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Bitget officially launched the "Blockchain4Youth Learning Center" with its first course, aimed at providing a systematic blockchain learning path for young people and further connecting knowledge learning with career development. After completing the course and passing the assessment, students will receive a certificate of completion issued by Bitget's Chief Marketing Officer Ignacio Aguirre Franco, serving as an official certification of their Web3 capabilities. Certificate holders can gain more industry exposure and priority employment opportunities among the partner employers of the Blockchain4Youth Talent Alliance.To bridge the gap from learning to employment, Bitget has partnered with the Web3 recruitment platform Bondex to provide students with a transparent job-seeking channel and a talent pool connection mechanism. Bondex co-founder Ignacio Palomera stated that the project aims to address the real issues faced by learners, such as "lack of industry connections after completing the course, insufficient effective certification, and unclear job-seeking paths," building a more direct bridge between young talent and recruiting companies.So far, the Bitget Blockchain4Youth series of projects has attracted over 15,000 young participants. Bitget CMO Ignacio Aguirre Franco pointed out that the goal of the learning center is to transform young people's interest in Web3 into a tangible entry path. As the program continues to advance, Blockchain4Youth is gradually evolving from a single event project into a long-term infrastructure focused on Web3 education, career guidance, and talent development.

Coinbase stated that it is optimizing the rule creation process in its anti-fraud system by integrating machine learning models with a rules engine, achieving more efficient risk management. It also proposed a dual-track strategy of "models responsible for long-term defense, rules responsible for rapid response," and built a unified framework to create a feedback loop between the two: rules are used to capture new types of fraud and train the model in reverse, thereby continuously enhancing overall defense capabilities.In terms of specific optimizations, Coinbase has transformed the previously manual rule creation process into a data-driven and automated recommendation system by restructuring data, automating schema evolution, and introducing notebook-based analytical tools, significantly improving efficiency. Among these improvements, the performance of rule backtesting has increased by more than 10 times, and the overall response time has been reduced from several days to a few hours. Additionally, the new system uses machine learning to recommend parameters, helping to reduce false positive rates while combating fraud and minimizing the impact on normal users. Coinbase indicated that the next step will be to advance event-driven automatic rule generation and explore the "one-click conversion" of efficient rules into model features, further moving towards an automated risk management system.

Distributed AI Lab Gradient has released the Echo-2 distributed reinforcement learning framework, aiming to break the barriers of training efficiency in AI research by decoupling the Learner and Actor at the architectural level to reduce the post-training costs of large models.Official data shows that this framework can reduce the post-training cost of a 30B model from $4500 to $425. Echo-2 utilizes separation of storage and computation technology for asynchronous training (Async RL), supporting the offloading of sampling computation to unstable GPU instances and Parallax-based heterogeneous GPUs. Additionally, Gradient plans to launch the RLaaS (Reinforcement Learning as a Service) platform Logits, which is currently open for reservations for students and researchers.

The founder of the Ethereum Layer 2 network Eclipse, Neel Somani, stepped down in October 2025 and shifted his focus to research areas such as machine learning.Eclipse Labs disclosed that Somani founded Eclipse Labs in 2022, initially positioned as a rollup service provider, and transitioned to developing the Ethereum Layer 2 network in 2023. After completing a $50 million Series A funding round in 2024, he transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman. The related adjustments were founder-led and pre-planned, with no changes to his equity or board power.Somani's departure marks the official end of his leadership role at Eclipse, as the company enters a new phase of development led by a new leadership team.

According to The Block, Neel Somani, the founder of the Ethereum L2 protocol Eclipse, has stepped down as Executive Chairman as of October 2025. Somani stated that this move is to fully dedicate himself to machine learning and other intellectual research directions.Somani founded the company in 2022, raising $15 million in seed funding, aiming to build scaling solutions using the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). He later shifted focus to building a high-performance Ethereum L2 in 2023 and transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman after completing a $50 million Series A funding round in 2024. The related adjustments were founder-led and pre-planned, with no changes to his equity or board power.

ChainCatcher news, the Learning Times public account hosted by the Central Party School published an article titled "The Wartime Military Functions of Digital Currency," which points out that digital currency is gradually becoming an important strategic tool in geopolitical competition. With the decentralized characteristics of blockchain technology, digital currency can provide advantages such as rapid fund mobilization, anonymous transactions, and evasion of sanctions during wartime, demonstrating military value in various geopolitical conflicts.Three main military application models of digital currency have emerged globally: "resource tokenization" in resource-rich countries (such as Venezuela's Petro), "decentralized crowdfunding" in small and medium-sized countries, and "on-chain sanctions" in developed countries. The "Defense Blockchain Internal Testing Program" mentioned in the U.S. "Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act" may become an important strategic tool for future "financial defense."Experts believe that although digital currency faces limitations such as market acceptance and regulatory policies, its militarized applications will continue to develop, potentially breaking through conventional functions in the future and transforming into a multifunctional strategic platform that integrates security assurance, combat support, and digital confrontation.

ChainCatcher news, the Learning Times public account hosted by the Central Party School published an article titled "The Technical Principles and Trust Logic of Stablecoins," which points out: "Against the backdrop of digital finance accelerating its penetration into the global trade system, cryptocurrencies represented by Bitcoin and Ethereum have attracted widespread attention, but their severe price volatility makes them difficult to serve mainstream payment functions.Stablecoins represented by Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) establish anchoring mechanisms with fiat currencies, retaining the advantages of efficient circulation and low costs based on blockchain payments while avoiding the disadvantages of instability associated with traditional cryptocurrencies, thus becoming a hotspot for current digital financial innovation.Recently, relevant bills and regulatory measures introduced in the United States, the European Union, and Hong Kong have laid a compliance foundation for the development of stablecoins, which are increasingly favored by global compliant investors and gradually integrating into the mainstream financial system."

ChainCatcher news, according to Globenewswire, the Bitcoin treasury company Genius Group, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, announced the signing of a $14 million equity purchase agreement with Nuanu Creative City to jointly develop the Bitcoin learning community project Genius City in Bali.The project will focus on artificial intelligence (digital economy), Bitcoin (tokenized assets), and community, covering early education, primary school, secondary school, higher education, and adult education. According to BitcoinTreasuries data, Genius Group currently holds a total of 200 BTC.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information from OpenAI, OpenAI has announced the launch of the ChatGPT Study mode, which offers a step-by-step guided learning experience, primarily aimed at the education sector, providing interactive prompts, scaffolded responses, and personalized education.ChatGPT Study is equivalent to a 24-hour online tutor, capable of providing personalized guidance and feedback based on the student's learning progress and needs.

ChainCatcher news, HackQuest has partnered with Injective to launch the Injective Learning Track, helping developers learn and understand the Injective ecosystem from 0 to 1. The content covers Rust and EVM development, practical guides for the Injective SDK, and building an AI Agent on Injective, among other topics. Upon completing the course, learners will receive a certificate of completion jointly issued by Injective and HackQuest. The content of the first chapter is now live on the HackQuest official website, with subsequent chapters set to be released in the coming weeks.At the same time, HackQuest will serve as the educational partner for Injective developers, hosting multiple Injective co-learning camps in the Greater China region to jointly promote the development of the Injective ecosystem's developer community.

ChainCatcher news, Simon Gerovich, CEO of the Japanese listed company Metaplanet, tweeted, "On days when Bitcoin is down, it's easy for people to focus solely on the price. But perhaps it's in moments like these that our beliefs are tested and cultivated. Volatility is also a natural characteristic of truly rare, diverse, and long-term potential assets."

ChainCatcher news, ETH has fallen more than 8% in the past seven days and is currently down nearly 55% from its high of $4000 in December 2024. However, a recent video circulating on social media of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin "meowing" at a robot seems to have sparked dissatisfaction within the crypto community. Several industry insiders have criticized Vitalik Buterin, such as:Cork Protocol co-founder Phil Fogel posted on the X platform, "My professional salary and net worth are largely in the hands of this meowing person." Crypto KOL Wendy O also stated, "The future of Ethereum is in the hands of this meowing person." Crypto trader Scott Crypto Warrior expressed more intense criticism, saying, "Pray for ETH, Vitalik what are you doing? Stop finding rims for robots and give ETH a boost."

ChainCatcher message, Binance co-founder He Yi posted a personal Meme learning note on social media, stating, "Meme transcends cultural boundaries, representing the ultimate expression of the crowd and the influence of subcultures on mainstream culture. Every culture has resonant groups; Meme does not follow trends but creates them.Dogecoin, as a symbol of crypto culture, proves that Meme originates from community consensus rather than celebrity statements. True Meme comes from cultural accumulation, not fleeting attention hotspots.Long-termism remains effective; investors should operate according to market cycles, understanding when to hold or take profits. The crypto market will stabilize over time, and opportunities will always exist.My assets are mainly tokens; a long-term holding style is not suitable for most people, but some principles can be referenced: earn profits through economic cycles, sell in bull markets, buy in bear markets; in asset allocation, at least 20% should be invested in tokens; when using leverage or investing in high-risk tokens, it should not exceed 10% of disposable assets. Most importantly, understand the principles and put them into practice; like losing weight, understanding is easy, but implementation is difficult."