Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Ethereum launched the Platåberget testnet as a temporary testing environment ahead of the network's planned Glamsterdam upgrade. The testnet is scheduled to transition to the Glamsterdam fork on Aug. 20, 2026, and will operate for several months to give developers, validators and infrastructure

Ethereum launched the Platåberget testnet on Aug. 18 as a temporary testing environment ahead of the Glamsterdam upgrade scheduled to fork on Aug. 20, 2026. The network allows developers, validators and infrastructure providers to evaluate major protocol changes including enshrined

According to Bitcoin Magazine, BlackRock reaffirmed its bullish stance on Bitcoin recently, even as BTC has declined roughly 50% from its all-time high. The asset manager said its core investment thesis for Bitcoin as an "emerging global currency alternative" and "unique portfolio diversification to

According to HTX market data, BNB broke above $600 and currently trades at $600.06, down 0.64% over the past 24 hours.

According to Odaily, Sui and Securitize launched their first integration today, with HINC tokenized fund now supporting high-yield bonds, collateralized loan obligations (CLO), and leveraged loans on-chain.

According to ChainCatcher, Binance's security team recently discovered a malicious governance proposal targeting a project's decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that could have risked approximately $1.2 million in treasury tokens. Binance notified the project team to vote against the proposa

Visa is seeking a settlement and over-the-counter partner holding cryptocurrency exchange licenses in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore. The chosen partner will handle settlement for the Open USD stablecoin project, an initiative backed by Stripe, Visa and Mastercard. The s

Super League Enterprise will be renamed Superplanet, Inc. and transformed into a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury platform majority-owned by Tokyo-listed Metaplanet, Inc. The transaction involves Metaplanet contributing 2,100 Bitcoin worth approximately $132.1 million plus $2.5 million in cash in

MoonPay integrated Cash App Pay as a payment option for cryptocurrency purchases, allowing eligible US customers to fund transactions using their Cash App balances, the crypto payments company announced Tuesday. The integration enables customers to buy crypto directly through MoonPay without

According to Cointelegraph, MoonPay integrated Cash App Pay on Tuesday, enabling U.S. customers to purchase cryptocurrencies using their Cash App balance directly through MoonPay's checkout and partner platforms including Trust Wallet, Bitcoin.com, MetaMask, Ledger, BitPay, Uniswap, and others. Cash

According to data released by CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost on August 16, 2026, the amount of BTC on the Bitcoin network that has not moved on-chain for more than 10 years has reached 3.56 million BTC, accounting for approximately 17.7% of the current circulating supply and setting a new all-time high. This means that of the more than 20.07 million BTC mined to date, nearly one-fifth of the supply is in a long-term “dormant” state. More noteworthy is the persistence of this trend. Darkfost pointe

According to Odaily and on-chain analyst Yujin, Utree will list for trading tomorrow, August 19, with pre-market perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid priced at $102, approximately 683 yuan, valuing the project at 276.4 billion yuan. Relative to the initial public offering price of 150.8 yuan, the pre

According to ChainCatcher, Yushu will list on August 19, with Hyperliquid pre-market futures priced at $102 (approximately 683 yuan), valuing the company at 276.4 billion yuan. The price represents a 6.7x increase relative to the 150.8 yuan IPO subscription price.

Alpaca has registered its subsidiary Alpaca Derivatives as a futures commission merchant with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and joined the National Futures Association, establishing the regulatory foundation to intermediate event contracts for customers. The brokerage infrastructure

According to ChainCatcher data via GMGN, Solana Meme coin 67COIN surged to a $3.1 million market cap in a single day, with gains exceeding 99x. Meme coins are highly volatile assets with limited utility; exercise caution to avoid

Fireblocks appointed former US Securities and Exchange Commission Acting Chairman Elad Roisman as Chief Regulatory and Policy Officer and General Counsel, Regulatory, on the same day the US Treasury published proposed rules defining when a company is considered to issue, offer or sell a payment

Pump.fun's PUMP token printed its first golden cross on Monday, with its 50-day EMA crossing above its 200-day EMA. The token bottomed at $0.001491 in July and touched $0.003 intraday Monday before settling near $0.002733. The technical milestone coincides with improving fundamentals, as Pump.fun

Fireblocks appointed former US Securities and Exchange Commission Acting Chairman Elad Roisman as Chief Regulatory and Policy Officer and General Counsel, Regulatory, the company announced today. Roisman will lead the company's regulatory engagement across the US, Europe and other markets as US

According to data from August 17-18, 2026, Pump.fun's PUMP token printed its first golden cross, with its 50-day exponential moving average crossing above its 200-day EMA for the first time since launch. The technical breakout coincides with strengthening fundamentals: seven-day revenue

According to CoinDesk, Visa is seeking a new stablecoin settlement and over-the-counter trading partner to replace BVNK following its acquisition by Mastercard. The request for proposal indicates Visa's partner must hold cryptocurrency exchange licenses in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Singapore. The n