Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Bybit has launched UNITREEUSDT and MOONSHOTUSDT perpetual contracts, offering traders price exposure to Chinese robotics company Unitree and AI startup Moonshot AI before their potential public listings. The USDT-settled contracts allow long and short positions without equity ownership, voting

According to Galaxy Research, over 10 cryptocurrency theft groups exploited COLDCARD wallet vulnerabilities to steal approximately 1,700 BTC recently, with the largest group stealing over 1,080 BTC. The attackers were distinguished based on transaction patterns including fee strategies, transfer

According to Galaxy researchers, attacks targeting Coldcard hardware wallets remain ongoing as of August 16. Coldcard users are advised to remain vigilant and verify their device settings. Researchers are actively assisting affected victims and collecting intelligence on attackers. Those who have

According to CoinDesk, UBS significantly increased its call options exposure on BlackRock's Bitcoin spot ETF (IBIT) in Q2, raising holdings from 800,000 to 1.95 million contracts, a 24-fold increase, as reported on August 16. The Swiss bank also raised direct IBIT holdings by approximately 12% to 40

According to CoinDesk, a Korean court this week sentenced a cryptocurrency platform operator to 15 years in prison for fraud involving approximately $50 million. The ruling is considered one of the longest prison sentences South Korea has imposed for crypto fraud to

The Netherlands' National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported attacks on multiple Macs exploiting a Screen Sharing vulnerability to install Monero mining software. Apple patched the flaw on Aug. 6 in macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, Sequoia 15.7.9 and Sonoma 14.8.9. The vulnerability allowed network

According to BlockBeats, on August 16, BNL token surged 8% and broke through $0.54 after CZ announced donating the token from a public address to Giggle Academy and suspending the address. The token currently trades at $0.51 with a 24-hour gain of 8.2%, according to HTX market

According to CZ via X platform, CZ issued a security alert for SafePal today (Aug 16), warning the community against phishing attacks. SafePal is confirmed as an investment portfolio company of YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), which currently serves as a minority shareholder in SafePal.

According to Odaily, Stable released an updated whitepaper on August 16, revealing its tokenomics and unlock schedule. Of the 100 billion STABLE tokens total supply, 180 million (18%) entered circulation at token generation, while the remaining 820 million (82%) are locked in a Universal Lock

According to Odaily, Stable released an updated whitepaper on August 16, detailing its tokenomics plan. Out of 1 billion total STABLE tokens, 180 million (18%) entered circulation at token generation, while the remaining 820 million (82%) are held in a universal lock pool. These locked tokens will b

The stablecoin market has declined toward $300 billion in what crypto trading firm Cumberland identifies as the third-largest drawdown in the sector's history, with market capitalization dropping from approximately $321 billion on May 20 to roughly $305 billion, a decline of around 5%. DefiLlama

According to Cumberland, the stablecoin market capitalization fell to roughly $305 billion on Aug. 16 from about $321 billion on May 20, marking a 5% decline and the third-largest drawdown in the sector's history. Live data from DefiLlama showed even lower readings at about $300.76 billion, with

President Donald Trump is expected to attend a White House meeting on Wednesday with executives from cryptocurrency, prediction market and financial sectors as his administration increases focus on digital asset regulation and event-contract oversight. The meeting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET at th

Bitcoin traded flat this week while traditional markets rallied significantly, with gold posting its best weekly performance since January and the S&P 500 breaking to a new all-time high on a 3.6% gain. Gold miners surged 21.3% in their strongest week since 2008, driven by cooling July CPI data

According to GMGN, BSC-based meme coin MarsCoin dropped to a market cap of $6.59 million, with a 1-hour decline of 80.12%.

According to on-chain detective Specter, a data breach likely occurred as early as April or no later than early May, based on the timeframe covered by the stolen data. Users experienced phishing attacks and asset losses during that period, but the relevant party did not maintain transparency, warn u

According to Odaily, CZ announced today that he will donate Binance coins (BNB) and Binance Life tokens worth $960,000 to Giggle Academy. After testing Trust Wallet, CZ found the wallet overwhelmed with Meme coins, prompting him to destroy some tokens. He realized the transparent nature of

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently posted on X that the Bitcoin community deserves credit for advancing technical concepts like Utreexo, a UTXO (unspent transaction output) state optimization solution. Ethereum's current scaling roadmap aims to combine

According to Bitcoin.com's Week in Review newsletter, gold posted its best week since January this week, with the gold mining ETF GDX surging 21.3% for its best week since 2008. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 broke to a new all-time high with a 3.6% weekly gain, while Bitcoin traded flat. The rally was

According to GMGN data, Meme coin MarsCoin on Binance Smart Chain crashed 65% in just one minute on August 16 evening, plunging its market cap from $21 million to $7 million. The token had surged over 400x earlier the same day, peaking at a record $36 million market cap before the sharp