And we're back with our weekly crypto market insights. Weekly Crypto Market Insights 2nd edition is here!
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What a week it’s been!
From the many announcements at Solana Breakpoint to Twitter’s New Pricing and Layoffs, Instagram’s NFT functionality launch, Ethereum’s updated roadmap, FTX / Alameda leaked balanced sheet data, JP Morgan’s first DeFi trade.. to many other news that moved the markets!
Below we present a recap of the key market metrics, top gainers & losers, followed by crypto market news.
Key Market Metrics
Global Crypto Market Cap is at $1.08 trillion, a +1.64% change week over week. The total value locked in DeFi is at $55.13 Billion, a small decline of -0.11% WoW.
Binance’s trading volumes are up by +15.42%, FTX’s down by -10.51%, in the light of a recent CoinDesk article regarding leaked FTX / Alameda balance sheet data.
BTC trading at $20,924 up by +2.15% WoW, dominance at 40.68%, down by -1.04% , ETH trading at $1,586, dominance at 19.70%, up by +1.63%.
Top Gainers & Losers
Top gainers in price were AR +38.75%, OKB +36.61%, MATIC +32.92%, LTC +29.74%, and LRC +21.51%.
Top losers were KLAY BY -18.95%, FTT by -13.13%, ETHW by -8.18%, EGLD -8.14%, and APT by -7.56%.
Gravity Team launches institutional OTC desk with T+0 fiat settlement for emerging markets
Gravity Team’s institutional OTC desk unlocks T+0 fiat settlement across 20+ currencies, combining deep digital asset liquidity with direct local banking rails to move capital faster across key emerging markets.
Stablecoins Are Closing the Reliability Gap in Payments
Wire failure rates and settlement delays carry a real operational cost. This post compares reliability across correspondent and stablecoin rails, and what it means for staffing.
Gravity Team is Heading to Coinfest Asia 2026
Gravity Team heads to Coinfest Asia 2026 in Bali. Meet Ralph on 20–21 August to discuss liquidity, institutional OTC, stablecoin settlement and the future of digital asset infrastructure across Asia.