Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Wall Street Journal investigation published on October 15, Tether paid over $6 million to consulting firm Nxum, which was co-founded and partially held by Bo Hines, a former White House crypto advisor. Internal documents, communications and

From 02:15 to 02:30 on October 15, 2026 (UTC), BTC plunged 0.75% within 15 minutes, with its price retreating from 81795.3 USDT to 80268.0 USDT and its amplitude reaching 1.87%. Market volatility intensified, while sentiment toward risk assets came under significant pressure. The main drivers of this move were escalating geopolitical conflict in the Middle East and renewed expectations of FED rate hikes. The US and Iran remained locked in a standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, armed attacks in Iran

According to Fuzhou Evening News, Fuzhou Jinan District Prosecutor's Office disclosed a cryptocurrency money-laundering case involving 210,000 yuan in fraudulent funds. Two defendants transferred proceeds via USDT

Gate News: On Oct. 15, according to Gate market data, ZEREBRO (zerebro) was trading at $0.048 as of press time, up 46.76% over the past 24 hours. It reached a high of $0.0498 and a low of $0.0274, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $1.1725 million. Its current market cap is approximately $47.9734 million. Zerebro is an artificial intelligence agent that can operate autonomously, post on social media, execute blockchain operations, generate artwork, create music, and continuously adapt based on

According to Foresight News, SilentSwap and NEAR Protocol have integrated their technologies, combining NEAR Intents with SilentSwap's privacy infrastructure to enable confidential transactions across over 30 networks. The integration is now live on SilentSwap's application and SDK, supporting

According to Lookonchain monitoring, crypto trader Huang Licheng (known as "Maji Dage") was fully liquidated on October 15. Over four months, he had grown an initial $5.6K into $12.25M through trading, which subsequently collapsed to $2.18K.

Polygon Labs announced on October 15 that it had officially completed its acquisition of Coinme, enabling its stablecoin payment platform to exchange USD for digital assets, and vice versa, in a regulated manner across 48 U.S. states. The acquisition provided Polygon’s U.S. payments business with 37 money transmission licenses and exemptions in 11 states, covering the entire United States. The business is also registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network as a money services business.

Gate News: On October 15, according to Gate market data, WAL (Walrus) was trading at $0.05946 at press time, up 53.24% over the past 24 hours. It reached a high of $0.06783 and a low of $0.03959, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $11.53M. Its current marketcap is approximately $74.33M. Walrus is a distributed data storage network for storing data and rich media content, such as large text files, videos, images, and audio. Traditional cloud storage systems rely on storing complete copies of da

According to Odaily, Bonk Guy stated on X that Robinhood Chain ecosystem has potential for further development despite a rare 70-90% correction. Robinhood is actively seeking community feedback and signaling stronger support for ecosystem projects, with unconfirmed reports suggesting a potential $10

According to DefiLlama, Papertrade's revenue over the past 7 days reached $42.33 million, ranking third among all protocols. The protocol significantly outperformed Pump ($15.53 million) and Hyperliquid ($14.43 million) in the same

According to SoSoValue data, today (October 15), crypto market sectors fell across the board amid higher-than-expected U.S. September CPI. The RWA (Real World Assets) sector led the decline at 6.33%, with Maple Finance (SYRUP) down 10.24%, Ondo Finance (ONDO) down 6.22%, and Sky (SKY) down 7.80%.

According to Crypto Briefing, Marc Vanlerberghe, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer of the Algorand Foundation, resigned on October 14. He joined the foundation as Chief Marketing Officer in March 2024, serving approximately two and a half years. Chief Technology Officer Bruno Martins departed

Gate market data shows that ETH is down 3.21% over the past 24 hours and is currently priced at 2336.62 USDT.

According to DefiLlama, Papertrade generated $36.31 million in revenue over the past 7 days, ranking third among all protocols by income, behind only Tether and Circle. The figure surpasses Pump.fun's $16.06 million and Hyperliquid's $14.56 million.

Gate News bot: Gate market data shows that BTC has fallen below 81,000 USDT and is currently priced at 80,989.2 USDT.

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that ETH has fallen below 2,400 USDT, with the current price at 2,390.28 USDT.

According to South Korea's Prosecutors' Office, on October 14, prosecutors sought a 23-year prison sentence for the CEO of Daily Invest (하루인베스트) in an appellate hearing at Seoul High Court's 7th Criminal Division. The defendant is accused of defrauding customers of approximately 880 billion won in c

According to Foresight News, Riot Platforms has signed a custody agreement with BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association to replace NYDIG Trust Company LLC as custodian of its digital assets and cash. Digital assets and cash will be transferred to BitGo, which will hold them in segregated

The Crypto Council for Innovation, the Blockchain Association, the Digital Chamber, and the Illinois Blockchain Association jointly filed documents with the Sangamon County Circuit Court on October 13, requesting that the court approve an expedited summary judgment process “so that a ruling on the legality of Illinois’s 0.2% digital asset tax can be issued as soon as possible”; if the court approves, a ruling on the substance of the tax law is expected in March 2027. Four Organizations Jointly S