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According to Iranian state media and CCTV News, over the past 5 days, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy took action against at least 7 'non-compliant' tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on October 3. Iranian sources stated that the force has been taking action against more than one tanker per day on average.

According to The Atlantic, David Robinson, an OpenAI safety employee who led the company's safety reports for product launches, resigned on October 3 over concerns about OpenAI's culture and deployment strategy. Robinson published an essay criticizing the company's "culture is broken" and argued that OpenAI's "iterative deployment" approach—which involves releasing systems and addressing problems in real-world use—creates inherent safety risks. Robinson cited a July 2026 incident in which an aut

According to Alternative.me data via Foresight News, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropped to 65 today, down from 67 yesterday, indicating a 'Greed' market sentiment.

According to Jin10, next week (starting Oct 7) marks a rare earnings blackout period for U.S. stocks, as third-quarter earnings season has not yet formally opened. Bank stocks typically begin reporting earnings in mid-October, making the coming week an unusual gap before the traditional strong fourth-quarter trading period begins.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon fill the nation's strategic petroleum reserves with Venezuelan oil. The statement comes as the administration continues efforts to increase oil stockpiles.

According to PANews, on October 3, Aave Labs submitted an ARFC proposal to establish a memberless Aave Foundation in the Cayman Islands that would hold the lending protocol's trademarks and related intellectual property under Aave DAO oversight. The proposal covers foundation registration and appointment of independent directors, supervisors, and secretaries, with DAO covering reasonable registration, legal, and setup costs. Governance rights including protocol listing, parameter adjustments, bu

According to BlockBeats, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessen downplayed concerns over rising Treasury yields and AI bubble risks on Oct 4 in an Axios interview. Bessen stated that recent increases in Treasury yields align with global trends and do not warrant excessive alarm. He dismissed fears of a Treasury sell-off to purchase German or Japanese bonds, noting that while he cannot control bond markets, he aims to encourage careful consideration of economic conditions. Bessen also rejected concerns a

According to North Korean state media cited by CCTV, North Korea conducted a mid-range strategic missile launch drill in its eastern region early on Oct 3. Leader Kim Jong Un observed the exercise. The missile successfully hit its designated target in North Korea's eastern waters.

According to Vitalik.eth's Farcaster post, the Ethereum co-founder is currently testing a privacy-preserving AI health system that combines local and remote models to generate personalized diet and exercise recommendations from personal health and travel data. The system employs a three-layer privacy architecture: a local model (Qwen 3.8B) generates user queries to avoid writing style exposure, zkAPI hides payment information, and Tor masks the IP address. While the system is operational, the lo

According to Jin10, the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will release their September meeting minutes next week. Both central banks raised rates last month due to inflation concerns, though policymakers' urgency to hike again has weakened following weak U.S. jobs data and market turbulence in France. Fed minutes may show officials were concerned about price trends in September and expected at least one more rate increase before year-end. However, Friday's jobs report showed employm

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved 3x leveraged ETPs on October 3 under the Securities Act of 1933. The products track Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, crude oil, and natural gas.

According to Jin10, on October 4, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine will intensify strikes against Russian oil refineries. On the same day, a drone attack occurred in the Zaporizhzhia region, leaving one dead and ten wounded, with the International Atomic Energy Agency warning that the strikes threaten the power supply to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

According to CCTV, on October 2, U.S. President Trump stated that the conflict with Iran will end soon and Iran will never possess nuclear weapons.

According to Jin10 data, Houthi forces conducted attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities in Riyadh using ballistic missiles and unmanned drones on October 4. The Saudi-led coalition disputed the claim, stating that assertions about the Riyadh attack were misleading. Market reports indicated large volumes of smoke and flames rising near a Saudi Aramco facility, though Saudi authorities and the company have not confirmed the report. Separately, Iranian state media cited Arab sources as saying Yemeni ar

According to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency job board CryptoJobsList recorded 1,241 job postings in September, up from 886 in August and 382 in July—more than double the 573 openings in January, previously the year's busiest month. The number of hiring companies rose to 125 in September, compared to 77 in August and 107 in July. Despite the surge in job postings, applicant numbers fell short of employer demand. CryptoJobsList data showed 25,700 applications in July, 24,631 in August, and just under 20

According to Guru Club, Figure AI sent a batch of retired F.02 humanoid robots into 1,500-degree Celsius molten steel on October 4 to destroy them. The robots had previously worked at BMW factories, logging over 1,000 hours of operation in assembling automotive parts. The company chose this destruction method to prevent competitors from reverse-engineering the robots' proprietary motors and sensors if the equipment were discarded or sold as scrap. Manually dismantling each unit would have consum

According to South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, September exports reached $120.94 billion, surging 83.5% year-over-year to mark a record high. Semiconductor exports jumped 262.8% to $60.3 billion, while computer exports soared 435.3% to $7 billion, driven by AI infrastructure investment and enterprise SSD demand. Combined, these two categories accounted for 55.6% of total exports, highlighting South Korea's heavy concentration on AI-related products.

According to Guru Club, the White House established a new SuperIntelligenceForce task group on October 4 to assess artificial intelligence risks and opportunities within 120 days. Jay Clayton, director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, chairs the group as the Trump administration's de facto AI affairs chief. Clayton stated the task force aims to ensure U.S. leadership in superintelligence while prioritizing American interests.

According to crypto commentator @whalealert, Aave transferred $155 million USDC to an unknown wallet on October 3, 2026.

According to CoinDesk, London-based stablecoin payment infrastructure company OpenPayd plans to go public on Nasdaq with the ticker symbol OP by the end of 2026 through a merger with Titan Acquisition Corp., valuing the company at approximately $1.1 billion. The company reported revenue of $73 million for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026, representing a 28% year-over-year increase. OpenPayd serves clients including Kraken and OKX.