Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch will shut down its prepaid payment card service, the 1inch Card, on Dec. 18. Crypto-focused media outlet BlockBeats reported on Oct. 20 that 1inch announced the service termination in its official help center, with new user registration already suspended.

BlackRock's BUIDL tokenized money-market fund has grown to approximately $2.3 billion since its 2024 launch, with the asset manager now exploring whether tokenized fund shares can serve as collateral in traditional finance beyond crypto markets. The fund's shares are already being used as collateral

Strategy purchased 267 BTC for more than $22 million last week, marking its sixth Bitcoin acquisition since August, while MSCI initiated a review of whether asset-holding companies should remain in its indexes. The company also spent approximately $193 million repurchasing STRC preferred shares

According to RootData, Walrus (WAL) will unlock approximately 38.33 million tokens valued at $1.48 million on October 27 at 10:00 UTC+8.

According to 1inch's official help center, the 1inch Card project will cease operations on October 20. New user registrations have been closed, though existing cardholders can still use their accounts. The company has advised users to withdraw or spend their card balances by December 18 at the

France's National Assembly is scheduled to vote on October 20 on the revenue section of the country's 2027 budget, which includes a proposed tax on cryptocurrency-to-stablecoin conversions. The measure advanced on October 16, when lawmakers approved amendment I-3898 by 38 votes to 37, with 25

France's National Assembly is scheduled to vote today, October 20, 2026, on amendment I-3898, which would tax cryptocurrency-to-stablecoin conversions, as part of the country's 2027 budget revenue section. The amendment advanced on October 16 when lawmakers approved it by 38 votes to 37, with 25

Bitcoin is showing signs of bottoming out according to analysis from CryptoQuant. The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a shift in dynamics, moving from a scenario characterized by fewer sellers toward possible stabilization. This potential bottom formation comes amid weak spot demand, raising c

According to Onchain Lens, on October 20, the Drift Protocol attacker transferred at least 13.4K ETH (approximately $32 million) to Tornado Cash, likely to obfuscate fund tracking. The attacker's monitored wallet currently holds $224.5 million in assets, including 93,965 ETH.

According to DefiLlama, Uniswap's total value locked (TVL) on BNB Smart Chain (BSC) reached approximately $437 million as of October 20, surging 104% over the past 7 days and 213% over the past 30 days.

According to BlockBeats citing Dune data, X-Agent's on-chain activity reached 1.27 million transactions as of October 20, with x402 payments surpassing 680,000. The platform reported 39,649 Agentic Wallets and 233,188 AI Activity Syncs to date. On-chain activity showed notable acceleration in Octob

BETA token plummeted 76.51% within 60 minutes to a current price of $0.00036, marking one of the most severe single-hour declines for the asset in recent weeks. The drop occurred amid heightened market fear, with trading volume reaching $296,136.47 during the period as investors responded to the

According to TradingBeats, on October 20, Ethereum perpetual futures on Hyperliquid were trading around $2,397, with over $20 million in liquidations accumulated within 2% price range on both sides. Across a 5% range, long

Gate News: Aster perpetual futures are now officially available on the CrossEx platform. Gate CrossEx has completed a new round of product upgrades and now supports trading Aster USDT-margined perpetual futures through its unified CrossEx API, with USDT as the settlement currency. Existing users do not need to change their integration methods and can continue trading through the existing interfaces for placing, modifying, and canceling orders, and querying information. The trading pair symbol fi

Maker (MKR) increased 10.99% within a five-minute period, reaching $1,813.7. The rapid price movement occurred amid a mixed cryptocurrency market environment, with MKR recording $440,708.84 in trading volume over 24 hours. MKR Price Movement Details MKR's price rose from $1,634.18 to $1,813.7 wit

STORJ surged 23.94% within five minutes, reaching $0.0298, as trading volumes spiked to $894,109.3. The rapid increase comes amid heightened community engagement and buzz on social media platforms. Despite a 24-hour decline of 7.17%, the five-minute rally illustrates significant volatility in the

More than 30 wineries in Georgia are using the Cardano blockchain to authenticate wine and combat counterfeit products, with the system tracking over 100,000 bottles on-chain. Launched in 2022 in collaboration with Georgia's National Wine Agency, the initiative allows consumers and businesses to ver