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According to Bloomberg, French AI startup Mistral AI launched Mistral Large 4, known as le Chonk, a new foundational model with 1 trillion parameters today. The company claims the model outperforms most other open-weight AI systems, with particular strength in cybersecurity, programming, and manufacturing applications. A public preview is now available.

Fortitude Mining Holdings signed a letter of intent with BITMAIN Technologies on Tuesday for priority access to the manufacturer's next-generation Zcash (ZEC) mining equipment, with an equipment commitment valued at up to $100 million, according to a company statement. The deal requires a refundable deposit of $20 million (20% of the commitment), which Fortitude plans to draw this week with funding from parent company Digital Currency Group. Fortitude also increased its credit facility with DCG

According to Rajath Alex, Polymarket's head of protocol, the prediction market platform rolled out Protocol V2 on Monday (Oct. 5), introducing a new smart contract system designed to support different market types through a single exchange. The system uses Polymarket USD (pUSD), a stablecoin backed 1:1 by Circle's USDC, as its sole collateral token. The platform is testing Protocol V2 on live markets through Oct. 30, with a target of Nov. 2 for switching new markets to the upgraded system. Proto

According to Guru Club, Bitcoin rallied to $87,000 on October 2 following the release of U.S. nonfarm payroll data. The token later pulled back to $86,773, posting intraday gains exceeding 3%.

According to Jin10 data, U.S. Treasury yields hit 24-year highs this week, with both 10-year and 30-year yields reaching new peaks, driven by market concerns over inflation and elevated fiscal deficits. Rupert Harrison, senior advisor and portfolio manager at Pimco, stated that after the recent sharp rally, Treasury valuations have become "almost unambiguously attractive." Harrison noted that Pimco currently maintains duration exposure and believes bonds retain investment merit if technology sto

According to BlockBeats, on October 6 (Tuesday), OpenAI is negotiating a $30 billion fundraising with UAE funds and BlackRock, targeting a pre-money valuation of approximately $1.4 trillion. Simultaneously, Wall Street banking consortium launched a record $60 billion AI debt financing to fund Anthropic's chip leasing operations. AMD CEO stated that memory chip supply remains tight, with supply volumes expected to increase significantly in 2027. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net outflows of $89.8 million

According to U.S. Central Command, the military denied Iranian media reports claiming an MH-60R Navy helicopter crashed in the Red Sea overnight on October 5 after declaring an emergency. The command stated all American aircraft and personnel in the Middle East remain safe and accounted for, dismissing the Iranian reports as false.

According to Base official announcement, Base has unveiled 25 new features to strengthen its ecosystem. Key collaborations include partnerships with Aave and Modveon, enabling services such as collateralized borrowing against tokenized stocks and instant remittances between the U.S. and El Salvador. The new functionality is designed to enhance user engagement and facilitate seamless transactions across the Base ecosystem.

According to Binance co-founder He Yi during an official AMA on October 6, talent recruitment represents the company's biggest challenge. He stated that while Binance aims to attract top talent, candidates may not pass the interview process. He also outlined upcoming product developments, including increased personalization of the mobile homepage through AI iteration and integration of on-chain skills into the AI Pro feature.

According to Xinhua, on October 6, Lithuania's parliament voted in the first reading to approve a constitutional amendment lifting the ban on deploying nuclear weapons in the country. The vote marks the first step toward allowing weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, to be stationed or deployed in Lithuania. The amendment seeks to repeal Article 137 of Lithuania's constitution, which currently prohibits the presence of weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases with

According to sources, the International Energy Agency (IEA) will decide on specific details regarding the release of oil and diesel reserves by the Group of Seven on October 14-15.

According to Guru Club, Brent crude oil fell 3% intraday on October 6, trading at $97.25 per barrel.

According to Statistics Canada, Canada's trade surplus with the U.S. expanded dramatically from CAD $6.1 billion in July to CAD $112 billion in August, marking the largest single-month positive swing on record. Exports to the U.S. rose 8.1% while imports fell 2.5%, driving the largest monthly surplus in Canada's recorded trade history.

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams, a permanent member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), is set to preside over the Federal Reserve's 2026 Governance and Culture Reform Conference shortly.

According to Tom's Hardware, EV charging company Xeal plans to deploy 100,000 Nvidia GPUs across its 1,600+ existing U.S. charging locations to create what it calls the "world's first edge inference compute network using idle EV charging capacity." The firm will install its Latient Pods, each containing up to 48 Nvidia Hopper or Blackwell Ultra GPUs, leveraging the 200MW of installed electrical infrastructure already permitted at these sites. The distributed pod network aims to deliver sub-20ms

According to Seven & i Holdings' official statement released on October 6, Reliance Retail closed all 31 7-Eleven convenience stores operating in India on September 30. The stores were located in Mumbai and Pune.

CRX Trade launched an institutional brokerage platform today that connects hedge funds and trading firms to eight crypto venues alongside CME Group and Nasdaq markets through one account. The Zug-based service, operated by RAS Capital and powered by CoinRoutes for execution, allows clients to post bitcoin, stablecoins or tokenized gold into a single collateral pool to support trading across the connected venues. Named crypto partners include Binance, Bybit, Gate, Hyperliquid and Deribit.

SpaceX (SPCX-US) stock surged 8% yesterday to $171, recovering its initial public offering price and marking a roughly 50% rebound from its recent lows. The rally has also returned CEO Elon Musk to billionaire status. However, the options market reveals a key difference from the June launch: implied volatility has declined significantly. When SpaceX listed in June, the stock jumped from $171 to above $225 in under three full trading days, with implied volatility exceeding 110%. Currently, volati

According to a recent Binance announcement, the exchange has introduced enhancements to its Proof of Reserves system, allowing users to verify their assets are backed one-to-one. The update aims to increase transparency and strengthen user confidence in the platform's asset security measures.