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The founder of Pons, Ozzy, posted on platform X in response to community concerns about the PONS buyback and burn mechanism, stating that the current burn rate has indeed not been adjusted, and the "Claim" process has not yet achieved complete decentralization.He mentioned that an on-chain contract upgrade is currently underway, with a new buyback mechanism planned to execute a Claim every 7 days. Subsequently, all funds received in the following 7 days will be used for buyback and destruction of PONS, and this process will repeat to establish a more sustainable buyback and burn mechanism. Currently, all buyback and burn operations have been automated. Anyone can trigger this bot and receive a small reward for this action.He further stated that the previously set buyback and burn rate is 2e per hour. Combined with the current funding scale of approximately 950,000 USD in the Splitter (fund diversion contract), this rate aligns with the 7-day buyback cycle. Funds will also be automatically executed according to the 7-day cycle after being claimed, so the buyback funds will be displayed in two different sections: one is the current active buyback fund pool (Active Buyback Vault), and the other is reserved for the buyback funds for the next week.Previously, crypto analyst yyy posted on platform X stating that Pons has not replenished funds to the buyback allocator for over 5 days, with approximately 440,000 USD in the escrow account awaiting claim. He believes that the untimely claiming of funds has led to a low burn rate of PONS recently and calls for promoting the decentralization of fund claims from the escrow account.

Moonrock Capital's CEO and partner Simon Dedic posted on X, specifically criticizing the NFT market Blur and the Layer 2 network Blast founder Pacman. He stated that he cannot understand the choices made by founders like Pacman, as they have already established market positions through protocols like Blur and Blast, gaining support from top investors and significant attention.Simon Dedic mentioned that Pacman did not utilize the aforementioned conditions to create larger, more sustainable products for the long term, but instead chose to extract value and profit quickly in the short term. He noted that such situations are not uncommon, and therefore, more emphasis should be placed on honest builders who refuse to take the path of least resistance; if such individuals are found, they should be continuously supported.

Gate will hold the "RACING THE FUTURE Vol 3" special event at the Singapore F1 circuit on October 8, inviting Laurent Mekies, CEO and Team Principal of the F1 Red Bull Racing team, along with over a dozen VIPs and high-end clients for exclusive discussions. The event will take place in the core area of the Singapore circuit, where Laurent Mekies will engage in face-to-face conversations with guests about the core strategies, event operations, and behind-the-scenes stories of the Red Bull Racing team, sharing the practices and experiences of a top racing team both on and off the track.This event will adopt a small-scale, targeted invitation format, placing the communication scene in the unique setting of the F1 circuit to provide VIP users with a deeper and more exclusive communication experience. As the official sponsor of the F1 Red Bull Racing team, Gate not only reaches a global sports audience through event collaborations but also further integrates top racing resources into user services and brand communication scenarios, offering VIP users exclusive opportunities to access international top sports resources and understand team operations and competitive decision-making.In addition, Gate will also host an F1 Red Bull driver meet-and-greet during TOKEN2049, inviting F1 World Champion and Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen and teammate Isack Hadjar to appear at the Gate Lounge, where they will interact with fans through autographs, photos, and engagement. By covering diverse scenarios such as driver interactions, management discussions, and high-level dialogues, Gate will further deepen its cross-border collaboration with the F1 Red Bull Racing team and expand the connection between digital assets and global sports, technology, and mainstream culture.

CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. stated that in the past 30 days, Bitcoin's realized market capitalization grew by 1.2% (approximately 12.8 billion USD), reaching 1.079 trillion USD on October 2. Compared to a growth rate of 0.66% a month ago, its growth rate has doubled.

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 Lookonchain monitoring, Huang Licheng has won 10 PUMP trades continuously over the past 5 days, with a total profit of 1.34 million dollars.Currently holding 33,950 ETH long positions, valued at 92.56 million dollars; 409 BTC long positions, valued at 35.22 million dollars; 180,000 HYPE long positions, valued at 16.16 million dollars.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, trader 0xd9A2 went long on 2900 ETH with 20x leverage on Aster DEX, with a position value of approximately 7.97 million USD.Currently, the unrealized profit of this position has exceeded 1 million USD, with a return rate of 251.68%.

Linea's official statement indicates that some validators supporting the Yield Boost treasury are withdrawing as a precaution due to the MetaMask staking incident. Linea emphasizes that the funds and control of the staking treasury itself have not been affected.The impact of this incident is that during the period when relevant validators withdraw and are replaced by new validators, the net staking rewards that provide funding sources for ecosystem incentives will temporarily decrease. Linea stated that it is closely monitoring the situation's progress.

According to The Defiant, SMBC Nikko Securities announced on October 2 that it has signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform called "DeFi Gateway" aimed at Japanese investors.Participants include blockchain development company Nethermind, Uniswap Labs, the general incorporated association Nyx Foundation, and Coinbase Technologies, which operates the Ethereum Layer 2 network Base. The project will develop a liquidity provision protocol and proprietary liquidity pool, complying with Japanese laws and regulations, with plans to complete development by mid-2027.The cooperation mainly focuses on three areas of development: first, creating a "proxy vault" with verifiable and reproducible AI and an intuitive user interface; second, utilizing Uniswap v4's Hooks feature to build a compliant liquidity pool public framework that incorporates anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) and investor protection mechanisms; third, developing asset management strategies covering digital assets such as stablecoins and real-world assets (RWA).The project is jointly led by SMBC Nikko Securities and Nethermind. SMBC Nikko Securities leads communication with regulatory agencies and provides compliance, risk modeling, and portfolio management expertise; Nethermind is responsible for technical design and development, including AI strategy and integration, smart contract security, as well as automated market making and Uniswap v4 Hooks strategies.

Cryptocurrency analyst @AxelAdlerJr stated that the buying pressure indicator in the Bitcoin futures market has risen to 4.9, the highest since August 19; the contract open interest has increased by nearly 9,000 BTC within 24 hours.This indicator reading means that the accumulated buying pressure over the past 12 hours is nearly five standard deviations higher than the average level of the past week. @AxelAdlerJr indicated that if the Bitcoin price remains above $85,000 while the upward momentum weakens, the upward trend is likely to continue; if the price falls below $83,000, the liquidation of newly established long positions may accelerate the decline.

Nike's U.S. stock fell over 8% in pre-market trading, as the company predicts a decline in annual revenue, with first-quarter sales for fiscal year 2027 falling short of expectations.

The perpetual contract protocol Drift (now Velocity) Foundation has opened claims and redemptions for the security incident on April 1. Affected users can claim newly issued compensation tokens DFX at a rate of 1 DFX for every $1 of verified loss. DFX is a Solana standard SPL asset, with a fixed total supply of approximately 299.5 million tokens, corresponding to about $295.4 million in verified losses, and no further issuance will occur.Users can destroy DFX on the official portal and redeem it for USDT at the redemption price, or trade it on secondary markets like Raydium. The redemption price is determined by the balance of the recovery pool divided by the number of DFX tokens that have not yet been destroyed. Currently, there are about 3.11 million USDT in the pool, with a redemption price of approximately $0.0104, allowing for about $1 back for every $100 lost, covering about 1% of the losses, which has caused dissatisfaction in the community, believing there is a significant gap from the expected full compensation.The plan also includes a maximum support commitment of $127.5 million from Tether, up to $20 million from partners, as well as subsequent sources such as transaction fee sharing from the new trading platform Velocity and the recovery of stolen funds, most of which are upper limits or installment arrangements, and were not included in the pool on the opening day. After the DFX launch, the redemption price remains around $0.0104, while the secondary market trading price has risen from about $0.01 to approximately $0.03, with a 24-hour increase of about 210%, and liquidity at that time was around $200,000. The tokens can be freely transferred, and the trading price does not have to equal the redemption price; buyers are mainly concerned with subsequent funding, protocol revenue, recovered funds, as well as the impact of early redemptions and the destruction of unclaimed portions after the window closes on January 1, 2028.

Coinbase released a report indicating that the profit-taking scale of BTC has risen to its highest level of the year, while market demand has cooled. On September 22, holders realized a profit of 25,700 BTC in a single day, the highest daily level since 2026. At the same time, the unrealized profit margin for short-term traders rose to 33%, the highest since December 2024.Meanwhile, in the past 30 days, the apparent spot demand for BTC has decreased by 170,000 coins; the incremental speculative futures demand also dropped from 164,000 coins on September 14 to 16,000 coins on September 29.

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.

Arbitrum released data indicating that the overall network revenue in September exceeded 5 million dollars, reaching 5.45 million dollars, setting a historical record.Data shows that most of its revenue comes from Orbit authorization fees, amounting to 4.75 million dollars, which may be related to the booming trading on the Robinhood chain during that month.

According to The Block, shareholders of Armada Acquisition Corp. II have approved its business combination with XRP Treasury company Evernorth, clearing a key step for the latter's listing on Nasdaq.The transaction is expected to raise approximately $300 million in total cash proceeds, with investors also contributing in physical XRP. Upon completion of the transaction, Evernorth is expected to hold approximately 473 million XRP. The transaction is expected to be completed on October 7, and the combined company plans to trade under the ticker XRPN starting October 8.

According to official news, Gate announced its upcoming appearance at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026. The event will be held from October 7 to 8, 2026, at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, and is expected to attract tens of thousands of industry participants from various countries and regions. On October 7, Gate's founder and CEO Dr. Han will deliver a keynote speech titled "One Gate, Everything Money" on the main stage of TOKEN2049.During the event, Gate will set up a brand booth and exclusive lounge at the venue, connecting ecological partners from different markets through product displays, live interactions, and face-to-face communication. On the evening of October 8, Gate will also host the Gate Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony at Raffles Singapore, gathering industry guests, partners, and ecological representatives to discuss market opportunities and cross-field cooperation.This series of events combines main stage dialogues, brand showcases, and the Gala Dinner, showcasing Gate's long-term vision of connecting global markets, gathering ecological strength, and promoting the collaborative development of digital assets and financial innovation to global users.

According to Gate market data, Accenture (ACN.N) rose 7.1% in pre-market trading, as the company expects annual revenue growth to exceed expectations.

According to Fortune, Turing Award winner and founder of AMI Labs, Yann LeCun, stated in an interview that he believes recent incidents of AI agents going out of control are mainly due to insufficient human supervision and sandbox design, which can be prevented through engineering improvements.He also revealed that AMI Labs currently has about 60 employees and is developing world models for industrial applications based on the JEPA architecture, with the first product set to be launched "soon."