Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, said on October 29 that Hyperliquid's HYPE token still has room to grow despite a 14% rise in price. Hougan described the token's recent rally as "just the beginning," citing low public awareness as the primary growth driver. He stated that 99.9% of

According to COINOTAG, Bitcoin futures open interest reached $54.78 billion on October 29, marking a 1.46% increase over the preceding 24 hours.

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Russian nationals on October 28 for allegedly converting millions of dollars in cryptocurrency for North Korean IT worker networks. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 10 individuals and one entity, targeting financial intermediaries

According to Lookonchain, bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of 1,684 BTC (approximately $135 million) yesterday, while ethereum spot ETFs recorded net outflows of 9,081 ETH (approximately $21.1 million) on the same day.

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 10 individuals and one entity on October 28, targeting Russian and North Korean nationals accused of facilitating cryptocurrency conversions for North Korean IT worker networks. Russian national Ilya Aleksandrovich

According to DTCC's official announcement, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation launched a blockchain tokenization service on October 28 covering 34 eligible US securities representing approximately $30 trillion in market value. The service connects the Canton Network and DTCC's private

Approximately $11 billion in Bitcoin options expire Friday on Deribit, a crypto options exchange, with Bitcoin trading near $81,500 a day after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75% to 4% in a 10-2 vote Wednesday. The expiry covers about 135,000 Bitcoin in contracts, roughly one-th

About $11 billion in Bitcoin options covering roughly 135,000 BTC expire tomorrow (Friday, October 30) on Deribit, with Bitcoin trading near $81,500 and approximately 86% of the contracts out of the money.

According to COINOTAG, Meta AI has mapped a scenario in which NEAR Protocol (NEAR) reaches $55-$95 by January 1, 2027, with a stretch target above $140. The model presents the setup as an intentionally extreme scenario built around a hypothetical landmark

According to Glassnode, long-term holders (defined as addresses holding coins for over 155 days) hold approximately 4 million bitcoin purchased at a cost between $85,000 and $118,000, with the majority bought in 2025. The holdings are currently worth roughly $326 billion at bitcoin's present

According to Whale Alert, on October 30 at 00:44 Beijing time, USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain, valued at approximately $250 million.

According to Ripple, the company is approaching $900 million in annualized product revenue by end of 2026, as BNY, the financial services giant overseeing $63.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration, expanded its support for XRP and Ripple USD (RLUSD) on its digital asset custody

According to ChainCatcher, citing Yahoo Finance data, Nasdaq-listed Canton Strategic Holdings announced on October 29 that it will launch tokenized stock trading on Canton Network as early as November 2. The stock ticker CNTN is trading at $2.13, up 4.5% today, with a market cap of

From 16:15 to 16:30 UTC on October 29, 2026, ETH fell 0.44% over 15 minutes, trading between 2,355.63 and 2,368.2 USDT, with a 0.53% intraperiod range. Against a still-bearish daily backdrop, a short-term corrective move took shape. Market attention picked up somewhat, but bulls and bears were clearly divided. The main driver of the move was technical correction pressure after the 15-minute RSI entered overbought territory. The report noted that the 15-minute RSI was overbought, while an ADX rea

From 16:15 to 16:30 (UTC) on October 29, 2026, BTC fell 0.35% in 15 minutes, trading in a range of 81,400.0–81,719.9 USDT, with an amplitude of 0.39%. Although it was still up 1.51% over 24 hours at $81,787.9, a short-term pullback emerged, market volatility intensified, and buyers and sellers fiercely contested prices near current levels. The main drivers of this move were a technical pullback amid a thin order book and selling pressure. Order book data showed a buy/sell ratio of just 0.34 (buy

According to Bloomberg, SEC Enforcement Chief David Woodcock stated yesterday that the agency is closely monitoring insider trading and market manipulation in prediction markets, with enforcement actions expected in the sector. Woodcock noted that prediction market trades linked to publicly traded c

Shiba Inu (SHIB) approached its lowest price levels of 2026 during the October 29 trading session as persistent selling pressure and weakening cryptocurrency sentiment threatened to erase earlier recovery attempts. SHIB traded near $0.00000484 on October 29, down approximately 2.6% during the sessio