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AI startup Tavus released a new model called Griffin on October 1, referring to it as the first "human interaction model" that can understand and generate face-to-face conversations, paying attention not only to wording but also to expressions and pauses. Tavus stated that in tests, after a one-minute video call with Griffin-Lite, 26 out of 54 participants (48%) believed the other party was a real person; its previous generation system only convinced 1 out of 41 participants.Participants were told they would have a one-minute video call with another person to discuss things they were looking forward to this year, and only at the end of the call were they asked if they suspected the other party was not a real person. Tavus noted that those who became suspicious typically noticed within 20 seconds. This result comes from Tavus's own research page, where participants were recruited through a channel they call an independent research platform. Community comments on X pointed out that these results have not been independently verified and do not meet standard protocols.In the NVIDIA VideoFDB benchmark, Tavus claimed Griffin-Lite ranked first, with a generation dimension score of 3.83, the next best system scoring 2.8, and human reference scoring 3.92; the perception dimension score was 3.73, with the strongest baseline at 3.44 and human reference at 4.2. Tavus stated that NVIDIA independently conducted this evaluation. Griffin supports full duplex, allowing it to listen, see, and speak simultaneously, with an average audio-video delay of 0.43 seconds on the NVIDIA H100 chip. Tavus completed a $40 million Series B funding round led by CRV in November 2025.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market event "Belgium vs. Türkiye - More Markets" on Polymarket, the "Over" option of the sub-market "Türkiye O/U 4.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 35.95% an hour ago to the current 19.65% (a fluctuation of 16.3%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou stated in an interview with Turkish media Fintechtime that, reflecting on the 2025 Bybit attack incident, one of the issues was the use of third-party service providers and the excessive concentration of assets within that third-party related system.Zhou mentioned that since then, Bybit has comprehensively adjusted its security policies, shifting to a zero-trust model, while decentralizing wallets across different architectures and strengthening the isolation of local and global operations to reduce the risk of a single attack impacting a large amount of assets. He also stated that Bybit hopes to develop its Turkish operations into a super application covering crypto trading, payments, global transfers, and more investment products in the future.

Morgan Stanley has reclassified NVIDIA (NVDA.O) as a preferred stock.

According to The Block, Lloyds Bank's tenth annual financial institution sentiment survey shows that 71% of senior executives at large financial institutions in the UK expect tokenization to reshape the financial services industry.The survey indicates that faster payment and settlement speeds are the most frequently mentioned advantages of tokenization by respondents, followed by collateral and liquidity management.

According to Cointelegraph, NEAR Intents General Manager Alex Shevchenko stated that the team has confirmed the identity of the hacker behind the previous security incident and has given them a 48-hour deadline to return the stolen funds through "responsible disclosure."NEAR Intents previously suspended services due to a vulnerability in the interaction between the Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure and NEAR Intents smart contracts. Preliminary investigations indicate that approximately $3.8 million in user funds were stolen in this incident, and the team has committed to fully compensating affected users.On-chain detective ZachXBT stated that the stolen funds were subsequently transferred to KuCoin and converted to Bitcoin across chains.

According to Cointelegraph, the Ministry of State Security of China issued a statement accusing cryptocurrencies of being used by foreign forces for espionage and money laundering, emphasizing their non-anonymity.Data from the same period shows that Singapore's crypto economy grew against the trend by 55.4% to $284 billion, maintaining its position as the regional leader.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Jack Dorsey's payment company Block has announced the launch of its first Bitcoin consumer advertising campaign, aimed at encouraging people to use Bitcoin as a medium of exchange and to make Bitcoin "everyday currency." The campaign slogan is "Some things don't make sense. Bitcoin does." The advertisements depict scenes of Americans complaining about rising living costs and Wall Street bankers receiving government bailouts.Miles Suter, head of Block's Bitcoin business, stated that the company focuses on creating financial products that make everyday life more convenient, and this advertising campaign is the first large-scale showcase of a centralized financial system for Bitcoin. The campaign will run from Thursday on YouTube, X, Meta, Instagram, and Fox Sports television channels until December 31, and will be aired before select screenings of "Avengers: Endgame" and "Dune Part 3."Dorsey left Twitter in 2021 to focus on payment business and Bitcoin adoption, and has expressed a desire for Bitcoin to become a global currency. Block's Cash App allows users to buy, sell, and send Bitcoin, while Square accepts Bitcoin payments through the Lightning Network. The company also launched a modular Bitcoin mining machine last year to reduce costs for miners in maintenance and equipment replacement.

The California Attorney General stated that their office is seeking further inquiries from OpenAI regarding cybersecurity incidents and risks involving the company and its AI models.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, a certain smart money address built a position during the rise of UNI on September 3 and continued to increase its position by 1.29 million dollars two hours ago.As of now, the address has withdrawn 692,100 UNI from the exchange at an average price of 7.3 dollars, with purchase prices ranging from 6.24 dollars to 9.06 dollars, accumulating an unrealized profit of 1.19 million dollars, with a return rate of 23.55%.

TRON DeFi Summer announces the conclusion of S2, with S3 officially starting on October 4 at 08:00 (SGT), bringing a continuous 60-day Boosted APR incentive and a total prize pool of 2 million USD. The four major assets TRX, USDD, JST, and SUN will continue to participate.Users can enter JustLend DAO through Binance Wallet DeFi to explore on-chain yield opportunities. Users who have participated in S2 do not need to reapply; they can seamlessly participate in S3 and continue to qualify for rewards by maintaining their current holdings. Users who have not yet participated can prepare their assets in advance and join as soon as the event starts. More S3 gameplay will be announced soon, and the next chapter of the yield journey continues without interruption.

According to the latest monitoring data from Arkham, Wall Street financial giant Morgan Stanley has continued to increase its Bitcoin holdings through its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund MSBT. As of now, its total Bitcoin holdings have surpassed 10,000 coins for the first time, currently reaching 10,436 BTC, valued at approximately 875 million dollars.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond once surged to 5.29%, reaching a new high in 19 years. New York Federal Reserve President Williams stated that he is "not in a hurry," cooling expectations for an interest rate hike in October. Saxo Bank pointed out that the yield has retreated, but tonight's U.S. PCE data will determine the next steps for the dollar and U.S. Treasuries.

Recently, the police in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China, investigated a virtual currency money laundering case. The criminal gang used "free credit card repayment" as bait to attract ordinary users to provide accounts. They received illicit funds from overseas gambling and fraud through false consumption, then contacted currency dealers to exchange for virtual currency and transferred it to designated addresses abroad. Through financial and on-chain data analysis, the police identified nearly a thousand involved accounts, with suspects distributed across Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Jiangsu, Hebei, Chongqing, and other regions.The Digital Currency Research Institute of the People's Bank of China stated that it is currently using large model technology to analyze the flow of funds in virtual currency transactions, restore the gang's trading patterns, and uncover clues related to illegal industries. Upon investigation, it was confirmed that seven members of the gang were illegally engaged in payment settlement business without approval from relevant national authorities, constituting the crime of illegal operation, and were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from one year and two months to two years and six months, along with fines.Using virtual currency for money laundering is a new type of money laundering crime that has emerged in recent years. Lv Wei, the president of the Inner Mongolia branch of the People's Bank of China, stated that enhancing the monitoring and identification capabilities for abnormal fund transactions related to virtual currency trading has helped successfully crack down on a major money laundering case involving virtual currency pyramid schemes, dismantling more than ten money laundering and points-running dens, and confiscating illegal gains of approximately 130 million yuan. In recent years, there have been coordinated efforts to promote the conviction and sentencing of four cases involving money laundering using virtual currency, forming a strong deterrent against illegal activities such as money laundering with virtual currency.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow of smart money in the past 24 hours are as follows:SI (DEW9....WDP): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour increase of 98.1%, currently priced at $0.0415.AQUA (AQVc....yY9): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour decrease of -29.5%, currently priced at $0.0015.JEANPHIL (GTBx....ump): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour decrease of -9.2%, currently priced at $0.0035.GARP (FKPd....SHo): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour increase of 4897%, currently priced at $0.0002.NUTFLEX (9a2v....vWi): Net inflow of $1,000, with a 24-hour increase of 3528%, currently priced at $0.0002.

Jeffrey Park, Partner and Portfolio Manager at ParaFi Capital, stated that Anthropic should not proceed with an IPO based on current metrics. He mentioned that the power of American capitalism is built on a social contract: if humanity must bear its risks, the public should also share in its prosperity, rather than just footing the bill.Jeff Park pointed out that Anthropic is valued at $2 trillion but is held by only about 300 private investors. If it goes public, early growth profits will have already gone to a few private holders, while the public will have to bear the risks. In contrast, Meta is owned by over 5,000 institutions and millions of retail investors, with Facebook going public at a $100 billion valuation, allowing the public to share in a tenfold return after the IPO. He also noted that Anthropic's prospectus includes 80 pages of risk factors, warning that its technology could pose "catastrophic or existential risks." He argued that if these risks are real, the company should be partially nationalized rather than sold to retail investors; otherwise, it should remain private and self-finance until it achieves sustainable profitability.

Aztec Network developer Aztec Labs has relaunched the self-custody wallet zk.money, which can hide payment amounts, balances, and recipient information through the Aztec Network, and supports transfers via readable names or links. Users can deposit DAI, USDC, or USDT from Ethereum, where USDC and USDT will be converted to DAI.Deposit records can still be publicly tracked, while subsequent transaction activities remain private. The early Alpha version stipulates that single deposits, payments, and withdrawals are all below $2,500 and screens addresses according to sanction policies. The software has not yet completed a comprehensive audit and carries security risks.

Wintermute posted that, on the macro front, risk assets continued to rise last week. Even with the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield breaking above 5%, a high not seen since 2007, there was no significant risk-averse sentiment in the market. Crypto assets led the way, with altcoins rising approximately 5%, followed closely by BTC, and the Nasdaq also recorded gains, while long-term U.S. Treasuries performed the weakest.The report believes that oil prices will be a key factor influencing the interest rate hike expectations for October. Currently, oil transportation through the Strait of Hormuz remains significantly below pre-conflict levels, with Brent crude prices nearing $103 per barrel. If oil prices continue to stay around or above $100 per barrel, market expectations for another rate hike in October may remain high, at which point the core issue will shift to whether risk assets can absorb further rate hikes in the short term while bonds remain under pressure.In the crypto market, BTC last week first stood above the 50-week moving average on a weekly basis, with the current level of $82,500 being the upper boundary of the previous consolidation range, which is also a key position to watch this week; if this level can stabilize, it may become the foundation for the previous breakout; otherwise, a drop below this level will reignite concerns about the validity of the breakout. Meanwhile, BTC's market share has increased, the breadth of altcoin gains is at a relatively high level, and institutional options trading continues to increase with low Delta bullish options and call spreads being added for year-end positioning.

According to Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley has established a digital asset lab to test technologies such as stablecoins, tokenization, and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. The Wall Street bank is exploring how blockchain-based systems can be applied to its various businesses.Megan Brewer, head of market innovation and labs at Morgan Stanley, stated in an interview that the initiative is part of the company's existing innovation lab network. This network provides employees with dedicated facilities to explore emerging technologies while avoiding risks to the bank's core systems.