TL;DR The Web3 gaming market continues to grow, with funding stabilized at $1 billion and a 72% increase in the use of Arbitrum compared to last year. Telegram stands out as a key platform for new releases, representing 21% of Web3 games.

Bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto market registered a sharp decline as speculation cooled after a week of significant gains. BTC has registered an increase of over 30% since the US election, thanks to President-elect Donald Trump's pro-crypto stance.

A widely followed crypto analyst says that one Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution appears to be a cusp of a rally that would see it print gains of over 200%.

BlackRock announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its tokenized liquidity fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), to operate on multiple blockchain platforms.

BlackRock has expanded its BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) to five additional blockchains—Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon—enhancing access to tokenized real-world assets and integrating with decentralized finance ecosystems. The post BlackRock's BUIDL Expands to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon appeared first on Cryptonews.

Asset management titan BlackRock is announcing the expansion of its proprietary BUIDL, the company's on-chain money market fund, across five new blockchains.

The tokenized money market fund will launch on nearly half a dozen new blockchain networks.

BlackRock is expanding its tokenized fund — BUIDL — to multiple blockchains.

BUIDL currently leads the tokenized government securities market with $517 million in assets under management.

BlackRocks BUIDL fund now spans Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon, enhancing access for digital asset investors. The post BlackRock expands BUIDL fund access across Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Offchain Labs is advancing Arbitrum's scalability with a focus on alt-client solutions like Reth, Erigon, and Nethermind to enhance throughput and efficiency.

An important pattern is pointing to a potential 340% increase to $7.20 in OP's price.

Optimism forms an ascending triangle, signaling a potential rally to $7.20.

Bitcoin (BTC) catapulted to another all-time high, reaching $89,604 before declining marginally, as bulls set their eyes on $90,000 and $100,000. The euphoria over Trump's win shows no signs of waning, and BTC could hit $100,000 before the end of the year if the bull run continues at its current pace.

During the U.S. trading session on Monday, the crypto market winessed an accelerated momentum as Bitcoin price spiked to a new high of $85,000. Most major altcoins are following the same pace and preparing to challenge their respective highs.

Delta Protocol was exploited on Avalanche and Arbitrum, losing an estimated $4.8M, sent to five known addresses and to other DeFi pools.

The DeFi liquidity protocol has already paused operations on Arbitrum and Avalanche blockchains as the team investigates the vulnerability.

Surge in Whale Activity: Several altcoins, including ApeCoin (APE), SushiSwap (SUSHI), and Treasure DAO (MAGIC), have experienced a significant rise in whale transactions. According to Santiment, these cryptocurrencies have seen a marked increase in large trades, indicating potential price shifts that may go against their recent patterns.

Bitcoin (BTC) surged to a new all-time high following Donald Trump's resounding victory in the US presidential elections. BTC surged to $76,460 hours following Trump's victory, as the crypto market surged to new highs.

Bitcoin (BTC) has rocketed by almost 10% in the past 24 hours and has just set a new all-time high of $74,730, as Republican candidate Donald Trump took an early lead in the presidential elections.

ApeCoin (APE) faces strong downward pressure, with several indicators signaling potential further declines. The 7-day MVRV suggests recent buyers are mostly at a loss, which hints at undervaluation but leaves room for additional downside.

This month's token unlocks include both “cliff” releases, where the digital assets are unlocked all at once, and “linear” releases, where tokens are gradually unlocked over time.

The cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, owned by the Winklevoss brothers, has just announced the listing of OP and the memecoins POPCAT and BONK.

In a recent court decision, Aurelien Michel, creator of the “Mutant Ape Planet” NFT collection accused of defrauding investors, has avoided prison but will forfeit over $1 million as part of his sentence.

In an interesting development, the creator of the fraud NFT collection “Mutant Ape Planet” Aurelien Michel is set to avoid a prison sentence following a recent court ruling. However, the defendant has been ordered to forgo over $1 million as punishment for conducting a rug pull.

The crypto market swung low, which might be the last big discount before a parabolic run. Reflecting bearish sentiment, the underwhelming performance of Arbitrum (ARB) continues. However, DTX Exchange (DTX), a new exchange-based token, has defied the broader market trend by exploding in presale. It has raised over $6.

Optimism (OP) is making waves in the cryptocurrency space, particularly as a prominent layer 2 solution for Ethereum. This technology is designed to enhance transaction speeds and lower costs, addressing some of the main challenges that Ethereum has faced, such as high fees and congestion during peak times.

Michel sentenced for defrauding investors through Mutant Ape Planet NFTs. Court ordered $1.4 million forfeiture and a $15,000 fine.

Venus Protocol, one of the Top 5 decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platforms, today announced it has been approved for a grant from the Arbitrum Foundation.

Mutant Ape Planet creator Aurelien Michel pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and avoided a prison sentence.

ApeCoin is holding steady at the crucial $1 support level, fueling speculation on whether the bulls are ready for a comeback as it maintains its position above this key mark. Recent bearish pressure has driven the token to a point where a recovery might be on the horizon, yet the critical question is: can buyers defend this level and push prices higher?

Arbitrum's long/short ratio suggests that traders are heavily leaning towards another drop.

The crypto markets are gearing up and heading towards the monthly close, which may keep up the ‘Uptober' vibes. While the Bitcoin price is just a few inches away from the highs, the market participants have become more optimistic over the next price action.

Bitcoin (BTC) is teasing a record high after it peaked at $73,464 on October 30, bringing it within touching distance of its all-time high of $73,750. However, the cryptocurrency has registered a marginal decline during the ongoing session and is trading just above $73,200.

OP's charts have been building momentum recently.

Sunray Finance may have lost the value of its SUN token, after a smart contract exploit on Arbitrum. The total loss after rogue SUN token minting is more than $2.8M, but the attack may mean Sunray DEX never launches.

Swell abandons its initial plans to use Polygon's CDK, selecting Optimism's OP Stack for its Layer 2 migration strategy.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken received 25 million OP tokens (worth $42.5M) from the Optimism Foundation to build its new layer-2 network Ink on the Superchain ecosystem, with the grant split between engineering funding and transaction-based milestones.

Swell is transitioning to Optimism's Superchain ecosystem and developing an optimistic rollup on the OP Stack.

Lido has announced the integration of Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enable cross-chain staking across Ethereum layer-2 networks such as Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism, according to an Oct. 29 statement shared with CryptoSlate.

Optimism Foundation and Kraken closed a 25 million OP deal to bring the exchange's new layer-2 (L2) blockchain, Ink, to the Superchain ecosystem. According to CryptoSlate data, the deal is worth $43 million at OP's current price of $1.72.

Crypto exchange Kraken announced last week that it will build a layer-2 network atop Optimism's OP Stack blockchain framework. CoinDesk is first to report that the deal was reached early this year, involving a grant of 25 million OP tokens, at the time worth roughly $100 million.

Offchain Labs introduces Timeboost, a protocol enhancing transaction ordering on Arbitrum chains, balancing speed and MEV protection. Discover how it aims to improve blockchain efficiency.

Optimism (OP) is currently in the spotlight as it shows promising signs of a potential price breakout. Recent data reveals significant increases in trading activity, especially among large investors known as whales.

A widely followed crypto strategist believes that a decentralized oracle running on Ethereum (ETH) is gearing up for a big market reversal. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe tells his 733,600 followers on the social media platform X that he's bullish on Chainlink (LINK).

Here is how some of your favorite assets concluded the week.

Altcoins outperformed this week as BTC traded in a tight range.

ApeCoin (APE) price has surged 63.86% in the last seven days, but major holders remain skeptical. The number of wallets holding between 1 million and 10 million APE has dropped consistently since October 19.