US pre-market trading sees strong performance from optical communication concept stocks, with MRVL, AAOI, and COHR rising more than 3%.

The U.S. government deposited 17,733 $BTC ($1.48B) and 750 $WBTC ($62M) into #CoinbasePrime over the past 3 days. During this period, the price of $BTC dropped 6.9%.

Pump.fun has announced an update to its Custom Pairs feature. Previously, new tokens could only be paired with tokenized stocks or whitelisted tokens, but now they can be paired with any token issued on the platform that is either still on a bonding curve or has graduated to PumpSwap. Tokens that have graduated to Raydium and are not on the whitelist are not currently supported, with exceptions for whitelisted projects like Fartcoin. The official stated that derivative trading of past popular tokens was siphoning attention and liquidity. Under the new mechanism, when purchasing a new token paired with an existing one, funds will first be converted into the paired token before buying the new token, thereby generating buy pressure and deeper liquidity for the original token pool. Currently, pairing depth is limited to one layer, and the pairing relationships of already listed tokens cannot be modified. The platform has also adjusted the fee calculation for multi-hop swaps to prevent fees from stacking up.

Beating AI News Flash: The White House has announced a comprehensive research initiative totaling over $6 billion, covering AI, quantum computing, biological research, and talent development. Funding and resources come from the government, enterprises, universities, and philanthropic organizations. Eleven tech companies have pledged to contribute AI tools and computing power credits worth $2.4 billion to the Genesis Mission. NVIDIA has committed $1 billion in resources, AMD $500 million, OpenAI $200 million, and Anthropic and Google each $150 million. These resources will support more than 15 federal agencies in their research. The Genesis Mission, set to launch in 2025, aims to leverage AI, supercomputers, and government research data to accelerate advancements in fields including energy, healthcare, and aerospace. Other projects include the previously announced $1.8 billion virtual biology initiative, plus a $1 billion investment in research computing power and talent development pledged by the Georgia state government, enterprises, and universities.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), an address that has held ONDO for over a year appears to have liquidated its $4.47 million position. The address mcaavebank.eth transferred 9 million ONDO tokens to OKX six hours ago, at a unit price of $0.4963. The address had previously served as a liquidity provider for ONDO on Uniswap, while ONDO’s price ranged between $0.7 and $1.3 one year ago.

According to Bitget market data, Hong Kong-listed gold and non-ferrous metal concept stocks rose collectively. Chifeng Gold (06693.HK), Zijin Gold International (02259.HK), Ganfeng Lithium (01772.HK), and Tianqi Lithium (09696.HK) surged over 5%, while Zijin Mining (02899.HK) and Shandong Gold (01787.HK) gained more than 4%. Meanwhile, spot gold rose 0.98% in 24 hours to $4,174 per ounce. On the news front, data from China’s central bank shows that China’s gold reserves stood at 77.47 million ounces at the end of September, a month-on-month increase of 740,000 ounces, marking the 23rd consecutive month of gold reserve additions. Additionally, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup maintained bullish outlooks on gold. Goldman Sachs projects that driven by strong demand from central banks seeking to diversify their foreign exchange reserves, gold prices will reach $4,900 per ounce by the end of 2026. Citigroup set its 0-3 month gold price target at $4,800 per ounce and 6-12 month target at $5,000 per ounce, both higher than the current spot price.

Insight Beating AI News Flash: Anthropic’s Claude has faced a fresh wave of mass account ban complaints recently. The South China Morning Post reports that on October 1, multiple users in Hong Kong, China suddenly received account suspension notices. They had previously accessed Claude via virtual private networks (VPNs), with some having used the service for up to half a year. A user on Chinese tech forum V2EX also noted their three-year-old account was deactivated. A key focus of the recent bans is region restrictions: Anthropic’s official supported regions do not include mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau. Some users received emails explicitly citing "violation of supported region policy". Even switching VPN exit locations to the U.S. or Singapore does not meet compliance requirements, as the company mandates users be physically present in supported regions. However, some users have complained of suspected wrongful bans. A paying user claiming to reside in the U.S. posted on GitHub that their account was banned due to region policy. After appealing, Anthropic refused to restore the account under the pretext of "violating usage policy" without specifying the exact infraction. The user added that the appeal channel was closed, and contacting other support teams yielded no effective resolution. Anthropic has not disclosed the scale of the recent bans nor confirmed it is conducting a new round of mass cleanup. The company updated its usage policy on October 8, reaffirming the scope of its region restrictions.