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President Donald Trump rejected Iran's latest peace proposal as insufficient in a Time magazine interview reported by The Associated Press on October 1. Trump stated the proposal was 'not enough' and left open the

Solana processed over 14 billion transactions in Q3 2026, marking the network's highest quarterly transaction count ever, according to @SolanaFloor. The surge was driven by Solana's high throughput of approximately 65,000 transactions per second and ultra-low fees averaging $0.00025 per transaction.

Perplexity AI predicts XRP could rise to $4.25 by the end of 2026 in a full bull market scenario, driven by accelerating XRP Ledger activity and growing institutional exposure. Active addresses on the network surged 84% to 43,543 in August and September, while daily payments crossed 2.6 million

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced a webinar scheduled for October 6, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT, focusing on financial scams. The event is organized in collaboration with the National Futures Association (NFA), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Financial

Wells Fargo added Microsoft (MSFT) to its fourth-quarter 'Tactical Ideas' list on Thursday, raising its price target to $725 from $700 and maintaining an 'Overweight' rating. The brokerage highlighted several catalysts that could strengthen Microsoft's AI growth story, with the new target implying r

Bitcoin started October trading at $83,823, up 0.28% on the day, after closing September with a 6.33% gain. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Sept. 16 to a range of 3.75% to 4%, the first hike since July 2023. October has historically returned 19.92% on average for

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that the US manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) reached 54.5 in September, down 0.1 points from August's 54.6, falling slightly below the market expectation of 55.0. The manufacturing sector extended its expansion phase for the ninth

Judge Jennifer Rochon dismissed Burwick Law's lawsuit against Hayden Davis and other defendants with prejudice on Tuesday, denying plaintiffs Omar Hurlock and Anuj Mehta leave to file a second amended complaint. The judge granted three motions filed by defendants including Davis, Kelsier Labs,

Polygon announced a 7.7% annual percentage yield (APY) for $POL stakers effective from October 1 through December 1. The increase is attributed to rising network fees driven by congestion and high demand on the network. Polygon operates as an Ethereum scaling solution that enhances transaction throu

Amazon Web Services released an open-source decision model called Strands Decider 2B, inspired by TypeSafe's Jev, as AI developers increasingly seek intelligence suited to computer automation rather than frontier LLMs. The release occurred the same week OpenAI announced a similar offering. The model

The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting major Iranian companies in the rail and auto sectors on October 1, as reported by Walter Bloomberg. The measures are intended to step up pressure on Iran's economy and further isolate Tehran. The Treasury Department stated the sanctions

Sky Ecosystem is participating in the CapSummitGlobal event in Singapore on October 1, 2026, where discussions will focus on stablecoin growth across Asia. John Conneely, Global Head of Business Development at Sky Ecosystem, will join industry leaders including @hexonaut and @alexlimasia to

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari stated on the 1st (local time) that the Fed will take necessary action to bring inflation back to target levels, though he acknowledged uncertainty about how high interest rates must rise. Speaking in a Bloomberg TV interview, Kashkari emphasized t

Crypto.com signed a reported $100 million global partnership with Formula 1 in June 2021, becoming the sport's first cryptocurrency sponsor and one of seven global partners. The five-year deal granted the exchange trackside signage at every Grand Prix event worldwide and made Crypto.com F1's

Peter Schiff projected U.S. national debt could reach $50 trillion within the next several years, with annual interest costs climbing to $4 trillion if interest rates rise to 8%, according to a Cointelegraph report on October 1. Schiff made the projection while discussing the increase in U.S. nation

Three US regional Federal Reserve bank presidents expressed heightened concerns about persistent inflation at an economic event in Asheville, North Carolina. Susan Collins of the Boston Fed, Jeffrey Schmid of the Kansas City Fed, and Thomas Barkin of the Richmond Fed each emphasized that inflation r

Nu Holdings denied on September 30 it is pursuing a transaction with British digital bank Monzo, shutting down takeover speculation that had pressured the Brazilian fintech's shares earlier in the week. The clarification followed reports that the companies had held preliminary discussions about a tr

The co-authors of EIP-8363, led by Jérôme de Tychey, president of Ethereum France, withdrew the proposal from consideration for Ethereum's Hegota upgrade on Thursday morning. The proposal sought to burn a rising share of Ethereum validator rewards as more ETH is staked. De Tychey cited objections ra

Crypto.com launched tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs for eligible users in the European Economic Area through its mobile app. The cryptocurrency platform introduced the feature to provide 24/7 access to U.S. markets, expanding investment opportunities beyond traditional trading hours. The launch