Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to FinanceFeeds, on Sunday (Oct 4), Greenfield Capital filed a formal complaint with Switzerland's Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations (ESA) accusing the Safe Ecosystem Foundation board of governance failures. Founding partner Jascha Samadi alleged in an open letter that board

A fraud investigation into a TRON-based rental scam has cited Google's Gemini chatbot after a victim claimed the AI assistant described the fraudulent platform as safe. The scheme, operated through Tronify.rent, collected approximately $69,651 from around 80 victims in September, according to JP, fo

According to ChainCatcher, Armada Acquisition Corp. II (XRPN), the SPAC driving XRP treasury company Evernorth's public listing, surged 68% on Friday to close at $39.42, marking a one-week gain of approximately 273% from $10.58. The stock briefly touched $53 intraday and rose 9.5% in Monday

According to JP, founder of blockchain forensics firm IOC Investigations, a TRON-based rental scam operated through Tronify.rent collected approximately $69,651 from around 80 victims in September. One victim reported asking Google's Gemini chatbot whether the platform was legitimate before

According to official statement, Bitmine increased holdings by 15,112 ETH last week, bringing total holdings to 6,016,414 ETH as of October 5.

Zcash activated its NU7 upgrade on the public testnet today at block 4,465,026, reducing target block interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds. For services maintaining a three-confirmation policy, the target confirmation time falls to approximately 75 seconds from 225 seconds. The upgrade

Three blockchain infrastructure experts at STO Summit 2026 on October 2 called for enhanced governance, data verification, and security measures as tokenized finance expands. Viv Diwakar of Canton Foundation, Marcin Kazmierczak of Redstone, and Feiyu Wang of Certik spoke at the Korea Exchange

Strive, a U.S. Bitcoin treasury company, purchased 2,000 Bitcoin for $169 million on Oct. 5, raising its total holdings to 29,462 BTC. Chief Executive Officer Matt Cole disclosed the acquisition in a post on X, stating the average purchase price was $84,422 per coin. The company funded 61.5% of the

According to Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui, on October 5, Hong Kong plans to submit legislation this year for licensing virtual asset trading, custody, advisory and management services. Hui outlined the measure during a policy briefing to the Legislative Council's

Strategy posted $21 billion in digital asset gains in the third quarter of 2026 and purchased 334 Bitcoin last week, according to an October 5 X post by the company's chairman Michael Saylor. As of October 4, Strategy's total Bitcoin holdings reached 848,000. The company also holds $5.7 billion in d

According to its official filing, Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC and repurchased 11,000 BTC during the third quarter, resulting in a net gain of 1,000 BTC and bringing total holdings to 44,000 BTC as of September 30. The Tokyo-listed treasury company orchestrated the round-trip transaction to

According to Strive CEO Matt Cole disclosed on October 5, Strive purchased 2,000 BTC last week for $169 million, bringing total holdings to 29,462 BTC. The average cost per bitcoin was $84,422. The 8-K filing submitted today also disclosed key metrics and KPIs for the third quarter

According to data from validatorqueue.com, 786,275 ETH is queued to exit Ethereum's staking system, with an estimated wait time of 13 days and 16 hours. ETH is trading near $2,727 as the surge in validator exits tests the network's staking infrastructure. The network currently has

According to crypto analyst @0xaporia, only five tokens from the top 100 by market capitalization in 2021 have reached new all-time highs in 2025: BNB, XRP, TRX, LEO, and OKB. The analysis excludes wrapped assets and responds to a question from trader Ansem about how many tokens could achieve

According to market sources, MicroStrategy increased Bitcoin holdings by 334.3 BTC last week, bringing total holdings to 848,000.3 BTC.

Hyperliquid integrated with Bloomberg Terminal to provide professional users access to market data for perpetual futures contracts covering oil, gold, the S&P 500, and major chipmakers. The integration enables access to 24/7 perpetual markets within the same workflow used to track conventional

Metaplanet revised its capital allocation policy to target approximately 85%-90% of total assets in Bitcoin, with an additional 10%-15% allocated for strategic investments, according to crypto commentator @WuBlockchain. The shift reflects growing institutional interest in Bitcoin as a core asset.