Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Mike Selig, chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, stated on Oct. 8 that the agency will protect cryptocurrency users' right to self-custody and ensure the safety of assets held with trusted third-party custodians. The CFTC is committed to safeguarding users' ability to hold and

Ethereum's Sepolia testnet activated the Glamsterdam upgrade on October 6, bringing the block gas limit to nearly 200 million, more than three times Ethereum mainnet's current limit of 60 million. The upgrade was scheduled at epoch 353,024. In actual usage, blocks have been consuming only 24% to 43%

JPMorgan estimated that approximately $50 billion has flowed into the cryptocurrency market this year, with third-quarter inflows into exchange-traded funds and rising futures positions helping build positive momentum for fourth-quarter flows. The estimate was disclosed in a report by a JPMorgan res

Anyflo emerged from stealth at Sui Basecamp on Thursday as a stablecoin payments orchestration company and announced the acquisition of Native, a Sui-based project team. The company is entering private alpha this month, positioning itself as an infrastructure layer that handles blockchain,

According to Bitcoinist, Anyflo unveiled itself at Sui Basecamp on Thursday as a stablecoin payments orchestration company, announcing the acquisition of Native, a Sui ecosystem project. The deal is structured as an acqui-hire, bringing the Native team into Anyflo. Led by Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, a

Federal Law No. 282-FZ “On Digital Currencies and Digital Rights” entered into force on September 1, 2026, and did not prohibit individuals from owning bitcoin, Ethereum, or other cryptocurrencies. Russian legislation has for the first time created a fully regulated infrastructure for buying, selling, and storing crypto assets through professional participants in the financial market. The main restriction is that using cryptocurrency as ordinary money to pay for goods and services within Russia

According to The Block, TD Cowen raised its 2026 year-end Bitcoin price target to approximately $109,000 on October 9, up from $97,500 in early September, and projects Bitcoin will reach $280,000 by 2029. The firm also maintained its buy rating on MicroStrategy (MSTR) with a $260 price target,

BNB Chain holds 41% of the tokenized stocks market by value among major blockchains, according to a report published on Oct. 8 by Cointelegraph. The number of addresses that have at some point held more than $10 in tokenized stocks surpassed 180,000, reaching 187,112 addresses. BNB Chain ranked

Samsung is preparing to launch stablecoin accounts powered by Bastion, with an expected rollout on October 20th, potentially reaching 82 million users. This initiative, highlighted by crypto commentator @a16zcrypto, reflects growing demand for seamless digital currency solutions. The integration

According to a16z crypto, Samsung is preparing to launch stablecoin accounts powered by Bastion on October 20th, potentially reaching 82 million users. This integration aims to enhance financial infrastructure and facilitate seamless digital currency transactions for Samsung's user

Bitfinex issued a warning regarding Bitcoin short traders who have created significant liquidation clusters above the current price level. The cryptocurrency exchange's analysis identified the largest estimated liquidation cluster near $92,000, with a critical threshold at $86,500 that could

Consensys announced a strategic partnership with ClearToken to provide 24/7 settlement solutions for wholesale markets. The collaboration aims to combine cryptographic finality with settlement finality to enhance transaction efficiency and reliability. The announcement was shared by Consensys on

The National Football League filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court on Wednesday supporting New Jersey officials' petition for review of a case against prediction market platform Kalshi. The NFL backed New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and gaming enforcement interim director

According to Breez's blog statement, consulting inquiries for the bitcoin software company's developer tools have surged approximately 14-fold since AI coding agents became mainstream, particularly following Anthropic's Claude Code launch in February 2025. Developers and their deployed AI agents are

After the U.S. non-farm payroll data release on October 8, Bitcoin surged to $87,000, marking an intraday gain of over 3%, before pulling back to $86,773.

According to commentary by Route2FI, Concordium recently introduced its Agent Registry, designed to link blockchain transactions to verifiable human identities. The system aims to improve accountability in the agent economy, addressing concerns about autonomous agents creating accounts and

ONDO cryptocurrency surged 10.01% within a 60-minute period, climbing from $0.4424 to $0.4867 as traders increased activity ahead of the $0.50 resistance level. The rapid price movement coincided with approximately $41.79 million in 24-hour trading volume, reflecting heightened market interest. The