Market-leading Industry Reports

NewsWire Research analyzed the state of crypto M&A in H1 2026. Buyers announced 87 acquisitions, 25% fewer than in H2 2025, while disclosed value climbed to $9.66 billion, the highest half-year total in the series. Wider disclosure and a handful of mega-deals produced that record, not a market-wide rise in transaction prices.

July delivered the clearest stabilization since April, but not a full risk-on transition. Market breadth improved, lending activity rebounded modestly, and tokenized equity adoption accelerated, while weak turnover and elevated Bitcoin dominance kept the recovery concentrated.

Crypto companies raised $12.86B across 271 completed transactions in Q2 2026. Venture capital returned to the top of the table, but a single borrower pushed debt financing to within $633.9M of it.

Spot, futures, and perpetual DEX volumes fell to two-year lows in Q2 2026, even as June's rebound in trading activity contrasts with a continued collapse in new CEX listings.

Crypto's Q2 2026 looked calm from the outside, but the data underneath tells a very different story. Read the latest market recap to uncover all insights.

As the crypto market pulled back, stablecoins moved to center stage and became the main segment in web3.

May 2026 marked a decisive rebound in crypto fundraising after the spring slowdown. Total capital raised jumped to $3.52B across 83 VC rounds, driven by several mega-rounds including Kalshi’s $1.2B Series F. The surge reflected renewed investor confidence, particularly in Prediction Markets, AI, and market-infrastructure sectors. M&A activity also spiked, anchored by Bullish’s $4.2B acquisition of Equiniti, signaling continued strategic appetite.

May marked the first meaningful stabilization across crypto trading markets after several months of declining activity. Spot volume stopped falling, Futures trading returned to growth, and Perp DEXs recorded the strongest recovery among all major trading segments. This report analyzes Spot CEX, Futures, Perp DEX trading volumes, CEX listing activity, and the relationship between listings and broader market participation.

May was not a broad risk-on month for crypto. Instead, capital continued rotating selectively across individual narratives.

April 2026 continued the broader cooldown across crypto trading volumes, with Spot CEX, Futures, and Perp DEX activity all remaining below previous peak levels. In this recap, we break down how trading volumes evolved across centralized spot exchanges, futures markets, and onchain perpetual DEXs throughout the month, while also comparing current activity with previous cycle highs and longer-term market structure trends.