Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to ChainCatcher, perpetual trading platform Hibachi announced on X that its points program will end on November 8. The platform also revealed plans to build an institutional-grade exchange for stablecoin-native foreign exchange trading, covering both perpetual and spot markets. Hibachi ha

On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, U.S. time, the FED will announce its latest Interest Rate decision. CME FedWatch data shows that the market is pricing in an 89.5% probability that rates will remain unchanged in October, and just a 10.5% probability of a cumulative 25-bps hike. This reading is not surprising in itself: since the September meeting, core PCE inflation has eased to 3.0% year over year, September nonfarm payrolls increased by just 29k, and both employment momentum and inflationary pr

According to BlockBeats, on October 27, Vanguard's VSS ETF disclosed a $7.5 million investment in Metaplanet, a Japanese Bitcoin reserve company, acquiring 4.5 million shares to gain indirect Bitcoin exposure. This marks the

South Korea's Democratic Party lawmakers discussed delaying cryptocurrency taxation at a general meeting on October 27, with the tax currently scheduled to take effect in January. Party floor spokesperson Jeon Eun-su said after the meeting that members voiced support for a delay, though no final

Ripple received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Ripple National Trust Bank (RNTB), announced on October 26, 2026. The federally supervised institution will manage segregated reserves backing Ripple USD (RLUSD), serve as collateral trustee for s

On October 26, Ripple received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Ripple National Trust Bank (RNTB). The federally supervised institution will manage segregated reserves backing Ripple USD (RLUSD), serve as collateral trustee for stablecoin

According to Bullish, Qube Research & Technologies, Vertalo, and zerohash have joined the issuer-sponsored token consortium, expanding the coalition established by Bullish and Equiniti on September 24. The consortium's initial members include Alpaca, Apex Fintech Solutions, and DriveWealth. The

According to Foresight News, KOR Protocol announced today that it has established a foundation and will launch KOR token. The KOR Foundation will support ecosystem development, fund developers building on KOR, promote long-term protocol decentralization, and represent network participants in

According to Umia's announcement via Foresight News, Slop Cash (SLOP), a funding and incentive platform for open-source software, will launch on November 5 as the first project on on-chain venture protocol Umia and deploy on Robinhood Chain. The platform will conduct a pre-auction starting November

According to FinanceFeeds, on October 26, 2026, Zcash contributor Maxime Desalle proposes redirecting 8% of block subsidies from Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM). The proposal, submitted to the Zcash Community Forum, recommends terminating ZCG at the

According to Liquid247.xyz on-chain intelligence platform, Hyperliquid address 0x44871d...c92d currently holds an ETH short position of 12,487.47 contracts with a notional value of $28.89 million. ETH was trading at $2,313.90 at the time of

AUSTRAC tabled its 2025-26 annual report in Parliament, marking the introduction of new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. The regulatory changes aim to strengthen compliance frameworks across Australia's financial systems. AUSTRAC has been working with industry partners to

AUSTRAC officially tabled its 2025-26 annual report in Parliament on October 27, introducing new anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) laws. The report highlights the regulatory body's commitment to strengthening compliance frameworks across Australia's financial

According to On Nexus's official announcement, its legacy DotSwap V1 trading platform suffered an attack earlier today. Attackers exploited a legacy server-side signing mechanism to transfer approximately 8.5 BTC, valued at around $685,000, from V1 liquidity pools and user accounts within 4