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According to Anthropic, the company updated its usage policy on October 9, adding new restrictions on "sustained and meaningless abuse or cruel behavior" toward Claude, clarifying the provision applies only to extreme cases and does not cover normal complaints, disagreements, dark-themed content, or model testing. The policy also revised election-related provisions to prohibit "undermining democratic processes" and introduced restrictions on deceptive promotion, false activities, weapons guidanc

According to LSEG Lipper, leveraged loans attracted $1.93 billion in inflows during the week of October 7, marking the largest weekly inflow in the past 20 months.

Solana-based decentralized exchange Orca and lending protocol Loopscale announced Wednesday a merger forming Formation, a new company headquartered in New York. Loopscale co-founder Luke Truitt serves as CEO. The combined entity brings together Orca's $550 billion in trading volume since 2021 and Loopscale's $150 million in deposits and over $2 billion in loans facilitated, according to the companies. Formation plans to operate a tokenized securities venue under the SEC's September 17 innovation

BNB fell approximately 5% from recent highs, joining broader crypto market pressure as Bitcoin slides toward $81,000, according to CoinCodex. The pullback comes as attention turns to BNB Chain's 37th quarterly token burn, expected within days this quarter. The previous 36th burn on July 15 removed 1.616 million BNB tokens worth approximately $932 million at the time, reducing total supply to roughly 133.17 million BNB.

According to Pyth Network's official announcement, the network reported $11.5 million in annual recurring revenue, representing an 86% increase from the previous quarter, with its client base expanding to 276. The expansion reflects 220% client growth in a single quarter, positioning Pyth as a key player in decentralized financial data solutions.

According to Bitget market data, SOL fell below 110 USDT today, currently trading at 109.95 USDT, down 5.46% in intraday trading.

According to Venezuelan interim President Rodriguez, the country's oil production increased 8% year-to-date through October 8, 2026.

According to Google Cloud event on Thursday, Google announced the launch of a unified agent for Gemini that can execute tasks on behalf of users beyond answering questions. The agent will initially target enterprises before expanding to consumers, with Google CEO Sundar Pichai noting that Gemini has over 1 billion monthly active users and nearly 90% of Fortune 100 businesses now use Gemini Enterprise. The agent can connect to businesses' internal systems including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365

According to Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission's financial affairs chief, the EU rejected proposals from Italy and Greece to increase fiscal flexibility this week. Dombrovskis stressed the necessity of fiscal discipline, citing developments in bond markets. The stance comes as eurozone governments face surging borrowing costs, with the Commission warning that calls for increased government spending could breach EU deficit and debt limits.

According to Boris Blokhin, Moscow Exchange's senior managing director for sales and business development, the exchange plans to launch cryptocurrency spot trading on December 1. Testing with professional market participants began about a week ago and will continue ahead of the planned launch. The service will operate through a partner digital depository where participating firms open accounts. Moscow Exchange does not require an additional permit to offer the products under Russia's new cryptoc

OpenAI released approximately 719 mathematical solutions this week, but fell short of standards set by the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (AGMAI), according to guidelines published by the group hosted at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies. Only 10 of the 719 manuscripts included the model's chain of thought reasoning, and just 42% of the proofs underwent formal verification in code. AGMAI specifically recommended that proofs be formalized and that OpenAI help f

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Blue Origin's latest funding round values the aerospace company at $140 billion, boosting Jeff Bezos' wealth by $87 billion this year. Bezos now ranks as the world's second-richest person with a net worth of $368.5 billion, surpassing Alphabet co-founder Larry Page but remaining behind Elon Musk, whose wealth stands at $1.02 trillion.

According to President Zelenskyy, Ukraine has responded to Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centers. The Ukrainian leader made the statement on October 8, without disclosing details of the retaliatory measures.

Venezuelan interim president Ricardo Rodríguez on October 8 projected the country's economic growth for the third quarter of 2026 at 6.5%.

On October 8, Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, stated that Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment activities or surrender its uranium reserves, according to Iranian official media. Eslami emphasized that uranium enrichment is an indispensable part of nuclear processes.

According to The Verge, SpaceXAI joined the Omacom Foundation as a Founding Corporate Patron on October 8, donating $1.5 million worth of Grok tokens to Omarchy, the Linux distribution project. The funds will primarily be used to accelerate development, review code, and patch bugs, according to Omarchy founder David Heinemeier Hansson's announcement.

Ran Neuner, a prominent crypto commentator at Crypto Banter, announced via Twitter that he is taking profits on his altcoin portfolio over the past 24 hours. The tweet has garnered significant engagement from the crypto community, receiving 149 likes and 9 retweets. The move reflects a broader sentiment shift among traders who are reassessing their positions amid current market conditions.

According to NEAR Protocol's official announcement, SVRN AI CEO Sal Ternullo proposed reducing token issuance for NEAR Protocol from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months. The proposal is now live.

GTC climbed 12.78% in the last hour, reaching $0.20397 on heightened trading activity. The altcoin gained 21.12% over the past 24 hours, with daily trading volume reaching $9.1 million. Traders are watching key resistance at $0.21.