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According to Crypto Briefing, Ondo Stocks reached a record total value locked of $1.26 billion as of late September 2026. The tokenized stock platform, which launched in September 2025, first crossed the $1 billion milestone on August 15, 2026, with a TVL of $1.01 billion.

On September 23, 2026, at Meta Connect in Menlo Park, California, Meta unveiled a range of AI-powered hardware devices centered around its Muse personal AI agent. The lineup includes the Meta Adventurer smart glasses starting at $249, Ray-Ban Meta Audio at $349, Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 at $449, and the Muse Charm handheld device expected to ship by December 2026. The flagship product is the Meta VR Glasses, weighing approximately 100 grams with a 5K micro-OLED display. The device is powered by a sepa

According to Bridgewater Associates CEO Nir Bar Dea in a Bloomberg interview in late September 2026, artificial intelligence could displace nearly 18% of U.S. jobs over the next five years if regulators and society fail to prepare. Bar Dea warned of potential "societal breakdown" if the transition goes unmanaged, while calling for proactive policy to capture AI productivity gains while cushioning social fallout. Bar Dea and Co-CIO Greg Jensen proposed a 35% levy on AI "tokens," the units measuri

According to Rep. Kim Hyun-jung of the Democratic Party, high-frequency trading (HFT) activity in South Korea's stock and derivatives markets surged after single-stock leveraged ETFs were introduced in June 2026. HFT transactions accounted for 39.1% of total trading value from January to August 2026, rising to 42.4% in June-August from 36.5% in January-May, with July peaking at 39.5% of KOSPI trades and 47.1% of derivatives trades. Analysts note that HFT algorithms exploit ETF rebalancing patter

According to U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseths, the Pentagon recently announced the launch of the Meridian Initiative, a research program focused on future warfare. The initiative will be jointly led by three prominent figures: Elon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey.

According to Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on October 1, she supports the 25-basis-point rate hike from September and reaffirms the Fed's commitment to the 2% inflation target, which has remained above goal for over five years. Cook emphasized maintaining a strong labor market while restoring price stability. She noted that approximately 20 million workers in rural communities represent about one-eighth of U.S. employment, with jobless rates close to the national average but lower labor for

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is scheduled to deliver remarks in approximately ten minutes. Her statement may address policy stance and market expectations.

On Wednesday (Sept 30), the ICE U.S. Dollar Index closed at 101.477 in New York, up 0.10% on the day and up 2.06% for the month of September, according to market data. The index has been climbing steadily since hitting a low of 98.599 on Sept 9, trading between 98.557 and 101.640 during the quarter and forming a V-shaped recovery pattern. Bloomberg's Dollar Index rose 0.05% to 1,218.96, up 1.92% for September, having declined 0.26% for the third quarter as it rebounded from a Sept 9 low of 1,184

According to SlowMist's investigation, the attacker behind Bitget's $388 million breach on Sept. 24 first exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party security product on Aug. 31, more than three weeks before the unauthorized withdrawals were detected. SlowMist and Mandiant both confirmed that compromised third-party security products enabled access to the exchange's wallet environment. The attacker retrieved database credentials, accessed a management platform using an internal employee

According to Bloomberg data, CBOT corn futures fell 3.98% to $5.0125 per bushel on Sept 30, with the Bloomberg Grains Index declining 2.14% to 33.0376 points as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its crop inventory report. Despite the session decline, corn futures rose 13.53% for the third quarter. CBOT soybean meal futures fell 0.78% on the day but surged 17.78% in Q3, while soybean futures dropped 0.21% and wheat futures declined 2.56% to close the quarter.

According to TechCrunch, the U.S. government's new America.gov chatbot, which launched on Sept. 29, contains a roughly 1,800-word rewrite of Minecraft's End Poem as an easter egg. When prompted about Minecraft, the bot delivers the text instead of standard government information, replicating the structure of the original poem written by Irish author Julian Gough but replacing cosmic themes with government paperwork references. The chatbot is designed to help users access services from approximat

According to White House officials, President Trump announced on September 30 that South Korea would invest $54 billion in Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) development, alongside an 8-unit nuclear power plant project and a 6-gigawatt power facility in Texas. However, Seoul has not confirmed the Alaska and nuclear projects as final commitments. South Korea has only confirmed a $22.3 billion investment to build a natural gas power plant in Texas as its first major U.S. project. The nuclear plant

According to Bloomberg, Stand With Crypto announced Wednesday it will support several candidates in the 2026 midterm elections, including Republican Jon Husted in Ohio, Republican Ashley Hinson in Iowa, and Democrat Chris Pappas in New Hampshire for Senate seats. The Coinbase-affiliated advocacy group also endorsed House candidates including Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa and Democrat Shomari Figures in Alabama. The endorsements come after the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY)

According to Jin10, citing Syria's official media (SANA), a natural gas pipeline in eastern Syria was damaged by sabotage on September 29, disrupting gas supplies to power plants. The pipeline segment between Al-Shoula and Deir ez-Zor caught fire after section valves were destroyed, blocking gas from the Al-Jabsah field from reaching power generation facilities. Energy Minister Muhammad Bashir noted that Syria's daily gas production has fallen from approximately 30 million cubic meters before 20

According to Bloomberg TV, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is building infrastructure around 7x24 trading mode for assets.

According to an official announcement, OpenAI and Synopsys announced on October 1 a multi-year partnership to develop GPT-Synopsys, a specialized AI model for semiconductor design. The model integrates with Synopsys' EDA (electronic design automation) tools and uses AI agents to automate chip design tasks across power efficiency, performance, and area metrics. Customer design data will not be used to train the model. The companies will share revenue from the offering, with specific figures undis

According to NBC News, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other company executives declined to attend a congressional hearing held today on uncontrolled artificial intelligence and national security. Republican Senator Josh Hawley disclosed the information by sharing the NBC News report on social media platform X.

According to TheStreet, Ondo Perps, the perpetual futures platform built by Ondo Finance, has launched spot trading for tokenized stocks and ETFs on a central limit order book. This marks the first time Ondo Stocks have been available for permissionless spot trading outside the United States. The initial lineup includes tokenized versions of NVIDIA, Tesla, Alphabet, SpaceX, Circle, Micron, Sandisk, the S&P 500 ETF (SPY), Invesco QQQ, Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM), and gold and silver through SPDR

Republican senators recently announced the draft text of the ADAPT Act, proposing significant changes to U.S. crypto taxation that could benefit stablecoin users. The bill stipulates that no gain or loss shall be recognized when eligible dollar stablecoins are used for purchasing goods or services. Transactions under $10 will not require capital gains calculations, while eligibility is based on GENIUS Act issuer standards. According to SolanaFloor, this development could ease the tax burden on c

According to ChainCatcher, Base completed the Cobalt upgrade, introducing conditional transactions and issuer control tools for tokenized assets. The upgrade extends the B20 token standard, enabling issuers to set multiple compliance checks on the same asset, including identity verification, qualified investor status, and sanctions screening. Issuers can preset corporate actions such as stock splits, updating share quantities displayed in wallets and applications without minting, burning, or alt