Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Koscom said on Oct. 13 it will participate in Korea Fintech Week 2026, scheduled for Oct. 25-27 at the aT Center in Seoul's Yangjae district. The company will showcase a joint platform for tokenized securities and financial artificial intelligence services. The company developed the shared platform

According to Standard Chartered, the bank launched institutional custody services for RLUSD (Ripple USD), the dollar stablecoin issued on XRP Ledger, on October 12. The service is provided through the bank's Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) branch, regulated by the Dubai Financial

From 00:00 to 00:15 UTC on October 13, 2026, ETH’s 15-minute candlestick closed down 0.65%, with a price range of 2,413.83–2,451.04 USDT and an amplitude of 1.52%. Over the 24-hour period, ETH fell from a high of $2,579 to around $2,413, a decline of approximately 6.44%. Short-term volatility has clearly intensified, and market attention has risen significantly. The main drivers of this move were concentrated institutional outflows combined with substantial on-chain selling. Ethereum spot ETFs r

According to a report by River, a Bitcoin financial services platform, enterprises emerged as the largest Bitcoin buyers in 2026, adding a net 193,000 BTC this year and holding a total of 1.64 million BTC, representing 7.8% of the circulating supply. Strategy and Strive combined

From 20:00 on October 12 to 00:00 on October 13, 2026 (UTC), ETH/USDT rebounded slightly by 0.07%, trading within a range of 2,521.56–2,527.34 USDT, with an amplitude of 0.23%. However, over the previous 24 hours, ETH fell from a high of $2,579 to around $2,413, a decline of approximately 4.11%. Its current offer is around $2,433.25, and it remains in a weak, range-bound pattern overall. Market attention remains high, and volatility has increased significantly. The main driver of this move was t

According to ChainCatcher, on Oct 12, Bulgaria's Fibank signed a strategic partnership with Bitpanda GmbH to integrate crypto asset services through its My Fibank mobile app. The bank became Bulgaria's first to offer integrated crypto trading access to its customers, with a minimum investment

According to ChainCatcher, strategy and vault infrastructure provider INFINIT launched a managed trading vault framework on October 12, with APEX Multi-Strategy as the inaugural vault. The vault is open to qualified Hyperliquid traders with at least $100 million in open positions. Depositors enter d

According to ChainCatcher, Solana card custody platform Collector Crypt reported Q3 2026 revenue of $433.5 million and gross profit of $25.4 million, both records, up 8% and 12% respectively from Q2. Card pack sales comprised $431.1 million, with buyback and redemption costs totaling $408.1 million,

According to ChainCatcher, SOL/USDT is trading at $104.87 today, down 5.73% over the past 24 hours, based on Gate exchange data.

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that ETH is down 4.04% over the past 24 hours and is currently priced at 2,435 USDT.

According to BlockBeats, on Oct 13, Quit, blockchain VP at Yuga Labs, warned users to immediately revoke approvals for Blur contracts following the platform's announced frontend shutdown. While Quit found no exploitable vulnerabilities in Blur's current contracts, he noted the contracts are

According to The Block on October 12, TD Cowen's Washington Research Group, led by analyst Jaret Seiberg, forecast that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) new digital asset regulatory framework could take until early 2028 to finalize. Seiberg noted the CFTC may release draft

According to Coinglass, the crypto market experienced $149 million in liquidations in the past hour, with long positions accounting for $146 million and short positions for $3.64 million. Bitcoin saw $48.52 million in liquidations while Ethereum liquidations reached $45.38 million.

According to Coinglass, over the past hour, global liquidations reached $149 million, with long positions accounting for $146 million and short positions accounting for $3.67 million. Bitcoin liquidations totaled $48.52 million, while Ethereum liquidations reached $45.38 million.

A new cryptocurrency law has come into force in Russia, imposing restrictions on retail investors’ purchases of digital assets. Bill No. 1194918-8 was approved by the State Duma in its second and third readings on July 21, and President Vladimir Putin signed it in early August. Under the new rules, the Bank of Russia oversees the country’s regulated cryptocurrency market, while retail investors can invest a maximum of 300,000 rubles (approximately $3,700) per year through a single licensed inter

Aptos blockchain activated encrypted mempool on Oct. 12 to protect crypto traders from front-running. The feature seals order details before they join the public transaction queue, preventing trading bots from jumping ahead of large orders. Front-running occurs when bots observe pending orders and e

According to TheStreet, Aptos blockchain activated an encrypted mempool feature on Oct. 12 to protect traders from front-running. The system encrypts order details on user devices before sending them to the network, with the decryption key split among network validators, requiring most to

According to Blur Foundation on October 12, the NFT trading platform Blur will shut down its blur.io frontend on November 12, 2026. However, the on-chain NFT trading protocol will remain operational and BLUR token will continue to control the protocol's fee switch. Additionally, Blur's lending

According to ChainCatcher, Ethereum spot price on Gate fell to $2449.95 today, down 3.38% over the past 24 hours.