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Cerebras' 5nm wafer-scale chips skirt HBM and CoWoS supply bottlenecks, analysis says
Cerebras' WSE-3 chips skip HBM, CoWoS packaging and 3nm capacity, according to a Crypto Briefing analysis, which also flags execution risk on the company's $25.4 billion backlog.
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Cathie Wood rebuts Bill Ackman's warning that AI demand could fuel inflation
ARK Invest's Cathie Wood pushed back on Bill Ackman's warning that the Fed's September rate hike could backfire. She argued AI is driving "benign deflation," not an inflationary spiral, Crypto Briefing reported.
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VIS weighs second Singapore fab as AI demand books out its first plant
Vanguard International Semiconductor is evaluating a second Singapore wafer fab through VSMC, its joint venture with NXP, after demand fully booked the first plant's initial capacity before production, Crypto Briefing reported.
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US Super Intelligence Force given 120 days to report on AI risks
A US Super Intelligence Force has 120 days to report on AI risks, Crypto Briefing said, citing Bloomberg. The deadline follows an executive order renaming AI and a voluntary accord signed by six tech firms.
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Meta, Duke and UC Davis researchers detail branching method for AI agent harnesses
Researchers affiliated with Meta, Duke and UC Davis report in an arXiv preprint that splitting harness optimization into self-improving branches raised Gemini 3 Flash's Olympiad math accuracy from 46.0% to 62.0%.
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AWS ends NDAs with government agencies, pledges water and energy reports
Amazon Web Services has stopped using nondisclosure agreements with government agencies and pledged annual reports on energy and water use, Crypto Briefing reported, amid backlash over its data centers.
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Stacks Labs CTO outlines PoX-6 plan for blind auctions and protocol-set BTC yields
Stacks Labs CTO Adriano Di Luzio laid out plans for PoX-6, which would replace Endowment-curated staking settings with blind auctions and protocol-set yields, Crypto Briefing reported. The design hasn't been ratified.
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PewDiePie says OpenAI suspended him twice while he built his Ajax AI model
Felix Kjellberg, known as PewDiePie, released his Ajax AI model and says OpenAI suspended his account twice over alleged distillation during development, according to Crypto Briefing. OpenAI's side isn't reported.
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CryptoJobsList postings hit 2026 high of 1,241 in September as applications fall
Job postings on CryptoJobsList rose from 382 in July to 1,241 in September while applications fell about 27%, according to the platform's Q3 2026 hiring trends report cited by Crypto Briefing.
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ESMA asks EU to bar custody and transfers of non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins
ESMA's September 30 response to the EU's MiCA review asks the Commission to prohibit every licensable service involving non-compliant stablecoins, custody and transfers included, CryptoSlate reported.
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BlackRock bought $1.57 billion in Bitcoin over a month, Arkham data shows
BlackRock bought a net $1.57 billion of Bitcoin over the past month, according to Arkham Intelligence data reported by U.Today, lifting holdings to as much as 801,769 BTC.
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TRUMP meme coin sets third holder dinner for Nov. 22 after Clarity Act stalls
The TRUMP meme coin project said its top 185 holders will attend a Nov. 22 gala dinner with President Trump at Trump National, just over two weeks after the Clarity Act failed a 49-50 Senate procedural vote.
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Zcash Foundation releases first NU7 candidate as Zebra testnet date nears
The Zcash Foundation released Zebra 7.0.0-rc.0, the first NU7 release candidate, with testnet activation expected around October 6 and the mainnet activation height due to be set on October 20.
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DefiLlama data shows 399 of 558 blockchains earned zero fees in 24 hours
DefiLlama's chain fees dashboard tracked 558 blockchains on October 3, 2026, and 399 of them (roughly 71%) generated zero fees over 24 hours, Crypto Briefing reported. Only seven chains cleared $100,000.
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BlackRock-built Ondo portfolios point to tokenization's next phase, CoinDesk says
A CoinDesk analysis says tokenization is moving from single assets to whole portfolios, citing BlackRock's Intelligent Portfolios with Ondo Finance and Bitwise's Automated Token Portfolios.
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Meta's Muse AI shopping agent adds Walmart, Gap, Sephora, Wayfair, Best Buy
Meta announced retail partnerships for Muse, its standalone AI agent app, with Walmart, Gap, Sephora, Wayfair and Best Buy on September 23, about two weeks after launch, according to Crypto Briefing.
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Ripple's Monica Long outlines XRP Ledger institutional push at XRP Seoul
Ripple President Monica Long discussed institutions moving on-chain via the XRP Ledger at XRP Seoul, where a forecast put tokenized real-world assets growing from $6 billion to $30 billion.
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Arbitrum Security Council pauses new Stylus activations, citing AI-assisted attacks
Arbitrum's Security Council blocked new Stylus activations on Arbitrum One and Nova on October 2, citing AI-assisted attack risks. Live Stylus apps and Solidity contracts are unaffected.
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Hyperliquid's first $14.58M USDC yield payment awaits transfer for HYPE buybacks
Hyperliquid's first AQAv2 yield payment, about $14.58 million in USDC, was pending transfer to its Assistance Fund as of October 3, 2026. The fund uses that money to buy and burn HYPE, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Grayscale's Zcash ETF ZCSH sheds $93.56 million in a week, Crypto Briefing reports
Grayscale's spot Zcash ETF, ZCSH, lost $93.56 million to outflows in a single week, according to Crypto Briefing, though the fund remains net positive on cumulative inflows since its August debut.
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Apple tightens Mac Full Disk Access prompts for AI tools amid Meta Muse dispute
Apple announced macOS updates on October 2, 2026 that make AI requests for Mac data more visible and require explicit user action for Full Disk Access, after complaints about Meta's Muse agent that Meta disputes.
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Eric Schmidt calls a mutual US-China pause in AI development unworkable
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told The Economist that a mutual US-China pause in AI development is unworkable. He cited US incentives to build faster and the lack of any reliable way to verify that the other side has stopped.
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XRP Asia launches to push XRP Ledger adoption, led by ex-Hedera exec Tachdjian
XRP Asia has launched to promote XRP Ledger adoption across Asia under President Sabrina Tachdjian, formerly of the Hedera Foundation, with a Seoul session set for Korea Blockchain Week, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Evernorth's XRPN set for Oct. 8 Nasdaq debut with 473M XRP, U.Today says
Evernorth, which U.Today says holds 473 million XRP, is scheduled to start trading on Nasdaq as XRPN on October 8, 2026. A U.Today analysis argues that treasury accumulation is building a case for $2 XRP.