Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Prysm released version 7.2.1 late yesterday to address a configuration issue ahead of Ethereum's Glamsterdam Sepolia activation, scheduled for October 6 at 13:53:36 UTC. The update allows validators to participate in the test's 200-million-gas limit trial, which aims to demonstrate whether larger

Ripple shareholders approved the proposed Evernorth transaction on September 30, with the accompanying treasury plan allocating approximately 473 million XRP. XRP tokens currently trade at $1.50, down 0.3% over the past 24 hours, with a seven-day gain of 1.30%. Support levels are positioned

The Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) tested an atomic transaction between Ethereum mainnet and a layer-2 network on Tuesday, according to project contributor Eduardo Antuña Díez. The transaction carried 0.001 Ether and recorded a cross-chain call with a state update for a rollup, marking what Díez

Ondo Finance announced on October 6 the launch of Ondo Private Markets, a platform enabling investors to trade tokenized products linked to private company valuations. The first product, based on an artificial intelligence company preparing for an initial public offering, will begin trading on the s

According to Odaily, a whale deployed $991,000 to purchase Artificial Inu via two associated wallets between September 3 and 17, accumulating 0.28% of the token's supply. The token reached a peak market cap of $450 million on September 17, then declined 70%. As of now, the whale has not sold its

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin long-term holders (LTH) have reduced their positions for seven consecutive weeks since August 17, yet the market continues absorbing the released supply without price impediment. As of September 28, LTH holdings decreased by 73,400 BTC, expanding from 1,100 BTC red

Seoul Administrative Court Division 2, led by Chief Judge Gong Hyun-jin, ruled on the 1st that CP Labs, operator of the CP Dax crypto exchange, remains a virtual asset business operator under South Korea's Special

According to its 8-K filing, Microstrategy Inc. (MSTR) reported approximately $20.91 billion in unrealized digital asset gains for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, as Bitcoin rallied 43% during the period. The gains reversed four consecutive quarterly losses, returning the company to

Bitcoin long-term holders reduced their holdings for seven consecutive weeks through Sept. 28, according to an analysis published Oct. 6 by crypto analyst Axel Adler Jr. The sustained selling occurred as holders locked in profits during Bitcoin's price advance. Market demand has absorbed the

According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin trades near $85,300 on October 6, 2026, down 0.6 percent over 24 hours. Exactly one year ago on the same date, it set an all-time high of $126,080, meaning the current price is 32.3 percent below that record. Bitcoin would need a 47.8 percent gain to reclaim the

According to Foresight News, Arc, Circle's Layer 1 network, has released an open-source USDC lending example application built on Borrow Kit. The example covers the complete workflow including market discovery, loan sizing, depositing cirBTC as collateral, borrowing USDC, monitoring health factor, a

Nine Japanese companies led by Mitsui Sumitomo Bank completed a proof-of-concept for simultaneous settlement of tokenized securities using stablecoins, the bank announced October 6 (Korean time). The consortium finished Phase 2 of 'Project Trinity,' which ran from April to September 2026 and

Polymarket unveiled Protocol V2, its next-generation onchain prediction-market infrastructure, on October 6, targeting November 2 for a full mainnet switchover. The upgrade introduces updated smart contracts and market architecture to improve how positions are created, traded and settled. Polymarket

According to Mitsui Sumitomo Bank, nine financial institutions including SBI Securities and Daiwa Securities completed Phase 2 of Project Trinity from April to September 2026, demonstrating delivery-versus-payment (DvP) settlement for digital securities using stablecoins. The pilot tested