Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Predict Time, Polymarket recorded trading volume exceeding $545 million last week. Driven by macroeconomic and political factors, trading volume related to Brazil's first-round presidential election reached $165 million.

According to S&P Global Ratings, on October 4, the firm launched Vault Risk Assessment (VRA), a forward-looking tool designed to evaluate impairment risks in blockchain-based lending vaults. The launch comes as deposits in the market reached approximately $10 billion in September 2026,

South Korean local governments seized 136.2 billion won ($98.6 million) worth of cryptocurrency from tax delinquents over four years from 2022 to 2025, but recovered only 127 million won ($92,000) through actual sales, according to data obtained by People Power Party lawmaker Jin Jong-oh from 17

QCP Capital released its Q4 2026 Digital Assets Market Outlook titled 'Beyond The Next Hike' on October 05, arguing that the final quarter will be defined by a cluster of macroeconomic and political events rather than a single catalyst. The Singapore-based digital asset firm attributes this

U.S. crypto ETF flows diverged sharply on Friday, October 2, with Bitcoin funds extending their rebound, Ether products remaining under redemption pressure and Solana ETFs returning to marginal inflows. Farside Investors currently reports $31.7 million of Bitcoin inflows, but that figure excludes

GTC surged 10.44% to $0.2088 in the last hour, moving from $0.18907. The rapid increase showcases a shift in trading momentum. With a 24-hour volume of $27,688,634.71, interest in GTC appears robust, as the cryptocurrency hit a day high of $0.24054. GTC Records 78.67% Gain in 24-Hour Period GTC's

According to QCP Capital's Q4 2026 Digital Assets Market Outlook released on October 5, the Federal Reserve's shift to active tightening will define crypto markets in the final quarter. The Fed raised rates to 3.75%-4.00% on September 16 — its first hike since 2023 — with the dot plot signaling

According to Visa's Consumer 360 survey conducted in June and July 2026, 46% of consumers in Asia Pacific expect to use stablecoins within five years, compared with just 16% who have actually used them in the past year. The survey, which covered 14,250 respondents across 14 Asia Pacific markets,

According to Bitcoin Treasuries, Japanese listed company Remixpoint (3825.T) increased its Bitcoin holdings by 7.45 BTC, bringing its total position to 1,508.72 BTC. The company now ranks 37th among the top 100 Bitcoin-holding

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., Bitcoin short-term holders increased holdings by 87,000 BTC to 3.94 million BTC over the past 30 days as of October 4. The average cost for this group rose to approximately $74,100, up roughly $1,000 from a week prior, reflecting increased

According to Liquid24/7.xyz, Hyperliquid address 0xecb63c...2b00 currently holds 16,095.75 ETH short positions worth approximately $43.86 million. ETH was trading at $2,724.80 at reporting time. The position was opened at an average price of $2,706.42, resulting in an unrealized loss of approximatel

According to analyst Jake Claver, XRP is headed for $750 by late 2026 or early 2027, a target requiring a move of more than 400 times from current levels. Claver reiterated the forecast during a livestream on Thursday as XRP traded at $1.51, posting a 1% gain. The prediction echoes an earlier $100 t

Gate News message, over the past week, several large-cap cryptocurrencies recorded significant gains. Midnight-3:native led with a 73% increase, followed by $SAND at 68%, $SHK at 57%, $STRK at 48%, $BEAM at 28%, $ZRO at 27%, and $SUPER at 26%. The week showed positive performance for higher-beta

According to MetaversePost on October 4, Puffer Finance partnered with Anchorage Digital, America's first federally regulated crypto bank, to serve as Puffer UniFi's institutional custodian at network launch. Anchorage will provide custody infrastructure alongside stablecoin issuance and

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor shared volatility data for Bitcoin and Strategy's investment products in a post on X on October 5. Bitcoin's 30-day volatility stood at 39%, while Strategy's common stock MSTR recorded 94% volatility and preferred stock STRC showed 9% volatility. Saylor stated

According to GoPlus, PeckShield, CertiK and security firm Blockaid, an unidentified vault contract on Base lost approximately $6 million yesterday (October 4) after attackers exploited weaknesses in its multisignature governance and access controls. The attacker borrowed 1,783 aBaswstETH from the va

About 1.5 million Ether is waiting to enter Ethereum staking as of October 5, with an estimated wait time of about 25 days. CoinDesk reported on October 5 that roughly 1.5 million ETH, worth about $4 billion, was in the staking entry queue that day, down from about 2 million ETH and an estimated 35-

From 06:45 to 07:00 (UTC) on October 5, 2026, ETH/USDT edged higher over the 15-minute period, closing at 2,728.62 USDT, with an intraday amplitude of 0.65% and a Return of +0.53%. Filled Amount was only about 5,357 ETH, indicating extremely low market participation. Order Book depth was extremely thin, with a bid-to-ask depth ratio of 0.22 (Asks were clearly dominant), meaning that a small amount of capital could trigger significant price volatility. The main drivers of this move were congestio