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Uniswap posted on platform X that currently nearly half of the trading volume of the Uniswap protocol is completed through version v4, with over 44 billion dollars in trading volume in the past 30 days.According to the data released, in the trading volume share of various versions of the Uniswap protocol over the past 30 days, v4 accounted for 49.9%, v3 accounted for 44.9%, and v2 accounted for 5.2%.

Palantir's Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar stated in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation" that many AI researchers have started smoking to demonstrate their confidence in AI to other researchers. He quoted the attitude of such researchers saying, "I truly believe in AI; it will cure cancer, so I’m showing you that I’m all in." Sankar did not name any specific researcher nor cite survey data; this statement was made in passing when host Margaret Brennan pressed him on why he was so focused on the topic.In the interview, Sankar referred to effective altruism as a "millennial-style doomsday cult" and mentioned FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried as the most well-known representative of the movement. He also cited Pascal's idea that everyone has a "God-shaped hole" in their heart, claiming that some researchers are trying to fill this hole with a machine god called AGI.Medical data contrasts with this claim. The U.S. CDC states that smoking causes about one-third of cancer deaths in the U.S., and cigarette smoke contains at least 69 known carcinogenic chemicals, with smokers being about 25 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated in August that the promise of AI curing cancer is "more of a cliché than inspiring," and that only a true cure for cancer can win public trust. CBS polling shows that 50% of Americans believe the problems created by AI outweigh the problems it solves, and 45% want the government to limit the use and development of AI.

According to a report by Vortexa, the U.S. maritime blockade has caused Iran's maritime crude oil exports to drop to zero since the second week of September, and they have not yet recovered as of October 5.Iran's liquefied petroleum gas exports decreased by 48% month-on-month, reaching the lowest level since 2023.Meanwhile, Russia's crude oil exports increased by 6% month-on-month in September to 3.79 million barrels per day, accounting for about 80% of the total high-risk crude oil exports from the three countries.

On-chain data company CryptoQuant researcher Rei Researcher pointed out in a report released on Monday that as the Bitcoin supply on exchanges continues to shrink, the price of Bitcoin may see an upward trend. The report shows that the Bitcoin held by exchanges has decreased from 2.8 million in February to 2.67 million. The recent price of Bitcoin is around $83,485, remaining stable over the past 24 hours but rising 8% over the past 30 days, following the best-performing quarter in years.The report states, "If buying demand continues to improve while exchange supply remains low, Bitcoin could benefit from a supply-demand imbalance, creating favorable conditions for a longer-term upward trend." The report adds, "More importantly, Bitcoin has rebounded from its lows in recent weeks, while exchange reserves continue to decline. This is a notable development, indicating that even as the market recovers, the supply available for trading is still decreasing." The report also notes that investors may be transferring Bitcoin out of exchanges and into cold wallets.In the first half of 2026, Bitcoin traded below $65,000 for most of the time. After reaching an all-time high of $126,080 in October 2025, the cryptocurrency has been in a bear market for most of this year. However, the situation changed in August when the U.S. Treasury doubled the scale of liquidity support repurchase operations, weakening the dollar while boosting non-yielding assets like Bitcoin. Analysts say that the so-called "devaluation trade" has heated up again, benefiting Bitcoin as it did in 2024 and 2025. Currently, the price of Bitcoin is still over 30% lower than its historical record.

Ondo Finance posted on platform X that its tokenized U.S. Treasury scale has reached 3 billion USD, covering USDY, OUSG, and tokenized U.S. Treasury ETFs, ranking first in the RWA.xyz tokenized U.S. Treasury platform. Among them, USDY has a scale of over 2.3 billion USD, surpassing BlackRock's BUIDL.RWA.xyz data shows that currently, USDY has a scale of approximately 2.328 billion USD, BUIDL approximately 2.204 billion USD, and OUSG approximately 319 million USD; the total scale of tokenized U.S. Treasuries is about 14.91 billion USD, with Circle's USYC ranking first among single products at approximately 2.384 billion USD.

The institutional crypto trading platform FalconX and the synthetic dollar protocol Ethena are operating a collateralized lending arrangement with a scale of 1 billion dollars, funded by the reserve assets of the stablecoin USDe. The related loans are over-collateralized, with Ethena holding the first priority collateral rights.FalconX's cumulative trading volume has exceeded 25 trillion dollars. This arrangement was disclosed by the market intelligence account msbintel and mentioned the official account of Ethena.

According to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency exchange MNX, developed by the prediction market platform Manifold Markets, officially launched on Tuesday, offering futures contracts linked to the valuations of private AI companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, and Moonshot. The platform is built on the MegaETH blockchain and completed a $6.4 million funding round in June, led by Village Global.Compared to existing products from OKX and Bitget, MNX's contracts expire at the end of 2027 and do not charge periodic funding rates; the perpetual contracts offered by Bitget and OKX have no expiration date. Max Killberg from Village Global stated that AI is driving one of the largest investment cycles in history, but the financial infrastructure surrounding it remains quite underdeveloped. The organization hopes to build financial markets around AI rather than just betting on another prediction market.Stephen Gruggett, co-founder of Manifold Markets, indicated that MNX's model is better suited for private companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, which have infrequent equity trades and are difficult to price. Traders can use up to three times leverage, with prices determined by trading activity on the MNX platform rather than external price sources.If the company is still not publicly listed when the contracts expire, the exchange will use public valuations from funding rounds, investment funds, or secondary markets; MNX currently does not serve U.S. customers but plans to obtain the necessary licenses and intends to launch markets covering a broader range of the AI economy, including company revenue, employment, housing, AI supply chains, and computing power.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the October "Global Financial Stability Report," which for the first time discusses the tokenized market in a dedicated chapter. The report shows that as of the end of July, the public market size of tokenized Real World Assets (RWA), excluding repos and stablecoins, is approximately $65 billion, with credit accounting for about $30.4 billion, money market funds about $17.5 billion, and stocks about $2.3 billion. The average daily trading volume of tokenized repos over 30 days reached $303 billion.The report states that the issuance of tokenized stocks is highly concentrated, with Ondo Finance and Backed Finance (xStocks) together accounting for over 70%. More than 50% of trades occur outside regular trading hours for U.S. stocks, with about 80% of trade sizes being less than one share, volatility being about 1.5 times that of traditional markets, and liquidity being significantly lower.The IMF believes that while the scale of tokenized assets is small, it may bring efficiency improvements in multiple areas, but it could also create new channels for leverage accumulation and liquidity and maturity mismatches, exacerbating technological and infrastructure risks, with current systemic risks remaining limited. The IMF also pointed out that in the absence of interoperable central bank currencies, stablecoins and tokenized deposits may become the main settlement tools in the tokenized capital market, leading to issuer credit risk and concentration risk.

SpaceX plans to significantly increase the number of Starship rocket launches and landings at its Starbase facility in southern Texas, expanding the annual flight scale to hundreds of times. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will prepare an environmental impact report for this plan and hold public hearings. SpaceX plans to conduct up to 456 launches and 912 landings annually at the Texas base.

Strategy indicates that its "Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index" rose to 34% in the third quarter of 2026, showing that major banks worldwide are increasingly adopting Bitcoin and digital asset-related services, although the overall situation remains in the early stages. Among them, Fidelity ranks first with 77%, followed by JPMorgan Chase at 47% and BNY at 46%.Strategy states that the increase in the index this quarter was mainly driven by several advancements, including the expansion of Bitcoin ETF/ETP product access, the increase in institutional custody services, and the development of lending services using BTC as collateral.At the same time, progress in the fields of stablecoins and asset tokenization has also impacted the index's increase. As traditional financial institutions gradually explore digital asset infrastructure, Bitcoin-related services are extending from investment products to custody, financing, and financial application scenarios.

According to Morpho's official blog, Morpho announced the appointment of former Coinbase institutional business executive Brian Foster as Head of GTM.Foster worked at Coinbase for over seven years, leading strategic collaborations with BlackRock and U.S. federal government business, covering multiple areas including ETFs, trading as a service, and stablecoin payments.After joining Morpho, Foster will focus on promoting the adoption of on-chain credit products in fintech companies and traditional financial institutions.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Wuhan Tennis Open: Mia Bohanekova vs. Wang Xiyu," the option "Mia Bohanekova" in the sub-market "Wuhan Tennis Open: Mia Bohanekova vs. Wang Xiyu" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 25.5% an hour ago to the current 53.5% (a fluctuation of 28%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH falls below $2,378, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $979 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,624, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $805 million.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC falls below $79,134, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.811 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $87,312, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.305 billion.

Goldman Sachs arranged a $450 million charitable donation using the proceeds from SpaceX's record-breaking initial public offering through its wealthy clients.Goldman Sachs disclosed this expense in its third-quarter financial report, noting that it reduced diluted earnings per share by approximately $1.

According to The Defiant, trading firm DRW executed a total return swap with Marex on the Canton network through Derivnex, referencing the on-chain corporate bond benchmark from S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced this transaction with Kaiko on October 13.The swap was provided by Marex, with DRW as the counterparty, referencing the iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index, which tracks investment-grade corporate bonds that are dollar-denominated and have good liquidity. The swap provides both parties with exposure to the index without holding the underlying bonds. The transaction will synchronize events such as valuations during the contract's duration between both parties, and plans to migrate margin, collateral, and contract payments to the same infrastructure will be advanced in subsequent phases.Kaiko's tokens combine benchmark data with access permissions and usage rules, retaining the authorized control of S&P Dow Jones Indices, and distributing signed official index values for Derivnex to use for valuation. Derivnex expresses the transaction terms in the form of Canton smart contracts and introduces a universal domain model standard for derivatives trading. DRW founder and CEO Don Wilson stated that both parties can "work off the same record, thereby simplifying the process," and noted that once cash and collateral flows are integrated, more transactions are expected to achieve greater efficiency.

According to the official announcement, the 154th Gate contract points airdrop will be open for collection from October 14, 18:00 to 23:59 (UTC+8). This period sets up two points redemption prize pools, with a limited number of rewards available on a first-come, first-served basis.Prize Pool One requires a Gate contract points balance of 120--90 points (decreasing). Users can spend 15 Gate contract points to redeem 190 WLFI; Prize Pool Two requires a points balance of no less than 40 points, and spending 20 Gate contract points can redeem a 100 USDT position experience voucher. Rewards are expected to be credited approximately 1 hour after successful collection.

According to CoinDesk's latest September Exchange Review, Gate's average daily trading volume in September was approximately 15 billion USD, maintaining a leading position globally; meanwhile, the platform's global user base has exceeded 61 million, providing support for user foundation and market activity. In the CoinDesk Data Exchange Benchmark, Gate received a Grade A rating, ranking among the top exchanges. From trading and user scale to platform ratings, multiple indicators collectively outline Gate's comprehensive competitiveness in the global market.The world's first stock event contract launched by Gate in September has also been reported, covering initial targets such as MU, SNDK, SK Hynix, and Yushu Technology, supporting bullish or bearish trades in short cycles of 5 minutes and 15 minutes, without the need for leverage or margin, automatically settling after the cycle ends, and allowing for early closing.Combining Gate Money, on-chain trading, and payment products, Gate is expanding its product innovation into various application scenarios, including traditional assets, based on a continuously growing trading scale, gradually building a comprehensive service system that covers a wider range of financial needs.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Alexander Zverev vs. Alexander Bublik," the sub-market "Shanghai Rolex Masters: Alexander Zverev vs. Alexander Bublik" saw the winning probability of the "Alexander Zverev" option experience a sharp fluctuation, plummeting from 65.5% an hour ago to the current 19.5% (a fluctuation of 46%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to CoinDesk, asset management company Federated Hermes, with a management scale of 911 billion dollars, plans to launch its first batch of on-chain fund shares early next year, further participating in Wall Street's push to bring traditional assets on-chain.Federated Hermes has partnered with digital securities infrastructure company Prometheum to introduce blockchain-based fund shares into traditional brokerage accounts and financial advisor channels. The company has not yet disclosed the specific types of tokenized funds and the blockchain network used, but its head of digital asset products and platforms, Kevin Barr, stated that money market funds may become the first tokenized products.