Pump.fun2026-10-04 01:14:35Pump.fun revises Callout rewards to favor quality as returns decline for frequent postingPump.fun co-founder Alon said the platform has adjusted the reward algorithm behind its $15 million Callout incentive program after the first version unintentionally encouraged the wrong behavior. According to his statement, the program launched two months ago, but the original design led to low-quality spam and weakened users’ incentive to create stronger content. The updated system now puts more weight on quality over quantity. Under the revised model, the more Callouts a user posts in a single day, the lower the marginal return becomes. Alon said the mechanism is moving in the right direction through ongoing iteration, though he added that there is still substantial work to do before large numbers of users can consistently produce high-quality content. He also said the rewards have reached both top accounts and users with fewer than 10 followers, arguing that the system does not favor any particular group. Alon urged users to focus on recommending quality tokens, build trader trust through their content, and earn rewards based on trading volume attributed to their Callouts. He added that flooding the platform with posts or dumping on followers will not work.100
Iran2026-10-03 21:07:40Iranian Revolutionary Guard navy acted against at least seven tankers in Strait of Hormuz over five daysAccording to Iran’s Fars News Agency, the naval arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps took action against at least seven “violating” oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz over the past five days. The report said the moves continued even as the United States maintained that the waterway remains open and under its control. Fars also said Iranian forces were acting against multiple tankers on average each day during that period. The report did not provide additional operational details in the text provided.130
Google2026-10-03 14:18:43Google Adds Claude 5.5 to Antigravity, With Older Models Set for Removal on Nov. 2Google has added Claude Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5 to its AI coding tool Antigravity, expanding the model lineup but limiting access to paying tiers. The two models are now available to Google AI Ultra users and to Google AI Pro users with full paid subscriptions. Pro users still in a free trial cannot use them, and neither Free nor Google AI Plus users have access for now. Antigravity also lets users choose among Low, Medium, and High thinking intensity settings when running the models. At the same time, Google is phasing out older options. Claude Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.6, and GPT-OSS-120b will be removed on Nov. 2. Based on the current model list, if no replacements arrive before then, Free and Google AI Plus users would be left with Gemini models only, with no Claude or GPT-OSS option. Google has not disclosed specific usage quotas for Claude 5.5. It only said Pro quotas refresh every five hours and are also subject to weekly limits. Gemini usage is counted separately from Claude and GPT.90
TSMC2026-10-03 13:34:48TSMC Said to Be Exploring Potential Cooperation With Terafab ProjectChainCatcher reported that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is said to be exploring possible cooperation with the Terafab project, which was jointly funded and launched by SpaceX and Tesla. The report added that TSMC is also considering Terafab as an important customer for its future wafer plant in Texas. Elon Musk responded that the matter remains at the discussion stage for now, but said there could be progress. The brief did not provide additional details on the scope, timing, or structure of any potential cooperation.160
Hyperliquid S2026-10-03 13:47:58Hyperliquid Strategies buys another 1.9 million HYPE, holdings top $3.2 billionOdaily reported that Hyperliquid Strategies, a Nasdaq-listed HYPE treasury company, has purchased another 1.9 million HYPE worth $167.2 million. After the latest buy, the company now holds about 37 million HYPE valued at roughly $3.2618 billion. It also holds $292.6 million in cash. The update centers on the company’s latest increase in HYPE exposure and its current balance of token holdings and cash.130
Grayscale2026-10-03 12:20:38Grayscale research head says earlier investing may support larger long-term crypto allocationsGrayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl said in an article published on Sept. 28, 2026, in the firm’s The Stack column that younger U.S. investors may be structurally better positioned to hold digital assets over long periods. He wrote that Gen Z investors start investing at an average age of 19, compared with 25 for millennials, 32 for Gen X, and 35 for baby boomers. Assuming retirement at 65, that gives Gen Z a 46-year investment horizon, versus 30 years for boomers when they began, a gap of more than 50%. Pandl argued that starting earlier does more than increase the benefit of compounding. In his view, it also expands an investor’s ability to take risk because younger people have a larger share of their wealth tied to labor income and more time to recover from volatility. He added that a longer horizon also leaves more future income available for continued saving and investing, which can increase lifetime risk capacity. Against that backdrop, he said digital assets, with returns that are both volatile and potentially asymmetric, may fit better within longer and more flexible investment horizons.100
Google2026-10-03 12:10:46Google Gemini to change model access for personal accounts in October 2026Google will change which Gemini models are available to personal-account users starting in October 2026, according to information from the Gemini app Help Center cited by IT Home and relayed by ChainCatcher. Beginning on Oct. 9, 2026, free personal users on both the web and app versions of Gemini will no longer receive default access to the full Flash model or the Pro model. Their access will be shifted to the smaller, lighter Flash-Lite model. After the change takes effect, non-subscribers will only be able to use Flash-Lite. AI Plus subscribers will retain access to Flash-Lite and Flash, but Pro model access will be removed. Google will send emails to AI Plus subscribers explaining when the change will apply to their accounts. Users on the AI Pro and AI Ultra plans will continue to have access to Flash-Lite, Flash, and Pro.140
Solana2026-10-03 12:10:29Stonk rolls out community coin model on Solana, naming five initial tokensStonk, a token launch platform on Solana, has introduced a new "community coin" model, according to ChainCatcher. Under the setup, holders of a community coin can now receive holder rewards from newly launched meme tokens paired with that community coin. For each meme issued through the community mode, 33% of holder rewards will be distributed to eligible community coin holders, while the remaining 67% will go to holders of the meme token itself. Stonk named USELESS, PENGU, ZCAT, ANSEM, and NEET as the first batch of community coins. The update sets out a fixed reward split for tokens launched through this mode and defines how rewards are shared between paired community coin holders and the meme token’s own holder base.120
