Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to data from unfolded, perpetual contract DEX open interest (OI) grew 76% quarter-over-quarter in Q3 2026, reaching approximately $24 billion, while trading volume declined 16% to roughly $1.4 trillion. Hyperliquid dominated the market with OI surging over 100% to $13 billion,

Base amplified a tweet from Brian Armstrong stating the platform is getting faster. The announcement came within the past 24 hours and aims to improve trading efficiency. The speed enhancement is positioned to attract more users in the competitive blockchain ecosystem. Base Tweet Generates

According to BlockBeats, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced on Oct 28 during the third-quarter earnings call that the company plans to significantly increase investment in Robinhood Chain's developer ecosystem and community support. The strategy will start with tokenized stocks and perpetual

According to Base's amplification of Brian Armstrong's tweet, the platform is getting faster. The announcement, which originated from Armstrong's post, generated significant engagement, receiving 762 likes and 37 retweets in the past 24 hours. Base aims to improve trading efficiency and user

Google introduced an institutional cryptocurrency security system called Google Multi-Party Compute (MPC) at an event in New York on October 28, targeting a commercial launch early next year. The product addresses the challenge financial institutions face in building secure systems for cryptocurrenc

According to Foresight News, USD.AI announced on October 28 that it is implementing a programmatic buyback program for CHIP tokens, effective immediately. The protocol will allocate all net interest margin from sUSDai—after deducting CHIP Foundation costs—toward CHIP repurchases. Origination fees an

According to Foresight News, Ethena Pay launched Earn+, allowing users to deposit dollars directly and earn up to 12% yield. The feature is now available to Pro and VIP users, with full rollout expected within days. Deposits flow into Upshift vault curated by SteakhouseFi, which operates

According to researchers at Cornell Tech and Yale, nine of ten frontier AI models were able to bypass Circle agent wallet spending caps at least once, according to COINOTAG reporting. The stablecoin issuer's current countermeasure is limited to a warning line in its

From 12:00 to 12:15 on October 28, 2026 (UTC), ETH pulled back sharply by 0.65%, falling from 2362.22 USDT to 2344.76 USDT, with an amplitude of 0.74%. It is currently at $2354.38, still up 1.74% over 24 hours but showing a short-term pullback. The move was driven primarily by a pullback after a short-term technical rebound, along with localized order book liquidity. The report noted significant divergence among technical signals across time frames: the 15-minute moving averages are bullish (ADX

According to Mantle's core team, the protocol proposed its MIP-35 budget framework on the Mantle forum for the fiscal period July 2026–June 2027. The plan allocates a maximum of 40 million USDx and 150 million MNT to cover personnel, administration, marketing, ecosystem projects, infrastructure, and

On October 28, 2026, from 12:00 to 12:15 UTC, BTC plunged 0.50% in 15 minutes, falling from 81337.3 USDT to 80925.1 USDT. The price range was 0.51%, and the current price is $81,169.1, still up 1.56% over 24 hours. Market volatility has increased, but overall price action remains range-bound, with a notable increase in market attention. The main driver of this pullback was profit-taking after short-term technical buying. Moving averages on the 15-minute timeframe are bullish, and an ADX of 53.96

Gate News bot 消息，Gate 行情显示，BTC 跌破 81000 USDT，现价 80981 USDT。

PEPE surged 16% on October 28 as speculative trading activity accelerated. The Ethereum-based meme coin traded near $0.0000049 after briefly approaching $0.000005 earlier in the session. The rally coincided with a whale depositing 366.97 billion PEPE tokens, worth approximately $1.64 million, into

The United States announced $5 million in funding for the Pacific Alliance for Combating Illicit Finance and Cybercrime (PACIFIC) initiative to strengthen cryptocurrency investigations across Pacific Islands. The program aims to combat illicit financial activity through enhanced law enforcement

According to the US Department of State, the United States announced $5 million for the PACIFIC (Pacific Alliance for Combating Illicit Finance and Cybercrime) initiative to support cryptocurrency investigations across the Pacific Islands. The program will fund training in cryptocurrency tracing, be

OKX announced in a recent tweet that Real-World Assets (RWA) are rapidly gaining prominence in the crypto derivatives market. According to the announcement, RWA perpetuals have grown significantly over the past year, becoming a core component of the trading ecosystem. This development represents a s

An early Ethereum investor who acquired ETH during the initial coin offering transferred 7,594 ETH worth approximately $17.79 million to Kraken on October 28, according to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain. The wallet originally purchased 200,000 ETH for about $62,000 at roughly $0.31 per to