Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Farside Investors, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of $175.7 million yesterday (October 13), with IBIT recording $65.9 million and FBTC accounting for $103.1 million. Ethereum ETFs attracted $24.8 million in net inflows, comprising $8.1 million into FETH and $16.7 million into

According to BlockBeats, Elon Musk retweeted comments supporting open-source AI project Claudia on October 14, with the Solana-based token surging nearly 40% to a market cap of $5.86 million in response.

Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf confirmed on October 13, 2026 that the bank is preparing for potential stablecoin opportunities in the United States. Speaking during Wells Fargo's third-quarter earnings call, Scharf said the bank was increasing investments in traditional and digital payment

Bitcoin rebounded above $84,000 after falling below $81,000 yesterday evening, before settling at around $83,389. The price volatility was driven by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, high energy prices, and elevated Treasury yields. Simultaneously, a dormant whale moved 4,581.94 B

According to Anza, the developer behind Solana's Agave validator client, Solana is scheduled to activate its Alpenglow consensus upgrade on October 21, 2026, with mainnet-beta activation approximately 14:50 UTC. The Solana Foundation identifies epoch 1064, beginning around 15:00 UTC, as the

A dormant Bitcoin whale transferred 4,581.94 BTC worth approximately $377 million to five new addresses on October 12, according to on-chain data. The transfer coincided with Bitcoin's overnight rebound above $84,000, before the price eased back to $83,389 by October 13. CryptoQuant data showed wha

South Korea plans to implement a new tax on cryptocurrency transactions beginning in January 2027, according to recent policy announcements. However, regulatory authorities acknowledge that overseas transactions and transfers between private crypto wallets currently remain outside the tax

Mr Justice Turner ruled on Monday that Chinese law will govern claims by victims of Zhimin Qian's investment schemes to more than 61,000 seized Bitcoin. The High Court judge's decision addresses which legal system applies to victims seeking recovery under section 281 of the Proceeds of Crime

Ledger temporarily halted hardware wallet sales across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong while investigating a sophisticated supply-chain attack involving physically tampered devices. The suspension was triggered after an unauthorized hardware implant was discovered in at least one device that could

According to Ledger's official announcement, the company halted hardware wallet sales across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong on October 9 while investigating a sophisticated supply-chain attack involving physically tampered devices. The suspension covers Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand,

Mr Justice Turner ruled on Monday that Chinese law will govern victims' claims to more than 61,000 Bitcoin seized from Zhimin Qian, a financier convicted of running Ponzi schemes in China. Claimants must demonstrate a proprietary interest under the Proceeds of Crime Act; a creditor's claim for

According to Cryptoast, on October 11, a 47-year-old suspect involved in multiple cryptocurrency holder kidnappings and violent attacks was shot dead in a parking lot in Nimes, France. The suspect, identified as F. A., had 14 prior convictions for drug trafficking, assault, and unlawful detention.

Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet launched Shadow Accounts, a wallet privacy feature enabling users to interact with decentralized finance applications without publicly linking activities to their main wallets. StarkWare, the team behind Starknet, designed the feature to create separate,

According to BlockBeats citing TradingBeats monitoring data, on October 14, trader greater-fools increased downside bets on Bitcoin, accumulating $4,381 in new positions. The trader opened two BTC price decline predictions: $11,000 on a year-end BTC drop to $65,000 (current holding ~136,100

According to StarkWare, Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet has launched Shadow Accounts, a wallet privacy feature that lets users interact with decentralized finance (DeFi) applications without publicly linking activities to their main wallets. The feature creates separate, persistent addresses for i