Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Mr Justice Turner ruled on Monday that Chinese law will govern victims' claims to more than 61,000 Bitcoin seized from Zhimin Qian, a financier convicted of running Ponzi schemes in China. Claimants must demonstrate a proprietary interest under the Proceeds of Crime Act; a creditor's claim for

According to Cryptoast, on October 11, a 47-year-old suspect involved in multiple cryptocurrency holder kidnappings and violent attacks was shot dead in a parking lot in Nimes, France. The suspect, identified as F. A., had 14 prior convictions for drug trafficking, assault, and unlawful detention.

Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet launched Shadow Accounts, a wallet privacy feature enabling users to interact with decentralized finance applications without publicly linking activities to their main wallets. StarkWare, the team behind Starknet, designed the feature to create separate,

According to BlockBeats citing TradingBeats monitoring data, on October 14, trader greater-fools increased downside bets on Bitcoin, accumulating $4,381 in new positions. The trader opened two BTC price decline predictions: $11,000 on a year-end BTC drop to $65,000 (current holding ~136,100

According to StarkWare, Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet has launched Shadow Accounts, a wallet privacy feature that lets users interact with decentralized finance (DeFi) applications without publicly linking activities to their main wallets. The feature creates separate, persistent addresses for i

According to Foresight News, Standard Chartered announced the launch of cryptocurrency trading services for professional investors in the United Arab Emirates, following receipt of approval from the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). The service, delivered through a partnership with Zodia

According to ChainCatcher, Ripple announced on Wednesday the integration of Stripe's Privy wallet technology into XRP Ledger, enabling financial applications and AI agents to create accounts, hold crypto assets, and process payments

Bitwise said the cryptocurrency market's third-quarter rebound may mark the start of a new bull run. Matt Hougan, Bitwise's chief investment officer, said in a recently released quarterly market report that the third quarter was

According to Foresight News, one week after ENA token unlock in early October, insiders including venture backers YZi Labs, D1 Ventures, and Tron VC transferred approximately $50 million in ENA to cryptocurrency exchanges, with the majority from

Philippine cryptocurrency exchange Coins.ph issued a formal response on Oct. 14 addressing allegations related to offshore gambling transactions and potential sanctions by financial authorities. The statement followed discussions with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, or BSP, regarding offshore gambl

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has mandated that EU crypto platforms phase out non-MiCA stablecoins, including USDT, within three months, with full compliance required by January 2027. The directive aims to enhance consumer protection and market integrity under the EU's Markets

BitMine announced a $350 million share buyback between July 14 and August 17, with chairman Tom Lee stating this marks the largest share repurchase in cryptocurrency industry history. The company repurchased 21 million shares to stabilize its stock price while accumulating nearly 6 million ETH,

Frax Finance will host the Ethereum Stablecoin Summit next week at Money20/20 in Las Vegas, the world's largest fintech event. The summit is co-hosted with Optimism and Ethereum Conference. The event aims to spotlight stablecoins and shape discussions in the rapidly evolving stablecoin landscape,

According to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), EU crypto platforms have been mandated to phase out non-MiCA compliant stablecoins, including USDT, with a compliance deadline of January 2027. This

According to BitMine Chairman Tom Lee, the company completed a $350 million share buyback between July 14 and August 17, marking the largest such repurchase in cryptocurrency industry history. The buyback included 21 million shares and accumulated nearly 6 million ETH, bringing BitMine close to

The Solana Foundation will deploy the Alpenglow network upgrade on Oct. 21 to reduce transaction finality time to approximately 0.15 seconds. CoinDesk reported on Oct. 14 that the upgrade replaces Solana's existing TowerBFT consensus system with a new mechanism designed to cut the time required

Frax Finance announced it will host the Ethereum Stablecoin Summit next week at Money20/20 in Las Vegas, the world's largest fintech event. The summit is co-hosted with Optimism and will bring together industry leaders to discuss stablecoin trends and developments across the Ethereum

According to Liquid Capital founder Li Lihua on X (via PANews), on October 14, scammers impersonating team members have been messaging users. While specific fraud methods remain unclear, Li urged the community to carefully verify identities and exercise critical

According to Coinglass data, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 63 as of October 14, up 7 points from yesterday, indicating a greed state. The 7-day average is 61, while the 30-day average is 67.

According to Odaily, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams stated that further interest rate hikes are not necessary in 2027. Bitcoin rose 1.5% to near $83,900 on the news. Among major cryptocurrencies, Zcash gained nearly 7%, while Solana and Dogecoin each rose 2.5%, and Ether