Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced plans for federal crypto regulatory frameworks despite Congress failing to pass the CLARITY Act. CFTC Chair Michael Selig outlined two initiatives in a speech at Fordham University on Monday: Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions (CTX)

LG CNS launched a blockchain infrastructure platform called KITL today, October 6, designed to enable financial institutions to offer stablecoin, tokenized securities, and real-world asset services. The platform provides four core functions: digital wallets, transaction processing, fee payment

According to CFTC Chair Michael Selig's speech on Monday at Fordham University, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission plans to introduce Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions (CTX) and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (CAM) frameworks for crypto trading platforms using existing authority

Armada Acquisition Corp. II shares closed at $39.42 on October 2, nearly four times their opening price of $10.58 earlier in the week, according to Yahoo Finance. The stock reached an intraday high of $53 on Friday as the SPAC moved toward

According to CoinGecko, on October 6, Bitcoin stalled at $85,342 with repeated failed attempts to break through the $87,000 resistance level due to selling pressure. FxPro analyst Alex Kumchevich noted that while Bitcoin has been raising its lows since last week, momentum remains insufficient to

Lee Hyung-il, South Korea's deputy prime minister and finance minister, said on October 6 that the government will gather views from lawmakers, experts, and the crypto industry on virtual asset taxation. Lee made the remarks during a National Assembly audit session of the parliamentary committee ove

According to ChainCatcher, a 28-year-old Russian member of the Qilin ransomware gang was arrested in Japan in May and extradited to Germany on October 2. The suspect allegedly breached a German logistics company's systems in September 2024, encrypting data and extorting approximately $165,000 in

According to Yonhapnews, on October 6, South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lee Hyung-il pledged to gather diverse views from the National Assembly, experts, and industry stakeholders regarding cryptocurrency asset taxation scheduled to begin in 2027. Speaking at a

XRP trades around $1.50, slightly down 0.3% over 24 hours, as an analyst maps its current chart structure onto the 2016 pattern and uses Fibonacci extension to project a $23 price target. The comparison points to a 284% gain scenario that occurred in March 2017 following an extended decline

Ethereum validators prepare for the Glamsterdam Sepolia test activation scheduled for October 6 at 13:53:36 UTC, with ETH trading near $2,700. Prysm released version 7.2.1 to address a configuration issue ahead of the trial, enabling validators to participate in the 200-million-gas limit test. The u

Prysm released version 7.2.1 late yesterday to address a configuration issue ahead of Ethereum's Glamsterdam Sepolia activation, scheduled for October 6 at 13:53:36 UTC. The update allows validators to participate in the test's 200-million-gas limit trial, which aims to demonstrate whether larger

Ripple shareholders approved the proposed Evernorth transaction on September 30, with the accompanying treasury plan allocating approximately 473 million XRP. XRP tokens currently trade at $1.50, down 0.3% over the past 24 hours, with a seven-day gain of 1.30%. Support levels are positioned

The Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) tested an atomic transaction between Ethereum mainnet and a layer-2 network on Tuesday, according to project contributor Eduardo Antuña Díez. The transaction carried 0.001 Ether and recorded a cross-chain call with a state update for a rollup, marking what Díez

Ondo Finance announced on October 6 the launch of Ondo Private Markets, a platform enabling investors to trade tokenized products linked to private company valuations. The first product, based on an artificial intelligence company preparing for an initial public offering, will begin trading on the s

According to Odaily, a whale deployed $991,000 to purchase Artificial Inu via two associated wallets between September 3 and 17, accumulating 0.28% of the token's supply. The token reached a peak market cap of $450 million on September 17, then declined 70%. As of now, the whale has not sold its