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​​📉 Altcoins Faced Heavy Pressure in October

Altcoins lost roughly twice as much as BTC in October, with a median decline of 17.1%.

The gap highlights stronger selling pressure on riskier assets, as losses spread across the broader crypto market.

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​​📊 Top Crypto Gainers Over the Past Month

Despite a challenging October for the broader crypto market, several tokens managed to post substantial gains, with BEAM and ICNT significantly outperforming the rest.

🏆 Top Gainers:

BEAM +160%
ICNT +92%
BAT +58%
KNTQ +44%
Q +40%
PEPE +16%

👉 https://cryptorank.io/gainers

​​📉 October 2026 Was Ethereum's Second-Worst October on Record

ETH ended October with a 16.1% decline, its second-worst October performance since 2016.

The decline also snapped Ethereum's three-month winning streak, following strong gains in July, August, and September.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/charts/quarterly-returns

​​📉 Market Overview

Bitcoin traded near $78,000 on Monday following last week's Binance hack, while $643M in spot BTC ETF outflows on Friday signaled weakening institutional demand.

Bitcoin: $78,047 +0.27%
Ethereum: $2,286 +0.88%

Market Cap: $2.70T
BTC Dominance: 58.1%
Fear & Greed Index: 37 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 47/100

👉 Latest News

• This Is What Binance Has Done Following $6.3B Hack
• Bitcoin Uptober Failed as Oil, Bonds and AI Broke Pattern
• Tether Posts $1.5B Q3 Profit as Reserve Buffer Nearly Doubles to $8B

👉 Small Cap Gainers

MEET48 +36.2%
Hookr.fun +19.5%
Gigachad +15%
PUMPCADE +14.4%
Dolphin AI +12.5%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Stablestock Strategic round backed by Amber Group
- Trade.xyz Strategic round backed by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
- Marketnode Strategic round backed by Stellar Development Foundation

​​⚡️After three months of gains, Bitcoin fell 7.3% in October, erasing September’s advance and turning “Uptober” red for a second year in a row.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/price/bitcoin/analytics

​​🔥 Trending Tokens & Projects on CryptoRank

eCash (ECX) tops the board after launching its mainnet and token.

Top movers:

• ECX +34%
• AIN +23.3%
• G +17.7%

👉 https://cryptorank.io/trending

🔓 Major Token Unlocks in November

The following tokens with the largest unlock value are scheduled to unlock this month:

• MON — $323.79M
• KITE — $131.74M
• BTW — $112.16M
• PIEVERSE — $90.17M
• ADI — $56.18M
• ZRO — $47.80M

MON has the largest unlock relative to size at 140.46% of market cap, as its Team and Investors allocations unlock after the cliff.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock

​​🎃 Trick or Treat: 5 Airdrops to Hunt This Halloween

Our researchers identified 5 projects with active airdrop opportunities worth hunting this spooky season. Check out the full activity guides: 👇

• D3
• Vangrid
• Hibachi
• Meridian
• RISEx

Explore the projects, complete available activities, and position yourself for potential future airdrops.

👉 CryptoRank.io/drophunting/

​​🎙️Join our X Space with theorem: From Tokenization to Liquidity: What’s Next for the RWA Market?

Together with ChainLink, Midas, Brickken, RWA.xyz & Symbiotic, we’ll discuss what it takes to turn tokenized assets into active, liquid markets.

📅 November 3, 3 PM UTC

👉 Set your reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1MEmkbpQrMqJJy?s=20

​​🚀 Most Valuable Tokens Launched Since Q3 2026

Top tokens that held their TGE since July, ranked by current FDV:

🥇DGAI — $780M
🥈GRVT — $224M
🥉RITUAL — $203M

Most of these tokens still have only 10–30% of their supply in circulation, so their FDV is far above their market cap.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/all-coins-list

​​📊 Market Fragmentation Among Perp DEXs Intensifies

Despite growing competition among perp DEXs, monthly trading volume remains 30% below January levels, although October saw a recovery to $657B.

Meanwhile, Variational's market share has grown 2.5x since January, reaching 11.9% in October, up 25.8% MoM, with $77.9B in trading volume.

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​​📉 Market Overview

Bitcoin fell toward $77,900 on Friday following a $6.3 billion Binance hack, triggering $1.5 billion in liquidations and pushing market sentiment into fear.

Bitcoin: $77,984 -2.24%
Ethereum: $2,230 -3.39%

Market Cap: $2.74T
BTC Dominance: 57.3%
Fear & Greed Index: 30 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 46/100

👉 Latest News

• Binance Hit by a $6.3B Security Nightmare
• Polymarket and Kalshi Get a Rival as DraftKings CEO Sees ‘Extraordinary’ Upside
• Bitcoin Bulls Take the Biggest Hit in a $1.49 Billion Crypto Liquidation Day

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Particle Network +29.1%
Magma Finance +28%
Bless +26.1%
TaoLend +25.7%
Hypurr +23.9%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Marketnode Strategic round backed by Stellar Development Foundation
- Kalshi $1.00B Series G round led by Sequoia Capital
- Photonpay $40M Series C round led by Blockchain Capital

​​🚨 $6.3B Binance Hack: What Do We Know So Far?

Around $6.3B in crypto assets was reportedly drained from Binance's hot wallets. North Korea's TraderTraitor group, linked to Lazarus, is suspected.

Key Details:

• $3B in stolen assets reportedly frozen.
• $60M USDT deposited into Aave, with $44.6M WETH borrowed.
• EIP-7702 used to deploy a drainer contract, with a compromised DevOps laptop identified as the suspected entry point.
• Withdrawals suspended for up to 48 hours. Binance pledges to cover losses through SAFU and company funds.
• $135B held in tracked Binance wallets, making the estimated loss equivalent to 4.7% of assets.

📉 Market Reaction: BTC −2%, ETH −3%, BNB −6% over 24 hours, compared with BTC's 10% daily drop during the FTX crisis.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/exchanges/binance

​​🏛 RWA Utilization in DeFi Reaches a New High

Despite a 7% decline in total DeFi TVL in October, active TVL in the RWA sector rose 14.5% to a record $4.35B.

Maple leads with $1.42B, accounting for nearly 33% of the total, followed by Hastra and Centrifuge. Together, top three protocols represent 54% of total RWA DeFi active TVL.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/rwa

​​📈 RWA Share of On-Chain Perps Volume Hits a New Monthly High

RWA perpetuals accounted for 28.4% of total on-chain perps trading volume in October, up from 20.5% in September, marking a new monthly record.

The increase was driven by growing RWA trading activity alongside declining volumes in other perps markets.

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​​📈 RWA Perps Trading Volume Hits a New ATH

On-chain RWA perps trading volume surged 27% in October, rising from $129B in September to a record $164B and surpassing July's previous peak of $147B.

Public equities, equity indices, and commodities are driving trading activity, as traders increasingly turn to TradFi assets for exposure to market volatility beyond crypto.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/rwa

​​📉 Market Overview

Bitcoin fell below $80,000 on Thursday as the Fed held rates steady and signaled further tightening, while a sell-off in Asian tech stocks added pressure on crypto markets.

Bitcoin: $79,772 -1.46%
Ethereum: $2,307 -2.10%

Market Cap: $2.76T
BTC Dominance: 58.1%
Fear & Greed Index: 51 (Greed)
Altcoin Index: 53/100

👉 Latest News

• Chainlink Loses 21% in October Even as Tokens Keep Leaving Exchanges
• Visa's Stablecoin Volume Grew 10x in a Year: Which Stablecoins Benefit?
• Fed Holds Rates, but Warsh Is Shrinking Its Rate-Setting Calendar

👉 Small Cap Gainers

MEET48 +56.2%
Metaplex +24.9%
Initia +18.6%
Orochi Network +18.1%
Incentiv +14.2%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Birch hill $4M Seed round led by Multicoin Capital
- Cancore $7.2M Seed round backed by MH Ventures
- Hyperbolic labs $30M Extended Series A round led by Walden Catalyst

​​📊 DeFi TVL Fell 7% in October After Its Rebound

DeFi TVL made a 7% correction in October after its three-month rebound, ending the growth streak.

Bitcoin was the month’s strongest gainer, up 42%, while Arc climbed 21% to $628M after its September mainnet launch.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/blockchains

​​📊 Hyperliquid Accounts for 35% of Total On-Chain Perps Volume

Hyperliquid leads perps trading with $200B in October volume, accounting for nearly 35% of total on-chain perps volume.

🏆 Top Perp DEXs by Trading Volume:
1. Hyperliquid: $200B
2. Variational: $69.5B
3. Lighter: $45B
4. Aster: $41.8B
5. EVEDEX: $23B

👉 https://cryptorank.io/exchanges/perpetuals

​​📉 Spot DEX Trading Volume Drops 36% Since September

Weekly spot DEX trading volume dropped 36.5%, from $58.6B in late August to $37.2B in the week ending October 25.

Solana leads with $14.2B in weekly volume, accounting for 38% of the total. Meanwhile, Robinhood recorded the sharpest decline among major networks, with weekly volume falling 80%, from $17.1B to $3.4B.

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