Solana's real-world asset (RWA) sector experienced exponential growth over the past year, with total value expanding by more than 600% from $700 million to $4.3 billion. This rapid ascent propelled Solana's overall RWA market share from 4.5% to 26%, significantly outpacing Ethereum's modest 7% growth to $16.6 billion over the same period. In addition to expanding its footprint in tokenized assets, Solana solidified its network dominance by generating $193.1 million in application revenue over the trailing 30-day period—ranking first across all blockchain ecosystems. Notably, approximately 80% of this revenue was driven by consumer-facing applications, specifically token launchpads and decentralized trading terminals, underscoring strong retail and institutional engagement across the network.

Solana RWA market grew from $700 million to $4.3 billion in one year, a 600% increase. Ethereum RWA market rose 7% to $16.6 billion from $15.5 billion. The RWA share of Solana relative to Ethereum climbed to 26% from 4.5%. Its 30 day app revenue reached $193.1 million, ranking first among all chains, with 80% from consumer apps.

A newly created wallet opened a 25x short on 13,826 ETH worth about $33.5 million 10 hours ago. After Ethereum rebounded, the position was partially liquidated. The wallet still holds a short on 8,849 ETH valued near $21.4 million, with a liquidation price of $2,430.28.

HuoXing Finance, citing on-chain analyst Yujin, reports that a wallet shorted 13,830 ETH at $2,366 at 11 p.m. yesterday, a $32.72 million position. At 7:30 a.m. today, as ETH rebounded to $2,409, 2,765 ETH of the short was liquidated, worth $6.66 million. The remaining short position is 11,061 ETH, valued at $26.64 million, with a liquidation price of $2,419—just $9 above the current price.

Digital identity protocol World has officially launched an enterprise-grade World ID verification suite tailored for commercial banks while making its real-time Zoom deepfake detection tool generally accessible. Designed to counter escalating AI-driven fraud and synthetic media impersonation, the specialized banking suite enables financial institutions to validate proof of personhood while maintaining consumer cryptographic privacy standards. Concurrently, the newly deployed Zoom integration operates during live video conferences to authenticate human participants and intercept generative AI manipulations. The dual deployment addresses critical systemic vulnerabilities in digital banking authentication, offering institutional safeguards against synthetic identity theft, unauthorized account takeovers, and advanced AI-facilitated social engineering schemes.

Last week crypto saw broad selling and altcoins fell harder than Bitcoin, according to a 10x Research report released October 19 UTC+8. Its 141 tracked tokens dropped an average 14%, while Bitcoin lost 3%. The firm cited lower trading volume, shrinking stablecoin supply, and net ETF outflows as liquidity pressure. It flagged Bitcoin technicals, Ethereum allocation, and altcoin flows for this week.

An address shorted 13,830 ETH at $2,366 last night, a $32.72 million position. As ETH rebounded to $2,409 this morning, 2,765 ETH worth $6.66 million was liquidated. The remaining 11,061 ETH short is valued at $26.64 million with a liquidation price of $2,419, only $9 above the current price.

Chainlink has purchased another $1.1 million worth of LINK for its official reserve. The reserve now holds 6.29 million LINK, valued at $75.5 million at time of writing. Since the reserve launched in 2025, no LINK tokens have been sold from it.

According to data from Token Unlocks, seven altcoin projects are scheduled to release significant tranches of vested tokens this week, led by major allocations from LayerZero, Humanity, and Plasma. On Oct. 20, cross-chain messaging protocol LayerZero will unlock 23.28 million ZRO tokens, representing approximately 3.83% of its circulating supply and valued at roughly $43.3 million. Later in the week on Oct. 25, digital identity platform Humanity is slated to unlock 266 million H tokens worth an estimated $15 million, accounting for 6.84% of its total supply. Concurrently on Oct. 25, Plasma will unlock 227 million XPL tokens, valued at $17.9 million and comprising 5.02% of its supply. Additional token unlocks scheduled throughout the week include cliff allocations from Kaito, SOON, SoSoValue, and ChainOpera AI.