Bitwise Ventures: Solana Ecosystem Applications Truly Harnessing the Network's Final 1% Performance

As the Crypto Market Structure Act (dubbed the CLARITY Act) stalls in the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to roll out two major initiatives in the coming days that could further boost the U.S. crypto industry. The SEC announced it will hold a public meeting on Friday to "establish a customized issuance mechanism for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets". Additionally, the SEC plans to soon unveil an "innovation exemption" initiative allowing trading of tokenized securities. This move could reshape the U.S. stock market landscape and pave the way for 24/7 trading of stock tokens on blockchain.

SpaceXAI has announced that its Grok chatbot is now in the testing phase, and starting today, it is available to desktop and iOS users who subscribe to the SuperGrok Heavy, Cursor Ultra, and Cursor Teams Premium plans.

According to Bloomberg, data from UBS Group shows that Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), which seek to profit from price movements across various asset classes, tripled their underweight positions in bonds in July from two weeks prior. Since then, these bets have remained stable. If the upcoming U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) push Treasury prices higher, the CTAs face the risk of losses. Strategist Nicolas Le Roux noted that a 1-basis-point move in the 10-year Treasury yield ahead of inflation data translates to roughly $300 million in profit or loss for CTAs, with this exposure being the largest UBS has recorded since it began compiling relevant data in 1990.

According to a report from The Information, Brad Lightcap, head of special projects and former chief operating officer (COO) of OpenAI, is set to leave the company. Over the past year, Lightcap’s internal responsibilities at OpenAI have undergone multiple adjustments, with his latest role being leading "special projects". A long-time core member of OpenAI’s management team, Lightcap shifted from his COO position to lead special projects in early 2026 during an executive reshuffle, overseeing cross-company matters including complex transactions and strategic investments, and reporting directly to CEO Sam Altman. His departure comes as OpenAI continues to expand its commercialization efforts, advance enterprise business and strategic partnerships. The company has previously implemented multiple rounds of organizational restructuring, including transferring some COO responsibilities to other executives. Brad Lightcap joined OpenAI in 2018, and prior to that held roles at Y Combinator and JPMorgan Chase. He was one of the key operations and business leaders during OpenAI’s transition from a research institute to a commercial AI company.

Federal Reserve's Goolsbee said that as long as consumption remains robust, the economy will stay healthy. The biggest problem facing the economy is inflation. (Jinshi)

According to market reports, ZoomInfo data has now been integrated into Microsoft Copilot Studio, and is available for use in Microsoft 365 Copilot, Dynamics 365, Excel, and Word.