​​⚡️ Tether ranks among the top 5 most active investors in H1 2026

Tether's key deals included Replit’s $400M round, alongside major investments in Whop ($200M) and Gold.com ($150M), among others.

2026 is already Tether’s most active year on record — with 17 deals completed in just H1, matching the total number of investments made in all of 2025.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/funds/tether

​​📉 Market Overview

Bitcoin fell to $59,490 as the Japanese yen weakened to a four-decade low against the U.S. dollar, adding volatility to global markets.

Bitcoin: $59,490 -0.81%
Ethereum: $1,591 +0.78%

Market Cap: $2.15T
BTC Dominance: 55.6%
Fear & Greed Index: 15 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 49/100

👉 Latest News

• Ripple wants institutions to borrow against tokenized assets on XRPL
• Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US saw record $4.06 billion net outflows in June
• Germany leads MiCA crypto authorization race as Europe’s deadline looms

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Gensyn +67.2%
Casper +44%
KAIO +40.2%
apyUSD +32.9%
REI +27.2%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Techdollar $3M Pre-Seed round led by No Limit Holdings
- Astarter Strategic round backed by BitBT Ventures
- Adjacent $2.5M Pre-Seed round backed by VanEck

​​📊 Perpetual DEXs continue to see strong trading activity.

Hyperliquid remains the clear market leader with $254B in monthly trading volume — 4x higher than its closest competitor, Aster ($61.2B).

Market volatility remains the key driver of perpetual futures activity.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/exchanges/dex/derivatives?sort=volume_30d&direction=desc

​​📉 Ethereum Records Its First-Ever Three-Quarter Losing Streak

ETH finished Q2 2026 down 25.2%, extending its decline to three consecutive losing quarters — a first in Ethereum's history.

Since 2020, ETH has delivered positive returns in 16 of 26 quarters, with an average quarterly return of 20.1%.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/charts/quarterly-returns

​​Top BNB Chain Ecosystem Gainers in June

Despite the weak market environment, several BNB Chain ecosystem tokens posted strong gains in June.

Audiera led the ranking with +139%
龙虾: +102%
BNB48 Club Token: +84.5%
BNB Attestation Service: +81.4%
SentismAI: +30.4%

👉 https://cryptorank.io/ecosystems/bnb-chain

​​📉 Market Overview

Bitcoin opened July near $58,643 after ending June at its lowest monthly close in nearly two years.

Bitcoin: $58,643 -1.42%
Ethereum: $1,573 -1.13%

Market Cap: $2.14T
BTC Dominance: 54.9%
Fear & Greed Index: 11 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 52/100

👉 Latest News

• MiCA Deadline: New Rules Could Force 80% of Crypto Firms Out of EU
• SEC launches ETF rule review focused on crypto funds and prediction markets
• U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs had their worst month ever in June, shedding $4.5 billion

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Hypurr Fun +49.1%
Anichess +44.7%
Based +37.3%
Apertum +29.1%
Zerobase +26.3%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Techdollar $3M Pre-Seed round led by No Limit Holdings
- Astarter Strategic round backed by BitBT Ventures
- Adjacent $2.5M Pre-Seed round backed by VanEck

​​🚀 CryptoRank API v3 is live — built for faster, more efficient data access

We rebuilt the public API around one idea: request exactly the data you need, endpoint by endpoint, and pay only for what you use.

What's new:
• Focused endpoints — funding rounds, unlocks, vesting, funds & teams, each on its own route
• Broader data coverage
• Faster responses
• Interactive docs with live examples

Already on v2?

Nothing breaks. Both versions will run in parallel until September 1, 2026, and annual plans will remain on v2 until their current term ends.

📘 Migration guide: https://docs.cryptorank.io/migration/overview
📕 Docs: https://docs.cryptorank.io/

​​📉 Public Token Sales: From Peak to Slowdown

In Q2 2026, only 47 public sales were completed, raising $40M — the weakest quarter of the past four years.

Compared to the cycle peaks, capital raised has fallen by 95.3% (from $849M), while the number of public sales has declined by 90.5% (from 496).

👉 https://cryptorank.io/ico-analytics

​​Fear Still Dominates Crypto Markets

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index closed H1 at 15 (Extreme Fear). Across the 181 days, the index spent all but one below the neutral line of 50.

Bitcoin had a few rally attempts, but investor sentiment remained overwhelmingly defensive.

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

​​🔓 Top 7 Token Unlocks in July

The following tokens with the largest unlock values are scheduled to unlock in July:

• RAIN — $785.50M
• PUMP — $133.12M
• BEAT — $55.78M
• ADI — $39.34M
• STABLE — $32.46M
• ZRO — $21.19M
• H — $17.92M

👉 https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock

​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin climbed back above $60,000 after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation risks had eased while reaffirming the central bank's commitment to its 2% inflation target.

Bitcoin: $60,222 +2.72%
Ethereum: $1,617 +2.73%

Market Cap: $2.17T
BTC Dominance: 55.7%
Fear & Greed Index: 19 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 52/100

👉 Latest News

• Ethereum Institutional launch draws support from across the Ethereum ecosystem
• Crypto ATM bans, restrictions now in effect in Tennessee and Georgia
• Bitcoin starts H2 in a bear market as ETFs, Fed and Strategy set $100K-or-$50K test

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Taiko +319.6%
Moonbirds +74%
Marlin +48.2%
Openserv +44%
Brevis +35.5%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Venice ai $65M Series A round led by Dragonfly
- Techdollar $3M Pre-Seed round led by No Limit Holdings
- Astarter Strategic round backed by BitBT Ventures

​​⚽️ World Cup Prediction Markets Volume Exploded in June

The volume on major venues raised from $65M on June 1st to $5.4B by June 29th, peaking at $5.6B on Jun 22.

Kalshi led the surge, which shows how sports events can rapidly drive demand for prediction trading.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/prediction-markets

​​BYDFi in the Spotlight: How an Emerging CEX Measures Up to the Leaders

In this research, we analyze BYDFi's trading infrastructure, comparing its liquidity, execution quality, and market depth with leading centralized exchanges.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/bydfi-in-the-spotlight

​​📢 NEWS: Bitget Launches US Stock Options Trading

Bitget gives users access to options on leading US-listed companies, becoming the only major crypto exchange to offer US stock options alongside crypto and CFD markets.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/news/feed/bitget-launches-us-stock-options-trading

​​📉 Crypto Market Recap: Q2 2026

Our research team analyzed the state of the market. Here's what Q2 actually looked like:
— 82.1% of Top-100 assets declined in June
— All 8 key narratives posted negative median returns
— On-chain fees fell by 44.6% on average
— ETH recorded its first-ever 3-quarter losing streak

Full story 👇
https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/crypto-market-recap-q2-2026

​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin climbed above $61,646 on Friday, heading for a weekly gain after softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data eased concerns over near-term Fed rate hikes.

Bitcoin: $61,646 +2.44%
Ethereum: $1,714 +6.04%

Market Cap: $2.22T
BTC Dominance: 55.7%
Fear & Greed Index: 21 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 52/100

👉 Latest News

• US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Break 11-Day Outflow Streak with $223.5 Million Inflow
• Taiko reopens bridge after $1.7M exploit
• US Accounts for 96% of Global Bitcoin ATM Reductions in First Half of 2026

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Ika (ex. dWallet network) +103.8%
Metaplex +98.2%
Alien Worlds +64%
Allora +45.8%
屎壳郎 (Shikuro) +38.6%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Arcus Strategic round backed by Robinhood
- Venice ai $65M Series A round led by Dragonfly
- Techdollar $3M Pre-Seed round led by No Limit Holdings

​​💰Testnet Airdrops Watchlist (Early-Stage Projects)

Our researchers identified 5 early-stage projects with ongoing airdrop campaigns. Check out the full activity guides:👇

• Forte
• Canopy Network
• Fermah
• HertzFlow
• SEKAI

Interact with the projects, complete tasks, and position yourself for potential future airdrops before broader market attention arrives.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/drophunting/

​​No Crypto Narrative Posted Positive Returns in Q2

We analyzed major crypto categories, limited to tokens with 24H volume > $1M. Median returns were negative across every one of them.

The worst performers:
👉 Layer 2: -24.9%
👉 DePIN: -24.8%
👉 Layer 1: -22.8%

More details in our Q2 2026 Market Recap👇

https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/crypto-market-recap-q2-2026

​​Two people decided to invest $10,000 in crypto ten years ago.

One chose Bitcoin. The other chose Ethereum.

Today: BTC → $640K. ETH → $2.17M.

Same money, same decade, but a ~64x vs ~217x difference.

Where would you put $10K today, BTC or ETH, for the next 10 years?

👉 https://cryptorank.io/performance

​​Our Researchers Analyzed the Prediction Markets Landscape in Q2 2026

— Prediction markets is the hottest category among VCs
— Open Interest is up 54% in June amid the start of FIFA World Cup
— Kalshi became the absolute leader, Polymarket holds strong in the 2nd place
— The market is fragmenting by verticals: sports, politics, crypto, and others

Read the full research 👇

https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/the-narrative-of-the-quarter-prediction-markets