Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

DigitalX, the digital-asset investment platform operated by Mirae Asset, published a report on Oct. 8 titled 'Prediction Markets: Between Gambling and Finance,' finding that forecasting reliability varies significantly by event type and observation timing. The study analyzed approximately 2,870

According to its official announcement, PancakeSwap reached 200 million users and completed a $50 million fundraising round in September 2026, with the funds raised in 1 minute and 36 seconds. The platform's Infinity pools now allow liquidity providers to retain 90% of transaction fees, marking a si

According to Lookonchain monitoring, trader 0xdd6a opened 20x leveraged short positions on October 8 across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Dogecoin on the Aster platform. The position is currently profitable with a total notional exposure of $26.5 million and unrealized gains of $586,000.

Bank of Korea Deputy Governor Kwon Min-soo emphasized that financial asset tokenization can significantly enhance trading, clearing, and settlement efficiency, but policymakers must also prepare for new financial stability vulnerabilities it may introduce. Speaking at the International Monetary

According to Lookonchain, a whale's long position in 98,089 ETH, valued at approximately $252.3 million, faces liquidation on October 8 at price levels of $2,446.48 and $2,424.47.

Grayscale's Zcash exchange-traded fund surpassed $1 billion in assets under management within 30 trading days of its launch, according to The Block's Oct. 7 report. Krista Lynch, Grayscale's managing director for trading and capital markets, stated at the Token2049 conference in Singapore that the Z

According to Lido, the project is developing Lido Lend, a decentralized lending market built on a modified fork of Morpho Blue with an isolated market design. Lido Lend will be governed by Lido DAO and requires voting approval. The platform limits blue-chip assets, encourages stETH/ETH trading

According to Odaily and Sun Yuchen's announcement at Token2049, TRON will launch tokenized stocks in the fourth quarter to enable TRON users to access U.S. Treasury bonds and other quality assets.

According to Odaily, Justin Sun announced at Token2049 that TRON will launch tokenized stock products in the fourth quarter of 2026. The move aims to provide TRON users access to U.S. Treasuries and other quality assets through tokenized

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stated on Tuesday at Token2049 that the crypto industry's heavy backing of US Republicans has alienated Democrats whose support is needed to pass federal crypto legislation. Speaking in a panel with OKX CEO Star Xu, Cuomo said the industry believed in

According to Foresight News, Ripple Custody has completed integration with Canton Network in its version 1.43, adding support for the network's assets. Users can now hold and transfer CC, CIP-56 tokens and other digital assets through a unified custody platform with integrated strategy engine and

According to Foresight News citing Bitwise research data via former NEAR core member Vadim, NEAR Intents repurchased $1.84 million of NEAR in September, a 2.5x increase from August's $723k. The September buyback represents approximately one-third of the total $5.3 million spent on open market repurc

According to Foresight News, card-based RWA platform Collector Crypt announced a partnership with U.S. art gallery Cycol Gallery in 2026, with plans to launch the Cycol 2.0 experience and collaborative projects through 2027. The partnership will feature a dedicated Collector Crypt installation and r

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a chapter on tokenization in its Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) on the 8th, emphasizing that while asset tokenization brings efficiency gains, it also poses financial stability risks requiring policy intervention. The IMF stated tokenization—

Orca and Loopscale have announced their official merger to form Formation, an on-chain capital platform headquartered in New York. Luke Truitt, co-founder of Loopscale, will serve as CEO, with Mary Gooneratne as Chief Operating Officer and Christopher Montagano as Chief Strategy and Legal Officer. F

According to the IMF's Global Financial Stability Report released on October 8, the International Monetary Fund warned that tokenization of financial assets, while offering efficiency gains, presents new financial stability risks that require policy intervention. The tokenized

According to The Block, on Wednesday, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned against rushing to migrate funds to new wallets, despite growing threats from AI-accelerated mathematics to ECDSA cryptography. In response to Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake's call for "bunker mode"