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Initia officials stated that, with support from the Initia Foundation, the 1:1 asset backing for assets affected by the October 23 security incident will be fully restored when the chain resumes operations. The Initia Foundation has approved funding to cover the reserve shortfalls for Noble USDC, WETH, and AUSD0 used as collateral for iUSD, amounting to up to 1.08 million USDC, 105 ETH, and 1.4 million AUSD0, respectively. The specific amounts remain subject to verification and require final transfer approval.
Odaily report: Federally regulated digital asset bank Anchorage Digital Bank has expanded its partnership with Bitso to provide custody services for MXNB across six blockchains: Arbitrum, Base, Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Arc. Bitso stated that its infrastructure already processes 15% of transaction volume on the U.S.-Mexico remittance corridor.Bitso has also listed the U.S. dollar stablecoins USDPT and USAT, issued by Western Union and Tether respectively. Mexican users can directly buy and sell USDPT with pesos through the Bitso app; Western Union agents operating Bitso Business accounts can also exchange USDPT for other supported currencies. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily reports: Ondo has announced that 15 tokenized stocks and ETFs are now live on Robinhood Chain, with 11 of them open for trading in StablePair liquidity pools on Uniswap v4. The pools allow traders to swap directly between Ondo Stocks and Robinhood Stock Tokens that track the same underlying assets, while liquidity providers can earn fees by providing liquidity.Ondo stated that its tokenized stocks support round-the-clock minting and redemption, providing traders with an additional source of liquidity, exit channels, and arbitrage opportunities during periods when Robinhood Stock Tokens suspend minting and redemption on weekends, helping to narrow the price deviation between on-chain prices and the underlying asset prices. The 15 assets launched this time also include 4 assets that do not yet have corresponding Robinhood Stock Tokens, such as Robinhood (HOODon), iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXIon), BitMine (BMNRon), and the United States Copper Index Fund (CPERon).Ondo Stocks can be bridged between Robinhood Chain and BNB Chain or Ethereum via Ondo Bridge, and can be minted and redeemed on the latter two.
ENSv2 has officially launched on Ethereum mainnet, introducing a hierarchical registry and a more granular permission model that supports communities and institutions in customizing subdomain issuance rules and managing authorization by partition. The new version also updates the domain resolution method and supports shared record links, while launching the ENS App for general users and ENS Explorer for developers. ENS stated that its ecosystem currently supports over 36 million domains, covering more than 600 applications; existing .eth domains do not need to be re-registered and can voluntarily upgrade to ENSv2 within the ENS App starting today.
Odaily reports: CF Benchmarks, the index provider under Kraken's parent company Payward, has launched CFB Oracle, bringing pricing benchmarks for BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF and CME Group cryptocurrency futures into blockchain applications. The service provides benchmark data across cryptocurrency, equities, bonds, commodities, and forex markets, enabling developers to build products such as on-chain index funds, tokenized portfolios, and derivatives.CF Benchmarks states that its indices currently serve products representing over $120 billion in assets. CFB Oracle now supports Ethereum, HyperEVM, and Robinhood Chain, with plans to expand to other compatible networks in the future. Payward also plans to use the service to provide pricing data for its upcoming U.S. perpetual contract product, which is still awaiting regulatory approval. The service will compete with oracle providers such as Chainlink and Pyth. (CoinDesk)
According to Wintermute's weekly market report, Bitcoin fell 2.43% last week, marking its third consecutive weekly decline, breaking below $82,500 and retesting $80,000 before closing at approximately $80,500. ETH dropped 3.40%, closing at around $2,330. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $636 million on Thursday, the largest single-day outflow since June, coinciding with a 2.6% drop in the Nasdaq on the same day. On the macro front, following Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, Brent crude surged 5.66% to $116.72, with oil prices displacing AI financing as the primary market concern. Wintermute noted that as of October 18, markets price in roughly an 86% probability that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady this Wednesday, alongside expectations for a December rate hike. The Fed's forward guidance regarding December represents the key risk. Technically, BTC must reclaim the $82,000–$82,500 zone. Should the $80,000 level fail, the next support sits at $76,000, with a breakdown likely pushing prices to just over $70,000. The firm stated it is temporarily not taking a bearish view but will remain cautious until the FOMC meeting concludes and BTC reclaims $82,500. Key upcoming events include the October 28 FOMC meeting, October 29 reports for Q3 GDP and September PCE data, and the October 30 monthly options expiration.
According to CoinDesk, Ethereum developers have fixed a bug in the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade that could cause ETH deposited by staking services for new validators to be incorrectly credited to block builder accounts, giving operators the opportunity to withdraw the associated funds. The fix was merged into the Ethereum consensus specification on October 26, having previously been rejected on October 19 due to insufficient support from client teams.
decentralized cloud computing network Akash Network has published an article announcing the selection of Solana as its blockchain migration target. Akash provides decentralized GPU and AI computing power rental services and previously operated an independent blockchain based on Cosmos SDK. In October 2025, Akash announced plans to deprecate its existing independent chain and transition to a shared security architecture, with both the Solana and Ethereum ecosystems under consideration at the time.
According to official news from Odaily, Gate Event Contracts has launched a limited-time trading campaign running from October 22 at 16:00 to November 5 at 08:00 (UTC+8), featuring a total reward pool worth 100,000 USDT, covering new user first-order rewards, trading check-ins, trading milestones, and a peak trading competition. On the product side, a new INDEX (contract index price) market has been added, covering BTC and ETH on 5-minute and 15-minute cycles, using the Gate contract index price as the settlement basis and operating independently from the existing TWAP market; the simultaneously launched "one-click trading" feature supports preset amounts of 5, 20, and 100 USDT as well as custom amounts, simplifying the order placement process for short-cycle trading.During the campaign, users must register before trading. The first 1,000 eligible new users who complete their first trade with a net buy value of no less than 20 USDT can receive a reward worth 5.5 USDT; users who complete the required trades and check in for at least 3 cumulative days can share in a prize pool worth 10,000 USDT based on the proportion of check-in days. Users with a daily trading volume of no less than 10,000 USDT who meet the requirement for 7 consecutive days can receive a reward worth 140 USDT; those with a cumulative trading volume of 20,000 USDT can also participate in a 30,000 USDT trading volume sharing prize pool. On the peak leaderboard, users with a cumulative trading volume of 150,000 USDT can receive a guaranteed reward worth 1,000 USDT, and the first-place winner can additionally receive a reward worth 4,000 USDT. All rewards are issued in the form of Event Contract trial coupons; the first-order reward can be stacked, while the other three types of rewards are issued at the higher value. This campaign, combined with product upgrades, brings Gate Event Contract users more market choices and a more efficient order placement experience.
As reported by Cryptopolitan, Token Terminal data shows that the deposit volume of tokenized stocks in DeFi protocols has exceeded $300 million, up from $262 million last month and reflecting a 2,451.5% increase from approximately $11.8 million a year ago. The deposits are distributed across 20 issuers and 10 blockchains. The data indicates that the growth was primarily concentrated in the third quarter: starting at $80.1 million at the beginning of the quarter, it rose to $265 million on September 30, marking a quarterly increase of approximately 230%. This timeline aligns with Binance launching bStocks in June and Robinhood Chain going live in July. In terms of on-chain distribution, Solana leads with $102.6 million, accounting for a 34.2% share, with Robinhood Chain and Ethereum ranking second and third respectively. BNB Chain holds $42.8 million, Base holds $24.3 million, and the top five chains combined account for approximately 96%. Regarding issuers, xStocks accounts for over 39%, Robinhood holds $70.8 million, Binance bStocks holds $38.4 million, and Ondo Finance holds $3.4 million.
According to Odaily, Coinbase announced on X that it has now launched a cryptocurrency price market, where users can trade price predictions for BTC, ETH, or SOL, with timeframes ranging from 15 minutes to daily.
Lido has launched 0x02 CSM, enabling permissionless operation of validators with a maximum effective balance of 2048 ETH. Operators do not need to raise staking funds themselves; they only need to provide a bond. The first key requires 32 ETH, and each subsequent key requires 30 ETH, with staking allocated by the protocol. This module adopts an initial deposit queue and an additional staking queue capped at 32 slots; the initial share cap at launch is 0.01% of Lido Core TVL, and the first batch of approximately 32 keys will receive seed deposits.
Odaily Reports: Uniswap Labs has launched Aggregator Hooks, integrating external decentralized exchange quotes into its v4 routing system on Ethereum mainnet, Base, and Robinhood Chain within its web app and API. At launch, seven external sources are integrated; Uniswap claims this covers over 90% of DEX activity across supported networks, though it does not guarantee optimal execution for every swap. The routing engine can compare quotes block by block and settle swaps involving both Uniswap and external venues within a single transaction, without requiring additional token approvals for tapping external liquidity. Swaps routed through Aggregator Hooks can generate protocol fees that support UNI burning, and developers can integrate new routes via the Uniswap API; the actual impact on spreads and trading volume still needs to be verified through live trading.
Odaily reports: At 2:39 AM EST on October 23, Swell announced the suspension of deposits and withdrawals for its liquid staking token swETH and restaking token rswETH until the net asset value (NAV) returns to correct levels, without disclosing a restoration timeline. On-chain data shows that at 16:48 that day, the contracts reported approximately 1.203 ETH per swETH and approximately 1.138 ETH per rswETH, roughly 6% and 5% higher than the normal exchange rates of 1.133 ETH and 1.082 ETH as determined by Spreek, respectively; rates on decentralized exchanges stood at approximately 1.089 WETH per swETH and 1.029 WETH per rswETH, both far below the contract-reported values. Spreek stated that at 21:28 on October 21, the admin keys of both tokens were suspected to have been compromised, with NAV being inflated by up to 1% per hour without asset backing; the attacker deployed 4 malicious upgrade contracts capable of withdrawing approximately 2,513 ETH, but the transactions were not queued through Swell's multisig. Odysseus, founder of Phylax Systems, said the incident involved BOT key misuse, and losses have not been confirmed. Railway disclosed the same day that an unauthorized third party may have read customers' encrypted environment variables. Swell stated that funds are safe.
Odaily reports: Orochi Network announced an additional $8 million in funding, bringing its cumulative fundraising to $20 million. The funds will be used to build verifiable data infrastructure for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. This round received support from MEXC Ventures, Plutus VC, Bolts Capital, Ant Labs, and previous investors, and the project also received a grant from the Ethereum Foundation.Orochi Network stated that its verifiable database zkDatabase has launched on mainnet, having processed over 700 million proofs cumulatively with more than 10,000 downloads. It has established partnerships with projects such as Plume, Lumia, Nexus, and OG, and its alliance has over 120 enterprise partners. The network aims to use cryptographic technologies such as zero-knowledge proofs to verify the authenticity and integrity of asset data, providing data verification and audit infrastructure for applications including RWA, stablecoins, and AI.
According to The Block, the Ethereum Foundation announced a delay of the Glamsterdam upgrade, originally scheduled for October 26 on the Hoodi testnet, to allow for further review of EIP-8037's interaction with mainnet smart contracts. A new activation date has not yet been announced. Hoodi is one of Ethereum's test networks, primarily used to validate network upgrades before they go live on the mainnet.
According to an announcement from Forma's official X account (@Formachain), the Forma mainnet will cease operations at block height 34,567,890, expected around November 5. Users will have approximately two weeks to withdraw on-chain funds. Following the shutdown, the team will take a snapshot of the on-chain state and migrate any remaining TIA to Eden. As both chains are EVM-compatible, users can use the same wallet address to withdraw funds from Eden once the migration is complete. Modularium will migrate to Ethereum, with related NFT assets transferred as well. Holders must claim them manually through the relaunched Modularium website; the NFTs will not be automatically airdropped. Officials noted that the migration may take several days after the shutdown. Further announcements will be issued upon completion of each migration phase, with additional details and instructions to be released in the coming weeks.
According to data released by Trader T (@thepfund), Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $110.58 million yesterday. BlackRock's ETHA saw a net outflow of $75.5 million, BlackRock's staked ETF (ETHB) had a net outflow of $17.2 million, Grayscale's Mini ETH had a net outflow of $10.69 million, and Grayscale's ETHE had a net outflow of $9.56 million. Fidelity's FETH had a net inflow of $2.37 million, while the net flows for the remaining listed funds were zero.
Aave posted on X that the first externally curated markets on Aave V4 are now live, with strategies designed by @SentoraHQ. Users can borrow RLUSD, PYUSD, and OUSD across 3 new markets on Ethereum using yield-bearing assets and blue-chip assets as collateral.
Uniswap Labs has announced the launch of Aggregator Hooks, bringing aggregation capabilities to Uniswap v4. The mechanism uses Hooks to wrap external liquidity sources as v4 pools and is now live on the Uniswap web app and API, covering Ethereum mainnet, Base, and Robinhood Chain. On the first day, it supports 7 external sources including Curve, Fluid, and PancakeSwap, with more networks to be added gradually. Per-block routing will fetch the latest quotes from integrated sources, build the optimal path between Uniswap pools and external sources, and settle within a single transaction without requiring new approvals; the related swaps will incur a protocol fee, which will be used for UNI burning.