Author: Jeremy Ryan

TL;DR Celestia says its Fibre data-availability system sustained 3.07 terabits per second in an end-to-end benchmark across 120 validators. The test covered encoding, distribution, storage, validator signatures and onchain commitment submission. The figure is an experimental benchmark, not proof that Celestia mainnet is currently processing 3.07 Tb/s of live user traffic. Celestia has published one of the more eye-catching blockchain throughput numbers of the year: 3.07 terabits per second. The number comes from an end-to-end benchmark of Fibre, Celestia’s high-throughput data-availability system, run across 120 validators. The team says the pipeline sustained the rate while encoding new data blobs, distributing…

Technical Integration Between ISO 20022 Messaging and Smart Contracts The deployed technical architecture pairs Swift’s proprietary ISO 20022 messaging standard with the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE). This component allows paying agents to coordinate corporate actions when a single security trades or circulates simultaneously across multiple chains. The protocol resolves balance synchronization by consolidating distributed holdings into a unified canonical ledger record. According to market coverage, this functionality prevents the double-counting of shares in transit between chains during the record-date cutoff. Concurrently, the workflow incorporates the Automated Compliance Engine to audit eligibility criteria, tax withholding obligations, participant identity, and sanctions screening…

The Zano exploit led to over $250 million in fake assets being minted by the attacker. According to a post-mortem report by the project team, the attacker minted 36.89 million ZANO tokens and $18.45 million fUSD, the Freedom Dollar stablecoin.  During late August and September, the period when the hack happened and the team noticed the exploit, ZANO’s price averaged between $6.50 and $7.50. Assuming an average price of $7.00, the 38.6 million ZANO tokens and $18.4 million fUSD translated to a total of about $250 million in fake assets.  Earlier in their preliminary investigation, the Freedom Dollar team said…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed crypto custody fallback could broaden investment choices while making them easier for larger advisers to offer.The agency’s economic analysis says the expense of safeguarding assets and arranging independent oversight may lead smaller firms to decline to offer the service.Approved on Oct. 1, the proposal would let advisers hold covered client crypto assets when an eligible custodian is unavailable, subject to safeguards. Table 8 models certain annual costs of $433,833 per adviser using that option.That estimate includes an independent control report but leaves out some potentially significant technology costs.For clients, the consequence could be…

Stylus, launched in September 2024, lets developers write smart contracts in languages such as Rust. Unlike conventional Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) contracts, Stylus code requires a separate activation step to become executable after deployment. The council implemented the freeze by raising the activation gas requirement to a prohibitively high level on One and Nova. That changed a configuration parameter without requiring an ArbOS upgrade, according to the report. Active Contracts Can Be Renewed The pause prevents activation of new Stylus code, including new versions of existing applications, and reactivation of expired contracts. Already-active contracts remain usable by anyone, and anyone…

Several Bitcoin [BTC] ETF funds began October with outflows. According to Onchain Lens, five funds recorded a combined $24 million in outflows on the 1st of October. However, strong inflows into three other funds more than made up for these losses.  BTC ETFs’ net inflow hit $102M amid mixed sentiment In September, Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced massive inflows. In fact, AMBCrypto reported an accumulation spree with net inflows surpassing $2.5 billion the week ending on the 25th of September.  This trend has continued into October, with prominent funds recording inflows. Source: Sosovalue These inflows proved strong enough to turn daily…

NEAR Protocol [NEAR] has managed to stage a short-term recovery. This comes after its price action took a big hit during the recent security scare that threatened the confidence of investors. After the vulnerability issue, NEAR Intent was reported to halt its services from the project. The incident resulted in investors losing $3.8 million worth of funds. As a result, NEAR experienced some selling pressure due to the negative news as its price action recorded a significant drop. However, investor sentiment has shown signs of recovery as NEAR Protocol, in a recent post, revealed that the security issue was separate…

The Numbers Current trading data shows Stellar at $0 with no recorded volume over the past 24 hours. This lack of volume indicates a period of consolidation for the asset, as traders await developments from the Meridian conference. The broader cryptocurrency market’s mixed signals underscore the cautious sentiment prevalent among investors as they assess the implications of Stellar’s innovations. Stellar is a blockchain platform designed to facilitate cross-border payments and tokenization of assets. Its efforts to integrate real-world financial systems have garnered attention, making it a key player in the on-chain finance revolution. OpenZeppelin is renowned for setting security standards…

TL;DR Visa says roughly 17% of its stablecoin-linked card volume in fiscal 2026 year-to-date came from business and commercial card programs. The payments company now supports more than 160 stablecoin-linked card programs across consumer and business use cases. The data suggests stablecoins are spreading beyond crypto spending cards into treasury, settlement and cross-border business payments. Stablecoin cards are beginning to look less like a consumer crypto experiment and more like business payment infrastructure. Visa published new data on October 1 showing that approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card volume in its fiscal 2026 year-to-date period came from business and commercial card…

Market Snapshot Currently, Arbitrum’s price information is unavailable, and trading volume remains at zero. However, the increase in fee revenue suggests a shift in user engagement that could lead to future market activity. The overall sentiment around Arbitrum is cautiously optimistic, given the recent developments and the increasing interest from institutional players as seen in previous reports. Arbitrum is a layer-2 scaling solution designed to improve transaction speed and reduce costs on the Ethereum blockchain. Its jurisdiction falls under the broader Ethereum ecosystem, making it a critical player as Ethereum continues to evolve. Eyes on These Levels Traders should keep…