Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $33 million net inflow last week, reversing a prolonged 2026 outflow trend. The prior two weeks in July saw larger inflows of $197.4 million and $75.7 million respectively, marking three consecutive weeks of positive flows. Market indicators currently price in a 99.6%

MemeCore rallied 11.2% in the last 24 hours, trading around $1.32 after successfully holding support at $1.1. The surge occurred as the broader memecoin sector experienced capital rotation, with the total memecoin market cap rising 8% to $23

According to CoinGlass data, MemeCore rose 11.2% to $1.32 in 24 hours, as the broader memecoin sector surged 8% to a $23 billion market cap amid renewed capital rotation. MemeCore's open interest climbed 9.4% to $25.66 million, while futures net inflows reached $365k and spot net inflows hit -$26k,

According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin was trading at $65,380 as of today (July 27) at 4 PM KST, up 1.5% in 24 hours, while Ethereum rose 4.2% to $1,967. Geopolitical tensions eased following a two-day halt in U.S.-Iran military operations, lifting pressure from the recent rally in oil prices. Market

Russia's State Duma adopted legislation requiring cryptocurrency exchanges, exchange offices, and digital custodians to obtain licenses by 1 July 2027. The law establishes a formal licensing regime for crypto intermediaries while preserving Russia's ban on using cryptocurrencies as a means of

Claude users discovered their private AI chat conversations appeared in Google search results over the weekend, exposing sensitive information including crypto wallet data, access keys, and company files. A Reddit thread revealed the issue stemmed from Anthropic's robots.txt file configuration,

Russia's State Duma has adopted legislation requiring cryptocurrency exchanges, exchange offices, and digital custodians to obtain licenses by 1 July 2027. Most provisions will take effect on 1 September 2026. Under the new framework, non-qualified investors will be limited to purchasing up to 300,0

According to Reddit and X users, chats shared by Claude users were indexed by Google on July 26, exposing wallet details, private keys, and access credentials to public search results. While the share pages carried a robots.txt instruction blocking Google crawl, the search engine still listed the

According to BlockBeats, on July 27, the CLARITY Act's new draft was officially released, merging versions from the Senate Banking Committee and Agriculture Committee while introducing ethics provisions for the first time. The bill is expected to enter the voting process as early as Monday or

According to Caixin and China's Ministry of Public Security, Chen Zhi, founder of a transnational telecom fraud operation, was officially approved for arrest on July 6, 2026. The criminal charges against him were updated following his extradition from Cambodia in January; he now faces accusations in

According to Samsung at Galaxy Unpacked 2026 on July 22, Samsung Wallet will support stablecoins as native functionality, marking the first major mobile brand to do so. The demonstration revealed Circle's USDC with Send, Receive, and Top Up features, though Samsung has not confirmed specific stablec

POSCO International and LG CNS announced on July 27 the successful completion of a proof of concept evaluating blockchain and artificial intelligence infrastructure for trade finance, with the verification process concluding on July 23. The project assessed how digital technologies could improve

Liquid staking protocol Lido disclosed an anomaly in its daily stETH rebase that resulted in a lower-than-expected annual percentage rate for token holders on July 27, 2026. The protocol's accounting oracle reported a daily rebase APR of 2.04%, falling short of the anticipated 2.15%. Lido

According to Lido's official statement, on July 26, the protocol's stETH daily rebase resulted in an under-reported annual percentage rate of 2.04%, falling short of the expected 2.15%. The discrepancy stemmed from Lido's accounting oracle inadvertently omitting a single in-flight validator

POSCO International announced on July 27 that it successfully completed a proof of concept with LG CNS to evaluate blockchain and AI-powered trade finance infrastructure. The verification process, which concluded on July 23, validated three primary technology areas: blockchain-based shared ledgers f