Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Tass, Russia's central bank announced on August 17 a regulatory draft proposing to include digital currencies in prudential supervision metrics, such as capital adequacy ratios, applicable to brokers, asset managers, forex traders, and cryptocurrency exchangers. Under the draft,

According to Odaily, Hyperliquid Policy Center and Douro Labs recently submitted a joint comment letter to the U.S. SEC supporting the regulator's proposal to rescind Regulation NMS Rule 611 (Trade-Through Rule). The organizations also called for regulators to establish a clearer best execution

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows ETH has fallen below 1900 USDT, currently trading at 1899.94 USDT.

According to ChainCatcher, NeoSoul, the largest AI economic infrastructure project on BSC and 0G ecosystems, officially launched NeoTrade today (August 17). NeoTrade is a universal AI agent trading workbench enabling users to directly define how their AI trading agents operate. Unlike most

According to the Daily Telegraph, Binance plans to apply for a UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) cryptocurrency license next month under new regulatory rules set to take effect in October 2027. The new framework requires crypto exchanges to establish UK entities, demonstrate sufficient

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy sold approximately $333.7 million worth of MSTR shares between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The firm sold 3,358,866 MSTR shares but did not buy or sell any bitcoin during the period. The

According to the official announcement, HertzFlow, a self-custody leveraged trading protocol backed by Yzi Labs, has launched its mainnet on BNB Chain. The one-week Genesis Vault deposit campaign has launched simultaneously with limited allocation available on a first-come, first-served

According to Strive's 8-K filing, the company added 79 Bitcoin during the period of August 10–14 at an average price of approximately $63,231 per BTC, inclusive of fees. As of August 14, Strive's total Bitcoin holdings increased from 20,167 to 20,246 BTC. The company also holds 505,000 shares of

According to Lookonchain, two newly created wallets withdrew 20,007 BNB (approximately $12.1 million) from Binance 7 hours ago.

According to BlockBeats, APRO, an AI oracle backed by YZi Labs, today joined BNB Chain lending protocol Venus Protocol's Multi-Oracle Resilience Program (MORE) to provide price feed services for Binance bStocks. The initial partnership covers four tokenized stock assets: SKHYB, NVDAB, SPCXB, and

According to ChainCatcher, Bits of Gold, Israel's largest crypto broker, disclosed on August 17 that hackers accessed personal information of approximately 200,000 customers through a third-party data analytics service breach. The compromised data includes names, national ID numbers, email

According to a Bitfinex report, Bitcoin's volatility, trading activity and market liquidity have compressed to bear market-end levels in recent weeks. BTC is hovering near the $63,200 median realized price, while U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $385 million in net outflows last week. C

According to law enforcement documents reviewed by Reuters, Binance provided Russian authorities with transaction records and personal information belonging to customer Yuri Belenkiy, who was detained in September 2025 on allegations of financing terrorism through cryptocurrency donations. Russian i

According to Bitfinex's latest report, Bitcoin has been trading within a narrow range with volatility, trading activity, and market liquidity compressed to levels similar to the late stage of a bear market. BTC currently hovers near the "realized price median" of $63,200, while the key

Solana (SOL) is trading near $75 while holding above the $60-$62 support zone, with buyers targeting a breakout through $78-$80 resistance. The Alpenglow consensus upgrade, which received more than 98% staker approval, provides a fundamental catalyst designed to reduce transaction finality from roug

According to BlockBeats, Unitree's IPO pre-launch perpetual contracts on Trade.xyz broke through the $100 level on August 17, rising 6.7% to reach $99.8 (approximately 673 yuan). The price move implies a post-IPO market valuation

According to ChainCatcher, ULTRA Web3 Festival concluded on July 30-31 at The Arch Galeries in Kuala Lumpur, bringing together international builders, corporate leaders, and institutional investors to bridge decentralized technology and traditional finance. The event was supported by sponsors

According to its SEC Form 13F filing as of June 30, 2026, Jane Street Group reported holding more than 1.2 million shares of Bitwise's XRP ETF, a 60-fold increase from 20,605 shares held at the end of Q1. Other institutions also reported XRP ETF positions in their second-quarter filings, including

Weekly trading volume for stock-linked perpetual contracts on centralized exchanges hit $141.84 billion on August 16, 2026, per WuBlockchain Data Center. The figure represents a nearly 79-fold increase from the $1.8 billion recorded at the start of the year. Crypto exchanges have extended

According to WuBlockchain Data Center, stock-linked perpetual contracts on centralized exchanges hit $141.84 billion in weekly trading volume on August 16, 2026, nearly 79 times the $1.8 billion recorded at the start of the year. Open interest climbed from $89 million in January to $8.29 billion, a