Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

On-chain analyst Killa stated on X on October 12 that Bitcoin's short-term holder supply has reached overheated levels similar to those seen in early stages of past bull markets. Killa said the pattern suggests fresh buying is entering the market after a macro bottom. On-chain metrics track the supp

Gate News reports that, according to an official Gate announcement, Gate Futures’ Meme Zone has launched BATON futures trading, Bots, and Copy Trading. BATON Futures support 1–10x long and short positions, with leverage selectable when placing an order. BATON is a community meme project inspired by the history of Pump.fun’s predecessor. BATON Perpetual Futures now support Copy Trading and Bots.

The Financial Stability Board published a report on October 12, 2026 warning that global stablecoin arrangements remain untested under severe market stress or issuer insolvency, exposing unresolved cross-border vulnerabilities as the sector expands. The report cites that the total market value of st

CORE cryptocurrency experienced a sharp 10.77% price decline in a 5-minute period, falling from $0.909589 to $0.811618. The rapid drop occurred amid $1,394.08 in trading volume, reflecting heightened market

According to a report by RWA Foundation and Token Terminal released over the past 30 days, tokenized stock DEX trading volume showed a clear shift across blockchains: Solana gained $2.2 billion in trading volume while Base gained $1.3 billion, whereas BNB Chain declined by $2.3 billion and

According to Foresight News, Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) submitted a strategic proposal to Polkadot OpenGov today to establish binding strategic direction for DOT DAO. The proposal prioritizes user growth over ecosystem metrics and repositions competition from other smart contract

CORE's price fell 10.77% in the span of just five minutes, dropping from $0.909589 to $0.811618. The asset previously reached a high of $0.94478 before the sharp decline. Trading volume during the move stood at $1,394.08, reflecting heightened market

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