Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

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

Gate News: According to Gate's official announcement on October 29, 2026, Gate will settle the dividend payment for the CARR (Carrier Global Corporation) USDT-margined perpetual contract at a 1:1 USD-to-USDT ratio. The dividend per share is $0.24, the ex-dividend date is October 29, 2026, and settlement will take place at 16:00 on October 29, 2026 (UTC+8). Gate will settle based on users' net positions in the CARRUSDT perpetual contract at the settlement time. Users with net long positions will

According to ChainCatcher, on October 23, Hyperliquid's top BTC long address added 302.5 BTC at 30x leverage after depositing an additional $2.15 million in margin. The address currently holds 795.02 BTC worth $63.65 million, with an entry price

From 04:00 to 05:00 UTC on October 26, 2026, BTC staged a recovery, gaining 0.43%, with a price range of 79,573.5–79,963.3 USDT and a 0.49% intrahour price swing. It is currently trading at $79,938.5, still down 1.16% over 24 hours, indicating that the short-term rebound has not eased the broader downward pressure. Market attention remains high, and volatility has increased noticeably. The key factors shaping this move were pressure on risk appetite from geopolitical conflict risks and elevated

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has approved secondary-market trading of tokenized public funds through virtual asset trading platforms, marking the first such regulatory approval globally. The move allows tokenized money market funds to trade around the clock on licensed virtual-asset

Pi Network Releases Desktop 0.6.4, Adding Two Main Features: Automated Remote Access—users no longer need to manually adjust their home routers or open ports, as Pi Desktop automatically handles connection setup, allowing users to access apps on their computers through the Pi Browser on their phones; and App Security Isolation Checks—which verify before installation and at every launch that apps are limited to their permitted file and network resources. Desktop 0.6.4’s Key New Feature: SoloHost

According to PancakeSwap's official announcement, the decentralized exchange observed a notable increase in trading activity for tokenized stocks over the weekend. Key trading pairs including QQQB-WBNB and SPCXB-MarsCoin from bStocks Finance gained significant traction, reflecting growing interest a