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A twelve-month review of Binance and Bybit funding payments on BTCUSDT perpetual contracts shows actual returns closer to 3% than the oft-cited 11% annualised rate, once fees and settlement timing are factored in.
CoinShares' 2026 Affluent Investor Crypto Report finds 70% of wealthy German investors already hold digital assets, with 91% of those planning to add more next year and strong trust in Bitcoin as a store of value.
An analysis of more than 10,000 Polymarket transactions shows how a handful of accounts and a viral social media push inflated the odds on French mayor David Lisnard's presidential bid — far above his 3.5% Ifop polling score.
Of 558 networks tracked by DefiLlama on October 4, 2026, 514 generated less than $1,000 in daily transaction fees, while just seven chains, led by Solana, cleared $100,000.
The iShares Bitcoin Trust, now the largest spot bitcoin ETF, has absorbed $1.57 billion in net bitcoin purchases over 30 days, part of a broader wave of institutional inflows into US spot bitcoin funds.
US Bitcoin Spot ETFs took in $2.4 billion last week, their strongest weekly haul since October 2025, pulling 2026 flows back into positive territory after a rough start to the year.
Chainalysis's 'Geography of Cryptocurrency' report shows that while crypto market capitalization lost $2.1 trillion between July 2025 and June 2026, actual on-chain economic activity fell only 1.6%, propped up by a surge in peer-to-peer and cross-border stablecoin transfers.
CoinGecko data shows Hyperliquid generated $429 million in revenue over the first nine months of 2026, topping a ranking that excludes stablecoin issuers such as Tether and Circle.
US-listed spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $987 million over the past week, pushing August's total to $3.52 billion, the strongest monthly figure since September 2025.
The US dollar and cryptocurrency markets responded quickly after Kevin Warsh, referred to as Federal Reserve Chairman, spoke at the Jackson Hole gathering, though the substance of his remarks and the direction of the market moves have not been detailed.
ECB's Isabel Schnabel says tokenisation technology could unite financial infrastructures split by national borders, while insisting stablecoins are no substitute for central bank money.