Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attended Ripple’s Swell conference on October 27 and spoke with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Bessent said digital assets would become an important tool for maintaining the dollar’s influence in the global economy, noting that more than 90% of stablecoins worldwide are currently pegged to the dollar and that dollar-backed stablecoins have policy significance for overseas payments and demand for U.S. Treasuries. Bessent at Swell: Technology Infrastructure a K

According to Odaily, global stablecoin payment card spending reached approximately $1.231 billion in September 2026, exceeding the entire 2024 annual volume. RedotPay processed about $403 million in transactions, with its market share declining from approximately 85% to 33%. Third-quarter

Plavang cryptocurrency exchange suspended services on October 26 after detecting a hacking incident that occurred around October 24, resulting in approximately 100 million won in asset losses. The breach, caused by unauthorized external access to the exchange's hot wallet, marks the first

Gate News bot 消息，Gate 行情显示，BTC 跌破 80000 USDT，现价 79986.1 USDT。

From 01:30 to 01:45 UTC on October 29, 2026, ETH fell 0.58% in 15 minutes, trading between 2329.49 and 2345.95 USDT, with a price amplitude of 0.70%. Short-term volatility was relatively limited, but the break below the $2,350 level drew market attention. ETH is currently trading at $2,346.63, up 0.11% over 24 hours, and remains broadly range-bound. The move may be directly related to local order book structure. Order book data showed a bid-ask ratio of 2.05, indicating that bids had the upper h

Ethereum developers successfully patched a vulnerability in the Glamsterdam upgrade that could have allowed operators to claim ETH set aside by staking services for new validators through accounting confusion caused by using the same public key as both a Builder and a validator; Justin Traglia merged the fix into the Ethereum consensus specifications on October 27-28, and no fund losses have been reported. Vulnerability mechanism: Five steps in which operators could reuse a public key to confuse

According to COINOTAG, South Korean digital asset exchange Prabang suspended services on October 29 following an external intrusion that occurred around October 24. The breach resulted in abnormal withdrawals, with confirmed losses of approximately 100 million won. The company disclosed the

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse responded to market rumors that Ripple is shifting its focus from XRP to RLUSD at the Ripple Swell 2026 conference in New York, stating unequivocally that he would never abandon XRP. Ripple expects annual revenue to approach $900 million by the end of 2026, and facilitated more than $16 trillion in transactions in 2025. Garlinghouse’s Key Statements at Swell 2026: Complementary Roles and Commitment to the Ecosystem In public remarks at the Swell 2026 conference, Garl

DTCC (the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation) recently officially launched DTCC Tokenization Services (DTS), bringing 20 major Wall Street institutions onto a blockchain-based platform that allows institutions to tokenize eligible assets and circulate them in supported wallets. DTS initially supports 34 asset types, including Russell 1000 Index stocks, major index ETFs, and U.S. Treasuries; DTC has more than $114 trillion in assets under custody. JPMorgan, Citigroup, Fidelity, and 17 Other

According to ChainCatcher, Allium disclosed a security incident on October 25 involving unauthorized access to some of its systems. The company immediately limited access, notified affected customers, and engaged an independent cybersecurity firm to assist with response and investigation. Allium's c

Bitcoin (BTC) staged a V-shaped rebound and was trading at around $80,920 as of October 29. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reopening its investigation into whether Polymarket violated its agreement to bar US users, drawing attention. Strategy shareholders approved daily dividend accrual for STRC, STRF, STRK, and STRD, with 99.3% voting in favor. Macro Events & Crypto Hot Topics US prediction market platform Polymarket is once again facing regulatory scrutiny. According to

According to Decrypt, Aptos advisor Buzz departed from Aptos on October 29 after his one-year contract expired, stating the separation was a mutual decision, and has sold his APT token holdings. Buzz cited lack of project progress and unfulfilled milestones as reasons for not renewing. He is now

Bitcoin Core於10月28日揭露三漏洞：第一項以對等身分傳送 TCP 緊急資料，造成 Windows/macOS/BSD 記憶體耗盡崩潰（Linux 不受影響，屬中等嚴重）。第二項為與前 BIP31 暫停節點相關的慢速記憶體成長；第三項為撤銷檔案溢出，在某些配置仍有風險但條件不實際。修補版本已於相應日發布，且未分配 CVE；由 Loupe 與 L0RINC 發現與驗證，建議使用者升級到對應修補版。 Bitcoin Core disclosed three vulnerabilities on October 28: a medium-severity flaw allowing an attacker to send out-of-band TCP data as a peer, causing memory exhaustion and crash on Windows, macOS, and BSD (Linux is unaffected); a separate medium-severity issue with slow memory growth related to former BIP31 pauses; and a low-severity revocation file overflow with impractical exploit conditions. Fixes were released in the corresponding days, and no CVEs were assigned. The flaws were discovered/verified by Project Loupe and L0RINC, and users are advised to upgrade to the patched releases.

According to Coinglass, crypto markets saw $259 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with long liquidations totaling $103 million and short liquidations reaching $156 million. Bitcoin long liquidations amounted to $14.12 million, while BTC short liquidations hit $43.33 million. Ethereum l

According to Cointelegraph, Aiden Pleterski, Canada's self-proclaimed "crypto king," faces criminal charges related to a digital asset Ponzi scheme as his case enters jury deliberations following closing

According to an official announcement, Diva Staking, a liquid staking protocol, has decided to cease operations and will not launch on mainnet. The team cited depleted funding—project resources were exhausted in mid-2024—combined with unsustainable costs for new audits and protocol maintenance.