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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

According to Arbitrum's security committee, the network halted activation of new Stylus contracts on Arbitrum One and Nova at approximately 23:30 UTC+8 on October 2 to mitigate emerging AI-assisted attack threats. The suspension applies to newly activated programs and application updates, while already-active Stylus applications can continue operating. Standard Solidity contract deployments remain unaffected. The preventive measure targets potential WebAssembly program exploits against non-stand

According to ChainCatcher, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney established the Prime Minister's National Artificial Intelligence Committee on October 2 in Ottawa to provide independent and practical advice on Canada's AI transformation. The committee will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to advise on the evolution of the country's AI for All national strategy, covering accelerated adoption, fostering national champion companies, building sovereign AI infrastructure, and enha

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is developing an AI security camera codenamed J450 that records no video but provides text descriptions of activity instead. The device uses a low-frame-rate sensor that cannot capture actual video footage, relying on on-device AI and facial recognition to flag events like someone entering a room. The camera, which Gurman described as resembling a chapstick and could be placed around the house, is part of Apple's rumored smart home ecosystem and is exp

According to Zcash official announcement, the network now features two independent full node implementations executing identical rules: Zebra, a Rust full node implementation supported by the Zcash Foundation, and Zakura, another independent full node client.

According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent, Iran's maritime oil shipments in transit will reach zero this week as the U.S. tightens enforcement of sanctions on Iranian crude oil exports.

According to Tom's Hardware, Google suspended product vulnerability submissions to its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP) on October 1, citing an influx of invalid AI-generated reports. Google engineers and open-source maintainers were overwhelmed by thousands of poorly written, AI-generated bug reports that claimed to find vulnerabilities but were actually hallucinations or unexploitable. The company committed to providing an update by Q1 2027 while reformatting the pro

According to ChainCatcher, on October 1, Nasdaq-listed OpenWorld, Inc. (OPNW) announced plans to acquire Blocksight Holdings Co., pending final board approval and execution of definitive agreements. Blocksight operates an AI agent platform designed to tokenize real-world assets on-chain and provide continuous investor reports. The agents handle transaction structuring, asset data verification, investor onboarding, daily reporting, and ongoing management across multiple blockchains, with key deci

According to Hyperliquid News, HypeStrat purchased 1.9 million HYPE tokens worth approximately $167.2 million today. The institutional holder now owns 37 million HYPE tokens valued at roughly $3.26 billion, while maintaining $292.6 million in cash reserves.

According to GMGN data, Solana-based meme token HOOKED surged over 110% in 24 hours early on October 3, reaching a peak market cap of $17 million before settling around $13.96 million at the time of reporting.

According to ChainCatcher, Ripple and XRP Ledger Foundation jointly established XRP Asia, a new regional organization headquartered in Singapore, to drive ecosystem development across Asia-Pacific. The organization is led by Sabrina Tachdjian, former head of Hedera Foundation's Asia-Pacific and fintech divisions, and previously oversaw blockchain investments at LINE. XRP Asia will provide developers and startups with learning resources, system integrator partnerships, hackathons, office hours, a

According to Galaxy Research, a newly released report on Polymarket traders reveals that 69.2% of retail accounts are below breakeven, with collective losses of $338.9 million. The report analyzed approximately 2.9 million retail accounts on the international platform, which has processed 1.27 billion orders since its 2020 launch. The median retail account lost $3, with half of accounts falling between negative $36.64 and positive $0.40. In contrast, automated accounts that were excluded from th

According to the Foreign Ministry on October 3, China's spokesman Guo Jiakun dismissed U.S. accusations against Starbucks' decision to open stores in Xinjiang. U.S. congressional committee members had criticized the move as morally wrong, citing allegations of genocide against Uyghurs. Guo called such claims "blatant lies," stating that Western institutions politicize issues to attack China. He emphasized that Xinjiang currently enjoys social stability, economic development, and religious harmon

According to ChainCatcher, Coinbase has obtained financial services permission (FSP) from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) regulators, allowing the exchange to arrange and provide custody for tokenized securities. The license covers arrangements and custody of tokenized equities fully backed by underlying stocks. Investors can trade using only crypto wallets, with secondary transfers requiring no brokerage account or intermediary bank relationship, though redeeming gains to fiat currency requires

According to Forbes, on October 3, U.S. President Trump stated that moderate inflation could rapidly help reduce the nation's $40 trillion federal debt through nominal economic growth, sparking market discussion on this approach. Market participants are renewing focus on the "debasement trade" strategy, allocating to assets like gold and Bitcoin as hedges against currency depreciation. Bitcoin has risen approximately 300% since its 2023 low, though it remains about 30% below the $126,000 peak re