Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Salus, attackers exploited permit signatures to drain users' USDG tokens through Revenue on October 5. The attackers submitted users' permit signatures to gain unlimited spending approval, then immediately called transferFrom to empty wallets in a single transaction. Funds were

OKX released its 47th proof-of-reserves report, revealing 139,865 BTC in user assets, marking a 4.07% increase from its previous snapshot on August 11. The report, highlighted by CryptoTwitter commentator @WuBlockchain, shows growth across multiple asset classes including Ether and USDT holdings. Th

According to Hyperliquid on-chain data monitored by PANews on October 5 at 08:19 UTC, whale accounts holding over $3 million on the platform show significant short positioning. BTC longs stood at approximately $518 million against $830 million in shorts, representing a longs-to-shorts ratio

According to Tokenomist data reported by BlockBeats, several major tokens will unlock significant amounts this week (October 5–11). HYPE leads the week with $339 million in token unlocks on October 5, representing 1.69% of its circulating supply. ENA follows with $41.51 million in unlocks on the

According to ChainCatcher and Hyperliquid on-chain data, as of 08:19, whale address 0xb83d...6e36 held approximately 78,000 ETH short position worth $213 million, with an unrealized loss exceeding $30.29 million. The position was opened at an average

According to The Block, S&P Global Ratings has introduced a new risk assessment framework for on-chain lending vaults. On-chain lending vault deposits have reached $10 billion, up from $1.5 billion two years ago. The framework will evaluate credit, liquidity, management, blockchain, protocol,

Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry added Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex to the country's asset-freeze list on October 4, restricting payments and capital transactions with the designated entity. The measure forms part of Jap

Verona CEO Anthony Anzalone explained in a recent interview with Hankyung.com that the company's blockchain-based data verification technology allows users to prove necessary information without exposing personal data. The technology uses zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) to verify user information for ser

Aptos governance proposal 206 ended voting on October 6, seeking to enable ChunkyDKG V1 full mode and encrypted transactions functionality. The mechanism will support encrypted transactions through distributed key generation, hiding transaction content before consensus ordering and having

According to GoPlus security team, a vault contract on Base was attacked on October 5, resulting in approximately $6 million in losses. The attacker exploited compromised multi-signature governance to withdraw 1,783 aBaswstETH and redeem roughly 1,783 wstETH on Aave V3. An additional $31.7 million i

Thirty-seven European banks from 15 countries jointly established Qivalis in the Netherlands in September to issue euro-backed stablecoins, while Circle connects financial institutions through its USDC-based payment network for cross-border transactions. South Korea remains in early stages of

During a National Assembly stablecoin policy seminar on October 5, South Korean regulators and industry leaders outlined critical gaps in the country's won-backed stablecoin ecosystem. While European banks have jointly established Qivalis to issue euro stablecoins with 37 participants across 15 coun

USDC recorded 10,508 units transferred in while 10,511 USDT flowed out in recent activity highlighted by CryptoTwitter commentator @NEARProtocol. The transactions incurred zero platform fees. The fee-free structure has made these transfers appealing to users engaging across multiple chains,

According to @NEARProtocol, 10,508 USDC flowed in while 10,511 USDT flowed out in the past few hours without incurring any platform fees. The fee-free transactions have drawn attention from the crypto community, indicating heightened interest in stablecoin activity across multiple

From 22:00 to 23:00 (UTC) on October 4, 2026, ETH edged up 0.63% over the course of one hour, with a price range of 2702.53–2719.61 USDT. Overall volatility was limited and market trading activity remained relatively steady, but the Order Book showed buyers and sellers engaged in a dense standoff at $2,725.77–$2,725.78, suggesting that prices may continue to fluctuate around this range in the short term. The main driver of this modest rise was anticipation surrounding the upcoming activation of

Jupiter announced the launch of an offchain message signing standard for its wallet, becoming the first to support this feature from anza_xyz. The enhancement enables users to sign readable messages, improving functionality for limit orders and dollar-cost averaging strategies. The integration