Token Events

Gate News reported that, according to an announcement from the KITE project team, KITE tokens will be swapped for tokens under the new contract at a 1:1 ratio. Gate has suspended KITE deposits and withdrawals, and users’ KITE tokens held on Gate will automatically be included in the swap. Trading will not be affected during the token swap. After the swap is completed, Gate will resume deposits and withdrawals for KITE tokens under the new contract. The new KITE token contract address is 0x118B70

According to ChainCatcher, DGrid AI opened its $DGAI token airdrop claim channel today, August 17, 2026. Eligible users can check airdrop eligibility and claim tokens through the official platform until August 22 at 4:00 PM UTC. Tokens will be distributed directly to users' linked exchange

According to Foresight News, Synthetix completed the SIP-423 upgrade, deprecating native stablecoin sUSD and reforming its SNX staking mechanism. New SNX converts from sUSD at a 4:1 ratio with a one-year lock-in period and one-year unlock period. The original SNX supply of 344.94 million tokens

According to BlockBeats, on August 17, Hyperliquid's AQAv2 stablecoin mechanism received support from 19 of 26 validators, with revenue-sharing set to launch on August 26. Under the mechanism, 90% of generated revenues will be allocated for 100% HYPE token buybacks and burns, with an estimated

Binance founder CZ (Changpeng Zhao) transferred 1,440 BNB and 182,620 BinanceLive tokens, worth approximately $965k, to Giggle Academy’s Gnosis multisig wallet on August 17. Arkham’s monitoring showed that CZ’s public address burned 4,444 BinanceLive, NuLai, and MarsCoin tokens on the same day. CZ’s Trust Wallet Test Sparks Discussion About Meme Coin Burns On August 16, 2026, CZ explained on X that while testing Trust Wallet that day, he discovered the wallet contained so many meme coins that ev

According to RootData, SoSoValue (SOSO) will unlock approximately 25.96 million tokens worth about $8.46 million on August 24 at 10:00 UTC+8.

Bernstein analysts raised Robinhood’s (HOOD) stock price target to $160 per share on August 17, citing tokenization and prediction markets as key growth drivers. On the same day, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted on X that the average daily outflow from Binance’s 10 largest UNI transactions reached a five-year high when UNI’s price approached $3. CryptoQuant’s Binance UNI Outflow Data Darkfost uses the daily outflows generated by Binance’s largest transactions as a proxy for tracking accumulat

Bitcoin (BTC) extended its mild decline, trading at around $63,090 on Aug. 17. The BSC-based meme coin “Niu Lai” retreated after its market cap surpassed $40 million. “Niu Lai” sparked a bizarre movie-watching frenzy: on its opening day, the film had 251 screenings but was watched by only 122 people. Ethereum developers are currently reviewing 66 proposals to narrow the scope of Hegotá, the next major Ethereum upgrade. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots According to GMGN data, the market cap of the

According to Foresight News, stablecoin payment layer Stable released its 2.0 whitepaper, designating USDT as the primary gas fee and settlement asset for its mainnet, with additional support for PYUSD. The platform targets institutional stablecoin settlement infrastructure, with key use cases

According to Token Unlocks data, four tokens will undergo significant unlocks this week starting August 20. LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens on August 20 at 7 p.m., representing 4.40% of circulating supply and valued at roughly $19.9 million. KAITO will unlock

According to Pons on its X account, the platform disclosed that in its first month of operation, it has accumulated nearly $2.5 billion in trading volume and issued over 290,000 tokens. Pons has burned over $9 million worth of PONS tokens, representing approximately 30% of the total token supply,

According to Bitcoin.com News, StablecoinX holds approximately 3 billion ENA tokens, representing about 20% of the total supply, valued at $218.4 million as of June 30. The listed company reported a quarterly loss of $34.2 million in its latest operating disclosure, including $36.2 million in ENA im

According to Odaily, Stable released an updated whitepaper on August 16, revealing its tokenomics and unlock schedule. Of the 100 billion STABLE tokens total supply, 180 million (18%) entered circulation at token generation, while the remaining 820 million (82%) are locked in a Universal Lock

According to Odaily, Stable released an updated whitepaper on August 16, detailing its tokenomics plan. Out of 1 billion total STABLE tokens, 180 million (18%) entered circulation at token generation, while the remaining 820 million (82%) are held in a universal lock pool. These locked tokens will b

According to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Thursday, World Liberty Trust Company, a Florida-based national trust bank backed by Trump and his family, received preliminary conditional approval to issue and manage USD1, a dollar-pegged stablecoin. The OCC's decision requires a

Grayscale projects that Ethereum's (ETH) annual supply growth could fall to approximately 0.4% and Solana's (SOL) to around 1.1% by 2031 if two pending tokenomics proposals are implemented as written, according to a research note released this week. Ethereum Improvement Proposal 8361 (EIP-8361),

According to Grayscale research released in August, Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) tokenomics overhauls could reduce both networks' annual supply growth to 0.4% and 1.1% respectively by 2031, falling below gold's roughly 1.8% yearly supply growth. Ethereum's EIP-8361 would gradually burn

According to Foresight News, XMAQUINA's first xDEUS staking phase ended today. An on-chain snapshot will be taken tomorrow (Aug 17) at 21:00 Beijing time to record participants' governance weights and distribute 1 million DEUS from the first reward pool. The second phase will immediately follow, dis