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investment firm 1kx has released its annual blockchain revenue report, projecting that total blockchain industry revenue will reach $100 billion in 2026, a year-over-year decline of approximately 28% due to the drop in crypto asset prices.The report notes that institutional and real-economy-related businesses currently contribute about 30% of blockchain industry revenue. In Q3 2026, real-economy-related business revenue surpassed blockchain infrastructure revenue for the first time. Meanwhile, publicly listed companies' share of total blockchain industry revenue has risen from 7% in 2022 to 16%.Additionally, a record 283 protocols returned value to token holders in Q3 through mechanisms such as token buybacks, burns, or fee sharing.
Y Combinator has released a startup guide for the crypto sector, noting that over the past year, growth in the crypto industry was driven by institutions rather than consumers for the first time. Use cases are shifting from speculative trading to real-world financial needs such as oil hedging and cross-border corporate treasury flows, and the firm expects crypto adoption to accelerate further.The firm believes that various asset classes will accelerate toward tokenization, expanding from stablecoins and equities to real estate titles, debt, and commodities. Meanwhile, startup equity and small-value assets that were previously difficult to securitize may also enter the market through on-chain issuance. Around these assets, financial infrastructure such as trading, lending, and derivatives will continue to develop, and AI agents may become important financial participants.For startup directions over the next 6 months, Y Combinator is focusing on AI fundraising, USD and other fiat stablecoins, neobanks, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, trading platforms, and crypto API infrastructure for AI agents. The firm believes that while traditional financial institutions face challenges, this also creates startup opportunities for a new generation of fintech companies.
Odaily reports: Bitcoin rose about 0.8% since midnight (UTC) on Monday to $81,400, after briefly falling below $80,000. Ethereum gained 0.9%, Asian chip stocks led a tech rebound, South Korea's KOSPI rose 6.6%, SK Hynix climbed about 11% on roughly 7x year-over-year profit growth, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.5%.The Federal Reserve is about to announce its rate decision, and the CME FedWatch tool shows the market sees about a 92% probability of rates being held steady. Traders will focus on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's press conference to gauge whether there is any possibility of a rate hike ahead. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $176 million on Tuesday, marking a second consecutive trading day of inflows.On the derivatives side, crypto futures trading volume rose 7.5% over the past 24 hours to $163.2 billion, open interest increased only 1.3%, and liquidations rose 38% to $183.6 million. Bitcoin rose 2.3% while open interest actually fell 0.1%; Ethereum rose 2.7% with open interest up 1.7%, indicating the price rebound has not yet been accompanied by large-scale new leverage. ZEC open interest grew 14%, higher than its 6.3% price gain over the same period, making it one of the large crypto assets with the most obvious new position building.In the options market, Deribit data shows that Bitcoin's one-week put/call skew has dropped from nearly 10% a week ago to less than 1%, indicating that demand for short-term downside protection has weakened somewhat, though the one-month, three-month and six-month tenors remain clearly skewed toward puts. Meanwhile, gold futures open interest fell 10%, while open interest for Tether's gold token XAUT rose 11.6%, showing divergent capital flows. (CoinDesk)
A Galaxy Research report shows that Meme coins' share of Solana trading volume has fallen from over 50% at the end of 2024 to 15%–20% in Q2 2026. In addition, SOL has declined nearly 20% year-to-date, and U.S.-listed spot and staked SOL ETFs recorded outflows for two consecutive weeks this month, totaling approximately $50 million. Meanwhile, Solana's share of on-chain perpetual contract trading volume has dropped from 17% to 6%. The Solana Foundation has reportedly issued a statement saying that Solana's transformation is underway, attempting to shift from a growth model reliant on Meme coins and speculative trading toward more mainstream financial applications such as stablecoins and tokenized assets, in a bid to win adoption from Wall Street institutions.However, with the crypto market downturn and the rise of competitors such as Hyperliquid, Solana faces challenges in transforming its growth model. Market analysts point out that the key to Solana's future lies in whether it can attract stable assets, developers, and users, rather than relying solely on speculative trading to drive growth. (Bloomberg)
Odaily Report: Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe has submitted a proposal to stop the automatic allocation of block rewards to the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) program and redirect the remaining 8% of block rewards originally allocated to the program to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM). He stated that ZCG currently holds over $125 million in funds and will receive several million more before the funding inflow stops, and that the existing grants program was not designed to manage funds of this scale.According to the draft proposal, ZCG holds 91,452.98 ZEC and approximately $8.8 million in USD-denominated assets, with $2.4 million in outstanding grant commitments. Bowe noted that the current 8% allocation mechanism generates over $68 million worth of ZEC per year, while the Financial Privacy Foundation disclosed that ZCG's spending in the first quarter of 2026 was only $1.53 million. If the proposal is approved, the original allocation percentage will be redirected to the NSM, and the total Zcash issuance will not increase. Meanwhile, the separate 12% of block rewards allocated to the Coinholder-Controlled Fund will remain unchanged. ZCG will still be able to retain and manage its existing assets, continue approving grants, and fulfill outstanding commitments.The proposal has not yet specified an activation block height and has not been included in the currently planned NU7 network upgrade; it would require a future network upgrade to take effect. (The Block)
According to official announcements, Odaily reports that Gate will list Ritual (RITUAL) for spot trading on October 27 at 21:00 (UTC+8), and will open flash exchange trading at 22:00 the same day. Ritual is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for autonomous AI agents, supporting smart contracts that can directly call AI models and external APIs.Meanwhile, Gate CandyDrop Round 189 will run from October 28 at 18:00 to November 11 at 18:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 5,000,000 RITUAL. The event features three tasks: first spot trade, spot trading milestone, and inviting friends, with respective prize pools of 300,000, 3.5 million, and 1.2 million RITUAL. Eligible users who complete the designated tasks can participate to claim rewards or share the airdrop through candy distribution.
According to The Block, Galaxy Research stated in a report released on October 26 that the Bitcoin bear market ended in June and that the current moment presents an attractive opportunity to buy and hold. The report notes that as of October 18, Bitcoin had closed above its 50-week moving average for five consecutive weeks, breaking a prior streak of 44 consecutive weeks below the level. Meanwhile, the monthly average volume transacted from long-term holding wallets dropped from 67,000 BTC in 2024 to 34,000 BTC in 2026. Galaxy’s head of research, Alex Thorn, cautioned that this bullish thesis would face challenges if Bitcoin records a weekly close below the $76,540 50-week moving average and fails to reclaim it within a month.
Soneium has announced plans to launch a native ecosystem token, SONEIUM, to drive the platform's transition from blockchain infrastructure to an on-chain entertainment economy ecosystem, connecting IP holders, creators, developers, fans, and investors. Specific arrangements for the token generation event (TGE) will be announced later.On the IP tokenization front, Soneium plans to launch an official platform, Soneium Portal, to support IP issuance, investment, fan participation, and revenue distribution, while building an on-chain IP framework to enable programmatic handling of intellectual property registration, licensing management, and royalty distribution. Soneium also plans to introduce IP Vault and IP Bond, offering indirect investment channels for entertainment assets such as music copyright funds, as well as bond products backed by entertainment companies' businesses.Meanwhile, Soneium announced that its first IP project will be launched through Moriusa, a popular character IP under Tokyo-based entertainment group Super State Holdings. In addition, Soneium will partner with Korean K-pop IP company DayOneDream to advance the tokenization of concert business royalties for well-known artists including BTOB.
According to official announcements, Odaily reports that Huobi HTX listed PG/USDT and ABBV/USDT perpetual contracts on October 26, supporting 1-20x long and short positions. Meanwhile, from now until October 29 at 15:00 (UTC+8), Huobi HTX is launching a new contract trading competition. Users who complete registration, participate in trading the designated contract pairs, and reach the specified thresholds will have the opportunity to share a total prize pool of 1 billion $HTX and 5,000 USDT in contract trial funds.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued proposed rules to implement the COINS Act, aiming to further expand U.S. outbound investment restrictions in certain sensitive technology sectors targeting "countries of concern." The existing regime primarily targets entities related to China, while the proposed rules seek to further tighten restrictions on AI and semiconductors on that basis, extending the regulatory framework to encompass additional sensitive technologies and jurisdictions. In the AI sector, certain investments that remain permissible post-filing under current rules will be converted to outright prohibitions; regarding semiconductors, high bandwidth memory, photonic chips, and radiation-hardened chips will also be subject to stricter restrictions. Meanwhile, biotechnology has been added as a priority regulatory domain, covering areas such as brain-computer interfaces and automated laboratory software.
according to an official announcement, Huobi HTX listed CMCSA/USDT and IOST/USDT perpetual contracts on October 22, supporting 1-20x long and short positions. Meanwhile, from now until October 29 at 15:00 (UTC+8), Huobi HTX is launching a new contract token trading competition. Users who complete registration, participate in trading the designated event tokens' contracts, and reach the specified threshold will have the opportunity to share in a total prize pool of 1 billion $HTX and 5,000 USDT in contract trial funds.
on October 22, Binance Square launched the second installment of its US stock earnings season content, focusing on the Q3 earnings reports of Tesla (TSLA) and Meta (META). Both companies will release their results after the US market close on October 21 (ET), with market attention centered on whether AI investments can translate into actual revenue, profit, and cash flow.For Tesla, despite Q3 deliveries reaching 486,532 vehicles, beating analyst consensus, automotive business profitability remains a key focus — particularly automotive gross margin excluding regulatory credit revenue. In addition, energy storage business performance, progress in Full Self-Driving (FSD), Robotaxi, and Optimus robot commercialization, as well as capital expenditures and free cash flow, will also influence market judgments on its growth outlook.For Meta, the market will focus on advertising business growth and AI investment returns. Investors should watch revenue, ad impressions, and average price changes to assess whether AI recommendation systems and advertising tools can improve monetization efficiency. Meanwhile, Meta expects capital expenditures to reach $130 billion to $145 billion in 2026. Whether these expenditures can drive corresponding profit and cash flow growth, along with full-year expenses and forward guidance, are all key points of this earnings report.It is understood that Binance Square will continue to follow both companies' earnings performance through earnings previews, post-earnings analysis, and live streams with analysts in both Chinese and English. Users can follow Binance Square's earnings-related topics and participate in discussions via #EarningsSeason to share their views on earnings performance and market trends.
BitTorrent announced the official launch of its brand upgrade and simultaneously completed its first-quarter $BTT buyback and burn. Operating now under a unified master brand, BitTorrent has integrated content distribution, decentralized AI inference computing services, and Layer 2 infrastructure into an integrated service ecosystem tailored for Web3 and AI. Meanwhile, 100% of the Q3 revenue generated from decentralized services has been used to repurchase and permanently burn 21,621,611,570,729.6 $BTT from circulation (approximately $7.6 million). The simultaneous rollout of the unified master brand and deflationary economic model not only strengthens brand synergy and ecosystem resource integration but also ties ecosystem growth more transparently to token value through the buy-and-burn mechanism, building more sustainable infrastructure for Web3 and AI applications. Explore the upgraded BitTorrent and review the official announcement and burn details.
According to Bitcoin Magazine, Chainalysis' latest report indicates that the United States became a net inflow country for bitcoin in 2026, marking the first time since 2022. The report notes that US institutional investors have continuously purchased bitcoin this year, while retail investors as a whole have predominantly sold. Chainalysis stated that since the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs in 2024, the US share of global bitcoin activity has consistently risen in each statistical period. Meanwhile, the scale of the US crypto economy is approximately $2.78 trillion, down 2.2% from prior levels. In the stablecoin sector, USD stablecoins continue to expand their usage in overseas payments, peer-to-peer transactions, and cross-border business activities.
According to Cointelegraph, the Bank of Russia has issued new guidelines confirming that direct peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions between individuals will be banned starting July 1, 2027, at which point all such transactions must be conducted through authorized intermediaries. Additionally, individuals are prohibited from transferring crypto assets from digital accounts to self-custody wallets. Meanwhile, the Bank of Russia has approved the country's largest bank, Sberbank, to provide cryptocurrency exchange services, and will bring exchange operators and custodial institutions under central bank regulatory oversight starting September 1 this year. Russia currently continues to prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies for payments for goods and services.
Odaily News — As Europe's top football leagues continue to heat up in the new season, trading activity on Gate Prediction Market for marquee fixtures keeps climbing. At 03:00 AM on October 14 (UTC+8), two high-profile UEFA Champions League league phase Matchday 2 fixtures will kick off simultaneously, with Arsenal vs. Lille and Atlético Madrid vs. Manchester United set to deliver blockbuster showdowns. Currently, Arsenal's win probability stands at 81%, Lille's at 6%, and a draw at 14%; Atlético Madrid's win probability stands at 49%, Manchester United's at 26%, and a draw at 25%. Prediction trading for major UEFA Champions League matchups is currently in full swing, and platform users are encouraged to head to the Gate App to participate in match predictions.Gate Prediction Market Points Campaign Season 8 has wrapped up successfully, with a points prize pool of 19,863.30 USDT, and the No. 1 on the leaderboard expected to receive 7,448.74 USDT. Meanwhile, Season 9 is now live. Users can participate in Gate Prediction Market trading to earn 100% winning scratch cards and points rewards, compete on the leaderboard to share the points prize pool, and have the chance to win a Super Lucky Grand Prize, 88,888 PTS, a cumulative grand prize pool, an iPhone Duo, and many more rewards.
According to official announcements, Binance will list the RWUSD/USDT spot and leverage trading pair on October 13, 2026, at 16:00 (UTC+8), with a listing fee of 0 BNB. During the promotional period, this trading pair will enjoy zero fees for both spot and leverage limit and market orders. Meanwhile, RWUSD is available as cross-margin collateral, and the instant swap platform also supports fee-free conversions.
NEAR Protocol announced that NEAR accounts now support the post-quantum ML-DSA signature scheme, enabling users to complete key upgrades without any asset migration. Meanwhile, the NEAR One team is advancing the NEP-655 proposal, which derives implicit accounts via an initial state hash, storing assets behind the hash so that no public keys or key hashes are exposed on-chain. It is currently live on the testnet and expected to launch on the mainnet within weeks. Additionally, the team is designing NEAR Intents Wallet Contracts that support custom signature extensions (including ML-DSA and hash-based schemes), and developing a NEAR-based Q-day recovery registry for external chains that have not yet deployed PQ keys, allowing users to submit recovery keys in a rotatable hash format. NEAR noted that its quantum-safe design philosophy was integrated into its architecture planning as early as 2018.
According to Durov's Code, Telegram is expected to launch a new cryptocurrency wallet, Gram Wallet, in the latest version 13.0 update, though the service has not yet been officially opened to users. Meanwhile, the original Wallet service has been renamed Walt and moved from the settings menu to the mini-app interface, with existing accounts and assets remaining unaffected.
According to the official announcement, HTX has listed the MAR/USDT perpetual contract on October 9, supporting 1x to 20x leverage for both long and short positions. Meanwhile, from now until 15:00 (UTC+8) on October 15, HTX is launching a new token perpetual contract trading competition. Users who complete registration, trade contracts for the participating tokens, and meet the specified threshold will have the chance to share the total prize pool of 1 billion $HTX tokens.