Capital Flow

According to ARK Invest digital asset research lead Lorenzo Valente on July 23, real-world asset (RWA) trading venues can scale with minimal reliance on Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidity. Data showed RWAs accounted for 54% of Hyperliquid's weekly trading volume, with equities comprising 61% of RWA trad

Defillama data showed decentralized finance total value locked jumping 9.15% to $83.216 billion on Aug. 20, 2026, as decentralized exchange volume hit $10.886 billion. The surge marked the first time spot DEX volume broke above $10 billion since June 5, coinciding with a broader cryptocurrency

According to Defillama data on Aug. 20, decentralized finance TVL surged 9.15% to $83.216 billion, while spot DEX volume reached $10.886 billion—the first daily break above $10 billion since early June. Perpetual DEX platforms processed $36.72 billion in 24-hour volume. Hyperliquid led

U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds attracted $706 million on Wednesday, led by bitcoin ETFs pulling in $517.19 million — the strongest daily inflow since May 4. Bitcoin crossed $70,000 while ether moved above $2,000, driving institutional demand across both asset classes. Ether ETFs

Ethereum surged approximately 20% in the last 24 hours, climbing above the $2,300 level following Bitcoin's strong movement in the cryptocurrency market. The rise was driven by increased overall market risk appetite and strong inflows into Ethereum ETFs. Real Vision analyst Jamie Coutts noted that E

Tradeweb completed a live on-chain US Treasury settlement using Canton Network in 2026, marking the first real-time on-chain US Treasury trade settled against tokenized cash, according to Tradeweb. DTCC plans tokenized asset trades in July 2026 with full production in October, covering

According to Onchain Lens, a wallet associated with a16z unstaked and transferred 89,470 HYPE tokens (approximately $6.6 million) to Wintermute earlier today. The transfer was completed within minutes of the unstaking

US spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded a total net capital inflow of approximately $517.2 million on August 19th, marking the highest single-day net inflow in nine months. The surge reflects strong investor demand across multiple fund products. This inflow level represents a significant cap

According to latest data, US spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a net inflow of $517.2 million on August 19, marking the highest single-day net inflow in nine months. BlackRock's ETHA led with $122.12 million, followed by Fidelity's FETH at $36.54 million. Other significant inflows included Grayscale's

Optimism's governance approved a proposal yesterday (August 19) to repurpose 546.9 million OP tokens previously reserved for user airdrops toward a Strategic Ecosystem Fund to support partnerships and institutional adoption. At current prices around $0.09, the allocation is worth approximately $50 m

A crypto trader identified onchain as pension-usdt.eth lost nearly $24 million when an ether short position was liquidated in 12 seconds on Thursday between 04:51:03 and 04:51:15. The liquidation occurred as ether rose approximately $43 during a sharp market rally, forcing the closure of nearly 50,0

According to ChainCatcher, per Arkham monitoring, BlackRock customers bought $122 million worth of ETH 2 hours ago, marking the largest single purchase in the past 7 months. The previous largest single ETH purchase by BlackRock customers occurred on January 15, 2026, when they acquired $149 million

According to Trump's statement yesterday, the CFTC chair is working to bring Hyperliquid into the United States in a fully compliant and legal fashion. The announcement sparked a market rally, with HYPE surging 23% to $72 and LIT jumping 20%. Bitcoin hit $72.1k, Ethereum climbed to $2,300, and

According to Lookonchain, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF recorded net inflows of 6,603 BTC today, while Ethereum spot ETF saw net inflows of 78,306 ETH. Over the past seven days, Bitcoin ETF accumulated 11,149 BTC in net inflows and Ethereum ETF added 132,276 ETH.

Ethereum surged nearly 18% during Wednesday's breakout, briefly approaching $2,300 after weeks of sideways trading. The rally triggered roughly $1.1 billion in ETH liquidations, with short positions accounting for most of the losses as bearish traders were forced to buy back into the rising

According to ChainCatcher, citing CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju, Bitcoin spot and perpetual futures demand turned positive for the first time since October 2025. The demand volume remains relatively small, but if the trend sustains for one month, it could signal that the bear market has ended and

BlackRock attributes Bitcoin's steep decline to deleveraging and flow dynamics rather than structural issues with the cryptocurrency's long-term value proposition. Bitcoin surged above $120,000 in October 2025 before declining more than 50% to below $60,000 by June 2026. The asset manager says the s