Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Elliptic has been named a private industry partner in the US Justice Department's Joint Disruption Week: Africa, an initiative targeting West African scam networks. The operation, conducted in collaboration with the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), resulted in 28 arrests and the identification

Elliptic announced its involvement as a private sector partner in the Justice Department's Joint Disruption Week: Africa initiative, targeting West African scam networks. The collaborative effort with the UK's National Crime Agency resulted in 28 arrests and the identification of $11 million in

According to Bitcoin.com analysis, U.S. prediction market platform Kalshi recorded a single-day nominal trading volume of $3.9 billion over the weekend, with parlay combination bets accounting for approximately 70% of the total weekend volume. The analysis noted that nominal trading volume

Trading firms DRW and Marex completed the first over-the-counter swap on the Canton Network, using a tokenized S&P Dow Jones Indices credit benchmark as the reference for a derivatives trade managed on blockchain infrastructure. The total return swap was executed through Derivnex, an institutional d

Papertrade achieved a daily revenue of $6.01 million, surpassing Hyperliquid to rank third among cryptocurrency trading platforms, according to commentator @lookonchain. The platform recorded a daily trading volume of $910 billion with liquidations totaling $28.4 billion. This performance reflects a

According to @lookonchain, Papertrade's daily trading volume reached $910 billion today, surpassing Hyperliquid and ranking the platform third by daily revenue at $6.01 million.

According to Bloomberg, on October 14, Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy, stated that Bitcoin has bottomed near $60,000 and is entering a bull market, asserting it will "certainly return above $100,000." Saylor said Bitcoin is currently moving toward $80,000 and

According to an X post on Tuesday, hardware wallet producer Trezor announced it would reduce its number of resellers as a "preventive step" following reports that malicious hardware implants had been discovered in competitor Ledger devices. Trezor said it had found "not a single piece of evidence" t

According to ChainCatcher, Blockchain.com has applied for a license from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate as both an exchange and futures commission merchant. The platform seeks to provide derivatives and prediction market services to retail and institutional

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $65.4 million in net outflows on Monday, October 12, with the entire amount coming from BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). The withdrawals marked a reversal from October 9, when the funds attracted $21.1 million in net investments, following

Base launched its Earn & Borrow platform to provide stablecoin yield and lending options against crypto assets. The announcement, surfaced by CryptoTwitter commentator @base, sparked community discussions about stablecoin usage in financial services. Stablecoins serve as a bridge between

According to Farside Investors data, BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) recorded $65.4 million in net outflows on October 12, accounting for the entire amount withdrawn from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs that day. Other tracked funds, including Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund and ARK 21Shares Bit

According to LidoFinance, staked ETH on Ethereum's 0x02 validators recently reached 40% for the first time, driven by the migration of 1.8 million ETH from Lido Core 0x01 validators to 0x02 credentials. Network-wide staking on 0x02 validators increased by 2.8 million ETH during the transition,

According to ChainCatcher, on October 13, Avalanche announced that South Korea's Korea Securities Depository (KSD) will support the network's ledger as part of its infrastructure for the Korean securitized token market. Samsung SDS, which won the contract, is converting the testing platform into a p

Bitcoin is testing the $64,000 to $65,000 resistance range as selling pressure from previous high-point investors eases. According to data from Glassnode, holders who purchased Bitcoin one to two years ago have significantly slowed their selling as the cryptocurrency approaches this critical

XRP climbed back above $1.35 while futures open interest fell sharply, according to technical analysis. The token rebounded strongly from $1.34 last week and Sunday's rally left potential price gaps near $1.39, $1.38 and $1.37. Analysts attribute the move above $1.40 primarily to short sellers

A UK cryptocurrency trader using the pseudonym 'realist' claims three knife-wielding attackers broke into his home and forced him to transfer approximately $800,000 in digital assets. The victim reported that intruders restrained him and compelled transfers of about $40,000 from his main wallets and