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Alphabet (GOOG.O) CEO Sundar Pichai stated that the company is developing a streamlined version of Gemini 4 Carbon for over 1 billion users.

Alphabet (GOOG.O) attributed a loss of $8.2 billion in other income to the decline in SpaceX's stock price.

Alphabet executives stated that research and development expenses increased by 36%, primarily driven by AI talent recruitment and depreciation.

Alphabet (GOOG.O) executives stated that spending by Gemini enterprise customers has increased more than three times year-on-year.

Alphabet (GOOG.O) executives stated that they are expanding AI-based advertising to international markets.

In Q3 2026, Alphabet's Google Cloud business revenue was $30.71 billion, while the market expectation was $29.566 billion.

Alphabet's revenue for the third quarter of 2026 was $127.58 billion, compared to $102.346 billion in the same period last year, with market expectations of $128.175 billion.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, will announce its earnings report after the market closes on October 28. The revenue forecast for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 is $127.833 billion, expected to grow by 24.9% year-over-year; the net profit forecast is $37.334 billion, expected to grow by 6.73% year-over-year. Key points of interest include the growth rate of the cloud business, the volume of TPU external supply, the capital expenditure guidance for 2027, and the negative pressure on free cash flow.JPMorgan has raised its year-over-year growth forecast for cloud business revenue from 88% to 100%. Deutsche Bank believes that the growth of search revenue in the third quarter will be relatively healthy. HSBC Research predicts an operating profit margin of 44.5%, higher than market expectations, with GAAP EBITDA expected to grow by 35% year-over-year.

According to the official announcement from Gate, the 384th session of Gate Launchpool will officially launch the XAUT (Tether Gold) staking airdrop event on October 26 at 20:00 (UTC+8), lasting until November 16 at 20:00, with a total distribution of 36 XAUT. XAUT (Tether Gold) is a tokenized asset linked to physical gold. This session opens three staking pools for USDT, GT, and XAUT, distributing 20, 8, and 8 XAUT rewards respectively.This session's USDT staking pool welcomes a functional upgrade, supporting dynamic unlocking of staking limits based on users' real-time net recharge amounts at a 1:1 ratio, and introduces a dynamic hourly settlement mechanism to enhance capital circulation efficiency and flexibility. During the event, users can stake designated assets to proportionally receive XAUT airdrops, with rewards automatically distributed to spot accounts every hour and fully unlocked. Additionally, the platform supports early staking, allowing users to participate after completing identity verification, with specific rules subject to the official announcement.

On October 25, according to official news, the ninth phase of the decentralized stablecoin USDD's collaboration with Binance Wallet for the Strategy event will go live on October 27 at 8:00 AM (Singapore time) and will last until December 16 at 07:59. This phase will offer a reward pool equivalent to a total of $700,000 in USDD. Users can participate by depositing at least 100 USDT in the Binance Wallet Strategy section and will automatically qualify for the reward distribution.It is reported that current participants do not need to take any additional actions to automatically join the ninth phase of the event. The entry point for the event is the Binance Wallet Strategy page. For more details, please visit: https://usdd.io.

According to official news, YZi Labs announced the launch of the first phase of the Atlas Scout program, recruiting four students from Stanford University, Yale University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Los Angeles, to participate in early investment projects in the fields of Web3, artificial intelligence (AI), and biotechnology.The program aims to allow outstanding university students to gain early exposure to venture capital, participate in project discovery, preliminary research, due diligence, and investment judgment, and encourage them to organize entrepreneurial communities on campus and explore investment opportunities. YZi Labs will provide a maximum of $1 million in intended investment for related investment opportunities in this program and open its ecosystem network composed of over 300 portfolio companies.YZi Labs stated that many potential entrepreneurs often begin their explorations in laboratories, open-source projects, campus entrepreneurial organizations, and technology communities before entering traditional financing channels, and their peers who learn and work with them usually discover their potential earlier. The Atlas Scout program hopes to leverage students' own campus networks to help these early entrepreneurs obtain capital, mentorship, and industry resources. Eligible entrepreneurial teams will also have the opportunity to connect with YZi Labs' EASY Residency program or further discuss investment collaboration.The Atlas Scout program not only expands financing and resource channels for early entrepreneurs but also allows participating students to accumulate venture capital experience through practical projects, enhancing their project evaluation, founder communication, and investment judgment skills.YZi Labs stated that Scouts can independently carry out campus activities based on their interests, such as organizing technical exchanges, gathering entrepreneurial teams, or discovering potential investment projects, while receiving guidance and ecosystem resource support from YZi Labs in the process. The program aims to establish connections before entrepreneurial projects gain widespread attention, allowing initial ideas on campus to have the opportunity to develop into actual projects, while cultivating a new generation of investors who can identify technological trends and entrepreneurial potential earlier.

The cryptocurrency wallet Phantom is opening the Kalshi prediction market to users in the United States, allowing users to trade event contracts directly within the Phantom app. This feature will begin rolling out on October 23 and will gradually expand coverage over the coming weeks. Users must first complete Kalshi's KYC.Transactions will be conducted using the CASH stablecoin in the Phantom Cash account, and funds will be converted to fiat currency for settlement after being transferred to Kalshi. Withdrawals and profits will return to Phantom Cash. Phantom currently shows a fee of $0.02 per contract, with a small additional fee for network transfer.Due to local regulatory controversies, Phantom will restrict market categories in certain states: Michigan temporarily blocks sports markets; Nevada restricts sports, elections, politics, and entertainment markets; Washington state has broader restrictions, including categories such as culture, technology, and geopolitics. Phantom's General Counsel Kevin Jacobs stated that the company believes the CFTC's jurisdiction over relevant products is clear and will continue to comply with existing restrictions in various states.

Nasdaq-listed company Alpha Modus announced that it acquired 3,170 Bitcoins through a share swap, valued at over $250 million, thereby expanding the company's Bitcoin holdings.The company exchanged 51.6 million shares of stock and corresponding warrants for the aforementioned Bitcoins. This transaction expanded Alpha Modus's asset base but simultaneously diluted the equity of existing shareholders.

The South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit announced that it has recently discovered that criminals are impersonating the GIWA blockchain project, spreading false information about the mainnet launch and digital asset issuance, and inducing users to transfer assets.Upbit stated that GIWA is an Ethereum Layer 2 network being developed by its parent company Dunamu, which is currently only running a testnet, and the mainnet is still in the development and preparation stage, with no official launch time announced yet. Upbit reminds users to be cautious of unverified information regarding the mainnet launch, token issuance, and investment, and not to trust unofficial channels that request the purchase of digital assets, transfers, or wallet connections. Project progress should be based on information released by the official GIWA website and official social media.

U.S. President Trump will emphasize his administration's actions against overseas cryptocurrency fraud at a cybercrime prevention event at the White House on Wednesday. According to Reuters citing White House officials, these overseas criminal networks lure Americans into participating in fraudulent cryptocurrency investments. Trump and cabinet members plan to point out that the government has shut down multiple fraudulent cryptocurrency investment websites and is working to close down online impersonation scams. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, FBI Director Kash Patel, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Attorney General Todd Blanche are expected to attend.The event follows an executive order from March this year, where Trump instructed the Department of Justice to prioritize identifying and prosecuting cyber fraudsters, followed by a memorandum requiring the Department of Homeland Security to collaborate with private companies to monitor foreign criminal hacker organizations. FBI data shows that in 2025, over 1 million cyber fraud complaints were submitted by the American public, a 17% increase from 2024, with record losses. Cryptocurrency fraud accounted for more than half of the losses, with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center recording 181,565 cryptocurrency-related complaints, resulting in losses of $11.366 billion, with cryptocurrency investment fraud causing $7.2 billion in losses.Most of the fraud activities trace back to organized crime groups in Southeast Asia, involving Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar, where criminals exploit trafficking victims as forced labor in scam operations. Americans aged 60 and above bear the heaviest losses, with cryptocurrency-related losses reaching $4.43 billion. Cryptocurrency ATM fraud caused losses of $389 million, a 58% increase from 2024; secondary scams targeting previous victims caused an additional $1.4 billion in losses. The FBI's "Operation Upgrade" notified 3,780 victims suffering from cryptocurrency investment fraud in 2025, estimated to recover $225.8 million.

According to the official announcement, the Gate Idle Money Treasure × Yu Bi Bao second phase interest rate increase activity is ongoing. This phase of the activity covers USDT current financial products, and users who meet the specified net recharge conditions can receive additional interest rate rewards.In the Idle Money Treasure activity, users who accumulate net recharges of BTC, ETH, and USDT to reach the specified threshold during the activity period and activate Idle Money Treasure can receive additional interest on top of the basic earnings. Specifically, if the cumulative net recharge reaches 10,000 USDT, users can enjoy an additional 1% interest rate, resulting in a comprehensive annualized yield of 4%; if it reaches 50,000 USDT, users can enjoy an additional 2% interest rate, resulting in a comprehensive annualized yield of 5%. The upper limit for the principal eligible for interest rate increases in both tiers is 50,000 USDT.The Yu Bi Bao activity is open to VIP 2 to VIP 14 users. If the cumulative net recharge of USDT reaches 100,000 USDT and users subscribe to a 7-day fixed-term financial product in USDT, they can enjoy an additional 7.3% interest rate on top of the 3.7% basic annualized yield, resulting in a comprehensive annualized yield of 11%. The upper limit for the principal eligible for interest rate increases is 100,000 USDT. Users must continuously meet the net recharge requirements during the subscription and the order's duration to receive the additional interest rate rewards.

The website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission shows that CITIC Securities released the "Report on the Progress of the Guidance Work for the Initial Public Offering and Listing of MiniMax Group Inc. (Phase II)" on October 15. This phase of guidance started on July 10, 2026, and lasted for more than three months. CITIC Securities, together with Tongshang Law Firm and Ernst & Young, continuously monitors the company's operational performance and compliance in accordance with regulatory requirements and the guidance agreement, and conducts guidance through on-site training and communication on specific issues.The report states that the guidance target has established an internal governance structure and relevant company management systems, but there is still room for optimization in execution. CITIC Securities will collaborate with intermediary institutions, combine due diligence, continuously refine and improve corporate governance and standardized operations, propose rectification suggestions, and supervise the implementation of internal controls. In the next phase, work will continue with Tongshang Law Firm and Ernst & Young, focusing on enhancing standardized operational levels and preparing for guidance acceptance.On May 29, 2026, CITIC Securities signed a guidance agreement with MiniMax and submitted a guidance filing application to the Shanghai Regulatory Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission on the same day, which was accepted, marking MiniMax's official entry into the guidance period. The large model company MiniMax (00100.HK) was listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on January 9, 2026, approximately four years from establishment to listing, and has focused on the research and development of full-modal models since its inception.

According to the official announcement, the 156th Gate contract points airdrop will be open for collection from October 19, 18:00 to 23:59 (UTC+8). This period sets up two points redemption reward pools, with limited rewards available on a first-come, first-served basis.Reward Pool One requires a Gate contract points balance of 120--90 points (decreasing). Users can spend 15 Gate contract points to redeem 0.015 QQQG; Reward Pool Two requires a points balance of no less than 40 points, and spending 20 Gate contract points can redeem a 100 USDT position experience voucher. Rewards are expected to be credited approximately 1 hour after successful collection.