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The Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting minutes will be released next week, with market focus shifting to December rate hike pricing, as October rate increase odds have become extremely low. Meanwhile, the Group of Seven announced plans to release strategic oil reserves early October, expected to maintain elevated volatility in global oil markets.

According to Straits Times, Singapore Grand Prix week flight bookings fell 22.92% year-over-year as of early September, while hotel booking rates for the race weekend were approximately 14% lower compared to the same period last year as of September 21. Separately, TOKEN2049 Singapore will take place October 7-8 at Marina Bay Sands, with organizers expecting over 25,000 attendees.

According to a G7 statement released yesterday (October 2), leaders announced a coordinated release of 100 million barrels over four months, with substantial diesel volumes frontloaded into the first 20 days. The International Energy Agency will oversee implementation and assess whether additional action is needed. The intervention follows September's repeated surges in Brent crude above $100, driven by Middle East disruptions and refinery constraints.

According to Jin10, President Trump called on the Senate to vote on the Sunshine Protection Act on October 3, criticizing Senator Tom Cotton for obstructing the measure. The bill, which aims to eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes, has already passed the House with 308 votes in favor and 117 against. Trump stated that over 65% of Americans prefer extended afternoon daylight hours, while 100% oppose the biannual time adjustments, calling for immediate Senate action.

According to the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg, on October 2, investment funds can now issue shares natively on distributed ledgers in tokenized form only. The CSSF released the first version of its "FAQ - Tokenisation" document, confirming that Luxembourg collective investment institutions (UCI) can use distributed ledger technology to issue native shares or equity tokens. The operating model must comply with applicable regulatory frameworks. The issuance

According to ChainCatcher, EntropyLab recently released v1.0rc1, a self-contained Bitcoin key and wallet calculator running as a single HTML file without internet connection. The tool requires no network access and does not generate entropy independently; users can provide their own entropy to compute keys and wallets in a fully offline environment. The version supports multisig, PSBT, BIP-85, Silent Payments, vanity addresses, watch-only wallet exports, and randomness analysis. The release is r

According to ChainCatcher, Aave Labs has proposed establishing a Cayman Islands Aave Foundation on its governance forum to hold Aave trademarks and intellectual property rights. Phase 1 of the proposal covers entity registration, appointment of initial independent directors, and supervisors, with costs limited to registration, legal work, and personnel appointments. The foundation will operate under the Foundation Companies Act, with governance structure ensuring that Aave Labs and DAO service p

According to research by Arrakis Finance published by ChainCatcher, on-chain dollar-yield RWA buyers are predominantly crypto-native, with minimal participation from traditional finance. The study tracked 71,697 buyers and $91.3 billion in total purchases across 10 tokenized dollar-yield products. Approximately two-thirds of the $12.4 billion in traceable demand came from protocols and DAO treasuries, with the remainder from individuals, exchanges, market makers, and crypto funds—no purchases we

According to the Central Bank of Venezuela, the country's September inflation rate reached 8.4%.

According to DogeOS official documentation, the DogeOS testnet is now live and EVM bytecode-compatible, using DOGE as its native currency for transaction fees. Developers can bridge test DOGE and deploy smart contracts using Ethereum tooling. The launch arrives after major holders accumulated approximately 1.14 billion DOGE while price approached the $0.10 level. Coinbase prediction markets currently price a 68% probability that DOGE trades above $0.10 at some point in October.

According to ChainCatcher citing HOGE Wire, the SEC entered a government funding freeze on October 1, halting reviews for new crypto ETFs. Registration statements cannot be declared effective and comment letters will not be issued during the freeze. However, already-listed crypto ETF products including BlackRock's IBIT, Fidelity's FBTC, and Grayscale products remain unaffected and continue to allow trading, purchases, and redemptions. Over 90 pending applications are affected, with some deadline

According to ChainCatcher, GPU infrastructure financing platform Silicon Exchange launched its first GPU vault. The platform allows users to hold real GPU infrastructure shares while Silicon Exchange handles deployment and hosting; compute customers use the hardware. Users can view the vault details on the official website, though the company has not yet disclosed vault size, hardware specifications, or revenue arrangements.

According to ChainCatcher, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holds approximately 870 million Nvidia shares as of March 23, 2026, representing 3.58% of the company's total equity. At the early October stock price of $231.49, his shareholding is valued at approximately $201 billion. Forbes data indicates Huang's net worth is currently around $200 billion, with his personal wealth primarily derived from Nvidia holdings, making him the company's largest known individual shareholder.

According to Tom's Hardware Premium, this week OpenAI published a full interview transcript with hardware VP Richard Ho on Jalapeño, the company's Broadcom co-developed inference ASIC. The discussion covers AI-assisted chip design processes, efficiency advantages over Nvidia, and clarifications on misconceptions about Jalapeño's optimization scope beyond OpenAI models.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $89,015, cumulative short liquidations on major CEX will reach $1.469 billion. If BTC falls below $80,663, cumulative long liquidations will reach $1.189 billion.

According to Delphi Digital, NEAR Intents recorded its highest monthly fee revenue in 2026 in September. The platform introduced a privacy mode for perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid, a high-performance decentralized derivatives trading platform integrated via NEAR Intents' token swap functionality, allowing users to deposit funds from other chains for trading. The privacy feature drove users to retain funds between trades, with the confidential balance exceeding $70 million on its first day—an

According to XRPL, developers released xrpld 3.4.1 on Sept. 25 as an emergency update addressing security-sensitive issues. The fixBatchV12 amendment has reached validator supermajority support and is expected to activate on Oct. 9 if backing remains above the required threshold. Server operators must upgrade before activation; nodes without version 3.4.1 may become amendment blocked and fall out of sync with the network.

According to an article published recently in The Atlantic, David Robinson, who previously led OpenAI's safety and transparency efforts, has called for artificial intelligence companies to adopt protective measures similar to nuclear power plants. Robinson cited OpenAI's failure to prevent AI systems from going out of control during testing as evidence that the current approach is insufficient. He recommended establishing "multiple layers of redundancy and careful, time-consuming planning to pre

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, a private Gulfstream medical transport aircraft carrying six people lost contact while flying from Bermuda to Boston on October 3. The Federal Aviation Administration notified the Coast Guard earlier that day when the plane failed to communicate with ground control. The Coast Guard has deployed air and maritime search and rescue units operating in waters near Nantucket Island, south of mainland Massachusetts.

Ripple recently unveiled its Swell 2026 conference lineup in New York, featuring senior executives from BNY, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), TD Securities and Robinhood alongside crypto companies, asset managers and payments firms. The event expects approximately 1,500 participants and will combine Swell with the XRP Ledger-focused Apex summit and UBRI Connect under one conference for the first time. BNY serves as the primary custodian for RLUSD reserves, which recently reached about $2.53 bill