Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to ChainCatcher, via Onchain Lens data, Circle minted $1.5 billion USDC on Solana in the past 24 hours through six transactions of $250 million each. Since the start of 2026, Circle has minted $1.1051 trillion USDC on Solana.

Matter Labs introduced Prividium Commander on Oct. 21, 2026, extending its institutional digital-asset software to applications running on supported public blockchains and existing private networks, including Hyperledger Besu. The new product allows institutions to implement application-level

Hedera launched its Network MCP on testnet earlier today, coinciding with the completion of a mainnet upgrade to version 0.78.1. The dual release aims to enhance network functionality and performance as the platform prepares for further growth. The development occurs within a competitive

Matter Labs, developer of ZKsync, launched Prividium Commander on October 21, 2026, enabling institutions to implement application-level permissions and administrative controls on existing public blockchains and private networks, including Hyperledger Besu, without migrating to a dedicated blockchai

According to Hedera, earlier today on October 22, the Network MCP went live on testnet, coinciding with the completion of the mainnet upgrade to version 0.78.1. The network upgrade is designed to enhance transaction efficiency and reduce

According to ACINQ, users running Eclair Lightning nodes should upgrade to v0.14.5, released on October 20. The update addresses two critical security flaws: v0.14.4 (October 15) patched a vulnerability allowing malicious websites to exploit browser-cached API credentials to trigger payments and

According to Uniswap Labs, Aggregator Hooks for Uniswap v4 launched today (October 22), enabling the protocol to aggregate external liquidity sources by wrapping them as v4 pools. The feature is now live on Uniswap's web interface and API across Ethereum mainnet, Base, and Robinhood Chain, with

XRP price fell below $1.35 just now after an attempted recovery toward $1.40 lost momentum. The token is down 2% over 24 hours despite being up 1.1% over seven days. The downturn coincides with renewed selling pressure across the broader crypto market, with more than $220 million in crypto long

According to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, Bitcoin's hash rate recovery represents an "indirect bullish signal" from institutional investors. The metric increased approximately 45% from July's low of around 726 EH/s to about 1,050 EH/s by Wednesday, according to CryptoQuant data. Young Ju noted

Worldcoin (WLD), the cryptocurrency associated with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's digital identity project, fell nearly 7% on October 22, reversing part of a recent 21% weekly rally as traders reassessed the sustainability of its recovery. WLD traded around $0.5455 early Thursday, down 6.61% over 24

According to CoinCodex, Worldcoin (WLD) fell 6.61% in 24 hours on October 22, reversing part of a preceding 21% weekly rally. WLD traded around $0.5455 early Thursday as traders reassessed the sustainability of its recovery. Trading volume declined approximately 38.5% during the selloff, with

Binance advanced its bStocks tokenized-securities product, which launched on June 11, 2026, offering eligible users around-the-clock trading and economic exposure to selected underlying securities. According to product information and background materials available as of October 21, 2026, bStocks

According to Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), multiple asset management companies have consulted with the regulator about launching crypto ETFs, but none have submitted formal applications. The SEC stated it is premature to determine whether the first crypto ETF products can be a

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows BTC has broken above 82,000 USDT and is currently trading at 82,000 USDT.

Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade will activate on the Hoodi testnet on October 26 at 17:42:48 UTC at epoch 132,352, according to the Ethereum Foundation. The upgrade will raise Hoodi's gas limit to 200 million, following its successful Sepolia activation on October 6. ETH has recently traded

Uniswap amplified a post from RWA Foundation reporting that tokenized stock decentralized exchange volume surged by $35.1B in the past 90 days. Uniswap accounted for $18.5B of this volume, according to the RWA Foundation claim. The development highlights Uniswap's position in the tokenized stock tra

Bybit Fintech FZE, the Dubai entity of cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The license enables Bybit to offer spot trading services in the UAE market. Bybit established its