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DeepSeek supplements the API peak and valley billing rules. During weekends with adjusted work hours and China's statutory holidays, the entire day is charged at off-peak rates. Although September 20 is a workday due to the National Day holiday adjustment, the API still applies the off-peak price.DeepSeek implemented peak and valley pricing starting August 17, with off-peak prices set at half of peak prices. Less than a week later, all Saturdays and Sundays were changed to off-peak prices. This further clarifies the billing criteria for adjusted workdays and statutory holidays.Taking deepseek-flash as an example, for every million tokens of cache misses, the off-peak rate is 1 yuan, and the peak rate is 2 yuan; the output rates are 4 yuan and 8 yuan respectively. Another adjusted workday for the National Day holiday on October 10 is a Saturday, which will also be calculated at the off-peak price.

The latest research report from the Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) states that perpetual contracts expand hedging options and improve price discovery, with no evidence found of statistically significant harm to the benchmark futures market. The report argues that perpetual contracts are complementary to traditional futures with expiration dates, rather than zero-sum substitutes.The study utilizes the natural experiment of traditional markets being closed on weekends while perpetual markets continue trading, comparing 205 weekends of Bitcoin trading and 19 weekends of on-chain crude oil perpetual (xyz:CL) samples. The report states that expiring futures require calendar-based forced rollovers, with the cost of rolling a $10 million exposure on the Monday of April 2026 being about $950,000, while on Friday it is about $110,000; perpetual positions do not have this forced cost. The median transaction price for on-chain crude oil perpetual during non-trading hours is about $1,300, approximately one percent of the benchmark WTI median transaction price.HPC also provides an example where the crude oil weekend repricing on the week of March 6, 2026, was 15.8%, with the benchmark market completely closed; if hedged through on-chain crude oil perpetual, a $10 million position loss could be reduced from about $1.58 million to approximately $62,000 (after accounting for all costs).

According to the official announcement from the CFTC, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York has issued a supplemental consent order against former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and former Alameda/FTX co-founder Gary Wang. Ellison has been imposed a 5-year trading ban and a 10-year registration ban, while Wang has been imposed a 5-year trading ban and an 8-year registration ban, with the bans effective from the date of the initial consent order on December 23, 2022.Given that both individuals provided substantial cooperation in the CFTC investigation and related criminal proceedings—including pleading guilty in the criminal case and jointly bearing a $11.02 billion criminal forfeiture order—the CFTC stated that it is not currently seeking additional restitution, recovery, or civil penalties, and this supplemental order formally concludes the CFTC's enforcement actions against the two.

According to DigitalAsset, South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol stated at a plenary meeting of the National Assembly's Finance and Economy Planning Committee that the taxation of digital assets will be implemented as planned on January 1, 2027, and the system may be supplemented and improved if necessary thereafter.According to the current income tax law, the portion of income from digital asset transactions exceeding 2.5 million won will be subject to a 20% tax rate (including local taxes up to 22%). The implementation was originally scheduled for 2022 but has been postponed three times due to insufficient infrastructure. In response to concerns raised by People Power Party member Kim Sang-hoon regarding the non-application of loss carryforward deductions potentially leading to a decline in domestic demand and capital outflow, Koo stated that stock investments also do not allow for loss carryforwards, and the taxation can be reviewed and improved at any time. Regarding the introduction of a capital gains tax similar to that in overseas markets, Koo mentioned that a comprehensive and systematic consideration of the overall capital market is necessary.

According to Report.az, the government of Kazakhstan has approved the "Strategic Digital Mining Implementation Rules," allowing enterprises to obtain electricity quotas from power generation institutions at a capped price over the next 10 years.In exchange, the relevant enterprises are required to transfer a portion of the mined cryptocurrency into the Astana Hub Autonomous Cluster Fund, which will then be managed in trust by the National Investment Company under the National Bank of Kazakhstan to supplement the national strategic cryptocurrency reserves.

According to Yu Jin monitoring, Sun Yuchen's USDD withdrew 109 million USDT from the lending platform Spark one hour ago, and then replenished the PSM pool of USDD. Currently, the available liquidity for USDD to exchange for USDT is 42 million dollars.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Trend Research withdrew 109.1 million USDT from Binance to repay on-chain after the ETH drop early this morning, reducing the borrowing for leveraged ETH purchases from 1.12 billion dollars to 1.01 billion dollars, and the leverage ratio decreased from 2.4x to 2.2x.It currently holds a total of 651,500 ETH (approximately 1.83 billion dollars).

According to Cointelegraph, the Governor of the Bank of Italy, Fabio Panetta, stated that commercial bank money and central bank money will continue to serve as the cornerstones of the monetary system, while stablecoins can only play a supplementary role. He pointed out that the stability of stablecoins ultimately depends on their peg to fiat currencies, which limits their ability to operate independently within the financial system.Panetta believes that payments have become a core strategic competitive area for banks; against the backdrop of the global economic shift towards technological power and a diverging geopolitical environment, digital finance poses pressure on banks. The Bank of Italy maintains a cautious stance on stablecoins.The Deputy Governor of the bank had previously warned that "multi-issuer stablecoins" issued across multiple jurisdictions could pose legal, operational, and financial stability risks to the EU, and therefore should be restricted to regions with equivalent regulatory standards and subjected to strict reserve requirements.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, two members of Sweden's second-largest party, the "Sweden Democrats," submitted a motion to Parliament on October 1, urging the government to study whether Sweden should establish a national Bitcoin reserve.The motion describes Bitcoin as "digital gold," suggesting that it could serve as a complement to gold and foreign exchange reserves, diversifying the assets held by the state and providing inflation protection. The motion points out that establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve would prepare "Sweden for potential disruptive changes in global financial infrastructure." Additionally, the motion also proposes that the government confirm its intention not to change the definition of legal tender or introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

ChainCatcher news, Ripple's Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty announced that Ripple has submitted a supplemental letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cryptocurrency task force, focusing on the issue of when digital assets can be separated from investment contracts. This move responds to relevant questions raised by SEC Commissioner Peirce in her "New Paradigm" speech.In the letter, Ripple cites legal analysis from 2022 and the 2023 ruling in the SEC v. Ripple Labs case, emphasizing that XRP itself is not a security and arguing that most cryptocurrencies should not be considered securities in secondary market trading. Ripple also suggests that the SEC introduce a "safe harbor" mechanism to provide clearer compliance guidance for market participants and proposes criteria based on network maturity to help clarify which digital assets have moved away from investment contracts.Ripple expresses hope that through ongoing dialogue with the SEC, it can promote transparency and clarity in cryptocurrency market rules, providing a clearer direction for industry development.

ChainCatcher news, economist El-Erian stated that at the press conference, faced with repeated questions from reporters, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell had to deal with the contradiction between the unusual move of starting the rate cut cycle with a 50 basis point cut and the repeated assessment that "the economy is in good shape." This became more complicated, and understandably, he did not want to acknowledge that today's 50 basis point cut was an "add-on" to the lack of a rate cut in July. (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expressed his views on social media, stating that Worldcoin has done well in handling identity verification, but still needs to supplement proof of community membership. He pointed out that the project team does not actually want to distribute tokens to random strangers, but rather to those who align with the community's ideals.

ChainCatcher message, Jupiter co-founder meow released a supplementary statement regarding some issues faced by the Jupiter platform last week. He expressed sincere gratitude to users and community members, apologized for technical and communication errors, and committed to continuous improvement of the platform experience.Details of the supplementary statement:Priority fee calculation error: There was an error in estimating the priority fee when calculating the gas required for front-end execution. Although this is not common under normal circumstances, it became a major issue during severe congestion. The team takes full responsibility for this.DCA downtime issue: Due to an estimation error by CU, the platform's DCA function was down for about 6 hours, resulting in user orders not being executed. The team expressed deep apologies for this and will review operations to improve vigilance.Low liquidity tokens: To ensure the safe execution of DCA, the platform conducts price and slippage checks before trading. However, the marked price of low liquidity tokens may differ significantly from the execution price, preventing the engine from executing trades. The team will improve the user interface, add more information, and optimize safety check methods.Future plans: The team plans to add more information to the user interface and gradually implement intelligent safety checks to address existing issues.

ChainCatcher news, Fox reporter Eleanor Terrett stated regarding the SEC's recent supplementary comments on the pending applicant S-1 that she has spoken with some who received additional comments, and they are not concerned, and the SEC has not indicated any plans for changes.ChainCatcher previously reported, Chamber of Digital Commerce founder and CEO Perianne posted on the X platform that the SEC has just released supplementary comments on the pending applicant S-1, indicating that this is a signal of delay. In response, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart confirmed the news and stated that more amendments will be forthcoming tomorrow, while he does not believe that the supplementary comments are a signal of delay.

ChainCatcher news, Chamber of Digital Commerce founder and CEO Perianne posted on the X platform that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just released a supplemental comment on the pending applicant S-1, indicating that this is a delay signal. In response, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart confirmed this news but stated that there will be more amendments tomorrow and does not believe that the supplemental comment is a delay signal.

ChainCatcher news, Binance submitted documents to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, stating that the settlement agreement previously reached with the U.S. DOJ and FinCEN has no substantial connection to the SEC's allegations against Binance, and the SEC's supplemental brief did not present any new valid evidence regarding the case.Previous report, on December 9, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that the recent $4.3 billion settlement agreement reached by Binance Holdings Ltd. with the U.S. Department of Justice supports its lawsuit against Binance.

ChainCatcher news, according to Whale Alert monitoring, around 7:02 AM Beijing time, 1 billion USDT (1,000,742,500 USD) was minted at Tether Treasury.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that this 1 billion USDT is a replenishment of the inventory for the Tron network. This is an authorized but unissued transaction, meaning that this increase will be used for the next issuance requests and cross-chain exchange inventory.