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Kimi officially posted on X, apologizing for the usage frequency limits and unnecessary quota consumption of the K3.1 Pro subscription plan, acknowledging that the issue was caused by the platform itself and should have been resolved earlier.Kimi will perform a one-time quota reset for all subscription plan users, restoring usage equivalent to 25% of the total monthly quota, which is approximately one week's quota; if the current used quota is less than 25%, the used amount will be reset to zero. The relevant adjustments will be reflected in the usage progress bar before the end of the day in Pacific Standard Time.Kimi has adjusted the subscription plan parameters and will reduce unnecessary sub-agent calls and output length to lower quota consumption.

NVIDIA stated that DSX can reduce the cooling water consumption to nearly zero at a scale of 2 gigawatts.

On October 9, the decentralized stablecoin USDD sponsored and attended the Cointelegraph CONNECT event held in Singapore. USDD's Head of Communication Yvonne Chia will participate in a thematic discussion alongside executives from projects such as ether.fi, Mercuryo, and FinHarbor. This discussion focuses on how stablecoins can truly enter daily consumption scenarios through payment infrastructures like cards and wallets.USDD is a multi-chain decentralized over-collateralized stablecoin, currently issued simultaneously on the TRON network, Ethereum Chain, and BNB Chain. Leveraging its seamless compatibility with major DeFi protocols and multi-chain layout advantages, USDD is committed to building a secure, transparent, and efficient decentralized stablecoin product, while continuously exploring the greater value of stablecoins in the real economy.

In August, the actual personal consumption expenditure in the United States increased by 0.6% month-on-month, compared to a previous value of 0.

The final value of the real personal consumption expenditures quarter-on-quarter in the United States for the second quarter is 3.8%, higher than the expected 3.4% and the previous value of 3.4%.

According to official news, Reap, a payment company under Kraken's parent company Payward, has launched a Virtual Asset Ledger. Users of exchanges, wallets, new banks, and financial technology platforms can directly use their virtual asset balances such as BTC to make purchases with the Visa card issued by Reap, with conversions completed at real-time exchange rates during payment, without the need to pre-convert to stablecoins.Reap data shows that by July 2026, the card consumption amount paid with virtual assets will reach 1.04 billion USD.

The Federal Reserve FOMC statement pointed out that despite uncertainties, domestic consumption remains strong.

Google DeepMind has released the video understanding capabilities of the Gemini intelligent agent, which are now available for the Gemini 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash, and 3.5 Flash-Lite models. This feature enhances the efficiency and accuracy of long video analysis by dynamically searching, scanning, and inspecting video clips.Compared to traditional fixed frame rate processing methods, it can reduce token consumption by up to 88%, lower analysis costs by 66%, and improve accuracy by up to 7%. This feature is now available through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and will be applied in the Gemini app and the YouTube "Ask YouTube" feature in the future.

MiniMax disclosed at its mid-2026 performance meeting that the company's annual recurring revenue (ARR) in August has exceeded $800 million, with second-quarter revenue increasing by 81.8% compared to the first quarter. The token consumption in July has reached 20 times that of January, and the contribution of the B-end business to the overall ARR has exceeded 80%.MiniMax stated that in terms of computing power, the company is one of the first two independent large model companies in the country to establish a large-scale, long-term stable infrastructure system. The infrastructure is now capable of independently supporting the largest training tasks, and the Effective Training Time Ratio (ETTR) has reached 97%.

As of August, the total recharge amount for USDC and USDT related stablecoin cards has reached $13.8 billion, an increase of nearly $10 billion over the past 12 months. Stablecoin cards are shifting USDC and USDT from trading balances to everyday consumption scenarios. USDC currently leads in tracked card spending, while USDT is accelerating its catch-up. The usage paths of the two are different; USDC benefits more from fintech integration and payment infrastructure, while USDT is more active in exchanges, remittances, and emerging markets.On-chain settlements also show a multi-chain distribution, with Base leading at approximately $1.2 billion, followed by Solana at $635 million, Polygon at $544 million, and Optimism at $509 million. Networks such as Arbitrum, Scroll, Ethereum, and Stellar also host considerable activity. Stablecoin cards still rely on traditional payment networks like Visa and Mastercard, with competition shifting focus to custody, foreign exchange costs, cashback, and capital efficiency. Circle has renewed its USDC partnership with Coinbase under the original terms and excluded dividend arrangements.

According to the official announcement, Gate Card has officially launched a new invitation reward mechanism, offering differentiated benefits plans for Gate users and agents, KOL partners. When the invited person meets the card opening conditions and spends a total of 100 USDT within 30 days of successfully opening the card, the inviter can receive a reward of 5 USDT, and the invited person receives a reward of 2 USDT. Among them, the rewards for Gate users are issued in the form of cash vouchers, which can be used for consumption or card recharging, and cannot be exchanged or transferred; rewards for agents and KOL channel partners are issued in the form of points.In terms of consumption Rebate, when the invited person makes a single purchase of ≥ 2 USDT, the inviter can continuously receive consumption Rebate for 12 months. The Gate user referral program enjoys a 0.1% consumption Rebate, while agents and KOL channel programs enjoy higher tier exclusive Rebates and channel rewards. For details, please contact your business manager. Consumption Rebate for Gate users is issued in the form of cash vouchers, while channel and agent rewards are issued in the form of points, with a unified settlement issued every two weeks. Gate Card points are valid for a long time, with a fixed exchange rate of 100 points = 1 USDT, supporting the exchange of stock tokens and various virtual currencies, with a minimum exchange of 50 points per transaction.

Cerebras released its fourth-generation AI inference system CS-4 this week, based on the same 5nm WSE-3 wafer, achieving double the performance by doubling the clock frequency and power consumption. A single CS-4 cabinet accommodates 3 wafers (CS-3 has 2), featuring a modular "backpack" design that simplifies manufacturing and deployment, with a TDP of approximately 125 to 135kW. The CS-4 can provide an inference speed of nearly 4000 tokens/second/user, about twice that of the CS-3, and supports decomposed inference with heterogeneous systems such as AMD and AWS Trainium.Cerebras claims that the CS-4 offers about 2000 times the on-chip memory bandwidth of NVIDIA's Rubin (43PB/s), but the 44GB SRAM capacity remains unchanged, and long-context inference still requires multi-wafer stacking. For example, with the DeepSeek V4 Pro (1.6T parameters), approximately 20 systems are needed for a 1M context window, and about 40 systems are required for 256 concurrent users, corresponding to a CAPEX exceeding 20 million USD. Cerebras is collaborating with clients such as OpenAI and plans to achieve approximately double performance improvements each year, aiming for a 20-fold throughput increase by 2027. The "backpack" cabinet design of the CS-4 will continue into the next-generation "Nexus" platform.

According to a16z crypto, the monthly spending on crypto payment cards has grown from a niche scale to $759 million. These cards allow users to pay with cryptocurrency in all scenarios that support traditional card organizations, with stablecoins converted to local currency at the point of sale, making it no different for merchants than regular card transactions.As of July 31, looking at the spending composition from various card programs, RedotPay has long held the majority share, while EtherFi, KAST, Karta, and others have gradually increased their share since the end of 2025. a16z crypto states that crypto cardholders do not need traditional bank accounts and can deposit stablecoins with the issuer or hold them directly through self-custody. These cards have expanded global users' access to dollar accounts and provided a convenient spending method for stablecoin holders.

According to Jinshi reports, Fed's Schmid stated that the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index is the best way to measure inflation.

According to Jinshi reports, the actual personal consumption expenditure month-on-month rate in the United States for June was 0.4%, with the previous value revised from 0.3% to 0.4%.

According to DealRoom, the Web3 integrated consumption platform Beezie announced the completion of a $4 million financing round, with Psalion participating through its early-stage fund Psalion VC Fund III.The platform generates on-chain digital twins of physical goods, enabling programmability, tradability, and cross-scenario combinations. Through gamification mechanisms, it transforms physical asset transactions into interactive consumption experiences. The new funds will be used for global market expansion.

The rotation of hot spots in the US stock market continues, with strong performances from steel, healthcare, and entertainment consumer-related stocks. Data from the Gate platform shows that the top three stocks in terms of gains in the US market are Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF), up 15.87%; Medpace Holdings (MEDP), up 15.06%; and IMAX Corporation (IMAX), up 11.98%. Among them, CLF's single-day gain is close to 16%, reflecting the increasing attention of market funds on cyclical manufacturing and consumer service-related stocks.