Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

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

The Ethereum Foundation announced it is abandoning the Poseidon hash function for Layer 1 in favor of SHA or BLAKE, according to Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake. Drake described the decision as ending an '8-year, 8-figure rabbit hole' in post-quantum research. The shift follows

Crypto derivatives markets experienced the largest forced liquidation event on record when $19 billion in leveraged positions were wiped out on Oct. 10, 2025, affecting over 1.6 million traders. The cascade began after President Trump announced a 100% tariff on Chinese imports, triggering

Jump Crypto transferred 286.83 BTC, worth approximately $18.01 million, to Binance exchange in a single transaction. The transfer is part of a larger pattern: the firm deposited a total of 1,560 BTC, valued at around $99.2 million, to Binance over the past seven days. On-chain analytics firm

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, is severing financial ties with 16 crypto platforms including HTX (formerly Huobi) in a phased transaction ban running from August 7 through August 23, 2026. The restrictions target entities tied to Russia, Iran, and money-laundering allegations,

Bitcoin is trading near $63,000 after repeated attempts to break above $65,000 were rejected. The failures show buyers have yet to regain control, according to analyst Daan Crypto Trades, who noted stocks continue to outperform cryptocurrency. Analysts are now watching support around $60,000 to $61,

According to EU, US Treasury and UK sanctions orders, Binance began phased transaction bans on 16 crypto platforms starting August 7, 2026, with the final cutoff on August 23. HTX (formerly Huobi) is among the most significant entities restricted. Initial bans on August 7 targeted Shelbit and Aban T

According to Onchain Lens, Jump Crypto transferred 286.83 BTC worth approximately $18.01 million to Binance in its latest single transaction, with weekly cumulative deposits to the exchange totaling 1,560 BTC valued at roughly $99.2 million over the past seven days. Onchain analytics firm Onchain L

According to Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake, Ethereum is abandoning Poseidon—a hash function optimized for zero-knowledge proofs—in favor of SHA-2 or BLAKE2s for Layer 1 security. The shift follows advances in binary-field SNARK design that enable traditional hash functions to match Pos

SNS is collaborating with Jupiter Manage to prepare the ecosystem for an upcoming upgrade involving .sol domains, the partnership announced August 14, 2026. The initiative focuses on making the transition easier for Jupiter Mobile users and holders of .sol domain names. The collaboration aims to

According to @sns.sol, on August 14, SNS is collaborating with Jupiter Manage to prepare the Solana ecosystem for an upcoming .sol domain upgrade targeting Jupiter Mobile users and .sol domain holders. The partnership aims to ensure a seamless transition with minimal disruption for existing domain h

According to The Data Nerd monitoring, PUMP unlocked 4.85 billion tokens worth $13.6 million today. The token unlock has just been completed.

Coinfello launched a major upgrade to its AI agentic platform, named Fello 2, designed to let cryptocurrency users build, execute, and automate complex on-chain strategies using plain-language prompts. The update introduces an

According to Bitcoin.com News, Coinfello has launched Fello 2, an AI agent platform that allows users to automate complex DeFi strategies using plain-language prompts. The upgrade replaces multi-step manual processes—such as yield monitoring, portfolio rebalancing, and transaction approvals—with a s

According to ChainCatcher, approximately $19 billion in leveraged positions across the crypto market were liquidated in 24 hours on October 10-11, 2025, affecting over 1.6 million traders. Major exchange perpetual futures open interest fell 43% in a single day, declining from $217 billion to $123 bi

According to Odaily, COW rose to $1.556, breaking above the $1.5 level, with a 24-hour gain of 55.77%.