Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Gate News: Gate Research has released a report on time-sliced markets and event contracts. Time-sliced markets combine asset price direction with fixed time windows and outcome-based settlement, turning continuous market movements into binary events that can be priced, traded, and settled independently. Compared with broader prediction markets, they offer more standardized underlying assets, timeframes, and settlement rules. Gate offers short-term directional trading products for crypto assets s

According to Arkham, over 1,000 addresses linked to Kelsier Ventures and Hayden Davis have seen their combined assets plummet from nearly $300 million in February 2025 to less than $2 million as of today. The holdings previously consisted primarily of LIBRA, along with approximately $100 million in

Stablecoin total value locked in decentralized finance grew by $4.8 billion over the past 90 days, according to a post from @RWAFoundation_. Morpho contributed $3 billion of this increase, accounting for over 60% of the total growth. The increase reflects growing stablecoin adoption, particularly in

Morpho amplified a post from Jesse Pollak highlighting Base's inclusion in a recent European Central Bank working paper on decentralized finance and monetary policy. The recognition points to growing institutional interest in DeFi. As decentralized finance continues to integrate with traditional fin

According to Odaily and DefiLlama data, Gate's 24-hour spot trading volume reached $1.6 billion as of October 20, ranking second globally among centralized exchanges. The platform's on-chain asset scale tracked by DefiLlama stands at approximately $7.49 billion, with assets excluding the platform to

According to RWA Foundation and Token Terminal, USDD's market cap increased by $180.3 million during the week of October 12–19, accounting for approximately 40% of the top 10 stablecoin issuers' combined growth of $449.1 million and ranking first. Sky followed with an increase of $86 million,

MOA Protocol and Lightnet signed a memorandum of understanding on October 8 at Lightnet's Singapore headquarters to integrate fiat payment acceptance and stablecoin settlement infrastructure with the MOA Card, the companies announced on October 23. The partnership aims to enable MOA Card top-ups

According to ChainCatcher and order flow intelligence platform Liquid247.xyz, Hyperliquid perpetual BTC recorded a large bid order for 201.43 BTC placed at 81,800 USDT today, representing a notional value of approximately $16.48 million. The bid-ask

According to Onchain Lens, trader BOOMER currently holds $30.55 million in short positions on decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid. The account has accumulated realized profits of $22.58 million to

According to TRON's official statement, TRON released GreatVoyage-v4.8.2.4 (Empedocles) on October 22. The update improves execution consistency and stability in edge cases, and optimizes smart contract storage and metadata handling logic to enhance node reliability in complex environments. The

According to security platform OpenSourceMalware, on October 21, North Korea-linked hackers used a technique called "Contagious Interview" targeting cryptocurrency industry job seekers on LinkedIn. Attackers invited victims to access private code repositories and install required software

According to BlockBeats, on October 23, Swell paused deposits and withdrawals for swETH and rswETH tokens as part of infrastructure security measures. The restaking protocol stated it is collaborating with security partners and Seal911 to conduct the review. Swell confirmed all user funds remain sec

The Bank of Korea defended its deposit-token initiative Project Hangang at a seminar on October 23, saying central bank money will retain a role even as digital assets reshape finance. Yoon Sung-kwan, a senior official at the BOK, outlined progress on Project Hangang and Project Agora at the

According to The Block, New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking $1.3 billion from NovaTech founders Cynthia Petion and Eddy Petion following a default judgment issued after the couple left the United States. Four promoters associated with the scheme will return approximately $6 million i

According to Firsthand research, Bitcoin processed an average of 578,000 transactions per day from January 1 through September 28, 2026, surpassing the previous annual record of approximately 525,000 transactions in 2024. However, average transaction fees fell sharply, accounting for just 0.6% of

According to BlockBeats, Monero (XMR) surged 9.4% this week, defying broader market weakness across stocks and crypto. Analyst and trader Peter Brandt attributed the rally to technical similarities with silver's price action before its rise to $125, suggesting potential for a significant upside