Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Gate News message, over the past week, several large-cap cryptocurrencies recorded significant gains. Midnight-3:native led with a 73% increase, followed by $SAND at 68%, $SHK at 57%, $STRK at 48%, $BEAM at 28%, $ZRO at 27%, and $SUPER at 26%. The week showed positive performance for higher-beta

According to MetaversePost on October 4, Puffer Finance partnered with Anchorage Digital, America's first federally regulated crypto bank, to serve as Puffer UniFi's institutional custodian at network launch. Anchorage will provide custody infrastructure alongside stablecoin issuance and

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor shared volatility data for Bitcoin and Strategy's investment products in a post on X on October 5. Bitcoin's 30-day volatility stood at 39%, while Strategy's common stock MSTR recorded 94% volatility and preferred stock STRC showed 9% volatility. Saylor stated

According to GoPlus, PeckShield, CertiK and security firm Blockaid, an unidentified vault contract on Base lost approximately $6 million yesterday (October 4) after attackers exploited weaknesses in its multisignature governance and access controls. The attacker borrowed 1,783 aBaswstETH from the va

About 1.5 million Ether is waiting to enter Ethereum staking as of October 5, with an estimated wait time of about 25 days. CoinDesk reported on October 5 that roughly 1.5 million ETH, worth about $4 billion, was in the staking entry queue that day, down from about 2 million ETH and an estimated 35-

From 06:45 to 07:00 (UTC) on October 5, 2026, ETH/USDT edged higher over the 15-minute period, closing at 2,728.62 USDT, with an intraday amplitude of 0.65% and a Return of +0.53%. Filled Amount was only about 5,357 ETH, indicating extremely low market participation. Order Book depth was extremely thin, with a bid-to-ask depth ratio of 0.22 (Asks were clearly dominant), meaning that a small amount of capital could trigger significant price volatility. The main drivers of this move were congestio

From 06:45 to 07:00 (UTC) on October 5, 2026, BTC rose 0.52% over a short period, with a price range of 85,818–86,362 USDT and an amplitude of 0.63%. Over 24 hours, BTC has risen 0.86% in total and is currently moving sideways in a narrow range around $85,572. The latest 4-hour candlestick closed down 0.51%, with volume at just 198 BTC, indicating extremely limited market participation and an overall wait-and-see stance among existing capital. The primary driver of this move was the U.S. Septemb

Hong Kong's government will submit amendments to establish a licensing regime for virtual asset trading, custody, advisory and management services within the year. Christopher Hui, secretary for financial services and the treasury, announced the plan at an Oct. 5 policy briefing for the

S&P Global Ratings launched its Vault Risk Assessment (VRA), a forward-looking tool designed to evaluate impairment risks in blockchain-based lending vaults, as deposits in the market reached approximately $10

According to RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra speaking at the Kautilya Economic Conclave on October 3, India supports distributed ledger technology and tokenization but remains cautious about privately issued cryptocurrencies due to concerns over monetary sovereignty, monetary policy independence, and c

According to DefiLlama's October 3 snapshot, 71% of tracked blockchains generated zero fees in 24 hours, highlighting the economic concentration of activity among major networks. Solana led with approximately $1.09 million in daily fees, followed by Tron at $922,900, BNB Chain at $793,900,

According to ChainCatcher, The Rollup founder Andy hinted that Polymarket's POLY token is coming soon, posting 'POLY is coming' on X. Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan indicated in a linked post that he may share further details on the topic at the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore. No information on

Analyst Jake Claver forecasts XRP reaching $750 by late 2026 or early 2027, reiterating the prediction during a Thursday livestream despite his earlier $100 target for 2025 not materializing. XRP traded at $1.51 with a 1% gain, positioned near the middle of its recent range with immediate

Fireblocks announced the launch of its stablecoin rails with bank pilots currently in production. The infrastructure advancement enables tokenized assets to move on-chain, representing a development in cryptocurrency infrastructure. The announcement came from a recent Fireblocks tweet highlighting t

Arbitrum temporarily halted new Stylus contract activations on Arbitrum One and Nova after AI-assisted development tools lowered the barrier to creating attacks against hand-crafted WebAssembly programs. The Arbitrum Security Council completed the emergency action at 11:30 EST on Oct. 2, 2026,