Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Haseeb Qureshi, a partner at Dragonfly, disputed DFINITY founder Dominic Williams' allegations that NEAR Intents used threshold ECDSA signature technology without authorization, showing patent application screenshots indicating the patent was only granted in late July and remained in "pending"

STRAX dropped 10.48% in the last hour to trade at $0.01093, following an earlier peak at $0.01221. The sharp decline occurred amid shifting market sentiment, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $1,728,381.07. The cryptocurrency market is experiencing heightened volatility as many digital assets

According to Bitcoin News, on Friday, Bitcoin broke below its 50-day moving average for the first time since August, with the price near $80,600, ending a consecutive 66-day streak of trading above the level. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of $137.9 million on Friday, marking the second co

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoin's realized cap (a metric reflecting holders' average cost basis) is rising on October 24, signaling new capital inflows into the market. Historically, increases in realized cap have occurred at the onset of new bull

According to CryptoSlate, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently released draft regulatory guidance stating that crypto trading applications using algorithms to automatically select trading venues and execution paths based on factors such as price, liquidity, trading costs, or execution s

According to Cryptonomist, an exploit targeting Initia's AUSD stablecoin resulted in 1.4 million tokens being moved to an attacker's address on October 24. The incident prompted Agora to halt operations on the affected protocol while investigating the

Peter Hughes, chief executive officer of Apex Group, told CoinDesk on Oct. 24 that Asia and the Middle East could benefit after the U.S. digital-asset market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act failed to clear Congress. Hughes stated that delays in enacting the CLARITY Act would push digital-ass

WOO Network's price surged 12.63% in just five minutes, climbing to $0.01195. Over the past 24 hours, WOO gained 13.81%, with trading volume reaching $473,485.76. The token traded within a range of $0.01008 to $0.01195 during the

According to Matichon, on Oct 24, Thai immigration police arrested a 47-year-old Chinese man suspected of running a cryptocurrency fraud scheme. The suspect, who also held a Cambodian passport, allegedly lured Chinese investors with promises of high returns, causing losses exceeding 100 million

Twenty-two companies have objected to having their shares tokenized on OKXICE, the joint venture between cryptocurrency exchange OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, parent of the New York Stock Exchange. The latest six objectors include Wells Fargo, Arm Holdings, Intuit,

Celo integrated six stablecoins issued by Latin American crypto company Ripio on October 23, 2026, expanding access to local-currency digital assets on its blockchain network. The deployment brings Ripio's complete wFIAT stablecoin suite to Celo, covering the Argentine peso, Brazilian real,

According to Celo's announcement on October 23, Celo integrated six stablecoins from Ripio covering Argentine peso (ARS), Brazilian real (BRL), Mexican peso (MXN), Colombian peso (COP), Chilean peso (CLP), and Peruvian sol (PEN) to support cross-border payments and onchain foreign exchange

Stablecoin issuer Tether announced on October 24 the launch of its open-source Mining Development Kit (MDK), partnering with 15 global Bitcoin mining companies. The framework aims to improve interoperability across Bitcoin mining infrastructure and enable AI-based mining automation. Tether stated th

Ethereum staking protocol Swell has paused deposits and withdrawals for its swETH and rswETH tokens as it addresses unusually high exchange rates, according to a tweet from @WuBlockchain. The exchange rates for swETH and rswETH surged to approximately 1.203 ETH and 1.138 ETH respectively,

Grayscale amplified concerns from a post by @Yield_Summit regarding the stalled CLARITY Act in Congress. The CLARITY Act aimed to provide clearer regulations for cryptocurrencies but remains stalled without a confirmed timeline. The development highlights ongoing regulatory challenges for digital

Armani Ferrante recently retweeted a statement from @DefiantNews describing Backpack's tokenomics as potentially the most extreme ever created. The retweet has sparked interest within the crypto community. The discussion follows Backpack's recent launch of $GRAM perpetuals, which has attracted

According to @WuBlockchain, Ethereum staking protocol Swell has paused deposits and withdrawals for its swETH and rswETH tokens amid unusually high exchange rates. The rates for both tokens surged to approximately 1.203 ETH and 1.138 ETH respectively, about 6% and 5% above normal levels. On-chain a

Electrum, a Bitcoin wallet service, released version 4.8.3 on October 24 to address a critical security vulnerability. The company announced the update via its official X account and strongly recommended all users install the latest version immediately. Electrum stated it would disclose specific