Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Aptos official announcement, Aptos mainnet has launched its Encrypted Mempool feature today. Users can encrypt transactions before block finalization, keeping transaction functions and input data encrypted until execution, while sender addresses and gas fees remain visible. The feature

According to Standard Chartered's official announcement, the bank launched institutional custody services for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger on October 12, advancing the planned integration with LMAX Group. The custody service is offered through Standard Chartered's Dubai

According to ChainCatcher, trader Killa noted on X platform that Bitcoin's short-term holder (STH) supply recently reached overheated levels, similar to conditions observed after the market exited its macro

Supply chain attacks on Ledger hardware wallets involving physical spyware implants have spread across Asia, Europe, and South America, with $86 million in losses confirmed as of October 11 from Malaysia-based reseller CryptoBilis, according to Protos. The malicious devices can read screen output an

According to Bitcoin News, the attacker behind the Ledger supply chain theft has transferred nearly 3,000 ETH through Tornado Cash and the Zcash privacy pool in three transactions, then converted to USDC. Investigator @YFarmX tracked 108 transactions completed via Zcash by matching transaction

From 12:30 to 12:45 on October 12, 2026 (UTC), BTC plunged 0.34% within 15 minutes, with the price ranging from 82,657.4 to 83,154.1 USDT and an Ampl of 0.60%. Overall 24-hour volatility was extremely low, with a gain of just 0.14% and an intraday range of approximately 1.6%. Filled Amount was light, at around 150 BTC per hour, indicating that the market was in a low-volume consolidation phase with weak trading interest. The main drivers of this move were the interplay between geopolitical risks

The XRP Ledger released an emergency security patch on September 25 after developers discovered a critical vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to create approximately 18.5 trillion spendable XRP in a theoretical exploit scenario. The bug was confirmed on September 22, and the fix was mer

Pumpfun surpassed Hyperliquid to become the third-highest revenue-generating protocol across all chains in the past week. The development was highlighted by CryptoTwitter commentator @SolanaFloor. The ranking shift reflects increased trading volumes and user engagement within the decentralized

According to CryptoTwitter commentator @SolanaFloor, Pumpfun surpassed Hyperliquid to become the third-highest revenue-generating protocol across all chains in the past week. The shift reflects increased trading volume and user engagement within Pumpfun's decentralized exchange

Bitmine, the world's largest corporate holder of Ether, purchased an additional 12,532 ETH over the past week, bringing its total holdings to 6,028,946 ETH, according to a PR Newswire release. The acquisition increases Bitmine's share of Ether's circulating supply to 4.9% of 122.1 million tokens, ne

According to official sources, on Oct 12, the decentralized stablecoin USDD reached new all-time highs, with circulation exceeding 1.81 billion tokens and protocol TVL surpassing $2.51 billion. This milestone was achieved just 4 days after the previous record, with growth accelerating across

Strategy bought 250 BTC for $21.5 million between October 5 and October 11, paying an average of $86,194 per coin including fees, the Bitcoin treasury firm announced on Monday. The company also repurchased 1.93 million shares of its STRC preferred stock for $192.4 million during the same period. Str

Solana's community engagement is increasing following the WSOP Solana Showdown, which crowned its first champion. The event has boosted excitement among Solana enthusiasts and sparked discussions about the platform's developments. Solana is a high-performance blockchain platform known for its