Uptober just broke its own tradition. Bitcoin closed October at $77.6K, down 7.2%. It makes it the third red October since 2016, the second consecutive one, and the worst October performance in a decade. The contrast with historical data is striking, 7 of the past 10 Octobers were green, with a median return of +10.7%. The strongest was October 2017 at +47.6%. This year, the market went in the opposite direction. There’s another detail, BTC is down 11.5% year to date, despite gaining 42.6% in Q3. A strong quarter clearly hasn’t translated into a sustained upward trend. We do believe that this October is a reminder that even the strongest seasonal patterns are never guaranteed. Bitcoin’s next moves will depend on market conditions, not the calendar.

1/5 EIP-8148 was CFI’d for Hegota, letting 0x02 validators set a custom sweep threshold between 32 and 2,048 $ETH so rewards above it are withdrawn automatically. https://t.co/GmsroOhGAz https://t.co/WhkWOjMWmW

Great news for the @CypherockWallet users who can now stake ethereum:native in the cySync app, powered by Everstake’s staking infrastructure. The flow takes less than 2 minutes: choose an account, set the amount, sign on the X1 Vault with a card tap and done! Check out our step-by-step guide: https://t.co/WeCiBBR4wV

The financial revolution is here, and it’s fully automated. Joseph Chalom recently highlighted a massive shift reshaping the global economy. For the first time, four major technologies are colliding: stablecoins are unlocking 24/7 liquidity, tokenization is making assets programmable, DeFi is executing flawless on-chain trades, and AI agents are automating the entire workflow. This goes way beyond just faster payments. We are entering an era where capital moves, trades settle, and risks are managed continuously, without human intervention. As Chalom pointed out, true technological revolutions take what was once scarce and expensive and make it universally abundant. But in a world driven by autonomous machines, how do everyday users actually participate and stay connected to this new ecosystem? This is exactly where staking steps in. At Everstake, we see staking as the essential bridge to this automated future. It is rapidly evolving into a seamless, everyday habit for anyone interacting with the Web3 space. By participating in network consensus, you are actively helping to power, scale, and secure the very blockchain infrastructure that makes this entire AI-driven economy possible!

The on-chain RWA market has reached $46.3B, up an incredible 947.6% over the past three years. Ethereum leads with $20.8B in issued assets, followed by BNB Chain at $6.2B and Solana at $3.9B. Ethereum alone accounts for almost 45% of the total market shown. The ecosystem now has 6.7M RWA holders, while RWA-related DeFi TVL stands at $3.7B and 24-hour RWA DEX volume has reached $748.4M. More real-world assets are being represented on-chain, more users are holding them, and on-chain markets are developing around them. The progress is coming from many networks, and each is contributing to a market that could expand how financial assets are issued, accessed, and transferred.

Math over marketing! Our industry is rapidly leveling up, proving that true security is not built on empty promises, it is built on bulletproof mathematics! Sergey Nazarov just dropped a massive truth about the future of decentralized infrastructure. He brilliantly emphasized that @chainlink's unbreakable reliability doesn't come from a loud brand or clever marketing campaigns. As he stated perfectly: "Anyone who actually digs in and tries to understand, it’s because of the cryptographic proof that Chainlink provides". This incredibly robust technological foundation delivers flawless cryptographic guarantees that completely de-risk complex cross-chain transactions. Imagine a future where users from across the globe can seamlessly execute massive smart contracts with absolute confidence, knowing the network is mathematically immune to failure. This is a massive paradigm shift where trust is no longer just a promise, it is permanently guaranteed by unbreakable code!

$230B is now staked across PoS networks! Ethereum leads by a wide margin, with more than $100B securing its network, while Solana holds second place. The wider landscape includes BNB Chain, Cardano, NEAR, Aptos, Polygon, Celestia, and other ecosystems contributing to the growth of decentralized infrastructure. Since June, a combination of rising crypto valuations and growing staking participation has pushed the dollar value of network security higher. Ethereum added 1.99M ETH in net staking inflows during Q3, marking its sixth consecutive quarter of growth, while Solana also reached record staking levels. The broader crypto market rebounded 39.6% in Q3, further lifting the dollar value of staked assets. More capital committed to staking can strengthen the economic foundation of PoS networks, although dollar value alone does not capture every dimension of security or decentralization.

Solana 🤝 Polygon.

Who said bear markets kill on-chain activity? @SuiNetwork weekly transactions are up 321.5% since the start of 2026. From ~17M a week in early January to 70M+ now, with a peak of 75.88M in the week of September 21. And this is happening in a bear market. So what does it actually mean when an L1 grows like this while the market is down? In a bull market, activity is easy to come by. Hype, incentives and airdrop farming can fill any chart. In a bear market, most of that leaves. Attention drops, liquidity gets thinner, and short-term traffic goes quiet. When a network keeps growing in that environment, it usually points to two simple things: apps on it are being used, and the team and builders keep shipping instead of waiting for better times. And Sui has been shipping everyday. Just a few things that went live or hit milestones this year: • A 99% cut to non-refundable storage fees. • Native USDC on Sui connected to 29 chains via CCTP V2. • USDC on Sui coming to Samsung Wallet on 82M Galaxy devices in the U.S. • The first native quantum-safe transaction on Sui Devnet. • Slush wallet: address book, plus funding from 25 chains, cards or Apple Pay. Sui has also introduced gasless stablecoin transfers, removing the need for users to hold a separate SUI balance just to send supported stablecoins. It’s a small change in the user experience that can make a real difference. None of this is flashy for its own sake. Each one removes a step that used to make crypto harder than it should be. In our view, Sui is still underrated relative to what is being built there. As a Sui validator and ecosystem partner, we see this work up close, and we have a lot of respect for the Sui team, the builders and the community behind it. We've been supporting Sui, and we'll keep doing it!

‼️Nobody is Googling Bitcoin right now. Searches are near a 5-year low, and if the timeline has felt quieter lately, it is not just you. But search interest only measures curiosity. It does not measure ownership, trading volume or on-chain activity, and a lot of the biggest money, ETFs, pension funds and OTC desks, never needed Google in the first place. Attention changes shape, it does not simply disappear. Infrastructure stays, and so do we.