​​💼 New Ambassador Programs Watchlist

Our researchers identified 5 active ambassador programs launched recently. Check out the full details and participation guides:👇

• Enjin Coin
• Stellar
• Byzanlink
• Meridian
• Action Model

Join the programs, complete community tasks, and explore new opportunities across emerging Web3 projects.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/drophunting/

​​RWA Trading on Perp DEXs Hits a New High

In July, monthly RWA trading volume on perp DEXs reached a record $141B, up approximately 19.5% MoM. The growth looks even stronger YTD, with volumes increasing more than 6x in just seven months.

Public Equities were the main driver in July, with their share of total RWA trading volume rising from 36.4% in June to 51.1% in July.

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

​​🔥 Most Searched Tokens on CryptoRank This Week

Top movers:

• CYS +259.5%
• BICO +231.8%
• BTW +159.4%

👉 https://cryptorank.io/listings

​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin held above $65,000 on Monday, extending its recovery from early-August lows despite the Senate delaying the CLARITY Act vote until September.

Bitcoin: $65,234 +0.67%
Ethereum: $1,926 +0.43%

Market Cap: $2.30T
BTC Dominance: 56.8%
Fear & Greed Index: 30 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 41/100

👉 Latest News

• CLARITY Act Delayed to September as Senate Vote Falls Short
• Bybit’s $1.5B Hack Takes a New Turn as Court Freezes Stolen Crypto
• Bitcoin ETFs Log a Perfect Week as Inflows Reach a 3-Month Record

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Bubblemaps +81.7%
CAP +41.9%
Pons +35.4%
Act I : The AI Prophecy +30.8%
What If +30.2%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Vangrid $9M Seed round backed by HashKey Capital
- Global ledger M&A round backed by OpenFX
- Jpyc $6.4M Extended Series B round backed by AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings

​​🔓 Major Token Unlocks of the Week

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

• RAIN — $631.39M
• PUMP — $19.16M
• PIEVERSE — $15.59M
• STBL — $8.70M
• ARB — $7.42M
• APT — $5.97M
• US — $3.99M

👉 https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock

​​⚡️Crypto M&A Activity Rebounded After April’s Low

Crypto M&A activity fell to just 5 announcements in April 2026, the lowest monthly level since October 2024, before rebounding to 19 in May and 17 in June.

Despite the recovery, monthly activity remained below the 18–23 deal range seen through much of H2 2025.

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

​​Top 5 Base Ecosystem Gainers Over The Past Week

BITCOIN +74%
TIBBIR +33%
AVNT +18%
FAI +14%
ELSA +12%

Demand within the Base ecosystem remains relatively selective: a handful of meme and AI-agent tokens are leading the gains, while a broad-based rally across the ecosystem has yet to emerge.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/ecosystems/base

​​📉 Market Overview

Bitcoin fell toward $63,905 on Tuesday after a brief rally, as ETF outflows returned and investors remained cautious ahead of U.S. inflation data.

Bitcoin: $63,905 -2.02%
Ethereum: $1,872 -2.77%

Market Cap: $2.27T
BTC Dominance: 56.6%
Fear & Greed Index: 29 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 45/100

👉 Latest News

• Vitalik Buterin' Reveals Ethereum’s Roadmap With Privacy and Quantum Safety in Focus
• Coinsbuy Exchange Drained of $8 Million in Coordinated TRON-Ethereum Attack
• MicroStrategy Sells More Bitcoin to Fix STRC Stock

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Bluwhale +88.3%
Radworks +50.6%
XST +44.4%
STONK +41.5%
Maverick Protocol +25.6%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Vangrid $9M Seed round backed by HashKey Capital
- Global ledger M&A round backed by OpenFX
- Jpyc $6.4M Extended Series B round backed by AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings

​​📊 RWA Keeps Growing While DeFi TVL Declines

Since the beginning of 2025, the market has shown a clear divergence between DeFi and tokenized real-world assets.

DeFi TVL has fallen by roughly 54% from its local peak of around $170B in autumn 2025. At the same time, RWA on-chain capitalization has increased by more than 550% since the start of 2025.

While DeFi remains under pressure, RWA continues to expand, increasingly evolving from a niche segment into a major source of on-chain liquidity.

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

​​📉 Monthly Perp DEX Volume Fell 21% in July

Activity on Perpetual DEXs turned lower in July 2026, with total volume falling to $531B, down 21% MoM. The decline ended the two-month recovery from April.

The similar trend has been observed across spot and CEX futures.

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

​​📊 Ethereum Ecosystem Leads the Public Token Sales Race in 2026

Since the beginning of 2026, crypto projects have raised a total of $1.42B through public token sales.

Ethereum Ecosystem leads with $334M, followed by BNB Chain, Base, Solana, and Sonic. Together, these five ecosystems account for roughly $1.34B, or 94% of all public funding YTD.

Capital raises from public token sales remains highly concentrated, with nearly all funding flowing into a small group of blockchain ecosystems.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/ico-analytics

📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin traded near $63,600 on Wednesday, remaining in a narrow consolidation range as markets awaited the CPI release.

Bitcoin: $63,590 -0.43%
Ethereum: $1,885 +0.71%

Market Cap: $2.26T
BTC Dominance: 56.4%
Fear & Greed Index: 27 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 49/100

👉 Latest News

• Attacker Drains 200K XRP From Bridge Using Fake Deposit
• SEC Eyes New Crypto Rules After CLARITY Setback
• Bitcoin Whale Wallet Count Hits Six-Month High as Retail Bows Out

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Thinking Cat +116.6%
Gods Unchained +45.8%
aPriori +41.2%
Avail +28.5%
Holoworld +17.6%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- River markets $8.5M Seed round led by Haun Ventures
- Tradezero $231M M&A round backed by eToro
- Memebook $1M Seed round backed by TOF Ventures

​​📉Spot CEX Volume Drops To a Two-Year Low

July 2026 became the weakest month for spot trading activity on centralized exchanges in two years.

Total volume fell to $807B, down 31% MoM from $1.17T in June and below the previous floor set in April and May.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/exchanges/cex/spot

​​Tokenized US T-Bills Capitalization Reaches $15B

The tokenized US Treasury bill market continues to grow rapidly, with total market capitalization reaching $15.3B.

The largest products are currently:
USYC — $3.0B
BUIDL — $2.7B
USDY — $2.1B

US T-bills are short-term US government debt securities with maturities of up to one year. They are considered one of the most conservative TradFi instruments, offering investors short-term exposure to US government debt.

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

​​🏦 Bitget Institutional launches $300M Archimedes Program

A $300M capital program for quantitative trading firms, asset managers, and market makers.

The initiative includes:
• $100M Capital Provider Program
• $200M Interest-Free Lending Program

👉 https://cryptorank.io/exchanges/bitget

​​📈 Share of Tokenized Stocks Trading on DEXs Rise 20x in 2026

The share of tokenized stocks in total DEX spot trading volume continues to rise rapidly. In Q3 2026 so far, it has reached 4.34%, compared to just around 0.1% at the end of 2025. The tokenized stocks trading volume has increased from $212M to $4.27B.

PancakeSwap is the leading venue for trading of tokenized stocks, having accumulated $3.1B spot trading volume since 2026.

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

​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin traded near $63,800 on Thursday as the in-line US inflation report calmed markets but left the price action largely unchanged.

Bitcoin: $63,830 +0.33%
Ethereum: $1,895 +0.52%

Market Cap: $2.27T
BTC Dominance: 56.4%
Fear & Greed Index: 29 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 52/100

👉 Latest News

• US July Core CPI Meets Expectations at 2.5%
• Solana Network Nearly Stopped Working Today
• TON Strategy earned $15 million staking Gram while operations burned $10.6 million in cash

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Bedrock +79%
Acurast +33.4%
XST +30.1%
G Coin +29.5%
Thinking Cat +22.9%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Entravel $7.5M Funding round led by Ethereal Ventures
- River markets $8.5M Seed round led by Haun Ventures
- Tradezero $231M M&A round backed by eToro

​​⚡️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