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According to Semafor, Meta has ended its collaboration with UC Berkeley professor and Virtue AI founder Dawn Song's team after approximately four months, citing "work style incompatibility." The tech company recruited Song, along with Virtue AI co-founders Bo Li and Sanmi Koyejo, in June for its Superintelligence Labs. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone told Semafor that the partnership did not develop as expected, though the company declined to disclose specific points of disagreement or confirm whet

According to PANews, on October 6, BAYC co-founder Greg Solano responded to criticism from NFT whale Pranksy, who claimed BAYC damaged the NFT industry by overshadowing the technology with avatar projects, leading to a flood of copycat projects. Solano countered that Pranksy sold BAYC assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars while simultaneously promoting copycat projects and later removed these ventures from her profile. Solano concluded: "Either be the change you want to see, or enjoy the

According to ChainCatcher, crypto analyst Darkfost stated that Bitcoin's Bull Score Index currently sits at 80/100, remaining in a clear bullish zone with multiple indicators supporting further BTC upside. However, Darkfost noted that spot demand lags, observing that spot trading volumes remain low and no significant spot buy orders have emerged. He identified spot buying demand as the critical missing factor in current BTC market momentum, typically appearing as the final piece of a cycle.

TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 kicks off October 7-8 at Marina Bay Sands, expected to draw around 25,000 attendees from over 7,000 companies. The event will feature more than 500 exhibitors and 300 speakers. Bitcoin's recent climb to approximately $86,000 from roughly $58,000 in late June marks the cryptocurrency's strongest quarterly performance since late 2024, setting an optimistic tone for the gathering.

According to Nokia CEO Justin Hotard, during a CNBC podcast on October 5, 2026, customers would be building AI data centers "2x faster" if supply constraints weren't impeding progress. Hotard identified two key bottlenecks: memory chip shortages and insufficient energy and power capacity. Nokia's Q2 2026 financial results support strong underlying demand. The company's AI and cloud business segment generated €446 million in net sales, doubling from the same period in 2025, and accounted for 9.3%

According to ChainCatcher, OKX's AI bill reached $10 million last month as the company confirmed that artificial intelligence has become core infrastructure rather than a pilot project. Currently, approximately 95% of OKX's engineering code merge requests are completed through AI workflows, with engineers remaining responsible for review and approval.

According to National Statistician Dennis Mapa, Philippine headline inflation jumped to 7.2% in September from 6.1% in August, with the seasonally adjusted rate accelerating to 1.1% from 0.5%. Eleven of 13 major commodity groups posted faster inflation than in August, with food and beverages rising 6.7%, core inflation reaching 4.7%, and rice inflation climbing 20.3%. Mapa highlighted that energy, transport, and housing rents showed persistent price pressure, raising risks of a second, stickier

According to Foresight News, stablecoin payments platform Rain and payment infrastructure company Modern Treasury have separately applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for national trust bank charters.

According to South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), authorities have identified 19 IP addresses linked to AI-driven cyberattacks targeting major banks on October 6. The IP addresses originate from 12 countries, with the United States accounting for five, followed by Japan, Sweden, and Germany with two each; one domestic IP was also detected. Attackers used the distributed IP addresses to evade tracking while probing financial systems for vulnerabilities. The FSS has distributed the I

According to Dan Ives on Monday, Nvidia shares hit a fresh all-time high, climbing 2.1% and pushing slightly higher overnight. The veteran tech analyst backed the bull case, arguing that Wall Street earnings estimates for Nvidia could be materially too low, with numbers potentially underestimated by 20% to 30% over the next year. Separately, BNP Paribas raised its Nvidia price target to $345 from $285, implying 44% upside from Monday's close.

According to the Coalition Against Iran's Nuclear Weapons (UANI), the US blockade has stranded at least 50 Iranian oil tankers along Iran's coast, with additional vessels anchored near Sri Lanka and Oman, UANI said in its shipping update released on October 5. Among the stranded tankers, 20 Iranian-flagged vessels are positioned near Sri Lanka, while another is near Oman. The vessels primarily carry crude oil alongside petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas.

According to PANews, Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, stated that a U.S. debt crisis could erupt within 3 years as debt servicing costs are increasingly crowding out other government spending.

According to Yonhap Infomax, the UK's 30-year government bond yields reached 6.07% last week, marking the highest level since 1998, before settling at 5.95% on October 6. The surge was driven by escalating inflation concerns tied to rising energy prices stemming from the Iran conflict, with the UK's heavy reliance on fossil fuel power generation amplifying price transmission to consumer inflation. Market analysts note that despite political pressures, UK gilt yields remain relatively more stable

According to Yonhapinfomax, Germany's 10-year Bund yield rose to 3.65% on September 28, marking its highest level in 17 years. The yield climbed more than 70 basis points in the third quarter alone and remained around 3.5% in early October. The surge was driven by an energy shock stemming from the U.S.-Iran conflict, with Brent crude climbing to $108 per barrel in late September. Germany's September consumer price inflation reached 3.3%, with energy prices surging 14.9%, prompting the European C

According to a BOK issue note released on October 6, South Korea's central bank warned that the International Monetary Fund's revised external balance assessment (EBA) model may unfavorably assess the country's current account position. The model revision lowered Korea's adequate current account level by 1.10 percentage points, with the current account gap expanding from 0.8% to 3.1% of GDP. The BOK attributed most of the 1.10pp decline to a 1.03pp increase in model residuals, suggesting the rev

According to ChainCatcher, at the OKX NOW Global Product and Ecosystem Conference in Singapore today, OKX announced it is receiving equity investments from major global financial institutions across exchanges, banking, stablecoins, payments, and quantitative finance sectors, including ICE, New York Stock Exchange, Standard Chartered Bank, Ripple, and Circle.

According to Xinhua News Agency, China's State Taxation Administration released the nationwide unified Tax Administrative Penalty Discretion Standards (2026 Edition) on October 6, effective November 1. The standards include a list of eight administrative penalty items classified as minor violations exempt from punishment, aimed at protecting taxpayers' legal rights while ensuring uniform enforcement across all local tax authorities.

According to XRPL Korea, Ripple announced on October 3 at the XRP Seoul 2026 conference that it will use XRP as collateral to facilitate customer payment liquidity. Ripple President Monica Long stated the company is running credit-related pilots with a target activation in 2027. The event also marked the launch of XRP Asia, a new independent organization based in Singapore to expand the XRPL ecosystem across Asia-Pacific through developer education, hackathons, and startup grants. The conference

According to market reports, Russia struck a bridge spanning the Dnieper River in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region on October 6.