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According to information from the Google Gemini application help center, starting from October 2026, the availability of models when accessing the Gemini application with a personal account will change. From October 9, 2026, free personal users on the Gemini web and app versions will no longer have default access to the full Flash model and Pro model, and will be uniformly adjusted to the smaller and lighter Flash-Lite model.After the change takes effect, non-subscribers will only be able to use Flash-Lite and will not have access to Flash and Pro. The AI Plus plan will have access to Flash-Lite and Flash, but Pro model access will no longer be provided. Users subscribed to this plan will receive an email explaining when the changes will take effect for them. Users of the AI Pro and AI Ultra plans will still have access to Flash-Lite, Flash, and Pro.

According to the SpaceX stock unlocking arrangement, the first phase project of Gate Pre-IPOs, SpaceX (SPCX), will unlock the third batch of (stock) shares on October 3 at 20:00 (UTC+8). This unlocking corresponds to 14% of the original total quota of the target company, with a total unlocking volume of 23,730 SPCX. Since 27% of the stock has already been unlocked, the current remaining SPCX corresponds to 73% of the original total quota. Therefore, this time the stock unlocking will be based on 19.18% of the actual SPCX holdings at the time of the user snapshot, and the corresponding stocks will be directly issued to the Gate stock account at a 1:1 ratio.The scope of this unlocking includes SPCX that users previously obtained and held through Pre-IPOs, as well as SPCX purchased subsequently; SPCX that has been sold will not be included in this round of unlocking. Users need to check their SPCX holdings and pending orders in advance to ensure that the SPCX used for this unlocking is in an available state.Gate is the industry's first platform to support Pre-IPO share unlocking and directly issue listed company stocks to users. This is the third batch of 14% stock unlocking for SpaceX (SPCX), and the remaining portion will be processed as soon as possible according to the unlocking rules of the target company, subject to the official announcement from Gate.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, it predicts significant capital movements in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $111,705.63 in a single buy for the "Federal Reserve October Decision" event, targeting "No Change." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding win rate for this subject is 82%.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Bitcoin Breakthrough on October 3" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "84,000" experienced severe fluctuations, plummeting from 92.05% an hour ago to the current 53.6% (a fluctuation of 38.45%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Bitcoin Price Prediction from September 28 to October 4" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Below $84,000" experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 39.5% an hour ago to the current 56.5% (a fluctuation of 17%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Layer 2 network Blast announced that it will cease operations due to the ongoing maintenance costs of the network exceeding the revenue generated by L2. The team believes there is no credible path to achieve economic sustainability.Blast advises all users to withdraw on-chain assets and balances in the Blast PWA to the Ethereum mainnet and plans to shorten the withdrawal waiting time to 24 hours. However, the team will first process the withdrawal of Lido assets held by Blast, which is expected to take about a week, during which the withdrawal function will be temporarily unavailable.Users can complete withdrawals through the regular Blast interface before October 26. After that, assets can still be withdrawn, but it will require direct interaction with the Blast Bridge contract on Ethereum L1. The team will announce specific operational instructions before the deadline.

Chief Investment Officer Greg Taylor of PenderFund Capital Management stated that the September non-farm report is favorable for the market and essentially rules out the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike in October.There may still be expectations for a rate hike in December, but it has already been priced in by the market and will not have a significant impact on the market.

TRON DeFi Summer announces the latest arrangements for S3: the event will officially launch on October 4 at 08:00 (SGT) and will last for 60 days, with a total prize pool of 2 million USD, including a TRX pool of 1 million USD, a USDD pool of 600,000 USD, a JST pool of 300,000 USD, and a SUN pool of 100,000 USD.Users can enter JustLend DAO through Binance Wallet DeFi to participate in the Boosted APR incentives. Users who participated in S2 do not need to reapply; simply maintaining their holdings will automatically extend their eligibility for S3 rewards. New users can prepare their assets in advance to join as soon as it opens. More S3 gameplay will be announced soon.

The Ronin Waypoint wallet will soon cease operations, and users must complete asset transfers before the final migration deadline on October 16, or assets left in the Waypoint wallet may become inaccessible. This migration primarily involves users utilizing social logins, keyless wallets, or MPC wallets.Users can choose to migrate their assets to a Ronin Stash that supports email or social login, or they can transfer them to a Ronin Wallet protected by a mnemonic phrase. Users who only use mnemonic phrase wallets are not affected by this migration. Additionally, bAXS and Badges need to be handled separately through the official Axie migration page, and this operation can only be completed once.The official reminder for users is to confirm that the target wallet has received the assets after migration and to check if there are any missing assets in the Waypoint wallet.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Bitcoin Price Prediction from September 28 to October 4" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "88,000 USD" experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, dropping from 57% an hour ago to the current 38.5% (a fluctuation of 18.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Bitcoin Price Prediction for October 2" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "86,000" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 19.5% an hour ago to the current 34.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Monad released a video, hinting at the launch of a privacy service on October 6. Its token rose over 17% today, currently priced at $0.032671.

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 Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, it predicts significant capital movements in the market Polymarket. A large whale invested $52,934.62 in a single transaction regarding the "Federal Reserve's October decision" event, targeting a "25 basis point increase." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this subject is 34.92%.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the event "Bitcoin Price from September 28 to October 4" on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "86,000 dollars" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 53.5% an hour ago to the current 32% (a fluctuation of 21.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the event predicting the number of tweets by Musk from September 25 to October 2, 2026, on the market Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "180-199" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 39% an hour ago to the current 23% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Bitcoin Breakthrough on October 1" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "84,000" experienced significant fluctuations, soaring from 30.5% an hour ago to the current 45.5% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to official news, the Gate event contract "Winning Streak Challenge" will officially start on October 1 at 08:00 (UTC+8) and will last until October 11 at 08:00 (UTC+8).This challenge covers 5-minute cycle events for BTC and all stock event contracts. Users can participate after completing the activity registration. The event sets a total reward of 20,000 USDT, covering multiple gameplay options such as winning streak ladder, win rate leaderboard, trading volume sprint, and new user first order gift.Among them, users who achieve a maximum winning streak of 15 can receive 100 USDT, with a total winning streak prize pool of 6,000 USDT; the win rate leaderboard has a prize pool of 3,500 USDT, and users who meet the criteria of cumulative valid matches ≥ 100, single net purchase ≥ 20 USDT, and win rate ≥ 40% can participate in the ranking, with the first place receiving 1,200 USDT.Users whose cumulative event contract trading volume reaches 20,000 USDT can also share a prize pool of 5,000 USDT based on their trading volume proportion, with a maximum of 500 USDT per user. In addition, during the event, the first 1,000 new users who complete their first transaction in the event contract and have a first net purchase value ≥ 20 USDT can receive a 5.5 USDT event contract experience voucher.Currently, the Gate event contract has covered two major sectors: cryptocurrency assets and stocks. Users can participate in price direction predictions around different assets and time windows, looking for trading opportunities that suit their own judgment in the short-cycle market changes.