Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Lido, the project is developing Lido Lend, a decentralized lending market built on a modified fork of Morpho Blue with an isolated market design. Lido Lend will be governed by Lido DAO and requires voting approval. The platform limits blue-chip assets, encourages stETH/ETH trading

According to Odaily and Sun Yuchen's announcement at Token2049, TRON will launch tokenized stocks in the fourth quarter to enable TRON users to access U.S. Treasury bonds and other quality assets.

According to Odaily, Justin Sun announced at Token2049 that TRON will launch tokenized stock products in the fourth quarter of 2026. The move aims to provide TRON users access to U.S. Treasuries and other quality assets through tokenized

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stated on Tuesday at Token2049 that the crypto industry's heavy backing of US Republicans has alienated Democrats whose support is needed to pass federal crypto legislation. Speaking in a panel with OKX CEO Star Xu, Cuomo said the industry believed in

According to Foresight News, Ripple Custody has completed integration with Canton Network in its version 1.43, adding support for the network's assets. Users can now hold and transfer CC, CIP-56 tokens and other digital assets through a unified custody platform with integrated strategy engine and

According to Foresight News citing Bitwise research data via former NEAR core member Vadim, NEAR Intents repurchased $1.84 million of NEAR in September, a 2.5x increase from August's $723k. The September buyback represents approximately one-third of the total $5.3 million spent on open market repurc

According to Foresight News, card-based RWA platform Collector Crypt announced a partnership with U.S. art gallery Cycol Gallery in 2026, with plans to launch the Cycol 2.0 experience and collaborative projects through 2027. The partnership will feature a dedicated Collector Crypt installation and r

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a chapter on tokenization in its Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) on the 8th, emphasizing that while asset tokenization brings efficiency gains, it also poses financial stability risks requiring policy intervention. The IMF stated tokenization—

Orca and Loopscale have announced their official merger to form Formation, an on-chain capital platform headquartered in New York. Luke Truitt, co-founder of Loopscale, will serve as CEO, with Mary Gooneratne as Chief Operating Officer and Christopher Montagano as Chief Strategy and Legal Officer. F

According to the IMF's Global Financial Stability Report released on October 8, the International Monetary Fund warned that tokenization of financial assets, while offering efficiency gains, presents new financial stability risks that require policy intervention. The tokenized

According to The Block, on Wednesday, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned against rushing to migrate funds to new wallets, despite growing threats from AI-accelerated mathematics to ECDSA cryptography. In response to Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake's call for "bunker mode"

According to CFTC Chair Mike Selig speaking on Fox Business Network on October 7, new cryptocurrency regulations will prevent another FTX-style collapse by allowing exchanges to register with the regulator and ensuring strict fund segregation. Selig noted that four years ago Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX

According to Odaily, Turkey's seventh-largest bank Yapı Kredi's crypto division Yapı Kredi Kripto has selected Integral to provide trading infrastructure including quoting, liquidity management, and risk control. Yapı Kredi had total assets of approximately $80.9 billion as of

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing division of Alibaba Group, announced on October 7 (local time) a partnership with blockchain network Sui to establish an on-chain payment environment enabling artificial intelligence (AI) agents to access cloud services. The collaboration integrates Sui Agent

Memecore Foundation denied selling its native cryptocurrency M tokens on the market, according to Chief Marketing Officer Cherry Hsu in an interview on October 6 in Seoul's Gangnam district. The foundation faced multiple market manipulation allegations throughout the year, with controversies

US spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $484.9 million in net outflows in a single day, marking the largest withdrawal since June 25. According to Trader T data on Oct. 7, the outflows occurred as Bitcoin fell to approximately $83,000, its lowest daily close in 17 days. BlackRock's IBIT led w