A dense stretch of crypto news from July 26 to July 27 put regulation, platform risk, token supply and exchange transparency in focus. In South Korea, at least 29 offshore crypto derivatives exchange apps became unavailable for new installation through Google Play, expanding restrictions already affecting names such as OKX and Bybit. The report said users in Korea now see messages that the apps are unusable or unavailable in their region, while browser access and Apple App Store distribution remain unaffected. Since January, Google has applied region-specific support suspensions to virtual asset service provider apps that are not registered with the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit. In the U.S., the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight issued new guidance for prediction-market platforms including Kalshi, Coinbase, Polymarket and Crypto.com, warning against broad, template-based self-certifications for event contracts. The agency said each category must include detailed terms, settlement methods, data sources and compliance analysis. On the corporate and security side, WEMIX said a related contract’s ownership had been compromised, leading to the unauthorized minting of more than 5.22 million WEMIX, while BitMart’s publicly visible on-chain reserves fell sharply in the days before its shutdown announcement. Token Unlocks data also showed major scheduled unlocks next week for SUI, EIGEN, FF, KMNO and ENA.

Token Unlocks data shows a series of sizable token unlocks scheduled for the week, covering SIGN, XPL, FF, CARDS, AERO, LAVA, ZORA, KMNO, ZETA, GPS, EIGEN, GUN, and ENA. Among them, EIGEN has the largest unlock by value at about $7.63 million, followed by FF at roughly $6.15 million and KMNO at about $4.14 million. By circulating-supply share, LAVA stands out at 40.91%, while SIGN is set to unlock 15.71% and GUN 11.26%. The unlock calendar begins on July 28 with SIGN and XPL, continues through July 29 with five projects including FF and LAVA, and runs into August 2 with ENA. The figures were cited by TechFlowPost on July 27, based on data from Token Unlocks.

Token Unlocks data shows that several crypto tokens are scheduled for sizable unlocks next week, led by Sui (SUI), EigenCloud (EIGEN), Falcon Finance (FF), Kamino (KMNO), and Ethena (ENA). Among them, SUI is set to unlock about 13.72 million tokens at 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on Aug. 1, representing roughly 0.34% of its circulating supply and carrying an estimated value of about $9.9 million. EIGEN will unlock about 36.82 million tokens at 12:00 p.m. Beijing time on Aug. 1, equal to about 5.79% of circulating supply and worth about $7.6 million. FF is scheduled to unlock about 102 million tokens at 9:00 p.m. Beijing time on July 29, valued at about $6.2 million. KMNO will unlock about 229 million tokens on July 30, while ENA is set for an Aug. 2 unlock.

Markets are heading into a packed week from July 27 to Aug. 2, with monetary policy decisions, major U.S. earnings, crypto distributions, token unlocks and a growing list of project shutdowns all landing within a few days of each other. The U.S. Federal Reserve is scheduled to release its FOMC rate decision at 02:00 on July 30, followed by a press conference by Fed Chair Waller at 02:30, while the Bank of England will announce its own decision, minutes and monetary policy report later the same day. On the crypto side, FTX said it will begin its fifth round of distributions on July 31, sending roughly $900 million to eligible claim holders under the reorganization plan, while eligible preferred shareholders are set to receive a second payment. Coinbase plans to suspend Across Protocol (ACX) trading on July 28. Polygon’s Ithaca hard fork is expected to go live on mainnet on July 29, and Binance said it will suspend POL deposits and withdrawals ahead of the upgrade. At the same time, several crypto platforms and products are winding down or closing. The list includes Tropykus, Dango, Odos, Pingu Exchange, YGG Play, Zero Network, Oxium, Exchange Art, Moonbeam-related bridge access, and SBI Crypto’s bitcoin mining pool. Users across these services have been asked to repay loans, close positions, bridge assets out, export keys, or withdraw funds before the stated deadlines.

Grayscale updated its assets-under-consideration list on April 10, adding more than 20 tokens across smart contracts, DeFi, infrastructure and AI, including TON, HYPE, ENA and MON. The firm said inclusion does not guarantee a future investment product.

Grayscale’s Q2 2026 Assets Under Consideration list spans infrastructure, DeFi, AI, and utility projects, pointing to stronger institutional interest in scalability, on-chain finance, and real-world crypto use cases.

Tokenomist data shows more than $317 million in token unlocks scheduled from February 23 to March 2, with major one-time releases led by SUI, JUP, EIGEN and others, alongside daily linear distributions for WLD, DOGE and more.

South Korean exchange Upbit listed nine new tokens on June 19, spanning DeFi lending, liquid staking, gold-backed assets, and machine economy. Market reactions ranged from OSMO +15% to LIT -2%, with AMP returning under a new ticker AMP2.