Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Coinglass data, the crypto Fear and Greed Index stands at 68 today, up 8 points from yesterday and entering greed territory. The 7-day average is 65, while the 30-day average is 67.

Gate News reports that, according to an announcement by the BLAST project team, existing BLAST tokens will be exchanged for newly issued tokens under the new contract at a 1:1 ratio. Gate will support this token exchange, and users’ BLAST tokens on the Gate platform will automatically be included in the exchange. Gate has suspended BLAST deposit services and will suspend BLAST withdrawal services at 11:00 on October 13, 2026 (UTC+8). Users’ trading will not be affected during the token exchange.

According to BlockBeats citing TradingBeats, NEAR perpetual futures on Hyperliquid reached a new yearly high of $5.959 on October 12, with the price currently trading around $5.862, up 10.66% in 24 hours. Trader mk4 holds approximately 5.765 million NEAR with an average entry price of $2.353,

Gate News reports that, according to an official Gate announcement, Gate’s Meme Gem trading product has added five new tokens: DOPE, core, TORCH, SWOLF, and DNA. DOPE (Doge Pepe) and core run on the SOL blockchain, TORCH runs on the Robinhood blockchain, SWOLF (Starknet Wolf) runs on the SOL blockchain, and DNA runs on the ETH blockchain. Gate Meme Gem is a one-stop on-chain trading product launched by the platform and focused on a Meme social trading ecosystem. It allows users to quickly check

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded net outflows of $681 million during the Oct. 5-9 period, according to WuBlockchain on Oct. 12. The outflows ended a three-week streak of net inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs. The reversal suggests a pause in the recent flow of institutional money into Bit

When a crypto exchange is blocked in India, Crypto Tax in India remains a critical concern for investors managing their digital assets. On September 9, 2026, the Financial Intelligence Unit of India (FIU-IND) served non-compliance notices to 15 platforms dealing with virtual digital assets,

According to SoSoValue data, HYPE spot ETFs saw net outflows of $94.27 million during last week's trading period (October 5-9, Eastern Time). Among individual ETFs, 21Shares' THYP experienced the largest weekly outflow at $124.1 million, while Grayscale's Hyperliquid staking ETF HYPG recorded the la

According to Pendle Finance, real-world assets (RWAs) total value locked (TVL) has surpassed $1 billion, marking significant growth in market interest. The company has launched 94 RWA markets this year, including partnerships with Robinhood and other financial

According to Foresight News analyst Benjamin Cowen, Bitcoin closed the previous week above $83,000 as of October 12, 2026, signaling continued strength among bulls in the market.

According to Odaily Daily, on October 11, researchers used four AI models—ChatGPT-6 Astra, Claude, Grok, and Deepseek—to evaluate the probability of breaking Bitcoin's ECDSA and Schnorr signatures over 2, 5, 10, and 20-year periods. ChatGPT-6 Astra estimated a 76% breach probability within 20

According to SoSoValue data, HYPE spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $9.427 million during the week of October 5–9, 2026. The largest outflow came from 21Shares' THYP fund with $12.41 million in weekly net outflows, while Grayscale's Hyperliquid staking ETF HYPG led inflows with $1.95 million.

According to SoSoValue data, Solana spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $24.81 million during last week's trading days (October 5-9). Bitwise ETF BSOL led the decline with $20.94 million in weekly net outflows, while Grayscale's GSOL contributed $3.75 million. Morgan Stanley ETF MSOL was the only

According to SoSoValue data, XRP spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $11.31 million for the trading week ended October 9 (October 5–9 ET). Bitwise's XRP ETF led with $10.55 million in weekly inflows, bringing its historical total net inflows to $688 million. Combined XRP spot ETF assets

According to ChainCatcher citing SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs posted net outflows of $681 million during last week's trading (Oct 5-9). Fidelity's FBTC led outflows with $380 million, while Ark & 21Shares' ARKB saw $207 million in net outflows. Morgan Stanley's MSBT recorded the largest

According to SoSoValue data, Ethereum spot ETFs experienced net outflows of $542 million during last week's trading (October 5-9). BlackRock's ETHA recorded the largest weekly outflow at $477 million, though it maintains cumulative net inflows of $12.79 billion since inception. Ethereum spot ETF

According to BlockBeats, Papertrade, a synthetic perpetual protocol on HyperEVM, saw its margin requirement plummet from $20.29 million to $6.4 million over the past 24 hours on October 12, a decline of approximately 70%. The platform's open interest also contracted sharply from $3.3 billion to $510

One year has passed since the largest liquidation event in Crypto market history on October 10, 2025. CoinDesk Research compared Market Depth data from major CEXs and found that Bitcoin and Ethereum order book depth has fully recovered, exceeding pre-crash levels across multiple dimensions; however, altcoin USD-denominated depth continued to decline at every measurement point, while average weekly Spot Filled Amount remained nearly two-thirds below the crash week. Background of the October 10, 2

Sui Network announced a collaboration with DATA Network and Walrus Protocol to enhance AI training data capabilities. The partnership aims to leverage real-world data while ensuring consent and provenance. DATA Network brings a registry of over 250 million receipts to the collaboration, which Sui Ne