglass, 39.05 million USDT transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase on August 18 at 10:37 UTC.

Taiwanese entertainer “Machi Big Brother” Huang Licheng held approximately 4,290 ETH in long positions on Hyperliquid as of August 17, using 25x leverage. The position had a notional value of approximately $8.18M, with an average entry price of approximately $1,894.8. During the same period, Huang Licheng sold three Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs. Huang Licheng’s Latest Holdings Data on August 17: 4,290 ETH (Source: Hyperdash) According to the HyperDash account snapshot on August 17, Huang Lic

According to Guru Club, Bitcoin broke above $64,000 on August 17, rising 1.83% during the day.

According to Reuters, World Liberty Financial, a Trump family-backed crypto company, partnered with Hong Kong-based AI platform WorldClaw. The integration allows WorldClaw users to pay for AI models using USD1, a stablecoin issued by World Liberty and pegged to the US dollar. Of WorldClaw's 90 AI mo

According to ChainCatcher, Websea launched its Proof of Reserves (PoR) mechanism today (August 18), utilizing a Merkle tree solution to publicly disclose platform reserve data alongside open-source verification tools. Users can

According to SoSoValue data reported by Odaily, on August 18, crypto markets showed mixed performance with Bitcoin (BTC) rising 1.57% to break through $64,000 and Ethereum (ETH) gaining 0.42% above $1,900. The DeFi sector stood out with a 24-hour gain of 1.06%, led by Compound (COMP) up 8.92%,

According to Hayden Adams in a post on X, Uniswap's founder released his first long-form essay since 2019, titled "Correlated Pairs: How AMMs Win the Biggest Markets," outlining how tokenization could reshape global market structure. Adams argued that as traditional assets like stocks are

According to OKX market data, Ethereum (ETH) fell below 1,900 USDT, currently trading at 1,899.89 USDT with 24-hour gains narrowing to 0.51%.

Gate News reported on August 18 that, according to Gate market data, FLIP (Chainflip) was trading at $0.46 as of press time, up 23.41% over the past 24 hours. The token had reached a high of $0.46 and a low of $0.36. Its current market cap is approximately $40.93M. Chainflip is a cross-chain DEX that uses a threshold signature scheme, an independent application-specific blockchain, and a dedicated AMM mechanism to facilitate native cross-chain swaps. The platform allows users to access native as

According to ChainCatcher, blockchain project Linera announced today that its token ticker is $LNRA. The Layer1 network is designed for high throughput and real-time applications using a microchain-based architecture. No details on tokenomics, total supply, distribution, or exchange listing

According to ChainCatcher, Abstract announced the launch of Builder XP, an extension of its XP system designed to reward developers and projects contributing to the Abstract ecosystem. The mechanism distributes Builder XP weekly based on each project's impact on the chain, aiming to incentivize cont

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, announced on August 18 that, in compliance with the European Union's sanctions against Russia, it would completely stop processing fund transfers involving 16 cryptocurrency trading platforms and service providers, including HTX. The restrictions will take effect in three phases, with further restrictions on 11 companies, including HTX, beginning August 23. Three-Phase Deadlines and Complete List of the 16 Restricted Companies Binance's block

According to Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley in a statement today (August 18), the crypto industry is maturing into distinct segments spanning Bitcoin, blockchain infrastructure, tokenization, stablecoins, perpetual futures, memes/NFTs, and lending markets. Horsley noted that as the sector matures, a

Israeli cryptocurrency broker Bits of Gold disclosed on August 17 that attackers had gained unauthorized access through a third-party data analytics network, resulting in the theft of personal data belonging to approximately 200k customers. The leaked data included names, national ID numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, bank account information, and public wallet addresses. Funds, private keys, passwords, CVV codes, and scanned identity documents were not affected. Scope of Lea

According to GoPlus official announcement on August 18, the company upgraded DeepScan with an AI-powered smart contract security solution. The upgrade introduces three core modules: AI contract audit that identifies syntax and business logic vulnerabilities; continuous security monitoring for live c

According to PANews, on August 18, crypto influencer Ansem launched Ansem.io, a Solana-based token issuance platform for the ANSEM community. Users can create tokens on the platform and trade them starting from launch day. All tokens issued through the platform are built on Pump.fun and run on the S