Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Odaily, Kalshi, a prediction market platform, submitted a petition on October 13 to the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals requesting a full court review of two cases: "Kalshi v. Ohio Schuler" and "Kalshi v. Tennessee Orgel." A three-judge panel ruled in late September that Kalshi

According to LookOnChain, Strive purchased 3,311 BTC for $276 million last week, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 11,417 BTC valued at approximately $952 million in less than two months. The firm's average purchase price stands at $82,281 per BTC. The accumulation reflects growing

DFI cryptocurrency dropped 21.23% in five minutes, trading at $0.001606. The decline occurred amid thin trading volume of $6.06 and follows a 24-hour period that saw the price range from $0.00053191 to $0.00204846. The source attributes the drop to observed whale activity and large wallet

According to Sky's announcement, the protocol completed its second token burn of 7.37 million SKY tokens, which is 2.6 times the size of its first burn. Per Sky Stage 2 capital allocation framework, the protocol allocates 5% of monthly net surplus to repurchase and burn SKY tokens.

On October 14, 2026, from 08:00–08:15 (UTC), ETH fluctuated within a narrow range of 2510.83–2530.07 USDT, with a 15-minute Return % of +0.40% and an amplitude of 0.77%. The price consolidated around $2515, down 0.64% over 24 hours. Market participation was low, with a Filled Amount of approximately 3,140 ETH, and overall conditions remained in a low-volatility consolidation state. The main driver of this market move was Bitmine Immersion Technologies’ announcement that its total ETH holdings ha

BlackRock is preparing to release its third-quarter 2026 earnings on October 14, placing renewed attention on its cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds and their contribution to a business managing more than $15 trillion. The company ended the second quarter with $15.34 trillion in assets under manag

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, the crypto market saw $140 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $81.14 million and short positions $58.86 million. Bitcoin long liquidations reached $8.38 million while short liquidations hit $11.73 mil

Tomasz K. Stańczak, former co-head of the Ethereum Foundation, said today that Ethereum will evolve into a self-adaptive system operating beyond human governance capacity. Stańczak cited Anthropic's recent disclosure that internal code merges surged from approximately 2,500 daily in May to over 30,0

Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor predicts Bitcoin will return above $100,000 after the cryptocurrency recovered to near $83,500 from a slide toward $81,000. Saylor told Bloomberg Television that Bitcoin's bear market has ended and the price should move back into six figures. The recovery f

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan discussed a potential native token with programmable utility at TOKEN2049 Singapore, reviving speculation about the platform's long-anticipated tokenization. In a fireside conversation with Balaji Srinivasan, Coplan outlined an on-chain asset that could serve functions w

On October 14, 2026, from 08:00–08:15 (UTC), BTC’s 15-minute candlestick closed 0.40% higher, with a price range of 83,571.6–84,142.8 USDT and an Ampl of 0.68%. The 24-hour Ampl was approximately 1.4%, with the price fluctuating within a narrow range around $83,500. The market was in a low-volatility state, with overall participation relatively low. The main drivers of this move were macroeconomic uncertainty and extremely thin Order Book depth. Boston Fed President Collins sent a hawkish signal

According to fsckorea's official announcement, the Financial Commission of Korea recently blocked access to 27 websites operated by illegal virtual asset operators. The enforcement action aims to protect users from fraudulent activities and enhance regulatory oversight in the sector. Currently,

Coinbase Derivatives has until October 20, 2026, to use a temporary regulatory exemption allowing it to convert existing long-dated index futures into perpetual contracts without the usual implementation delay. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Market Oversight issued Staff

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows BTC breaking above 84,000 USDT, with the current price at 84,004.1 USDT.