Ethereum’s transaction fees have dropped to a 7-year low, coinciding with a recent Federal Reserve rate cut. Spot-driven market activity and institutional accumulation are supporting Ethereum’s post-meeting gains above $3,300 while challenging Layer-1 revenue structure.

Binance has suspended more than 600 user accounts for exploiting its Binance Alpha platform using coordinated bot activity. The action was announced on October 19, targeting users who manipulated the reward system through automated tools.

The emerging AI agent ecosystem needs a trustworthy foundation for autonomous machines to verify and transact with each other. Ethereum's new ERC-8004 standard creates decentralized infrastructure for AI agents to establish identity, reputation, and validation without intermediaries.

XRP holders have flocked to mXRP - the ecosystem's first liquid staking token built on XRP Ledger's EVM sidechain. Launching September 25, Axelar's initial 6.5 million token vault filled within 48 hours, forcing capacity expansion to 10 million tokens, reflecting intense demand for yield-generating opportunities on previously idle XRP assets.

Naver Financial and Dunamu are discussing potential collaborations including a share-swap agreement and won-pegged stablecoin development. While reports suggested merger talks were advanced, Naver clarified no binding terms exist yet, with formal announcements expected within one month. The partnership could connect Naver's 30M+ users to Upbit's crypto ecosystem.