Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Gate has launched pre-trading for PREDICTUSDT perpetual futures contracts settled in USDT, supporting 1-10x leverage for both long and short positions.

Meta AI analyzed Pi Network's potential price following a Binance listing, projecting a target of $5 to $15 in the base case and the possibility of exceeding $25 in an extremely bullish scenario. These projections assume PI is officially listed on Binance and a full-scale cryptocurrency bull run takes off. As of October 2026, PI is trading at around $0.08 and is not listed on Binance. Although a previous community vote supported a listing, Binance has yet to make an official announcement. Meta A

According to Foresight News, Pump.fun co-founder alon announced the rollout of Pump Bridge, the platform's self-developed cross-chain bridge, now available to all users. Compared to Relay, Pump Bridge improves transaction speed by 2x and

According to Foresight News, Pendle has launched PendleLoop, a one-stop tool supporting leveraged long and short trading on any token, including tokenized stocks, and amplifying yields on assets like Pendle PT, sUSDe, wstETH, and sUSDS. The tool currently supports BTC, ETH, and Base-based Mag 7 tok

South Korea's National Tax Service will submit a virtual asset taxation guidance for advance review on November 6, followed by administrative notice on November 30, according to an announcement on October 22. The guidance is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. The NTS will finalize the

According to Lightning Labs CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun, on October 22, he strongly advised all users of lnd, btcd, tapd, and litd to update their binary files or rebuild using Go 1.27.3 due to CVE-2026-111943 vulnerability. The vulnerability involves a compromised certificate authority that could

Near Protocol rose 5% on Oct. 22 to $5.29, making it one of the top performers among the 20 largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. Three major ecosystem catalysts drove the rally: the number of tokens staked through NEAR AI surpassed 1 million, Near Business—a confidential multi-signature treasury for enterprise users—launched, and Near Intents volume reached $35.6 billion. Three Key NEAR Catalysts: AI Staking, Near Business Launch, and 14.6x Year-Over-Year Growth in Intents The three major cat

UOS surged 13.87% in the past hour, reaching $0.002726. The token demonstrated strong upward momentum after recording a low of $0.00226265 earlier in the trading day. The source states no confirmed catalyst behind this surge, though the broader crypto market is displaying mixed signals with UOS

According to Yonhap News, on October 22, South Korea's Financial Committee Chairman Yi Eok-won stated that virtual asset taxation scheduled for implementation next year requires careful consideration of multiple factors. Digital asset-related legislation is currently in its final negotiation

According to RootData, Hyperliquid (HYPE) will unlock approximately 9.92 million tokens valued at $785 million on October 29 at 7:00 AM Beijing time.

GTC cryptocurrency surged 10.10% in the past hour to reach $0.28155, driven by heightened trading activity and whale accumulation. The sharp increase follows a 24-hour decline of 8.53%, marking a notable turnaround in market sentiment. Observers note that large wallet movements suggest significant p

According to BlockTempo, the critical PHP2Shell and high-severity Node.js Brotli vulnerabilities were disclosed on October 21. PHP2Shell has a CVSS v4.0 score of 9.2 and is a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to run code on servers without authentication. The report says to be especially wary over the next few weeks of phishing emails, fake browser update screens, and checkout pages on unfamiliar online stores. Overview of the PHP2Shell and eMudhra certificate vulnerabili

According to Odaily, at Lighter's Q3 investor call yesterday, CEO Vladimir Novakovski addressed investor David Hoffman's question about the timeline for DCM and DCO license approvals from the U.S. CFTC. Novakovski said extensive prior communication with regulators would streamline the process,

According to ChainCatcher citing JPYC's official announcement, on October 22, Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC signed a memorandum of understanding with SBJ Bank (a subsidiary of South Korea's Shinhan Bank operating in Japan) and LINE NEXT to conduct a proof-of-concept for direct deposits of yen

According to BlockBeats, on October 22, six whale addresses on Hyperliquid suffered liquidations totaling $25.91 million overnight and today, with $18.50 million in short positions and $7.41 million in long positions liquidated. Trader Aguila Trades was partially liquidated four times on BTC long po

On October 22, South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hyung-il reiterated during a National Assembly hearing that the government is carefully reviewing crypto asset taxation policy, incorporating industry and parliamentary input. Park Hae-young, director of the National Tax Service, acknowledged th

According to Lookonchain, four new wallets received a combined 1,127 BTC from market maker Wintermute on October 22. The transfer was valued at approximately $93.45 million, corresponding to an average BTC price

Bitmine announced a cap on its Ethereum holdings at 5% of the total supply, as revealed by Tom Lee of Fundstrat during his speech at TOKEN2049. The decision was influenced by Vitalik Buterin's suggestion. Bitmine currently holds approximately 6 million ETH, representing 4.9% of the total supply. Eth

According to Foresight News, Cardano DeFi protocol Genius Yield will gradually halt operations. To address user asset withdrawal issues, co-founder Lars Brünjes announced the development of Genius Zero, an application allowing users to bypass Genius Yield's backend servers and directly unstake and c

According to Foresight News, on-chain analyst Spreek detected potential admin key leaks affecting Swell DAO's swETH and rswETH tokens on October 22. The attacker has been raising NAV (Net Asset Value) without underlying support at rates up to 1% per hour, with four malicious upgrade contracts