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According to the Wall Street Journal, Authentic Brands Group is in discussions to acquire toy maker Mattel at a valuation potentially exceeding $20 per share. Following the news, Mattel shares surged 36%. Both Mattel and Authentic declined to comment on the matter, citing company policy not to address market speculation.

According to the San Francisco Federal Reserve's September 28 research letter, stablecoin issuers added approximately $200 billion in US Treasury holdings between 2021 and mid-2026, offsetting more than 40% of China's concurrent reduction in government debt positions. The research found that stablecoin issuers' holdings expanded more than tenfold over the five-year period, and their purchases of short-term Treasury bills have surpassed Japan's since 2023. The Federal Reserve projected that stabl

According to a Time interview published on October 1, President Donald Trump said he could intensify bombing of Iran after the November midterm elections. Separately, Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded Iran's UN delegation leave the United States immediately on September 29, amid stalled negotiations, according to Axios. The Trump administration is simultaneously raising military and diplomatic pressure as negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked. Rubio's move to expel t

According to Crypto Briefing, Standard Chartered initiated research coverage on Ethena, marking the seventh DeFi and onchain infrastructure project the bank has added since mid-June. The recent coverage follows Uniswap, Aave, Morpho, Chainlink, Sky, and Arbitrum, spanning decentralized trading, lending, stablecoin issuance, data infrastructure and blockchain execution. Each report includes individual models for revenue, usage, token economics and valuation, signaling a shift in institutional cry

According to Coinbase, the exchange will convert existing Aerodrome (AERO) and Velodrome (VELO) tokens into a new unified AERO token from November 2 through 4, 2026. During the migration window, deposits and withdrawals of legacy tokens will be paused. Conversion rates are 1 old AERO to 1 new AERO, while each VELO converts to approximately 0.044 new AERO. Aerodrome holders will receive approximately 94.5% of the new AERO supply, with Velodrome holders receiving the remaining 5.5%. VELO trading w

On Thursday, the U.S. Trade Representative held discussions with European Union partners regarding diesel export matters, according to the official statement.

According to Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) on October 1, 2026, she does not expect digital asset tax legislation to clear Congress before the year ends. Lummis cited reluctance from the Senate Finance Committee to reopen the tax code during the post-election lame-duck session. Meanwhile, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 10357) on September 16, 2026, with a 38-5 vote, but Senate action remains stalled.

According to Microsoft researchers, Coding-Agent Skill Distillation (CASD), introduced on September 23, 2026, optimizes AI agent prompts for approximately $1.60 per pass—over 22 times cheaper than validation-gated iterative methods. The method analyzes saved agent trajectory data in a single pass, extracting behavioral patterns and failure modes to generate improved system prompts without requiring live environment interaction or held-out validation sets. CASD achieved an average performance gai

On September 30, 2026, US District Judge Amit P. Mehta dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought by Chegg Inc. and Penske Media Corp. against Google's AI Overviews feature. Judge Mehta concluded the lawsuits lacked a valid basis under antitrust law, ruling that publishers had only described an "expectation" of search traffic in exchange for free content, not an actual agreement. The judge acknowledged that publishers face real economic difficulties, but stressed that antitrust law cannot address the

On September 29, 2026, President Trump unveiled the White House Accord on Super Intelligence at a White House luncheon with leaders from major AI companies, including Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), Sundar Pichai (Google), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Elon Musk (xAI), and Jensen Huang (Nvidia). The voluntary pact establishes a four-layer oversight framework targeting advanced AI systems, with emphasis on cybersecurity and biosecurity risks through internal monitoring and independent

According to Citi, the bank raised its 12-month Bitcoin target to $113,000 from $82,000 on Thursday, and lifted its Ether target to $3,028 from $2,240. At current spot prices of $84,300 and $2,683 respectively, the new targets imply approximately 34% upside for Bitcoin and 13% for Ether. The upgraded forecast reflects a reversal in U.S. spot crypto ETF flows. After accumulating $5.8 billion in net outflows through mid-July 2026, flows turned positive by late September, with roughly $800 million

On October 1, 2026, Harvard theoretical physicist Matthew D. Schwartz released BootLoops 1.0, an open-source toolkit designed to optimize how AI models solve scientific problems. The modular harness works with large language models like Anthropic's Claude to tackle mathematical physics calculations, computing 30 integrals end-to-end—including 15 previously unknown elliptic Feynman integrals. Development of the toolkit, which grew from an iterative collaboration with Claude beginning in December

According to analyst Ali Charts, XRP could rally roughly 10% toward $1.70 if the token closes above $1.54 on the hourly chart. The analyst identified a symmetrical triangle pattern on the hourly timeframe and said an hourly close above $1.54 would confirm the breakout setup.

NAKA surged 10.34% in the past hour, reaching $0.138101, driven by a significant spike in trading volume. The cryptocurrency's 24-hour gain stands at 12.11%, with a current market cap of $13.56 million and trading volume of $527,756, reflecting renewed trader interest.

According to Coinglass, 68.3411 million USDT transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance on October 2 at 03:30 UTC, as reported by ChainCatcher.

According to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), U.S. money market assets declined to $7.89 trillion.

On Thursday (October 1) at the U.S. close, the ICE Dollar Index rose 0.61% to 102.070, with an intraday range of 101.459-102.207. The Bloomberg Dollar Index gained 0.43% to 1224.81, trading between 1219.23-1226.89 during the session.

According to Fireblocks' latest report, 83% of institutions in the Middle East prioritize wallet governance as the top factor when selecting digital asset infrastructure, significantly higher than the 60% recorded in the United States. The regional emphasis on secure governance features reflects the growing importance of custody and security standards among institutional clients in the Middle East.

According to reports citing sources, Disney's television division is undergoing restructuring with hundreds of layoffs planned. The company cut more than 300 employees on Tuesday, with most positions eliminated from human resources and information technology departments. Senior management is finalizing details of the restructuring plan, which may not be completed by year-end.

According to Iran's official news agency, sources said no negotiations on Iran's nuclear program took place during recent talks with mediators.