Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Ethereum fell approximately 4% to around $2,600 on Wednesday, pressuring its recent recovery days after Citi raised its 12-month ETH price target to $3,028 on Oct. 1. The decline was part of a broader crypto selloff as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 5.3%, the U.S. dollar strengthened,

Bitcoin traded near $84,300 after briefly dropping to around $83,680, extending its repeated failure to break the $87K resistance that has capped the market since late September. The pullback occurred as CryptoQuant data showed Binance's seven-day Exchange Whale Ratio rose to 0.515 on Oct. 5, its

According to Kalshi, the exchange launched US500PERP, a perpetual future tied to the MerQube US Large Cap Index tracking 500 largest US companies, on October 6. The contract, which carries no expiration date, offers 15.3 times leverage with positions starting at $1 per index point and trades

Citi raised its 12-month Ethereum price target to $3,028 on October 1, a roughly 35% increase from $2,240, citing stronger crypto activity and improving macro conditions. However, ETH fell approximately 4% to around $2,600 on Wednesday as part of a broader crypto selloff triggered by a climbing 10-y

According to Guru Club, Bitcoin surged to $87,000 on October 2 following the release of U.S. non-farm payroll data, before easing to $86,773. The cryptocurrency gained more than 3% during the trading day.

Gate News message, the payments sector secured $791 million through 24 funding rounds in Q3 2026, ranking first among all cryptocurrency sectors. Investors are demonstrating preference for sectors with clear real-world use cases and stablecoin-powered adoption. The total funding volume continues to

Ripple Treasury minted 30 million RLUSD following large-scale issuance activity on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22. The transaction was flagged by Ripple Stablecoin Tracker, which monitors RLUSD onchain minting and burning. According to Ripple's official documentation, RLUSD minting occurs when

According to Guru Club, Bitcoin broke below $84,000 today (October 7), declining over 2% intraday.

According to the World Economic Forum, the organization published its Digital Economy Inflection Point report in January 2026, identifying stablecoins as the primary driver of cryptocurrency adoption. The report highlighted a global stablecoin market capitalization exceeding $300 billion, with stabl

According to the Ripple Stablecoin Tracker, Ripple minted 30 million RLUSD in recent activity, following issuance of $59.5 million over September 21-22. RLUSD's market capitalization has reached approximately $2.5 billion, up from $2 billion in August. Ripple's stablecoin has become XRPL's

Sberbank Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Anatoly Popov said that the volume of regulated cryptocurrency trading in Russia will reach at least $46.43 billion (4 trillion rubles) in the first year. The forecast was presented amid the introduction of a new regulatory regime for cryptocurrency transactions, which comes into effect on September 1. According to estimates by SberCIB Investment Research analysts, most cryptocurrency activity will remain outside the official system. Based on Fina

AION experienced a 23.08% price decline in the last 30 minutes, dropping to $0.00009997. The cryptocurrency had previously gained 28.19% over the prior 24 hours before the sudden downturn. The asset currently holds a market cap of $56,725 with 24-hour trading volume reaching $32,912, as broader cryp

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a complaint against As Sure Technology Co., Ltd., its directors, and related individuals for operating a digital asset trading center without authorization. The complaint also addresses the company's alleged blocking of access to

According to The Block, $487.2 million in Bitcoin long positions were liquidated overnight on October 6-7, sending BTC below $84,000. The sell-off began around 9:45 p.m. ET on October 6, with Bitcoin falling from roughly $85,300 to a low near $83,577 within about 25 minutes. More than 100,000

According to the Thai SEC, on October 7, the regulator filed a complaint against As Sure Technology Co., Ltd. and its directors for operating a digital asset trading center without the necessary authorization. The complaint also addresses the company's alleged actions in blocking access to

According to CoinDesk analyst Krisztian Sandor, Ethereum treasury company BitMine will stop buying ETH once holdings reach 5% of circulating supply. As of October 7, BitMine holds 6,016,414 ETH (approximately 4.9% of circulating supply, valued at $15.5 billion), with roughly 100,000 ETH remaining to