Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Gate News message, an institution has deposited 3.35M $LIT (~$7.83M) into Lighter. The tokens were withdrawn from exchanges over the past week, including 2.92M $LIT from CEX and 468.62K $LIT from CEX. The associated address is

Bitcoin is trading near $64,000 after another push toward $65,000, but longtime crypto critic Peter Schiff has issued a warning that the rebound represents a selling opportunity rather than the start of a stronger recovery. Schiff questioned Bitcoin's ability to extend gains beyond $65,000,

According to Peter Schiff, Bitcoin is holding near $64,000 with resistance at $65,000, which he views as a key exit opportunity for holders rather than a catalyst for sustained gains. Schiff questioned Bitcoin's ability to extend above $65,000, citing downside risks as greater than upside

According to Yechen monitoring, an early buyer purchased 19.1 million NIU tokens for just $121 on the day the token launched on Binance Alpha approximately one hour ago. At the time of purchase, the project had a market cap of approximately $6,340. NIU's market cap subsequently climbed to a peak of

According to Sui's official statement on X, AftermathFi's perpetual contract engine has completed two separate audits: OSEC conducted manual code review while Certora performed mathematical verification. The market will open tomorrow, and both audit reports will be publicly

XRP is functioning as the native bridge asset on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), with 2 million payments between AI agents reported on the network, according to RippleXity. Over the past 72 hours, XRP accounted for 0.16% of decentralized exchange (DEX) trades through automatic routing, data from Vet, an XRPL

According to Vet, an XRPL dUNL validator, XRP is serving as the ledger's native bridge asset for DEX routing over the past 72 hours. Data shows XRP automatically routes trades through the asset when it offers more efficient liquidity or pricing between two other assets, accounting for 0.16% of DEX t

South Korea's broadcasting regulator decided to block access to the prediction market platform Polymarket on August 18. The Korean Broadcasting and Communications Commission cited concerns that Polymarket's trading on political, payment, sports, and election outcomes features a winner-take-all

Solana (SOL) recovered from the $74-$75 support region and was trading near $76.04 after testing lower Fibonacci retracement levels. The rebound followed a technical setup suggesting a potential short-term low formation, with two chart-based analyses identifying upside resistance targets near $78 an

According to PPP prediction market tool, a highly profitable account (0x2c335066fe58fe9237c3d3dc7b275c2a034a0563) purchased approximately $30,000 worth of DNS victory shares in the Polymarket 'League of Legends KeSPA Cup Finals DNS vs NESA' prediction event on Aug 18, at an average entry price of 50

According to Odaily, Sui's Hashi Bitcoin lending protocol testnet has processed over 1.1 million BTC deposits and 165,000 withdrawals since launching on July 22, with more than 25 institutions participating in stress testing as of last week. Participating institutions include BitGo, Cumberland,

According to TradingBeats, on August 18, trader LucasMeow held approximately $15.89 million in combined BTC and ETH short positions on Hyperliquid while investing roughly $466,700 on Polymarket to hedge downside risk. The trader holds 100 BTC short with 40x leverage (position value $6.41 million) an

According to Coinglass data, 97.27 million USDT flowed from an unknown wallet into Binance on August 18 at 17:48 UTC.

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, joined Anthropic's Project Glasswing on August 17 and gained access to Claude Mythos 5, the AI company's most capable model for identifying and fixing software vulnerabilities. Payward plans to integrate Mythos 5 into its defensive

Bitcoin is testing a technical breakout near $64,000 after climbing above a descending trendline and the 50-day simple moving average. The move coincides with compressed Bollinger Bands, a setup that reflects reduced volatility and can precede larger price swings once a range breaks. A confirmed mov

According to Payward, on August 17 the parent company of Kraken joined Anthropic's Project Glasswing and gained access to Claude Mythos 5, Anthropic's most capable AI model for identifying and fixing software vulnerabilities. Payward plans to integrate Mythos 5 into its defensive cybersecurity

Nigel Farage, the pro-crypto leader of Reform UK, won the Clacton by-election on August 14, 2026 with 63% of the vote, but his return to Parliament immediately triggered the reopening of an ethics investigation into his personal finances. The victory automatically resumed a Parliamentary Standards i

Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) fined crypto exchange Bitpanda 70,000 euros, approximately $82,000, marking the first publicly disclosed enforcement penalty under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The Vienna-based company violated procedural requirements

According to Blockchain Association's Monday letter, the industry group filed a comment supporting the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to rescind Regulation National Market System (NMS) Rules 611 and 610(e), which were established in 2005. The association argued that the two rules

According to Le Monde, on August 14, Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, won the Clacton by-election with 63% of votes cast, which automatically triggered the resumption of a Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards investigation into an undeclared $6.3 million gift he received from crypto