Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

At HSC Conference Ho Chi Minh City on August 15, a panel featuring Kate Wang of Oniiri Capital, Alice Truong of Nuvei, and Tony Tran of TOTM Labs reached consensus that institutional capital should prioritize infrastructure over narrative-driven investments in AI and real-world assets (RWA). The pan

According to Bitget market data, over the past 24 hours, U.S. crypto stocks showed mixed performance. BitMine (BMNR) led gainers with a 2.16% increase, while Gemini (GEMI) was the biggest decliner, falling 3.56%. Other moves included MARA Holdings (MARA) up 0.97%, Sharplink (SBET) up 0.96%, and

According to Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten, Bitcoin could reach a local bottom in October before recovering toward $130,000 by the 2028 halving. Klippsten's outlook is based partly on Bitcoin's historical cycle structure, with BTC having peaked above $126,000 in early October 2025. He noted that p

According to Pump.fun's weekly report, the platform generated $10.74 million in protocol revenue for the week ending August 16, representing a 7% week-over-week increase and marking the highest weekly revenue since late January. On August 12 alone, Pump.fun recorded $1.73 million in daily revenue, t

According to ChainCatcher and SoSoValue data, listed companies (excluding mining firms) recorded net bitcoin inflows of just $5.32 million in the week ended August 17, a decline of 90.34% from the prior week. Separately, Microstrategy did not buy or sell bitcoin during the period but

The Netherlands' National Cyber Security Center warned this week of active exploitation of a macOS Screen Sharing vulnerability. Attackers gained root access to systems with port 5900 exposed to the internet and installed Monero mining programs. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-65400 and rated 7.1

According to BlockBeats, citing BIT market data, U.S. crypto-related stocks rose broadly on the market open on August 17. MicroStrategy (MSTR) gained 3.2%, having sold $334 million in stock last week without adding to its Bitcoin holdings; the company's cash reserves stood at $4.8 billion.

Solana emerged as the fastest-growing blockchain platform for new tokenized U.S. Treasury bill issuance over the past 30 days, recording approximately $378.2 million compared to Ethereum's $272.2 million. The expansion reflects increasing interest in bringing traditional financial assets onto

According to Coinglass, in the past 24 hours, crypto markets recorded $143 million in total liquidations, comprising $58.94 million in long positions and $83.71 million in short positions. Bitcoin accounted for $12.38 million in long liquidations and $17.89 million in short liquidations, while

Over the past 30 days, Solana has emerged as the leading blockchain for new tokenized U.S. Treasury bill issuance, recording approximately $378.2 million compared to Ethereum's $272.2 million. The data reflects growing adoption of blockchain-based representations of government debt across multiple n

According to Odaily, Binance Wallet announced that Meme Rush now supports pons v2, pools fun, sushi, and Letscash protocols on the Robinhood chain.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Treasury Department is accelerating implementation of the GENIUS bill, which is set to take effect on January 18, 2027. The GENIUS bill establishes federal requirements for payment-focused stablecoins including issuance, r

According to ChainCatcher, JPMorgan Chase has maintained its relationship with prediction market platform Polymarket despite terminating banking services last year over regulatory concerns. The bank continues multiple collaborative efforts and has expressed interest in underwriting Polymarket's

Binance provided Russian law enforcement with transaction details linked to cryptocurrency donations to Ukrainian fundraising campaigns, according to law enforcement documents. The disclosure concerns Yuri Belenkiy, a 49-year-old Russian passport holder with a Bulgarian residency permit who was deta

President Trump is expected to attend a White House meeting on Wednesday with CEOs from crypto, prediction markets, and AI sectors. The gathering precedes the inaugural meeting of the CFTC's Innovation Advisory Committee on Thursday. Committee members include chief executives of Coinbase, Ripple,

Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) fined Bitpanda GmbH €70,000 ($81,130) last week for violations of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). This marks the first published legally binding penalty under the framework in the country. The Vienna-based crypto broker failed to

According to Austria's Financial Market Authority, Bitpanda GmbH was fined €70,000 ($81,130) last week for violations of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), marking the first published legally binding penalty under the framework in Austria. The FMA said Bitpanda failed to submit a c

President Trump is expected to meet with the CEOs of major crypto and prediction market platforms this week, with a White House gathering scheduled for Wednesday ahead of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's inaugural Innovation Advisory Committee session on Thursday. The CFTC committee

On August 17, 2026, the latest report released by CryptoRank Research showed that the total stablecoin market cap in July was approximately $308.3 billion, down about 1% from June and remaining within the $300 billion–$320 billion range for 10 consecutive months. More notably, approximately $13.3 billion flowed out cumulatively from May through July, marking the longest sustained period of net stablecoin outflows since 2022–2023. As the “cash layer” of the crypto ecosystem, the continued contrac

Harmony announced Monday it will roll back its blockchain to Aug. 11 at 11:25 pm UTC following an exploit that created forged ONE tokens. The layer-1 network will discard 109,126 regular transactions and 315 staking transactions confirmed after the chosen checkpoint. Validators will revert to