Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to a16z crypto, crypto payment card monthly spending reached approximately $759 million in July 2026, up 2.5 times from $306 million a year earlier. USDC settled 58% of transactions, with USDT accounting for 26%, as users hold stablecoins in custodial or self-custodial wallets and spend th

Metaplanet, a Tokyo-listed firm and one of the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holders, agreed to contribute 2,100 BTC (approximately $132.1 million) plus $2.5 million in cash to Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise in exchange for stock, preferred shares and warrants, with the deal announced

Metaplanet, Japan's third-largest corporate Bitcoin holder, contributed 2,100 BTC (approximately $132.1 million) plus $2.5 million in cash to Super League Enterprise on Tuesday in exchange for stock, preferred shares and warrants. Super League will be renamed Superplanet, Inc. and trade under

Spirit Blockchain Capital Inc. filed its Q2 2026 financial statements on August 18, according to its official filing with Canadian securities regulators. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements and management discussion and analysis cover the three and six months ended

According to CoinGlass, in the past 24 hours, cryptocurrency markets recorded $262 million in total liquidations, with $102 million from long positions and $160 million from short positions. The liquidations affected a total of 66,173 traders across the market.

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Royal Bank of Canada recently increased its holdings in MSTR (MicroStrategy) by 46,001 shares, worth approximately $4.45 million. The bank's total position now stands at 385,002 shares, valued at around $37.2 million, representing a 13.5% increase in its

Securitize launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund on Tuesday, marking the first engagement by Neuberger, a global investment manager with $230 billion in assets under management, as subadvisor to a tokenized fund. The fund, HINC, seeks to generate risk-adjusted returns by inves

Kaito AI launched Kaito Pulse on August 18, a browser extension that overlays verifiable trading data from Polymarket and HyperliquidX directly into the X timeline. The extension introduces a metric called Aura, designed to quantify attention based on users' social posts and

Trading Technologies announced connectivity to Kalshi in June 2026, with live trading expected in Q3 2026, and will support OG.com targeting a Q4 2026 launch for margin-based crypto futures contracts. The integrations respond to institutional demand for prediction markets and crypto derivatives with

Credora Network awarded Spark Finance's Savings USDG product, known onchain as spUSDG, an A risk rating on June 29, 2026. The designation signals a Probability of Significant Loss below 0.5% for the stablecoin vault. The rating places spUSDG in the same tier as other Spark Savings products

Hardware wallet manufacturer BitBox released a firmware update addressing two vulnerabilities classified as severe, including one that could have allowed attackers to install malicious firmware and potentially steal user funds. The first vulnerability involved memory corruption affecting Multi

Kaito AI shipped Kaito Pulse, a browser extension, on August 18, which integrates verifiable trading data from Polymarket and HyperliquidX directly into users' X timeline posts. The extension surfaces public position data from both platforms alongside a user's posts and engagement on X, combining tr

Trading Technologies announced it will add connectivity to Kalshi and Crypto.com's OG.com exchange, enabling institutional traders to access CFTC-regulated prediction markets and margin-based crypto futures directly from its platform. Kalshi integration is targeted for Q3 2026, while OG.com's crypto

According to Delphi Digital on August 18, curated DeFi lending vaults have reached approximately $9 billion in total assets, with Steakhouse, Sentora, and Gauntlet collectively managing roughly $6.8 billion, or about 76% of the market. These three institutions simultaneously design yield products

BitBox has released a firmware update addressing two severe vulnerabilities in its hardware wallets, according to its security disclosure. The first flaw affected unconfigured Multi editions of BitBox02 and BitBox02 Nova, allowing

On June 29, 2026, Credora assigned Spark Savings USDG (spUSDG) an A risk rating, indicating a Probability of Significant Loss below 0.5%. The rating reflects Credora's Monte Carlo simulations of on-chain data, stress-testing collateral composition, liquidity depth, and governance structure. spUSDG i

Fundstrat managing partner Tom Lee predicts Ethereum will substantially outperform Bitcoin in the years ahead, driven by Wall Street tokenization and artificial intelligence integration with blockchain technology. Lee stated on X that the tailwinds for ETH are stronger than in previous cycles,

Circle's euro-backed stablecoin EURC surpassed €400 million in circulation, the company announced on Aug. 17, 2026, strengthening its position as the largest euro-denominated stablecoin. The milestone represents fivefold growth over the past year, driven by demand for regulated digital assets

According to BlockBeats, on August 18, as bitcoin prices decline and mining yields face sustained pressure, mining companies transitioning to AI and high-performance computing (AI/HPC) are commanding significantly higher valuations and more stable revenue expectations. Over the past year,

According to CoinMarketCap, Ethereum Foundation distributed $5.5 million in grants during Q2 2026, covering ecosystem development, zero-knowledge proof research, and security audits. The grants are designed to support the forthcoming Glamsterdam upgrade and strengthen network infrastructure and