Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to HSBC's Affluent Investor Snapshot 2026 report released on July 28, high-net-worth investors in Singapore and Malaysia maintain stable crypto asset allocations at 5% and 6% respectively, down from global average of 6% versus 7% in 2025, with no signs of significant exit. Investors in

According to Token Terminal data cited by Cointelegraph, Robinhood Chain's application deposits have surpassed $600 million, up approximately 50% over the past week as of July 28.

According to ChainCatcher, Polymarket's prediction market shows Ethereum has a 26% probability of touching $2,000 by the end of July, down 46% in the last 24 hours. The probability of ETH falling to $1,800 stands at 43%, up 28% in the same period. ETH briefly rallied to $1,981 yesterday,

According to PPP prediction market tool monitoring, a new account (0x0c689c8e78588fd3d02e56a6e787e7f9e9b09e76) purchased $196,000 in prediction shares on Polymarket betting against a 25 basis point rate hike following the Federal Reserve's July 28-29 FOMC meeting, with an opening position at 72.5

According to SOON, the project detected a security incident affecting its operations on July 12 and paused its sequencer and related services. The incident stemmed from configuration errors and permission management issues in the operational infrastructure; external attackers gained unauthorized

According to a July 27 court order, US District Judge Katherine Menendez temporarily blocked Minnesota from enforcing its prediction market ban against CFTC-regulated platforms Kalshi and Polymarket US. The judge found that event contracts offered by the platforms likely qualify as swaps, giving the

Strategy Inc. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor announced on July 27 that future repurchases of the company's Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) may be funded through either bitcoin sales or MSTR stock sales, depending on market conditions. The financing choice

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index stands at 28 as of July 28, down 1 point from the previous day. The 7-day average is 28, while the 30-day average is 24.

US prediction markets assigned a 71.2% probability to the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady in July, according to Polymarket data reported on the 26th. The betting odds marked a sharp shift from the 16th, when the likelihood of a rate hold stood at 96.5% and a 25 basis point hike at

According to Polymarket on July 26, the Federal Reserve's July interest rate decision is priced at a 71.2% probability of maintaining current rates, with only 27.6% odds of a 25 basis point increase. The shift reflects growing market confidence in inflation stabilization, with economists citing

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks $66,421, major CEX short liquidations would reach $1.671 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $60,506, major CEX long liquidations would amount to $686 million.

According to Hyperinsight, on July 28, WTI crude oil mapping contract (xyz:CL) on Hyperliquid fell to $80.91, down 5.2% in 24 hours and off 13.4% from the July 24 peak of $93.44. The decline reflects easing geopolitical risk premiums as the U.S. pauses military strikes on Iran and diplomatic

According to Kalshi event contracts, traders predict Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Wosh will mention the word 'oil' with 74% probability during this week's FOMC monetary policy meeting press conference. Contracts also show over 50% probability he will mention 'shock.' As of Monday afternoon, the

According to BlockBeats, Solana Optimistic Network (SOON) completed a security incident review on July 28, confirming no impact to the SOON protocol, sequencer, or user-facing smart contracts. No user fund losses were identified. The incident, first detected on July 12, originated from security

The Zimbabwe Securities and Exchange Commission (SECZ) approved seven fintech projects to enter its regulatory sandbox on July 24, including four projects that directly focus on tokenization. The remaining projects cover blockchain-based financing, crowdfunding, and synthetic trading. These seven approved projects represent an important step for Zimbabwe in digital finance regulation, but SECZ’s regulatory sandbox guidelines clearly state that entering the sandbox mechanism only allows for contr

According to Bitcoin.com, MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor disclosed the company may sell Bitcoin or MSTR stock to repurchase STRC Series A perpetual preferred shares (face value $100) when trading significantly below par. The discounted buyback would reduce future dividend expenses a

According to Foresight News, perpetual trading platform trade.xyz announced multiple all-time highs across its metrics. The platform's cumulative trading volume reached $408.4 billion, with weekend trading volume hitting $26.07 billion. In the past 24 hours, peak trading volume stood at $5.6 billion