Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

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

According to PiScan, Pi Network will unlock about 775.8 million Pi tokens by the end of 2026; 127.5 million will be unlocked in the next 30 days, worth about $10.5 million, with an average daily unlock of about $3.5 million. A total of 6.17 billion Pi tokens are already locked. Analyst Travladd warned that total unlocks may reach about $505 million by 2029, and about $1.71B over the next 12 months, which could create sell pressure. Technicals show support at $0.07–$0.078; a break below could increase volatility, while a breakout above $0.0834 could help improve conditions. v25, upgraded in July 2026, may ease pressure.

Zimbabwe's Securities and Exchange Commission (SECZ) has admitted seven fintech projects to its regulatory sandbox, with tokenization accounting for four of the latest cohort. The approved participants are Zimbabwe Entrepreneurship Exchange, Ndarama Standard, Questview Brokers, Crowdaxe Capital,

The Incheon District Police Agency’s anti-corruption and economic crime investigation unit on July 27 searched and seized the residence of former Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok and the office of the General Affairs Department at Incheon City Hall to investigate allegations involving “concealment of crypto assets” during the June 3 local elections. Police seized related devices, including mobile phones and computers. Yoo Jeong-bok and his wife are accused of transferring 21,000 crypto assets they he

A report by the defector-run 《Daily NK》 says a criminal group made up of former military hackers who have retired from North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (now the Reconnaissance Intelligence Bureau) was recently discovered to have compromised the internal network systems of the North Korean Central Bank and the Trade Bank. On July 12, North Korea’s National Intelligence Service raided a safehouse in Pyongyang and arrested the mastermind and IT personnel who were laundering money, confis

According to Foresight News, Tori Finance launched strUSD, a yield-bearing token backed by institutional Delta-neutral strategies. The token is now live on Pendle, Morpho, Royco, and Curve. The protocol has also lifted its $50 million funding cap, with the deposit phase ending and the deposit

Reuters reported that on July 23, the European Union passed its 21st round of sanctions against Russia, adding 218 individuals and entities to the list—one of the largest single additions by the EU in nearly four years. Kaja Kallas, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said this round of sanctions targets 14 crypto asset service platforms (located in Georgia, Panama, the UAE, the Marshall Islands, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus) with a trading ban. Finance is the core:

On July 28, Hyperliquid’s tokenized stock futures contract SKHX saw a sudden 17.9% plunge after an abnormal pre-market order on Korea’s NXT (filled with 1 share for 1.27M won, about $867) triggered a trading halt following a 30% drop due to poor liquidity. Oracle then followed the decline, Binance arbitrage also fell in sync, and the 4-hour liquidation amount has already surpassed Binance—though the price has now returned to normal. NXT abnormal order triggers SKHX flash crash of 17.9% According

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) shares rose 13% on Monday following a treasury update that confirmed $11.8 billion in crypto, cash, and equity holdings. The stock was the best-performing on Wall Street that day. The

According to an official statement, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) shares surged 13% on Monday, July 28, becoming Wall Street's best-performing stock of the day. The move came after the company disclosed holdings of 5.79 million ETH tokens, valued at $11.8 billion in total crypto, cash, and e

According to RootData, Momentum (MMT) will unlock approximately 12.53 million tokens worth $2.26 million on August 4 at 10 a.m. Beijing Time.

According to Lighter founder Vladimir Novakovski in a post on X today, all economic value generated by Lighter will belong to token holders. The company's equity cap table has been converted into a token cap table at TGE (token generation event), with stock ownership previously held by investors

According to Trader T, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $9.31 million yesterday (July 27). BlackRock's ETHA led with $11.75 million inflows, while its staking product ETHB received $80,000. Invesco's QETH saw outflows of $2.52 million.

According to Odaily, Hyperliquid and Multicoin jointly announced yesterday evening their support for the CFTC's predicted market framework. The move prompted Kyle Samani, former Multicoin co-founder, to post on X that developers building in the Solana ecosystem should understand that Multicoin