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01 / Project activity

Latest signals

Recent publications from different sources.

All project activity ↗

02 / Measured changes

Capital in motion

Largest absolute 7-day TVL changes among tracked networks with fresh history.

NEAR

DeFi TVL · 7d
Through 19 Oct 2026 UTC
-17.9%

Cardano

DeFi TVL · 7d
Through 19 Oct 2026 UTC
-11.5%

Avalanche

DeFi TVL · 7d
Through 19 Oct 2026 UTC
-8.8%

TVL changes include price effects; they are not net inflows.

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03 / Dates to watch

Coming up

Explicit public-comment deadlines from regulatory documents.

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PROJECT OBSERVATORY

The projects shaping the market.

Five projects in focus, with the wider watchlist kept compact below.

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BTC

TheChainObserver · Beyond the news

Bitcoin

News. Network. Development.

Bitcoin news & data ↗
Latest block height972,279Received 20 Oct, 07:15 UTC
Pending transactions46,947Observed by the source nodeReceived 20 Oct, 07:15 UTC
High-priority fee estimate1.0 sat/vBEstimate, not a confirmation guaranteeReceived 20 Oct, 07:15 UTC

Network source: mempool.space ↗ · Periodic snapshots, not a live stream.

Observe with context: TVL is not market capitalization. Releases describe software publications, not on-chain volume. Network figures reflect the source and time shown.
ETH

TheChainObserver · Beyond the news

Ethereum

News. Network. Development.

Ethereum news & data ↗
Latest block height26,232,209Received 20 Oct, 07:10 UTC
Provider pending transactions25BlockCypher node view, not a network-wide countReceived 20 Oct, 07:10 UTC
High-priority gas estimate3.392 GweiGas price per unit, not the total transaction feeReceived 20 Oct, 07:10 UTC

Network source: BlockCypher ↗ · Periodic snapshots, not a live stream.

Observe with context: TVL is not market capitalization. Releases describe software publications, not on-chain volume. Network figures reflect the source and time shown.
USDT

TheChainObserver · Beyond the news

Tether

News. Network. Development.

Tether news & data ↗
Observe with context: TVL is not market capitalization. Releases describe software publications, not on-chain volume. Network figures reflect the source and time shown.
BNB

TheChainObserver · Beyond the news

BNB Chain

News. Network. Development.

BNB Chain news & data ↗
Observe with context: TVL is not market capitalization. Releases describe software publications, not on-chain volume. Network figures reflect the source and time shown.
XRP

TheChainObserver · Beyond the news

XRP Ledger

News. Network. Development.

XRP Ledger news & data ↗
Current open ledger107,778,696Open ledger, not yet validatedReceived 20 Oct, 06:55 UTC
Transactions in node queue0Queued for a later ledgerReceived 20 Oct, 06:55 UTC
Open-ledger reference fee10 drops1 drop = 0.000001 XRP; reference transactionReceived 20 Oct, 06:55 UTC

Network source: XRPL Cluster ↗ · Periodic snapshots, not a live stream.

Observe with context: TVL is not market capitalization. Releases describe software publications, not on-chain volume. Network figures reflect the source and time shown.

YOUR PROJECT WATCHLIST

More projects to follow.

49 additional dossiers
USDC price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

USDC

USDC

#6 · Daily top 50

$0.99990.00%
Market cap $72.12B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
USDC news & data
Solana price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#7 · Daily top 50

$104.54-1.11%
Market cap $61.62B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Solana news & data
TRON price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

TRON

TRX

#8 · Daily top 50

$0.3315+0.11%
Market cap $31.50B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
TRON news & data
Hyperliquid price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#9 · Daily top 50

$78.95-1.54%
Market cap $20.05B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Hyperliquid news & data
Zcash price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#10 · Daily top 50

$1,137.99-2.03%
Market cap $19.26B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Zcash news & data
Dogecoin price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#11 · Daily top 50

$0.0793-0.69%
Market cap $12.40B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Dogecoin news & data
Monero price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#12 · Daily top 50

$609.09+2.04%
Market cap $11.46B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Monero news & data
Chainlink price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#13 · Daily top 50

$11.99-1.74%
Market cap $8.97B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Chainlink news & data
UNUS SED LEO price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#14 · Daily top 50

$9.03+0.01%
Market cap $8.31B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
UNUS SED LEO news & data
Cardano price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#15 · Daily top 50

$0.2174-1.64%
Market cap $8.00B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Cardano news & data
NEAR Protocol price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#16 · Daily top 50

$4.78-5.54%
Market cap $6.26B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
NEAR Protocol news & data
Stellar price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#17 · Daily top 50

$0.1775-0.85%
Market cap $6.25B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Stellar news & data
Bitcoin Cash price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#18 · Daily top 50

$277.30-0.48%
Market cap $5.58B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Bitcoin Cash news & data
Ethena USDe price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#19 · Daily top 50

$0.9996+0.01%
Market cap $4.69B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Ethena USDe news & data
Litecoin price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#20 · Daily top 50

$59.50-0.60%
Market cap $4.63B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Litecoin news & data
Uniswap price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#21 · Daily top 50

$7.19-2.88%
Market cap $4.49B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Uniswap news & data
Dai price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

Dai

DAI

#22 · Daily top 50

$0.9991-0.08%
Market cap $4.53B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Dai news & data
Avalanche price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#23 · Daily top 50

$9.55-2.29%
Market cap $4.24B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Avalanche news & data
Canton price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#24 · Daily top 50

$0.1042+1.55%
Market cap $4.15B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Canton news & data
Sui price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

Sui

SUI

#25 · Daily top 50

$0.9941-1.56%
Market cap $4.09B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Sui news & data
World Liberty Financial USD price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#26 · Daily top 50

$0.9986-0.04%
Market cap $3.98B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
World Liberty Financial USD news & data
Gram (prev. Toncoin) price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#27 · Daily top 50

$1.35+0.17%
Market cap $3.83B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Gram (prev. Toncoin) news & data
Hedera price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

Hedera

HBAR

#28 · Daily top 50

$0.0838-1.07%
Market cap $3.69B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Hedera news & data
Global Dollar price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#29 · Daily top 50

$1.0000+0.01%
Market cap $3.13B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Global Dollar news & data
Bittensor price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#30 · Daily top 50

$265.31-3.31%
Market cap $3.09B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Bittensor news & data
Tether Gold price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#31 · Daily top 50

$4,123.84-1.27%
Market cap $3.01B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Tether Gold news & data
Shiba Inu price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#32 · Daily top 50

$0.00000499-0.60%
Market cap $2.94B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Shiba Inu news & data
Cronos price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#33 · Daily top 50

$0.0569-0.61%
Market cap $2.89B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Cronos news & data
PayPal USD price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#34 · Daily top 50

$0.9997-0.01%
Market cap $2.86B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
PayPal USD news & data
Ethena price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#35 · Daily top 50

$0.1880-1.54%
Market cap $2.52B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Ethena news & data
Ripple USD price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#36 · Daily top 50

$0.9999-0.01%
Market cap $2.41B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Ripple USD news & data
OKB price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

OKB

OKB

#37 · Daily top 50

$114.33+0.09%
Market cap $2.40B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
OKB news & data
Quant price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#38 · Daily top 50

$193.66-2.30%
Market cap $2.34B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Quant news & data
Aave price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

Aave

AAVE

#39 · Daily top 50

$149.50-2.41%
Market cap $2.31B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Aave news & data
Ondo price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

Ondo

ONDO

#40 · Daily top 50

$0.4371-0.07%
Market cap $2.13B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Ondo news & data
Pump.fun price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#41 · Daily top 50

$0.00443261-0.84%
Market cap $2.05B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Pump.fun news & data
Worldcoin price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#42 · Daily top 50

$0.5427+8.47%
Market cap $2.07B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Worldcoin news & data
Polkadot price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#43 · Daily top 50

$1.14+1.17%
Market cap $1.94B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Polkadot news & data
Aster price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

Aster

ASTER

#44 · Daily top 50

$0.7113+1.17%
Market cap $1.92B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Aster news & data
PAX Gold price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#45 · Daily top 50

$4,126.71-1.17%
Market cap $1.82B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
PAX Gold news & data
USDD price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

USDD

USDD

#46 · Daily top 50

$0.9980-0.14%
Market cap $1.77B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
USDD news & data
Mantle price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#47 · Daily top 50

$0.5309-0.92%
Market cap $1.75B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Mantle news & data
Pepe price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

Pepe

PEPE

#48 · Daily top 50

$0.00000417+1.88%
Market cap $1.73B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Pepe news & data
World Liberty Financial price in USD: 168 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 168 points

#49 · Daily top 50

$0.0539-5.41%
Market cap $1.71B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
World Liberty Financial news & data
Sky price in USD: 156 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 156 points

Sky

SKY

#50 · Daily top 50

$0.0716+2.17%
Market cap $1.68B20 Oct 07:13 UTC
Sky news & data
MemeCore price in USD: 162 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 162 points

Retained project dossier

$0.7714+3.55%
Market cap $1.77B20 Oct 05:59 UTC
MemeCore news & data
Internet Computer price in USD: 149 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 149 points

Retained project dossier

$2.84-2.17%
Market cap $1.58B20 Oct 05:59 UTC
Internet Computer news & data
United Stables price in USD: 149 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 149 points

Retained project dossier

$0.9991-0.05%
Market cap $1.58B20 Oct 05:59 UTC
United Stables news & data
Polygon price in USD: 149 price observations, 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. Stored observations, not a live stream. Each chart uses its own scale with a minimum 2 percent price range.13 Oct–20 Oct · 149 points

Retained project dossier

$0.0925-0.44%
Market cap $983.64M20 Oct 05:59 UTC
Polygon news & data

Market figures are periodically updated observations; the timestamp shows the price observation time. Dossiers remain available when a project leaves the top 50.

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