Industry Reports

According to CryptoRank data, Launchpad, GameFi, and Meme coins were the strongest performing sectors in Q3 2026, with high-beta assets driving the quarter's gains. September marked the best month for altcoins this year, with market breadth reaching its highest level since the start

According to The Block, a Lloyd's Bank survey shows that 71% of senior executives at major UK financial institutions expect tokenization to reshape the financial services industry. Faster payment and settlement speeds were cited most frequently as tokenization's key benefits, followed by improved co

According to Edaily Market, Redstone COO Marcin Kazmierczak said on October 2 at the Global STO Summit 2026 in Seoul that the real-world asset (RWA) market, currently valued at $38 billion, has expanded six-fold over the past 18 months. However, moving from the issuance phase to productive

South Korean crypto exchanges recorded a 78% decline in operating profits during the first half of 2026 as trading activity, market valuations, and customer deposits fell, according to data released by the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) on Thursday. The sharp profit contraction followed a

According to the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU), South Korean crypto exchanges saw operating profits fall 78% in the first half of 2026, with average daily trading volume declining 44%, market capitalization dropping 33%, and won-denominated deposits falling 35% compared to the previous s

According to Arbitrum, the network generated $5.45 million in total revenue in September, setting a new all-time record. Orbit license fees accounted for $4.75 million of the total, with activity on the Robinhood chain contributing significantly to the monthly

According to Crypto Briefing, Standard Chartered initiated research coverage on Ethena, marking the seventh DeFi and onchain infrastructure project the bank has added since mid-June. The recent coverage follows Uniswap, Aave, Morpho, Chainlink, Sky, and Arbitrum, spanning decentralized trading,

Middle East institutions prioritize wallet governance as the top factor when selecting digital asset infrastructure, with 83% citing it as critical according to a recent Fireblocks report. This percentage significantly exceeds the 60% reported in the United States, emphasizing the region's focus on

According to Fireblocks' latest report, 83% of institutions in the Middle East prioritize wallet governance as the top factor when selecting digital asset infrastructure, significantly higher than the 60% recorded in the United States. The regional emphasis on secure governance features reflects the

According to Robinhood's fiscal 2025 earnings, the platform earned $2.628 billion in transaction-based revenue, up 60% from $1.647 billion in 2024. The broker maintained 27.0 million funded customer accounts at year-end 2025 with total revenue of $4.473 billion and net income of $1.883

According to blockchain security firms PeckShield and CertiK, cryptocurrency hacks and exploits caused approximately $768 million in losses in September 2026, marking the industry's costliest month of the year. The bulk of damage came from two incidents: the Bitget security breach and the Liquid

According to Visa, approximately 17% of its stablecoin-linked card transaction volume in fiscal 2026 comes from enterprise and commercial card programs. The company supports over 160 stablecoin-linked card projects, with related payment transaction volume growing nearly 200% year-over-year. Visa

According to PANews citing CryptoRank data, centralized exchanges added 517 new listings during the third quarter of 2026, marking a 47% quarter-over-quarter increase that reversed three consecutive quarters of decline. OKX led platform growth with 100 new token additions, the second-highest among e

Verda Ventures partner Amit Chu warned that Latin America's stablecoin payment ecosystem may depend on a small group of underlying liquidity providers, according to a newly published report from crypto venture companies Varys Capital and Verda Ventures. The report analyzed 494 companies in the

According to a newly published report from Varys Capital and Verda Ventures, only 16 of 494 companies analyzed in Latin America focus primarily on providing wholesale stablecoin-to-fiat liquidity. This concentration creates potential fragility in the region's stablecoin payment ecosystem. If a

According to The Block, Visa's stablecoin-linked card transaction volume grew nearly 200% year-over-year in fiscal 2026 so far, with enterprise and commercial projects accounting for approximately 17% of total volume. Visa currently supports over 160 stablecoin-linked card projects

The tokenized stocks market surpassed $3 billion in market capitalization at the end of September, according to Binance Research on Oct. 1. This represents more than a fourfold increase from the $700 million recorded in early January. Tokenized stocks now account for approximately 8% of the global o

According to Galaxy Ventures, Solana's app revenue surged to $180M in September, marking a nine-month high. The blockchain now commands 32% of total app revenue across all blockchains, leading the market. Trading platforms, including Photon and Axiom, contributed approximately 39% of the total reven

According to CertiK's security data panel, 247 crypto security incidents occurred in Q3 2026, resulting in total losses of $1.26 billion—a 53.9% quarter-over-quarter increase from the previous quarter's $819.4 million. The number of incidents also rose 12.8%

According to data compiled by RootData, cryptocurrency sector funding reached approximately $1.269 billion in September 2026, up 71.1% month-over-month. The number of funded projects was 61, down 1.6% from the previous month.