Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

CoinSwitch, an India-based crypto exchange, launched SafeSwitch on October 26 to combat cyber fraud through a 10-question scam quiz, website checker, and guidance on the national 1930 helpline. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, India recorded 2.4 million financial cyber fraud complaints in

Bitcoin exhibited short-term weakness on Oct. 26, prompting technical analysis of potential further downside. Digital-asset analyst Ali Martinez stated on X that Bitcoin appears to have broken below its uptrend on the chart. If the $82,000 level continues to hold as resistance, Bitcoin could

According to The Block, on October 26, bitcoin hardware wallet maker Foundation discovered its official domain was being used to distribute spam emails. The company traced the incident to one or more compromised Cloudflare API keys, which have since been revoked. Malicious domains used in the emails

The Bank of Korea will begin receiving reports on digital asset transfers involving overseas exchanges and personal wallets through its foreign exchange computer network starting December 2, according to Park Sang-hyuk, editor-in-chief of Digital Asset publication. The new reporting system is

Argentine President Javier Milei and his sister Karina were cleared of criminal charges related to the LIBRA memecoin after federal judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi dismissed the case at the prosecution's request. Milei had posted about LIBRA in February 2025, which subsequently collapsed more

According to blockchain intelligence platform BlockintAI, Tether blacklisted nine TRON addresses holding 2,212,850.29 USDT on October 22, 2026, following suspicious transfers from wallets linked to Indian exchange CoinDCX. CoinDCX confirmed on October 25 that it suffered a 15.99 million USDT loss

According to Park Sang-hyuk, editor of Digital Asset, the Bank of Korea will start receiving reports of digital asset transfers from overseas crypto exchanges and personal wallets through its foreign exchange electronic system beginning December 2. Virtual asset transfer service providers will be re

According to court documents, a federal judge in Argentina dismissed the criminal case against President Javier Milei and 10 others on charges related to the LIBRA cryptocurrency, ruling that posting about the token did not constitute fraud. Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi approved the dism

CoinDCX, India's largest digital-asset exchange, lost approximately $16 million in Tether (USDT) due to an internal system error, the company reported on Oct. 26. The loss occurred when funds drained from a wallet that had been disabled following a hacking incident in July last year. The internal sy

According to BlockBeats, on October 26, open interest in HIP-3 contracts tracking U.S. equities on Hyperliquid fell by approximately $127 million over the past 10 days, declining from $2.711 billion to $2.584 billion, down 4.70%, according to TradingBeats monitoring. After adjusting for

Ethereum liquid staking protocol Swell suspended deposits and withdrawals for its swETH and rswETH tokens on October 23 after smart contracts began reporting exchange rates significantly above previously established levels. The suspension followed warnings from blockchain security researchers

The UK Financial Conduct Authority published two consultations on October 21, 2026, clarifying that describing a cryptocurrency project as decentralized does not automatically exempt its operators from financial regulation. The consultations, documents CP26/36 and GC26/7, address the boundaries of c

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to bypass potential international sanctions in an interview with Channel 10 on Friday. Netanyahu said he had already ordered a plan for an alternative economic system using currencies that can

According to Swell's announcement on October 23, 2026, the Ethereum liquid staking protocol suspended deposits and withdrawals for swETH and rswETH tokens after their smart contracts began reporting abnormally elevated exchange rates. swETH's rate jumped to approximately 1.203 ETH per token,

According to the UK Financial Conduct Authority, on October 21, 2026, the regulator published two consultations (CP26/36 and GC26/7) clarifying that describing a cryptocurrency project as decentralized does not automatically exempt its operators from financial regulation. The FCA will evaluate

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed on Friday using blockchain technology as an alternative economic system if Israel faces banking sanctions, according to an interview with Channel 10. The Bank of Israel rejected the idea on Saturday, stating Israel's economy is best served by

Gate News reported that, according to Gate’s official announcement dated October 30, 2026, Gate will settle dividend distributions for the TXN (Texas Instruments), COST (Costco), and STRC (Strategy Inc. Series A Floating Rate Perpetual Preferred Stock) USDT-margined perpetual futures contracts at a USD-to-USDT conversion rate of 1:1. According to the announcement, TXN will pay a dividend of $1.52 per share, COST will pay $1.47 per share, and STRC will pay $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date fo