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October brought a surge of activity across major blockchains, from Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade and Bitcoin’s debate over Ordinals, to Solana and Polkadot protocol improvements, and more.
It feels like October finally shook off that mid-year quiet. Everywhere you look — from Ethereum’s te

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Google pulled its Gemma model after reports of hallucinations on factual questions, with the company emphasizing it was intended for developer and research purposes.
Technology company Google announced the withdrawal of its Gemma AI model following reports of inaccurate responses to fa

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Gold has recently corrected due to profit-taking, a stronger US dollar, and rising real yields, while Mamadou Toure emphasizes that this volatility reflects tactical repositioning and presents opportunities for institutional investors.
Over the past week, gold has fallen by 1.2% to $4,

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Sky Protocol’s governance vote approved a set of updates, including a revised SKY staking reward model, increased buybacks, treasury funding, and multiple protocol enhancements.
Decentralized and non-custodial financial protocol Sky confirmed that an executive vote has approved a new p

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UMG has settled copyright disputes with Udio and launched agreements to develop a licensed, AI-powered music creation and streaming ecosystem.
Music entertainment company Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the formation of strategic agreements with AI-driven music creation

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Perplexity has launched Perplexity Patents, an AI-powered research agent that simplifies patent discovery and intellectual property analysis by delivering context-aware, cross-domain insights beyond traditional keyword-based search.
Software company behind the AI-driven search engine P

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Konstantinos Vasilenko highlighted the company’s mission to bridge Web2 and Web3 by simplifying crypto access for retail users and businesses, while navigating compliance and onboarding challenges.
During the recent Hack Seasons conference in Singapore on October 2nd, several

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WeatherXM’s Targeted Rollouts allow the community to fund and expand a global decentralized weather network through NFTs, deploying real stations that provide hyperlocal climate data and generate rewards.
Community-driven weather network, WeatherXM announced the launch of Targeted Roll

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Ether.fi’s DAO has proposed a $50 million treasury-backed ETHFI buy-back program to support token stability when the price is below $3.
Decentralized Ethereum staking protocol, Ether.fi announced that its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has introduced a proposal

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Character AI announced it will prohibit anyone under 18 from having open-ended conversations with its AI chatbots starting in late November, coming after legal pressure from lawmakers and families who say the platform led to teen deaths.
AI-powered chatbot platform, Character.AI announ

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Ash Mohammed highlighted the critical role of AI infrastructure in Web3, unveiling MyNeutron, and outlined the company’s vision for agent-driven, context-aware blockchain and AI applications.
At the beginning of October, the Hack Seasons Conference took place in Singapore, bringing