Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Chinapex News, Tianjin Second Intermediate People's Court accepted on October 13 the prosecution's application to seize assets from Qian Zhimin, who is accused of a fraud scheme involving over 40 billion yuan. The court's seizure list includes 61,800+ Bitcoin, 72,745.80 Bitcoin

According to ChainCatcher, citing on-chain analyst Yejin, POAP founder @worthalter sold 10,000 ETH (worth $25.05 million) earlier today. Over the past 9 days since October 5, he has transferred 18,000 ETH to exchange Gemini, valued at $45.86 million. The founder currently holds 41,500 ETH, worth $1

According to Yonhap News, South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) plans to release a public announcement containing virtual asset taxation standards in November, NTS Commissioner Lim Kwang-hyun stated during a National Assembly hearing on October 14. The tax authority will emphasize economic

According to Sedaily, South Korea will launch cryptocurrency taxation in January 2027, but significant regulatory gaps remain. South Korea's National Tax Service chief Lim Gwang-hyun told the National Assembly audit that the tax infrastructure still has multiple loopholes, including difficulty

According to ChainCatcher, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that Q3 2026 could be among the strongest quarters in crypto history. The firm's quarterly market review showed its broad crypto index surged 46.4%, with U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recording $6 billion in inflows, returning y

Gate News, Oct. 14 — According to Gate market data, as of press time, ZRC (Zircuit) is trading at $0.00172, up 24.24% over the past 24 hours. It reached a high of $0.00219 and fell to a low of $0.00127, with a current market cap of approximately $6.2952 million. Zircuit is a fully EVM-compatible zero-knowledge rollup powered by the latest research in L2 technology. Zircuit puts security first, offering institutional-grade protection and vaults, along with a proven track record of safeguarding as

After Ledger users in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia, had their assets stolen after purchasing tampered devices through distributor CryptoBilis, products suspected of having malicious hardware implanted in the same manner began appearing in Germany and Singapore around Oct. 14. German users purchased Ledger devices containing additional wiring and LTE communication modules from two stores in succession, with inventory records pointing to Aqipa GmbH. Two Tamper

Gate News, October 14: According to Gate market data, Q (Quantum Chain) is currently trading at $0.042, up 32.49% over the past 24 hours. It reached a high of $0.047 and a low of $0.035, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $1.4326 million. Its current market cap is approximately $68.4667 million, ranking No. 392. Quantum Chain is the AI-native governance layer for Web3. It transforms fragmented governance processes into automated, auditable workflows by collecting on-chain and off-chain data, d

According to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to CoinDesk, the Philippines’ largest cryptocurrency exchange, Coins.ph, is facing disciplinary action from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippine central bank, reportedly for processing transactions on behalf of restricted offshore online gambling companies. The sources said the matter is serious enough that the 12-year-old company could lose its operating license. BSP Restricted DCPay Deposit Channels in Early October; M

Meritz Securities has announced a partnership with Ripple to implement institutional-grade custody and tokenization solutions in Korea's capital markets. The collaboration aims to enhance efficiency and security in asset management as the market evolves to embrace digital assets. This marks Ripple's

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows KORUG up 10.02% over 24 hours, with the current price at 14.762 USDT.

According to an Oct. 14 report, hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor announced Tuesday that it would reduce the number of distributors, citing “a precautionary measure taken out of an abundance of caution” and “recent supply chain issues.” Chief Business Officer Danny Sanders said some distributors had been notified that they would be removed from the authorized list on January 1, 2027, and that shipments of Trezor devices would cease on Tuesday. Trezor: Some Authorized Distributors to Be Removed

According to Odaily, stablecoin payment platform Rain launched an embedded stablecoin wallet that partners can integrate into their applications. The wallet supports 12 blockchains including Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, BNB Chain, Celo, Ethereum, Monad, Plasma, Optimism, Polygon, Solana, and ZKsync, a

According to Odaily, on October 14, the Layer 2 sector rallied 2.90% in 24 hours, with Optimism (OP) surging 19.98% and zkSync (ZK) up 10.69%, per SoSoValue data. Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.21% to break above $83,000, while Ethereum (ETH) gained 1.88% and surpassed $2,500. The MEME sector index

The Kaia DLT Foundation announced on Oct. 14 that it will begin burning unpaid rewards under its Contribution Reward program on Oct. 21 and add Japanese yen stablecoin JPYC to the list of eligible reward assets. The foundation confirmed a total burn of 4,905,146 KAIA from the first two settlement ro

According to an October 14 report, the final rule adopted by the U.S. SEC and effective October 2 (Rule 34-106537) is intended to “promote flexibility and decisiveness in agency rulemaking.” In most cases, the new rule lowers the quorum requirement: when only two commissioners are present, a single commissioner can constitute a quorum and adopt formal rules. On the same day the rule took effect, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce officially departed. New SEC Rule: One of Two Commissioners Present Ca

Wall Street analyst Mark Palmer of StoneX raised the price target for tokenization platform Securitize (SECZ) from $12 to $18 on October 14, a 50% increase, while maintaining a Buy rating. StoneX forecasts that Securitize's 2028 revenue will reach approximately $198.5 million, representing a compound annual growth rate of approximately 65%. Q2 Trading Volume of $5.3 Billion, Generating Almost No Trading Fee Income Palmer noted in the report: “The market still values SECZ as a tokenization provid

According to PR Newswire, Rain, a global stablecoin payment platform, has launched embedded wallets enabling partners to integrate wallet functionality directly into their applications. The non-custodial Rain Wallet is now live, while custodial wallets and stablecoin yield features are expected to l