Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to ChainCatcher, over 58,837 liquidations occurred across cryptocurrency markets in the past 24 hours, totaling $176 million. Long positions accounted for $95.55 million or 54.4% of total liquidations, while short positions represented $79.96 million or 45.6%.

According to ChainCatcher, Oracle (ORCL.N) stock price fell 6.5%, hitting its lowest level since July based on Gate market data.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced on November 2 the introduction of round-the-clock settlement for tokenized bank deposits under Project Ensemble. The initiative enables participating financial institutions to settle transactions using tokenized central bank money beyond

According to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, on November 2, HKMA launched round-the-clock settlement for tokenized bank deposits under Project Ensemble. The upgraded EnsembleTX pilot now supports 24/7 interbank settlement involving tokenized central bank money, with participation from 12 banks

According to DeFi researcher Ignas, the KAST token conversion plan announced recently has drawn criticism for requiring millions of dollars in legal spending while leaving user benefits unclear. Ignas noted that despite projects spending millions on lawyers, tokens often fail to align with

According to trade.xyz posted on X, the platform's GitBook documentation was affected by unauthorized activity earlier today, with documents fully restored to their previous state at 9:15 a.m. EST. The company is investigating the incident and has advised users not to click any links in the document

SBI Digital Markets has formed a memorandum of understanding with Arbitrum to enhance access to digital assets for institutional clients. The partnership leverages Arbitrum's Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solutions to improve transaction efficiency for public and private clients. SBI Digital Markets, par

According to Arbitrum's official announcement, three teams won major prizes at the recent Arbitrum Hackathon held in Singapore. Atoma claimed first place with $60,000 for developing a market-neutral RWA yield layer for tokenized stock perpetual contracts. Kurtosis Labs secured second place with $40,

The Blockchain Association filed comments with the Illinois Department of Revenue opposing the Digital Asset Tax Act, arguing the proposed tax is unconstitutional and violates federal laws. The organization, alongside the Crypto Council for Innovation, is challenging draft rules that would

MicroStrategy (MSTR) reported a 3.7% year-to-date decline in its bitcoin-per-share metric as of October 19, despite continued bitcoin acquisitions throughout 2026. The company's total bitcoin holdings increased to 848,517 BTC from 672,500 BTC at the end of 2025, according to its public ledger. The p

Dominic Cox, Head of PR at 1inch, recently stated that the debate surrounding the transition of finance to onchain systems has been resolved. He cited the significant adoption of stablecoin payments and the New York Stock Exchange's integration of tokenized trading as

StarkWare demonstrated post-quantum wallet migration on Starknet Sepolia, a testnet environment for Ethereum Layer-2 development. The upgrade introduces enhanced security measures designed to protect against potential quantum computing threats, making Starknet more resilient to emerging

Philippine-developed blockchain platform Xode Blockchain signed separate partnership agreements with remittance provider iRemit Inc. and IoT Technology Inc. on Oct. 31, 2026. The collaborations will explore blockchain applications for cross-border money transfers, agricultural data management, and b

Bitget recorded $1.86 trillion in combined trading volume in the third quarter, with monthly trading volume increasing 21.2% between July and September. The exchange's Q3 transparency report detailed growth across crypto derivatives (31.5% to $409.19 billion), spot markets (65.7%), and CFD trading (

On October 31, 2026, Philippine-developed blockchain platform Xode Blockchain signed separate agreements with remittance provider iRemit Inc. and IoT Technology Inc. to explore blockchain applications for cross-border money transfers and agricultural data management. Under the iRemit partnership, X

According to Odaily, elizaOS founder Shaw is reverse-engineering Hyperliquid's closed validator nodes on GitHub. The project has recruited 46 contributors in 6 days and has attempted 96 verification checkpoints, none of which have been cleared yet. Meanwhile, Hyperliquid's public API data shows

According to Starknet, a non-binding community vote ended on October 22 with majority support for researching the protocol's transition to an independent Layer 1, though the vote did not approve migration or determine a construction roadmap. The proposal was introduced during Token2049 by Eli