​​📈Market Overview

Bitcoin climbed to $63,761 as softer U.S. labor market data weakened the dollar and Treasury yields, boosting demand for non-yielding assets like Bitcoin.

Bitcoin: $63,781 +1.55%
Ethereum: $1,769 +0.95%

Market Cap: $2.27T
BTC Dominance: 56.3%
Fear & Greed Index: 23 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 52/100

👉 Latest News

• US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Extend Outflow Streak With $95.3 Million in Withdrawals
• Interpol operation exposes $122M crypto wallet tied to romance scam laundering
• Arbitrum jumps 19% benefitting from Robinhood's $568 million onchain trading frenzy

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Octra +147%
TAC +63.5%
Skale +60.9%
Talus Network +58.2%
Tung Tung Tung Sahur +51.1%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Elliptic Strategic round backed by Circle Ventures
- Gauntlet $125M Series C round backed by SBI Group
- Cypher M&A round backed by Nium

​​🔍 Market Narratives Through the Lens of CEX Listings

• Tokenized assets became the most actively listed category in H1 2026.

• Memecoin listings are back to pre-2024 levels.

• Q2 2026 had the fewest new token listings since Q3 2023, and one of only two quarters since 2024 when delistings exceeded listings.

👉 Explore the full research: https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/market-narratives-through-the-lens-of-cex-listings

​​Crypto Compliance Sector Funding Reaches New High in 2026

In 2026, the compliance sector, which includes auditing, fraud analytics, and other compliance-enabling projects, raised $313M. Over the past three years, funding in the sector has increased by more than 12x.

One of the key drivers may have been the growing threat of AI-powered frauds, which is especially dangerous for on-chain apps.

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

​​⚡️Tokens That Survived Full VC Vesting (Part 3)

RENDER, CRV, PENDLE, CFX, and COW have already passed through full VC vesting, with investor allocations now fully unlocked.

And a few more tokens are nearing the final unlock👇

Three projects are entering the final stage of VC vesting in the next few months, with only a small portion of investor allocations still locked before their last scheduled VC unlock.

• APT — Sep 12
• SQD — Sep 25
• GRASS — Oct 31

👉 https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock

​​🔮Prediction Markets Airdrops Watchlist

Beyond Polymarket and Kalshi, there are plenty of prediction markets worth keeping an eye on — especially for airdrop hunters.

Our researchers selected prediction market projects with with ongoing airdrop campaigns. Check out the full activity guides:👇

• 42
• XO Market
• Kairos
• PRED
• Totalis
• predict.fun

Complete the available activities, stay active across the ecosystem, and position yourself for potential future airdrops.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/drophunting/

​​🚀 Tokenized Assets became the most-listed category in H1 2026

Nearly 1 in 5 tokens listed on CEXs in H1 2026 was a tokenized asset. By contrast, in 2025, less than 7% of listings were tokenized assets.

The surge was driven primarily by tokenized stocks from issuers such as xStocks, bStocks, and Ondo.

🔍 It marks a clear shift away from the meme-driven listings of the previous cycle, with exchanges increasingly adding tokenized versions of traditional financial assets.

👉 Explore the full research: https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/market-narratives-through-the-lens-of-cex-listings

​​Coinbase Ventures Leads by Deal Count in H1 2026

Coinbase Ventures became the most active crypto investor in H1 2026 with 30 deals, significantly ahead of other market participants.

It was followed by Animoca Brands with 19 deals, a16z crypto with 18, and Tether with 15.

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

​​🔥 Most Visited Tokens on CryptoRank This Week

Top movers:

• XEF +79.4%
• EVAA +34.2%
• VELVET +15.4%

LAB and TAC got wrecked this week, down −97.2% and −89.7%.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/listings

​​Prediction Markets Lead by Average VC Investment Size in 2026

In 2026, the largest mean investment deals are concentrated in Prediction Markets, averaging $118M per round.

They are followed by:
Exchange — $76.2M
Blockchain — $47.8M
Compliance — $29.4M

Prediction Markets remain one of the key narratives of 2026 👇
cryptorank.io/insights/research/the-narrative-of-the-quarter-prediction-markets

​​📉 Market Overview

Bitcoin held near $62,800 on Monday despite the fourth round of U.S. strikes on Iran, while crypto market sentiment climbed out of the Extreme Fear zone.

Bitcoin: $62,758 -1.50%
Ethereum: $1,776 -0.94%

Market Cap: $2.24T
BTC Dominance: 56.1%
Fear & Greed Index: 28 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 57/100

👉 Latest News

- Altcoin Season Index Signals Growing Momentum Beyond Bitcoin
• ZachXBT Explains Why LAB Token Crashed Nearly 100%
• RWA Perps Volume Surges Past $100B During June

👉 Small Cap Gainers

The Final Form Bull +322.9%
Concordium +36.7%
DODO +25.7%
JANCTION +24.4%
Tung Tung Tung Sahur +24.1%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Elliptic Strategic round backed by Circle Ventures
- Gauntlet $125M Series C round backed by SBI Holdings
- Cypher M&A round backed by Nium

​​Exchange Sector Leads by Median VC Investment Size in 2026

In 2026, Exchange Sector has the highest median VC Investment size among crypto categories — $23M.

They are followed by:
Brokerage — $18M
Stablecoin — $11.9M
CeFi — $11.4M

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​​🔓 Major Token Unlocks of the Week

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

PUMP — $138.85M
DBR — $10.26M
ARB — $8.63M
STBL — $8.30M
GPS — $7.13M
ERA — $6.18M
SEI — $4.59M

• PUMP will see its first cliff unlock for the Team and Existing Investors allocations, releasing 82.5B PUMP (~$124M). All other allocations are already fully unlocked, leaving only these two vesting schedules.
• ERA will also see its first cliff unlock, covering the Early Backers & Investors and Core Team allocations.

👉https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock

​​📉 Memecoin Listings Return to Pre-Memecraze Levels

Memecoin CEX listings have declined for six consecutive quarters.

In Q4 2024 exchanges listed 196 memecoins, but in Q2 2026 only 41 new tokens were listed, a 79% decline from the peak.

This is the lowest quarterly total since Q3 2023, before the memecoin craze began.

👉 Explore the full research: https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/market-narratives-through-the-lens-of-cex-listings

​​Robinhood Emerges as a Major Player in On-Chain Trading

Robinhood chain ranks third by 24-hour DEX trading volume, reaching $932M.

Only Solana with $4.15B and BNB Chain with $1.28B ranked higher by trading volume. Robinhood has already surpassed Base, Ethereum, Hyperliquid Chain, and Arbitrum.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/price/robinhood-chain

​​📉 Market Overview

Bitcoin holds below $62,600 as Iran conflict reignites, with markets now awaiting the U.S. CPI report.

Bitcoin: $62,594 -0.26%
Ethereum: $1,782 +0.32%

Market Cap: $2.24T
BTC Dominance: 56.1%
Fear & Greed Index: 22 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 52/100

👉 Latest News

• MiCAR is Turning European Crypto Payments Into a Licensed Market
• Scammer Makes $135K After Hijacking SpaceX, Starlink Accounts to Shill Meme Coin
• Bolivia Plans Stablecoin Expansion With Proposed USDT Payment Framework

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Tria +31.5%
Zerobase +20.8%
SentismAI +19.1%
Arrow +18.8%
Space and Time +18.2%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Strategy $466.7M Post-IPO round backed by unknown
- Axon finance $2M Strategic round led by Infinite Alliance
- Elliptic Strategic round backed by Circle Ventures

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​​The Rise of CEX Delistings

Quarterly delistings have increased sharply over the past two years.

In Q2 2025 the number of delisted tokens has spiked to a record 786 assets, largely driven by Gate. Now delisting activity has stabilized at around 400–500 tokens per quarter throughout 2026.

👉 Full Research: https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/market-narratives-through-the-lens-of-cex-listings

​​Hyperliquid’s Airdrop Would Be Worth Nearly $20B If Nobody Sold

Had recipients held every token they received, the Hyperliquid airdrop would now be worth $19.82B – more than every other airdrop on this list combined.

It's followed by:
Lighter — $605M
Uniswap — $497M
Aster — $437M

👉 cryptorank.io/drophunting

​​⚡️ The Largest Upcoming First VC Unlocks After Cliff

These are the biggest first unlocks of VC-rounds investors after cliff periods that are expected to be released in coming months.

XPL — $74.8M
2Z — $20.9M
DATA — $14.6M
PROVE — $5.3M
SAHARA — $4.6M
KGEN — $4.0M

These VC allocations will add fresh sell-side supply that can pressure price downwards, especially unlock value to market cap ratio is high.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock/pressure

​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin climbed near $65,000 after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation eased concerns over further Fed rate hikes. June CPI slowed to 3.5% YoY, while core inflation fell to 2.6%.

Bitcoin: $64,907 +3.71%
Ethereum: $1,881 +5.56%

Market Cap: $2.31T
BTC Dominance: 56.4%
Fear & Greed Index: 25 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 48/100

👉 Latest News

• Visa, Mastercard and Ripple back x402 as agent payments average 32 cents
• Humanity Protocol to prioritize operational security following $36M hack
• Hyperliquid’s Growth Puts Pressure on Circle’s USDC Revenue Model

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Talus Network +35.4%
B3 fun +34%
Arrow +30.6%
Quai Network +29.7%
DODO +23.1%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Pact labs $7M Series A round led by Tether
- Velocity $38M Series A round led by Dragonfly
- Imperator.co M&A round backed by HyperDash