Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Hong Kong Police, a man in his 80s was defrauded of over HK$5 million in ETH through a fake cryptocurrency app in June and August 2026. The victim clicked on a pop-up ad, downloaded a counterfeit Trust Wallet application, and was then lured by scammers posing as platform staff who

According to Citi, the bank announced on Tuesday it will launch Bitcoin custody later this year as part of Custody+, a suite of custody and settlement tools. The service will allow institutional clients to access traditional securities and crypto assets through the same unified framework. Citi

According to ChainCatcher, Ava Labs announced leadership changes: Charley Cooper has been appointed President, bringing operational discipline and regulatory expertise, while former President John Wu transitions to Senior Advisor. Additionally, Lydia has been formally named Chief Financial

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose to 41 today, up 10 points from the previous day. Although the indicator remains in the fear zone, market sentiment shows gradual improvement, reflecting increased caution tempered with slightly more positive investor outlook compared to previous trading

According to an official announcement, GasFree has integrated USDD as a payment method for on-chain transaction fees (gas fees) effective immediately. Users can now transfer USDD without needing to hold TRX, energy, or bandwidth in advance; the system automatically deducts gas fees in USDD,

Blockchain.com has been admitted to Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), allowing the cryptocurrency platform to operate and test eligible services under regulatory supervision. The admission follows the company's receipt of conditional

According to ChainCatcher, Kraken's payment app Krak has launched its multi-asset debit card in the United States, expanding availability after earlier debuts in the UK and European Economic Area. Built in partnership with Stripe, the card works at all Visa-accepting merchants and offers up to 2% ca

Blockchain.com has been admitted to Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), enabling the cryptocurrency platform to operate and test eligible digital asset services under regulatory oversight. The program allows the company to develop its Nige

According to BlockBeats, on August 18, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform NoOnes announced it will cease operations gradually after more than three years due to sanctions. The platform stated it lost key partners and faced trading restrictions from blockchain monitoring agencies due to

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