Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to hypeflows data, Hyperliquid captured 10% of the global perpetual futures market by open interest on August 15, based on aggregated data across centralized exchanges including Binance, Bybit, and OKX. HYPE token traded at $56.23, up 1.2% in 24 hours, according to HTX market data.

According to PANews, Coinbase on August 15 announced a complete financial and payment infrastructure for AI Agents. Through "Coinbase for Agents," agents can conduct research, make decisions, and execute trades in cryptocurrencies, stocks, and derivatives, while accessing Coinbase Advisor for

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust reported $371.1 million in gross share contributions during its first 85 days of trading, even as the fund posted a $66.8 million decrease in net assets from operations, according to a regulatory filing covering the period from April 7 through June 30. The gap between in

Bank Leumi, Israel's largest and oldest commercial bank, announced this week a partnership with Nasdaq-listed Galaxy Digital Inc. to launch cryptocurrency trading services targeting an early 2027 rollout. The service would allow customers to buy, hold, and sell bitcoin, ethereum, and solana

According to Morgan Stanley's quarterly regulatory filing, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) reported $371.1 million in gross share contributions during its first 85 days, despite posting a $66.8 million decrease in net assets from operations. The operating-period loss was driven almost

According to Binance spot data, VIC declined 22.17% over the past 24 hours and hit a daily low, while 0G surged 12.58% and reached a weekly high, as of August 15. Additionally, BICO and BMT rose 5.01% and 7.49% respectively, while MOVE and ZKP fell 9.59% and 6.23% respectively. OPN also hit a daily

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., on August 15, Bitcoin is trading at the lowest range of the rainbow chart model, representing an extreme discount relative to its long-term price trajectory. The volatility-adjusted Z-Score reached -2.293, the lowest reading since 2016 and below the 2

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino on Saturday denied the company is building a Tether blockchain, rejecting a CoinMarketCap analysis that grouped the stablecoin issuer in a $1 billion stablechain development race. The denial came one day after CoinMarketCap published research claiming Tether, Stripe, and

According to Coinbase, the company issued a statement on X emphasizing that AiFi-related content serves for reference only and does not constitute investment advice or recommendation. Trading carries significant risks and may result in total investment loss. Coinbase stated that users must

According to ChainCatcher, $11.2 billion in funding flowed to crypto startups in the first half of 2026, with all disclosed capital going to regulated, licensed enterprises. Payment and stablecoin platforms, prediction markets, and trading exchanges received the most investment. Major backers

According to ChainCatcher, Israel's largest and oldest commercial bank, Bank Leumi, announced a partnership with Galaxy Digital to launch Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trading services on its Leumi Trade investment app and PEPPER mobile banking platform in early 2027, pending regulatory approval

JPMorgan severed its banking relationship with prediction market platform Polymarket in October, citing regulatory concerns over unregistered derivatives trading, according to Financial Times reports. The debanking occurred after Polymarket faced a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

According to the Financial Times, JPMorgan severed its banking relationship with prediction market platform Polymarket in October due to regulatory concerns. The debanking came after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took enforcement action against Polymarket for operating as an

According to Odaily, Mastercard completed $1.8 billion in digital asset transactions this week as U.S. lawmakers advance discussions on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Major bitcoin holders and miners are selling positions while hedge funds increase long exposure, reflecting divergence in

AquaChain is developing a Web3 infrastructure framework aimed at connecting measurable liquid-cooling performance with digital incentives across artificial intelligence data centers and semiconductor facilities, as its AQUA digital asset moves toward a planned exchange listing. The initiative

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary conditional approval on Thursday for World Liberty Trust Company, a national trust bank tied to World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture backed by President Donald Trump and his family. The approval clears a major hurdle for the fi

According to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, on Thursday the OCC granted preliminary conditional approval for World Liberty Trust Company, a Florida-based national trust bank backed by President Donald Trump and his family, to issue and redeem USD1 stablecoin. The proposed

According to DeFiLlama founder 0xngmi, on August 15, Apple removed a fraudulent app impersonating DeFiLlama from its App Store after months of trademark infringement reports went unaddressed. The founder tested the counterfeit application by

According to Galaxy Research data cited by Guru Club on August 3, attackers stole over 1,755 Bitcoin—worth approximately $110 million at the time—from roughly 5,000 Coldcard hardware wallet users following a security vulnerability disclosed by the device manufacturer Coinkite Inc. the previous

According to ChainCatcher, analyst Killa has opened 2x leverage long positions on Bitcoin from $62,600 and deployed 10x leverage multi-leg strategies on a sub-account. The strategy consists of three 10x long legs with entry prices at $62,600, $57,100, and $51,600 respectively, using $10,000 margin p