Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Bloomberg, U.S. prosecutors in Brooklyn, assisted by the FBI, seized over 240 fraudulent websites and disrupted 112 servers operated by a transnational cryptocurrency scam network running from Eastern Europe on October 18. The network had defrauded Brooklyn residents of tens of

According to Digital Asset, next week (Oct 20-22) will feature five major crypto-asset events. The Digital Asset Conference IV takes place Oct 20 at 5 PM in London, hosting executives from BlackRock, Barclays, and other institutions to discuss institutional participation and digital-asset adoption i

DFI plunged 19.21% to $0.00043959 in the last 15 minutes, reflecting broader market volatility. The cryptocurrency's market cap now stands at $405,374 with 24-hour trading volume of just $73.96, with the thin liquidity potentially amplifying the price drop. The asset also recorded a 10.18%

According to PPP prediction market tool, an account (0x866056133a70de9282a080758858d1a0c8b393ed) purchased $41,000 worth of Vitality victory shares in the VALORANT Champions 2026 final against LOUD on October 18, at an opening price of 41 cents per share, acquiring 100,162.3 shares. The BO5 match be

According to crypto analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin's MVRV percentile fell below 30 on October 18 after being rejected near $87,000, entering a transition phase following market surrender. Darkfost explained that the MVRV metric compares Bitcoin's market value to its realized value, with the latter

According to Bitcoin.com News, the European Union and eight countries—Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, and the United Kingdom—recently signed an additional protocol to the European Council's Warsaw Convention on money laundering and terrorist financing. The proto

According to on-chain analyst Ai, trader solanadoomer has become a top four long position holder in ZEC (Zcash) on October 18, holding 10,000 ZEC with 10x leverage worth $11.36 million at an entry price of $1,146.86, currently down $85,000. Solanadoomer also maintains a 25x leveraged long position

Bitcoin's network hashrate reached 1,031,609,649 TH/s on October 17, 2024 at 2pm, marking the highest level in approximately five months since May 29, 2024, according to data from Mempool.space. The 7-day moving average increased by approximately 44,076,196 TH/s over the previous week, indicating he

According to ChainCatcher, citing data platform Liquid247.xyz, Hyperliquid address 0xecb63c...2b00 currently holds 10,046.13 ETH short positions with a notional value of $24,232,300. At the time of reporting, ETH was trading at $2,412.10.

According to its legislative announcement, France's National Assembly passed a crypto exchange tax amendment with a narrow vote on October 18, set to take effect in 2027. The measure will tax cryptocurrency-to-stablecoin conversions in the country. Meanwhile, South Korea's government is convening t

A criminal group inserted malicious components into genuine Ledger hardware wallets and redistributed them through resale channels in Southeast Asia, leading to cryptocurrency thefts estimated at more than $90 million, Bloomberg reported on October 17. Complaints of asset theft tied to the French ha

UOS surged 13.07% in five minutes, reaching $0.002861, as the cryptocurrency experienced significant trading activity. The rapid price movement occurred amid broader market dynamics that prompted heightened trader participation, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $2,307,650. The broader cryptocurr

According to Solana's official announcement, the network facilitated 557 million stablecoin transfers in September, marking a 33% increase from August. The platform averaged 18.6 million transfers daily.

According to Farside Investors data cited by BlockBeats, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $228.4 million this week. IBIT led outflows at $165.4 million, followed by FBTC with $60.2 million, BTC with $7.6 million, and BTCO with $4.1 million. MSBT and BITB saw net inflows of $6.7 millio