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According to Bloomberg, U.S. Justice Department Chief Todd Blanche stated this week that the DOJ will not reopen a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding cost overruns on the Federal Reserve building renovation project. The Fed's Office of Inspector General found no evidence of wrongdoing by Powell, and Blanche acknowledged the report's findings.

According to Kaiko, 71% of tokenized stock trading volume on Uniswap in September occurred outside regular U.S. stock market hours, with nearly half of those trades executed when exchanges were completely closed. The data indicates price discovery for tokenized stocks is increasingly shifting to nighttime, weekends, and holidays, signaling growing demand for around-the-clock on-chain equity trading.

Heading toward year-end, the U.S. Senate did not advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a 635-page bill backed by both Wall Street and the crypto industry. The retirement of key lawmakers has made its revival before 2026 ends unlikely, leaving the crypto regulatory framework facing a full reset.

According to Andreessen Horowitz data from OpenRouter, AI agents consumed 7.3 trillion tokens in August 2026, compared to 1.4 trillion for humans—a 5x gap that is expected to widen further. The surge represents a dramatic shift since February 2026, when agent usage first surpassed human usage. More than 85% of agent tokens come from cached prompts, which require rereading previously stored context. This explosion in key-value (KV) cache demand is straining GPU memory capacity, exacerbating exist

According to Stonk, the platform has launched Community Coins mode, allowing users holding Solana-based community tokens to earn holder rewards from paired Meme tokens.

According to Elon Musk's latest social media response, TSMC is exploring a potential partnership with SpaceX and Tesla's Terafab project and may consider Terafab as a key customer for its future Texas wafer fab facility. Musk confirmed discussions are ongoing but stated there could be further progress, without disclosing additional details about the collaboration timeline or investment structure.

According to Ripple's newly released Swell 2026 agenda, the company has listed spot XRP ETFs among core topics for its institutional track, alongside bank-grade digital-asset infrastructure and AI applications in payments. The event will bring roughly 1,500 participants to New York and combine Swell with the XRP Ledger-focused Apex summit for the first time. XRP ETF products have accumulated roughly $1.7 billion in cumulative inflows by mid-September, according to Coinpaper, despite XRP trading

According to Wall Street Journal reporting, in September roughly 80% of S&P 500 constituents declined with an average loss of 5%, while the Nasdaq 100 index rose 3%, highlighting extreme market divergence. The divergence reflects capital concentration in AI and data center-related mega-cap stocks amid rising borrowing costs. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield surged from 4.7% to 5.3% over one month, pressuring non-AI enterprises facing simultaneous headwinds of elevated interest rates, high energy

President Trump announced that if Republicans win control of both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, he will distribute $5,000 to every adult American citizen. Trump expressed his eagerness to sign the checks, making the pledge as the midterm elections approach.

According to a CNBC host cited by Bitcoin Magazine on October 3, October has historically been a strong month for Bitcoin, with only 3 monthly declines since 2013.

ARK surged 10.03% within the last hour, trading at $0.2403, up from $0.2184. Over the past 24 hours, ARK gained 10.63% with a daily low of $0.204 and high of $0.2403. Trading volume of approximately $3.46 million indicates increased market activity and trader interest. Technical resistance is near $0.24, with support around $0.218.

In a 60-minute window, AUDIO climbed 10.12% to $0.0186, driven by a surge in trading activity. The 24-hour trading volume exceeded $2.2 million, while the token posted a 12.05% gain over the same period, reflecting increased investor interest in the asset.

According to Visa and reported by ChainCatcher, stablecoin-linked card payment volume surged nearly 200% year-over-year in 2026 fiscal year to date, with the company now supporting over 160 consumer, enterprise, and commercial card programs. Enterprise and commercial card transactions accounted for approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card transaction volume during the period. Allium research indicates that payments remain the fastest-growing stablecoin use case, with annual payment volume est

According to Goldman Sachs and WSJ data, CTA (commodity trading advisor) funds have significantly reduced positions in early October, with their Z-score dropping from +2.35 in late August to -0.80, a shift exceeding three standard deviations. Concurrently, U.S. corporations have authorized approximately $1.3 trillion in stock buybacks this year, with many programs set to resume after October 15 as the third-quarter earnings quiet period ends; historical data shows buyback intensity typically acc

According to Grayscale, on September 28, research head Zach Pandl found that U.S. Gen Z investors begin investing at an average age of 19, compared to 25 for Millennials, 32 for Gen X, and 35 for Baby Boomers. With a retirement age of 65, Gen Z has an investment timeline of 46 years, exceeding Baby Boomers' 30-year timeline by over 50 percent, providing a longer period to recover from market volatility and accumulate savings through digital assets.

According to on-chain researcher Andrey Sergeenkov, crypto protocols and services collected at least $761,725 in identifiable fees from cross-chain swaps involving assets traced from Bitget's September 24 breach through October 2. THORChain liquidity fees dominated the sample at approximately $573,226, representing 75.3% of the total. Separate analysis of THORChain affiliate payments found about $259,718 went to seven recipients with additional transaction links to wallets involved in the launde

China concluded the 20th Asian Games with 169 gold medals, 89 silver medals, and 83 bronze medals, totaling 341 medals and topping both the gold and overall medal counts. This marks the best performance by the Chinese team at an Asian Games held outside China.

According to Cointelegraph, NEAR Intents recovered the full $3.8 million stolen during a Thursday security breach on Friday, after identifying the exploiter and issuing a 48-hour ultimatum. NEAR Intents general manager Alex Shevchenko announced the complete return of funds on Friday, stating "The funds from the $3.8M NEAR Intents hack were sent back in full. We are stopping the investigation." The breach was caused by a bug in the Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure's interaction with NEA

According to Google Gemini Help Center, starting October 9, 2026, free users accessing Gemini on web and mobile apps can only use the Flash-Lite model. Previously free users had access to the full Flash and Pro models. Paid subscribers will retain access based on their plan tier, with AI Plus users able to use Flash-Lite and Flash, while AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers maintain access to all three models.

According to JPMorgan Chase, Tesla delivered 485,000 vehicles in the third quarter, exceeding expectations by approximately 5%, yet the investment bank maintained a neutral rating and $415 per-share price target on October 3. JPMorgan estimates Tesla's adjusted earnings per share (EPS) for 2026 and 2027 at $1.43 and $1.45 respectively, significantly below Bloomberg consensus of $1.65 and $2.22. The bank attributes lower near-term profitability to persistent low automotive gross margins and risin