Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Greeks.live researcher Adam, 22,000 BTC options will expire on October 9 with a put-to-call ratio of 1.12, a max pain point of $84,000, and a notional value of $18.4 billion. Additionally, 123,000 ETH options will expire the same day with a put-to-call ratio of 0.71, a max pain point of

According to Galaxy Research, on October 8, a dormant Satoshi era address transferred 100.02 BTC (worth $8.55 million) after remaining inactive for 16 years. The address in question is 1J3A7HovGXxK1GoCGMJpXGKa5sSwCrNHJ3. Bankless founder David Hoffman suggested the transfer may be intended as

According to Foresight News, Metis has launched the Metis Rise monthly developer incentive program to reward teams deploying AI Agents on its Andromeda mainnet. The program focuses on "economic usability" of AI Agents, supporting multiple frameworks including ClawUp and GOAT

Based on Sui’s live stress test conducted at the Basecamp conference in Singapore on October 7, Sui achieved 40,614,180 TPS through more than 10,000 programmable off-chain tunnels, breaking the 6,086,766 TPS record set in July with a more than sixfold increase. The test was independently verified in real time by CertiK, with complete supporting evidence expected to be provided later. Test Results: 40,614,180 TPS Achieved on October 7 According to Sui’s official statement, at the Basecamp confere

According to @SolanaFloor, Samsung and Solana announced a partnership to enable USD Coin (USDC) transfers through the Samsung Wallet, impacting 82 million Galaxy devices in the U.S. The feature is set to launch in the last week of October. This collaboration enables cross-border transactions

Pendle is launching a new RWA Insights series focused on Real World Assets in the blockchain space. The series will feature a discussion with Vincent Ng from Partners Group and Bridget Li from Asseto Finance, centered on bringing a $2.4 billion infrastructure strategy onchain. This initiative aims to explore the potential of tokenized assets as interest in tokenized investments continues to rise in the financial sector. Pendle Announces RWA Insights Series Launch Pendle announced the launch of i

According to Pendle, the platform launched its new RWA Insights series to explore real-world assets on blockchain. The initiative features discussions with Vincent Ng from Partners Group and Bridget Li from Asseto Finance, focusing on bringing a $2.4 billion infrastructure strategy onchain. Full

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that BTC has broken above 83,000 USDT and is currently trading at 83,006.7 USDT.

U.S. banking giant Wells Fargo has held preliminary talks with Kraken parent company Payward in hopes of introducing cryptocurrency liquidity for the bank’s digital asset trading business. According to an Oct. 7 report, negotiations are ongoing and may not result in an agreement, and both sides have declined to comment publicly. Wells Fargo’s latest SEC filings disclosed holdings of more than 6.5 million IBIT shares and nearly 726,000 Strategy shares. The Structure of Wells Fargo’s Talks with Pa

According to Odaily, Meteora token MET surged 44.6% in 24 hours today, reaching $0.4618. The Solana-based DeFi protocol announced the launch of DLMM Pro, which integrates features from existing DLMM, DAMM v2, and Dynamic Bonding Curve to offer liquidity providers enhanced market-making

According to information disclosed by Meritz Securities on October 7, South Korean brokerage Meritz Securities and Ripple formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement at Meritz’s headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, to explore how Ripple Custody and Ripple’s tokenization infrastructure could be applied to South Korea’s capital markets. The agreement is positioned as an evaluation, not a product launch. Agreement Details: Signed in Yeouido, Seoul, on October 7, 2026; Positioned as an Evaluation R

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to weaken, trading at around $83,290 on October 8. A US government wallet transferred $448 million worth of BTC to Coinbase, bringing total crypto asset transfers to $670 million over 32 hours. Kalshi launched the first US crude oil futures contract with a 10-year expiration cycle, challenging the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Macro Events & Crypto Highlights 1、On-chain analyst Yu Jin noted that, from the evening of October 7 through the early hours of October 8, a U

According to Guru Club, on December 23, cryptocurrency-linked stocks declined sharply, with Bullish falling over 4% and Circle dropping 3.5%. Nongfu Spring and Robinhood each fell over 2%. Bitcoin fell 1.8%, touching approximately $87,000 per coin.

According to Guru Club, Bitcoin fell below $87,000 on December 23, down 1.87% in 24 hours.

According to Guru Club, Standard Chartered cut its Bitcoin price target for end-2026 to $150,000 from $300,000 on December 10, citing weak enterprise treasury demand and sluggish ETF inflows. The bank maintained its long-term goal of $500,000 but pushed the target date from 2028 to

According to Guru Club, YouTube on December 15 launched PYUSD stablecoin payments for U.S. creators partnering with PayPal. The platform sends dollar payment instructions to PayPal, which converts funds to PYUSD stablecoins and distributes them to creator wallets, said May Zabaneh, PayPal's crypto b