Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley said in an interview that this summer, two financial institutions managing more than $1 trillion in investor assets each approved crypto products, but did not disclose the institutions’ names or the specific approvals. Sygnum Chief Investment Officer Fabian Dori said the era of opposition has ended, with banks shifting from resisting digital assets to building and distributing services through custody, tokenization, and regulated trading. Bitwise CEO Statement: Two Tri

From 02:45 to 03:00 (UTC) on August 17, 2026, ETH rose 0.34% over 15 minutes, trading between 1895.6 and 1908.38 USDT, with an Ampl of 0.67%. In a low-volatility environment where ETH rose just 0.86% over 24 hours and overall volatility was approximately 1.47%, this short-term upward momentum was extremely limited, while market participation remained extremely low. The main driver of this anomaly was a technical rebound in a low-liquidity environment. Due to an extreme imbalance in order book de

Trezor announced via X on Aug. 14 that the system of its logistics partner, ShipMonk, had been hacked, exposing the personal information of nearly 14k customers. Trezor stated that its own internal systems were not compromised and that it had notified all affected customers by email. Users who did not receive a notification can rest assured that their personal information remains secure. CertiK statistics show that losses from in-person coercion robberies reached $124 million in the first half o

According to ChainCatcher, data from Onchain Lens shows Trump-backed World Liberty Financial's team wallet (0xE853...D5743) transferred 39 million WLFI tokens to Bybit after 30 days of inactivity, valued at $2.33 million. The wallet had received an equivalent amount of WLFI from the project's

From 02:45 to 03:00 (UTC) on August 17, 2026, BTC rose slightly by 0.24% over the 15-minute period, with a price range of 63,252.9–63,496.6 USDT and an Ampl of 0.39%. The 24-hour Change % was +0.27%, while the current price hovered around $63,231.3, with an intraday Ampl of just $672. The Filled Amount fell sharply to 105.68 BTC, and order book depth was severely imbalanced, with a buy-to-sell ratio of only 0.16, indicating extremely low market participation and a wait-and-see stance among inves

On August 17, 2026, from 02:00 to 03:00 (UTC), BTC fell slightly by 0.05% over the one-hour period, trading within a range of 63,034.6–63,126.3 USDT, with an Ampl of just 0.15%. The 24-hour Change was +0.27%, while the price fluctuated narrowly around $63,200. Intraday Ampl was $672, overall volatility remained extremely low, and market participation was severely limited. The primary driver of this movement was technical consolidation in a low-liquidity environment. The Candlestick Filled Amount

According to Bloomberg, U.S. President Trump is expected to meet with executives from the cryptocurrency, prediction market, and fintech industries on Aug. 19 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Known invitees include major companies such as Coinbase and Ripple. Galaxy Digital’s latest estimate puts the probability of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) being enacted this year at only about 10%. Aug. 19 Meeting: Attendee List, SEC and CFTC Chairs to Attend According to Bl

According to Ethlabs, the non-profit Ethereum research lab has outlined priority recommendations for the Hegotá upgrade. The proposed priorities include strengthening censorship resistance with EIP-7805 FOCIL, accelerating block times via EIP-8198 Quick Slots, and implementing native account

On Sunday, Safepal disclosed that an unauthorized data breach affected 39,798 customers after a vulnerability in its order tracking plugin allowed unidentified actors to access personal information. The exposed data included names, email addresses, shipping addresses, phone numbers, and purchase

Li Chen, former head of strategic partnerships for Greater China, ASEAN, Japan, and Korea at Microsoft, joined Hong Kong-based stablecoin payment platform RedotPay as general counsel on Aug. 10, 2026. He leads a global legal team of more than 20 people in support of the company’s global expansion plans. Bloomberg reported in February, citing people familiar with the matter, that RedotPay was considering a U.S. IPO in 2026, with a target of raising more than $1 billion. RedotPay’s Stablecoin Paym

According to RootData, SoSoValue (SOSO) will unlock approximately 25.96 million tokens worth about $8.46 million on August 24 at 10:00 UTC+8.

Gate News, August 17 — According to Gate market data, as of press time, CYS (Cykura) is trading at $0.771, up 21.61% over the past 24 hours. The token reached a high of $0.84 and a low of $0.62, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $11.77M. Its current market cap is approximately $124 million. Cysic is building ComputeFi infrastructure that transforms global computing power into verifiable, tokenized on-chain assets. By integrating hardware acceleration, ZK proof systems, and a tokenized market

According to Binance Wallet, Meme Rush now supports pons v2, Pools Fun, Sushi, and Letscash on Robinhood Chain as of August 17.

According to GMGN data, the market cap of meme coin 'Niulai' on BSC briefly surged to $43 million today, marking a new all-time high. The token was trading at $40.89 million at the time of reporting.

SafePal announced in a blog post on August 16 that an access control vulnerability resulted in the order information of approximately 39,798 customers being exposed. The affected orders were placed between March 2 and April 11. SafePal stated that seed phrases, private keys, wallet passwords, bank account information, payment card numbers, and government-issued identification numbers were not affected. Scope of the Leak and Technical Cause: 39,798 Customers Affected The technical root cause of t

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows ETH has broken above 1,900 USDT, currently priced at 1,902.88 USDT.

According to ChainCatcher citing BIT Official, Bitcoin's 7-day implied volatility fell below the 30% threshold to 25% today, marking historical lows similar to volatility levels seen in summer 2023. The decline reflects lower option prices in the current market

According to BlockBeats, Basecat, a Meme token on the Base blockchain, surged 18x in 24 hours and reached an all-time high market cap of $20 million on August 17, according to GMGN data. The token's current market cap stands at $13.6 million with $27.7 million in 24-hour trading volume. The token

Coinbase Institutional’s latest “State of the Network” report shows that USDC’s annualized velocity, measured against adjusted supply, reached 741x—ten times USDT’s 74x—even though USDT’s market cap is more than $100 billion higher than USDC’s. More than 90% of USDC transfers on Base came from just three smart contracts. USDC Annualized Velocity: 741x (Source: Talos Network Data Pro) According to the report, supply measures the scale of a stablecoin’s monetary base, while velocity reflects how f

After the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) fully took effect on July 1, 2026, hundreds of unauthorized crypto platforms lost their legal status, while scammers posing as regulators and licensed exchanges took the opportunity to trick users into transferring funds. Statistics provided by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to CoinDesk show that 4,465 reports of FCA impersonation scams were recorded in the first half of 2025, with 480 victims tricked into handing ov