Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to NCSC and The Hacker News, Apple patched a critical authentication vulnerability in macOS screen sharing on August 6 through emergency updates to macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, Sequoia 15.7.9, and Sonoma 14.8.9. CVE-2026-65400 (CVSS 9.8) allows attackers without valid credentials to access Macs

Grayscale projects that Ethereum's (ETH) annual supply growth could fall to approximately 0.4% and Solana's (SOL) to around 1.1% by 2031 if two pending tokenomics proposals are implemented as written, according to a research note released this week. Ethereum Improvement Proposal 8361 (EIP-8361),

According to Grayscale research released in August, Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) tokenomics overhauls could reduce both networks' annual supply growth to 0.4% and 1.1% respectively by 2031, falling below gold's roughly 1.8% yearly supply growth. Ethereum's EIP-8361 would gradually burn

According to Cointelegraph, DeFiLlama announced on August 16 that it delayed the official mobile application launch due to persistent phishing apps impersonating the platform on Apple App Store. The team spent months reporting malicious applications to Apple without success before the company

DefiLlama delayed the launch of its mobile app while spending months attempting to get Apple to remove phishing apps from its App Store that impersonated the analytics provider, according to the company's pseudonymous founder, 0xngmi. The founder stated in a Saturday X post that the team waited

According to GMGN, MarsCoin's market cap broke through $29 million, reaching a new all-time high, trading at $23.73 million with a 24-hour surge of 34,200%.

According to BlockBeats, SafePal confirmed on August 16 that its order-tracking plugin vulnerability exposed order information of approximately 39,798 customers who placed orders between March 2, 2025, and April 11, 2026. Leaked data includes names, email addresses, shipping addresses, phone

According to Foresight News, XMAQUINA's first xDEUS staking phase ended today. An on-chain snapshot will be taken tomorrow (Aug 17) at 21:00 Beijing time to record participants' governance weights and distribute 1 million DEUS from the first reward pool. The second phase will immediately follow, dis

According to Token Unlocks data, LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock 25.71 million tokens worth approximately $19.9 million on August 20, representing 4.40% of circulating supply. KAITO will unlock 32.6 million tokens worth $11.5 million on the same day, accounting for 7.63% of its circulating

According to Crypto.news, Cardano's governance company Intersect announced the Dijkstra upgrade roadmap split into two phases: the first phase launches in Q4 2026, introducing Linear Leios scaling, nested transactions, new serialization, and PlutusV4 changes; the second phase activates the Ouroboros Peras consensus protocol via separate hard fork targeting Q2 2027. Linear Leios introduces an endorsement block mechanism certified by stake pools to boost throughput while preserving the existing Pr

Roman Storm, founder of Tornado Cash, called out Google and OpenAI as enablers following his August 2025 conviction for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. Storm argued that the U.S. Department of Justice applied flawed logic in his case, pointing to North Korean IT

According to Roman Storm's social media posts, the Tornado Cash founder—convicted of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in August 2025—has challenged the U.S. Department of Justice's legal reasoning by pointing to Google and OpenAI as enablers of North Korea's cyber oper

According to PPP prediction market tool monitoring Polymarket, Jack Lawden's odds of being cast as the next James Bond dropped to 22% overnight, down 12% in 24 hours. The market event resolves "yes" if the listed actor is officially announced before December 31, 2026 (11:59 PM EST) as the next Bond,

Ethereum developers are currently reviewing 66 proposals as part of scoping the Hegotá upgrade, the network's next major protocol enhancement. The review process aims to narrow down proposals for inclusion, with several focused on integrating privacy capabilities into the Ethereum protocol. FOCIL cu

According to Ethereum Foundation contributor Toni Wahrstätter, Ethereum developers are reviewing 66 proposals on Sunday to narrow them down for the Hegotá upgrade, the next major Ethereum upgrade scheduled for 2027. FOCIL, which seeks to improve censorship resistance through validator-enforced

According to ChainCatcher, MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor stated recently that Bitcoin will become the world's largest asset within 48 months, potentially surpassing gold and major asset

According to GMGN data, MarsCoin's market cap surged to $10 million in 15 minutes, up over 160 times, reportedly triggered by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao's wallet burning 4,444 MARS tokens.

According to GMGN data, the Meme token "Niu Lai" on BNB Chain recorded 24-hour trading volume of $37.5 million on Aug 16, with market capitalization reaching $16.4 million. The token surged 223% in 24 hours but has retreated approximately 45% from its intraday high of $29 million. The

The European Central Bank surveyed 8,205 companies across eurozone countries to assess payment method adoption, finding cryptocurrency and stablecoin acceptance at 0.2% for online purchases and 1% at physical points of sale. The survey aimed to determine cash's standing among modern payment

According to ChainCatcher, VanEck digital assets research head Matthew Sigel stated that if the U.S. CLARITY Act passes, it will trigger "an enormous relief rally" in Layer 1 tokens. The CLARITY Act aims to provide a clearer regulatory framework for digital assets.