Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote to Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman Brandon Lutnick on Oct. 9, asking the company to explain its relationship with Stablecoin issuer Tether. According to Blumenthal, Howard Lutnick has gained more than $250 million since Trump returned to the White House. Blumenthal’s Inquiry Requirements Based on the requests made by Blumenthal in the letter, Cantor Fitzgerald must provide the following information: Tether compliance monitoring mechanisms: Explain how Cantor moni

According to the verdict handed down by a federal jury in the Southern District of New York on October 7, following a six-day trial, 36-year-old cybersecurity consultant Jonathan Spalletta was found guilty on all charges related to his two attacks on the DEX Uranium Finance on BNB Chain, stealing nearly $55 million in total. Some of the stolen funds were converted into high-value collectibles, including Pokémon cards. Spalletta Attacked Uranium Finance Twice According to prosecutors’ statements

According to Pyth's Q3 update released on October 8, the oracle network's active annual recurring revenue (ARR) reached $11.49 million as of the end of the third quarter, representing 86.5% sequential growth. New net ARR added in Q3 totaled $5.33 million, driven by growth from exchanges,

According to RootData, VANA will unlock 2.57 million tokens valued at $2.58 million on October 16 at 7 PM (Beijing Time).

According to Odaily Daily and Variational ranking data, an address (0xc...413e) generated $2.17 billion in trading volume over the past week, accounting for over 10% of the platform's weekly volume of approximately $20 billion. The address began trading on Variational within the past month,

RLC surged 10.51% in 60 minutes, climbing from $0.8391 to $0.9273, with trading volume reaching approximately $28.13 million over 24 hours. The source attributes the movement to increased social media activity and community engagement. The cryptocurrency demonstrated a 32.89% increase over the 24-ho

According to Robinhood Crypto, the company is exploring the launch of stock tokens linked to active-managed exchange-traded funds on Robinhood Chain in partnership with T. Rowe Price Digital Assets, which manages $1.9 trillion in assets. The project remains in the exploration phase and is subject to

Citrini Research has identified AAVE as a key player in the evolving landscape of tokenized assets, alongside ONDO and UNI. This insight, shared by CryptoTwitter commentator @WuBlockchain, underscores the potential for tokenization to expand onchain trading and lending markets. The research

The Korea Financial Intelligence Unit and the Financial Supervisory Service released a first-half 2026 survey on October 2. The survey showed investors in their 40s now account for the largest share of tradable individual accounts on South Korea's virtual-asset exchanges at 26.9% as of the end of

According to Yi Caifin, the crypto market crashed on the evening of October 9, with Bitcoin plunging over 3% to $83,511, marking a one-week low. Ethereum fell nearly 5%, while SOL, XRP, HYPE, and ZEC declined over 3-4%. Coinglass data showed over 110,000 traders were liquidated in the past 24

South Korean financial regulators reported that 89% of virtual assets whose trading support was halted in the first half were tokens listed on only one platform. The Financial Intelligence Unit and the Financial Supervisory Service released the findings in their survey on October 2, documenting 76 v

According to an analysis released by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) on October 9, while the tokenized financial market is growing rapidly, it faces three major obstacles: insufficient liquidity, poor interoperability, and an underdeveloped regulatory framework. The realized volatility of tokenized stocks is approximately 1.5 times that of equivalent traditional assets, and more than half of all transactions occur outside regular U.S. stock market trading hours. As of July, the total outst

According to HTX, Solana (SOL) fell below $110 today, trading at $110.00, down 5.58% in the last 24 hours.

According to IMF data cited by Cointelegraph, over half of tokenized stock trades occur outside U.S. market hours, with approximately 80% of trading volume involving fractional shares. The data reflects strong demand for around-the-clock global trading as tokenized assets continue to reshape

Gate News, Oct. 9 — According to Gate market data, as of press time, OGN (Origin Protocol) is trading at $0.04287, up 84.97% over the past 24 hours, having reached a high of $0.05354 and pulled back to a low of $0.02247, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $2.9 million. Its current market cap is approximately $32.177 million. Origin Protocol is one of Ethereum's oldest DeFi projects, featuring multichain functionality and offering tremendous opportunities for yield generation across the entire

According to CoinDesk, Ethereum Foundation core researcher Justin Drake posted a warning on October 7 that AI-driven mathematical breakthroughs could crack ECDSA cryptography within “months, not years,” urging large institutions to enter “bunker mode” and strengthen their defenses. Vitalik Buterin acknowledged that the risk exists but strongly opposed panic-driven wallet migrations by the community. Justin Drake’s October 7 Warning: AI Mathematical Breakthroughs Could Crack ECDSA Within Months,

According to IMF data reported by Cointelegraph, more than 50% of tokenized stock trades occur outside U.S. market hours, with approximately 80% of trading volume involving fractional share transactions. The data reflects growing market demand for continuous global trading.

Gate News reported on Oct. 9 that, according to Gate market data, CAW (CAW) was priced at $0.00000002 as of press time, up 250.41% over the past 24 hours. It had reached a high of $0.00000003 and fallen to a low of $0.00000001. Its current market cap is approximately $15.3078 million. CAW is a memecoin first launched on the Cronos chain by the CRO CROW community. CRO CROW is the first NFT deployed on the Cronos chain, at block 946. CAW is a decentralized memecoin with 100% of its supply in circu