Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

South Korea's People Power Party lawmakers accused the Prime Minister's Office of granting regulatory favoritism to Naver during enforcement decree amendments to the Special Financial Information Act on October 13. Park Dae-chul questioned Minister Lim Ki-geun at a National Assembly Policy

Crypto Tax in India remains one of the most stringent regimes globally, with a flat 30% tax on all Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) profits, yet cryptocurrency itself is legal to buy, sell, hold, and transfer in India as of 2026. The Finance Act 2022 introduced Section 115BBH, classifying

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows ETH up 4% in 24 hours, with the current price at 2517.12 USDT.

Meritz Securities signed a memorandum of understanding with the Canton Foundation on October 14 to cooperate on financial asset tokenization in South Korea and the use of blockchain infrastructure for institutional clients. The Canton Foundation operates the global blockchain network Canton

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows SOL up 4.02% over 24 hours, with the current price at 108 USDT.

According to Alternative.me data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose to 62 today from 57 yesterday, indicating the market is in a "Greed" state.

According to Ledger's official statement, the hardware wallet manufacturer has ordered distributors and resellers in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to suspend sales and remove Ledger devices from shelves, affecting Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. The

The CLARITY Act, a legislative proposal aimed at establishing clear cryptocurrency regulations, is currently stalled in the US Senate according to Congressman Patrick McHenry. The legislative delay occurs as political tensions escalate with elections approaching. McHenry attributes the stall to the

According to Bloomberg, Michael Saylor, Strategy chairman and co-founder, stated on October 14 that Bitcoin has bottomed near $60,000 and is now rising toward $80,000, with expectations to breach $100,000. He projects Bitcoin will deliver 20%-30% annual growth over the coming years and confirmed Str

According to Rep. Patrick McHenry, the CLARITY Act has stalled in the Senate as the election approaches due to rising political tensions. McHenry suggested that a path forward may emerge after the election, offering hope to advocates for clearer regulatory frameworks in

According to Coin Bureau, Citadel Securities and BNY Mellon completed a tokenized U.S. Treasury repurchase transaction, with tokenized two-year Treasury notes serving as overnight repo collateral. This marks the first application of tokenized assets on a major tri-party repo platform. The Treasury

According to ChainCatcher, on October 13, Mesh announced it acquired Bluvo, a technology developer focused on exchange connectivity, to accelerate its global payment network expansion. Bluvo co-founders Florian Sabani and Luca Dalla Chiara have joined Mesh as senior software engineer and head of exc

According to PR Newswire, NFT Limited (Nasdaq: MI, formerly Takung Art), a publicly traded art and collectibles trading platform operator, launched the RWAIX protocol on October 13 and released its open-source reference implementation under the MIT license on GitHub. The protocol enables buyers,

Stablecoin payment platform Rain announced the launch of Rain wallet. The wallet enables users to receive payments and earn rewards, supports spending at 175 million merchants globally, and facilitates transfers across more than 50

According to ChainCatcher and Liquid247.xyz monitoring, Hyperliquid address 0xecb63c...2b00 reversed from long to short on 68.637 BTC today, with a notional value of $22.81 million. The address previously held 205.747 BTC in long positions. BTC was trading at $83,135 at the time of

According to Polymarket prediction market data, Bitcoin has a 27% probability of reaching $100,000 before the end of 2027, with only a 2% chance of hitting that price by November 2026. The platform forecasts the probability increases to 48% by March 31, 2027, 58% by end of June 2027, and 70% by

Grok AI, associated with Elon Musk, predicts Hyperliquid (HYPE) could reach $1,500 by January 1, 2027, according to a scenario analysis published on October 13, 2026. HYPE currently trades near $80-$82, meaning the prediction implies approximately 20x returns from current levels. The prediction