Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

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

According to Coinglass data, Hyperliquid whales currently hold $5.418 billion in positions with a long-to-short ratio of 0.98. Long positions total $2.678 billion (49.44% of holdings) versus short positions of $2.739 billion (50.56%). Long positions show an unrealized loss of $65.18 million, while s

Hong Kong-born crypto investor Harry Yeh fell to his death from the 30th floor of his mansion in Paraguay on August 7 and was found completely naked. According to The Oriental Weekly, Paraguayan police have not ruled out any possibilities, including an accident, suicide, or murder. The crypto community widely suspects that the incident was a “Wrench Attack”—that is, the use of violence to force a victim to hand over crypto passwords or private keys. Harry Yeh Studied Electrical Engineering at UC

According to CertiK Alert, a Vultisig-related address swapped 1.092 million USDC for 575.4 ETH and deposited the funds into Tornado Cash on August 18.

According to Bitget market data, Hong Kong-listed AI model stocks Zhipu and MINIMAX-W declined on August 18, with Zhipu dropping over 10% and MINIMAX-W over 8%.

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows ETH has broken above 1900 USDT, currently priced at 1900.11 USDT.

Gate News reported that on Aug. 18, according to Gate market data, SUT (SuperTrust) was trading at $0.218 at press time, up 31.37% over the past 24 hours. The token reached a high of $0.258 and a low of $0.192, while its 24-hour trading volume reached $85.6k. Its current market cap is approximately $85.6k. SuperTrust (SUT) is the payment method for a global platform developed and operated directly by the team. It will be used on the global direct-advertising platform (MOAD) and global natural-la

According to BlockBeats, Paragon, a HIP-3 decentralized trading platform, acquired the ANSEM ticker on August 18 by bidding 571.98 HYPE in the latest HIP-3 auction.

Gate News: On August 18, according to Gate market data, GPS (GoPlus Security) was trading at $0.01667 at press time, up 41.48% over the past 24 hours. The token reached a high of $0.0175 and a low of $0.01131, while 24-hour trading volume totaled $4.6529 million. Its current market capitalization is approximately $13.33M. GoPlus Security is Web3’s first decentralized security layer, providing comprehensive protection for every transaction across all blockchain networks. Its open, permissionless,

According to ChainCatcher, Offchain Labs research team achieved a 4,000x speedup in zero-knowledge proof generation using a vector commitment scheme, reducing proof time for 64,000 data points from approximately 2 minutes to 32 milliseconds. The team also unveiled Zaratan, a new proving system

Bitcoin exchange balances increased by approximately 28,000 BTC after reaching a low on July 28, Santiment Intelligence reported on Aug. 17. The rebound reversed roughly 84% of a prior six-week decline that had removed about 33,000 BTC from exchanges between June 12 and July 28. Santiment's Supply o

The UK's Telegraph reported on August 18 that Binance is reportedly planning to apply for a license from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company plans to submit its application as the UK's new digital asset law takes effect, with the goal of resuming some UK services as early as 2027. The crypto regulatory framework published by the FCA in June this year allows industry participants to submit authorization applications starting in September 2026, with a deadline of February 28, 202

According to Foresight News, NAVI Protocol launched the NAVI Prime lending framework on Sui on August 18. The framework introduces independently curated lending markets, each with customized risk frameworks, collateral methodologies, and market parameters. This modular approach enables

According to BlockBeats, citing GMGN data, CASHCAT, a Meme token in the Robinhood Chain ecosystem, broke through $0.105 on August 18, now trading at $0.1054. The token rose 9.47% over the past 24 hours.

According to Coinglass data reported by ChainCatcher, the crypto market experienced $212 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours. Short positions accounted for $175 million in liquidations, while long positions totaled $36.99 million. Bitcoin saw $8.16 million in short liquidations

According to BlockBeats, on Aug 18, the issuing address of 「牛来」 issued two new tokens 「牛来了」 and 「Moo」 13 hours ago, with market caps of $26,500 and $17,300 respectively, per GMGN data.