​​⚡️Institutional and RWA-focused stablecoins saw the biggest gains in July

USDG added $485M after Robinhood Chain launch, while BlackRock’s BUIDL gained $444M on Avalanche inflows.

👉 Stablecoins and Crypto Payments Digest: https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/stablecoins-and-crypto-payments-digest

​​💼 M&A Deal Activity Slows, While Disclosed Value Hits a Record

In H1 2026, the number of announced M&A deals fell to 87, down 25% from H2 2025. After two years of growth, the market showed a clear divergence for the first time: deal count declined, while disclosed transaction value continued to rise and reached a new record.

This points to a shift in market structure. Large strategic buyers are still closing major transactions, while activity among smaller acquirers has slowed.

👉 Read The Full Story: https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/crypto-ma-value-set-a-new-ath-in-h1-2026

​​Perp DEXs Are Expanding Beyond Crypto

Over the past 90 days, SPCX, SKHX, CL, XAU, and SP500 have emerged among the largest crypto assets by trading volume on perpetual exchanges.

Perp DEXs are gradually evolving from crypto-only venues into a universal trading layer for a much broader range of liquid assets.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/exchanges/dex/derivatives

​​📈 Share of Mega-Rounds in Crypto Fundraising Hit 17%

Mega-rounds have grown massively over the past two years. Their share of crypto deals count is up roughly 5x since 2023.

At the same time, small rounds have lost ground. Deals under $3M made up more than 40% of the market in 2023. Today, their share is down to around 25%. Capital is shifting toward larger raises.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/funding-analytics

​​📉 Market Overview

Bitcoin fell toward $63,300 on Friday as news of another delay to the SEC’s tokenized-securities “innovation exemption” outweighed cooler U.S. inflation data.

Bitcoin: $63,030 -1.22%
Ethereum: $1,875 -1.03%

Market Cap: $2.25T
BTC Dominance: 56.2%
Fear & Greed Index: 29 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 52/100

👉 Latest News

• Non-Custodial Bitcoin Bridge Boltz Shuts Down After AI-Assisted Attacks
• White House Plans Crypto, Prediction Market Summit Next Week
• Tether Clears First Full Audit, Giving Markets a Closer Look at Its Books

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Artificial Inu +51.1%
AVA AI +39%
Fusionist +36.6%
OpenEden +35.8%
Telos +26.3%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Saturn Strategic round backed by Ondo Finance
- Digital prime technologies Strategic round backed by LTP | LiquidityTech
- Entravel $7.5M Funding round led by Ethereal Ventures

​​💰Perp DEX Airdrops Watchlist

Our researchers identified 5 perpetual trading projects worth watching for airdrop opportunities. Check out the full activity guides:👇

• fomo
• legend.trade
• Miracle
• TxFlow
• RISEx

Trade, complete available tasks, and build activity across the projects to position yourself for potential future airdrops.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/drophunting/

​​📊 USDC Dominated Stablecoin Card Top-Ups in July 2026

USDC card top-ups jumped 46% MoM to $218M in July, more than double USDT’s $95M and exceeding all other stablecoins combined.

The split reflects USDC’s stronger role in consumer payment products: despite USDT’s much larger supply, card programs appear to default more often to USDC for settlement.

👉 Read the full story: https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/stablecoins-and-crypto-payments-digest

​​📈 Tokenized Stock Holders Surpass 1 Million

In August, the number of tokenized stock holders surpassed 1 million for the first time and continues to grow rapidly.

Over the past week alone, the figure increased by roughly 10%. The expanding user base suggests that interest in tokenized equities is growing not only in trading volume and market capitalization, but also in the number of actual holders.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/categories/tokenizedassets

​​📈 Top Crypto Gainers of the Week

CAP led the market with a +79% gain over the past 7 days, followed by:

H +76%
CYS +73%
ACU +41%
COW +41%
BOME +33%
ANSEM +28%

This week’s strongest gains were concentrated in Memecoins, rather than reflecting a broad-based market rally.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/gainers

​​🔥 Most Visited Tokens on CryptoRank This Week

Top movers:

• AKE +140.9%
• BTW +88.8%
• AEON +44.1%

TUT and KII took the biggest hits this week, down −76.9% and −45.8%.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/listings

​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin crossed back above $63,500 on Monday, but remained stuck in its recent range as a softer dollar and fading Fed rate-hike bets failed to spark a stronger move.

Bitcoin: $63,502 +0.81%
Ethereum: $1,902 +1.27%

Market Cap: $2.27T
BTC Dominance: 56.2%
Fear & Greed Index: 31 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 51/100

👉 Latest News

• Gen Z Lifted ETFs to 25% of Its Equity Volume in August
• Tether CEO Shuts Down Blockchain Rumors
• Polymarket Launches Predictions Market for Pokémon Cards

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Portal +49.4%
GoPlus Security +37.7%
Cupsey +26.5%
ResearchHub +19.3%
Tutorial +19.2%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Blox $1M Seed round led by KiVo Tech
- Saturn Strategic round backed by Ondo Finance
- Digital prime technologies Strategic round backed by LTP | LiquidityTech

​​⚡️Crypto Cards Top-up Volume Surpassed $1 billion in July

Monthly stablecoin card top-up volume crossed $1B for the first time in July, reaching about $1.08B, up 16%.

Crypto cards are becoming one of the clearest real-world use cases for stablecoins, and the pace is only increasing.

👉 Read the full story: https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/stablecoins-and-crypto-payments-digest

​​Coinbase Premium Index Stays Negative for 90+ Days

The index has remained negative for more than 90 days, which is the longest run on record. This suggest persistently weaker US demand relative to the global market.

A return to positive territory might become one of the first signals of renewed US capital inflows, and a potential catalyst for the bull market.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/charts

​​Why Most Traders Lose Money in Prediction Markets

Prediction markets may look like the “wisdom of the crowd,” but the profits are anything but evenly distributed. Between 2022 and 2025, around 71% of users recorded net losses, while the top 1% of traders captured roughly 95% of all profits.

👉 Read The Full Story: https://cryptorank.io/insights/analytics/why-you-are-likely-to-lose-money-in-prediction-markets

​​🔓 Major Token Unlocks of the Week

The following tokens with the largest unlock value are scheduled to unlock this week:

• AKE — $21.11M
• ZRO — $20.11M
• KAITO — $11.31M
• YZY — $8.15M
• PYBOBO — $5.21M
• PENGU — $4.19M
• SENT — $4.05M

👉 https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock

​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin rose above $64,200 on Tuesday, up over 1% on the day and slightly higher on the week, while most major cryptocurrencies drifted lower.

Bitcoin: $64,266 +1.21%
Ethereum: $1,900 -0.12%

Market Cap: $2.28T
BTC Dominance: 56.6%
Fear & Greed Index: 41 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 46/100

👉 Latest News

• Harmony Will Delete Nearly a Week of Its Own Chain History
• Nike Stock Hits 12-Year Low: Riskier Than Bitcoin?
• Hyperliquid and Pyth Contributor Ask SEC to Repeal Trade-Through Rule

👉 Small Cap Gainers

XST +53.7%
Nockchain +39%
Fusionist +30.6%
OpenEden +27.4%
Starpower +25.4%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Strategy $333.7M Post-IPO round backed by unknown
- Openrouter $7.00B M&A round backed by Stripe
- Blox $1M Seed round led by KiVo Tech

​​🌱 Top Tokens by Average Unrealized Profit of Venture Investors

Some early investors are still sitting on significant paper gains relative to their average entry price:

BTW — 130x
STABLE — 27x
O — 19x
ADI — 16x
PIEVERSE — 14x
CAP — 14x

👉 This ranking can be found through CryptoRank Presets

​​📊 Gate Leads RWA Perps Open Interest Among CEXs

Gate holds $379M, 49.6% of the $763M total across centralised venues in late July, and 2.2x the next-closest exchange.

👉 Read the full July Crypto Exchanges Recap: https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/july-2026-crypto-exchange-recap

​​⚡️Crypto market is nearing an exit from Fear as the Fear & Greed Index climbed to 41, its highest level in 97 days.

The shift comes as Bitcoin recovers above $64K, ETF inflows return after months of outflows, and expectations for a September Fed hike ease.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/charts/fear-and-greed

​​💳 Crypto Card Spending Reaches $642M in July

Cumulative stablecoin spending via crypto cards just crossed $4.5B, while monthly volume has increased 7x over the past year. In 2026 alone, monthly spending has grown by 124%. USDC remains the dominant payment asset, while USDT continues to expand its share.

This trend shows that crypto cards are gradually moving beyond a niche product and becoming an increasingly important bridge between stablecoins and everyday payments.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/categories/payments