[Ethereum Fusaka Testnet Upgrade Scheduled for Activation on October 1] During the 221st Ethereum Execution Layer Core Developers Meeting (ACDE), the Fusaka public testnet upgrade was announced to be scheduled for activation on October 1. Currently, four client teams have yet to release the relevant versions. After the upgrade, the default block gas limit for the Fusaka mainnet client will be adjusted to 60 million gas. Additionally, the EthPandaOps team plans to launch the Holesky shadow fork tomorrow.

[Stablecoin Protocol Level Acquired, Operations to Gradually Cease] Yield-generating stablecoin protocol Level has announced its acquisition by a leading DeFi entity, with the team set to join the acquiring protocol. The Level protocol (including lvlUSD and slvlUSD) will gradually cease operations, allowing users to unstake and redeem assets, with the cooldown period shortened to 2 seconds. The final yield distribution date is October 2, 2025, and the front-end interface will remain operational until December 15, 2025. After this date, users will need to interact via smart contracts.

[Whale Increases Holdings of 55 Million ASTER at an Average Price of $1.53] According to monitoring by @EmberCN, over the past three days, a whale transferred 83.95 million USDT from Gate and withdrew 55 million ASTER, with an estimated purchase average price of approximately $1.53. Recently, the address also transferred 10 million USDT from Binance and continued to increase ASTER holdings through Gate, with a total value of approximately $10 million.

[Precious Metals Rise, Focus on Core PCE Data Release Tonight] On September 26, COMEX gold futures rose 0.33% to $3,780.5 per ounce, and SHFE gold increased by 0.25%. The U.S. second-quarter GDP growth rate was revised up to 3.8%, and initial jobless claims last week dropped to 218,000, easing concerns about an economic slowdown and lowering expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. Tonight, the August Core PCE Price Index will be released. During the National Day holiday, attention should be paid to the overseas September non-farm payroll data, which may be delayed due to a government shutdown. Additionally, Federal Reserve policies and geopolitical factors could support gold's upward movement. Investors should remain cautious about market volatility risks during the long holiday period.

[Brazilian Police Crack Down on Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Network, Freeze Over 30 Wallets and 4.33 Million USDT] The Brazilian Federal Police recently launched the "Lusocoin" operation targeting criminal organizations involved in money laundering and capital flight through cryptocurrencies. Authorities executed 13 search warrants and 11 temporary arrest warrants, freezing approximately 30 crypto wallets and 65 bank accounts, as well as seizing 6 vehicles and 6 properties. The total value of assets involved exceeds 3 billion Brazilian reais. The criminal group primarily operated remotely from Dubai and was linked to drug trafficking, smuggling, and terrorism financing, with the scale of funds involved reaching 50 billion Brazilian reais. The operation received assistance from platforms such as T3 FCU and Binance, and the police have frozen 4.337 million USDT.