Elon Musk earned approximately $158.3 billion in compensation from Tesla in 2025, a figure 2.52 million times the median salary of Tesla's employees.

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings show that SoftBank Group cut its stake in TSMC (TSM.N) by 71.5% to 565,000 depositary receipts.

According to market data from BIT (bit.com), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), an optical communication concept stock, has extended its gains to 15.37%, now trading at $150.075.

Aave announced in a post that the deposit volume of Aave V4 has exceeded $400 million, hitting a new all-time high.

CNBC reports that OpenAI is experiencing a wave of executive departures as it advances toward a potential initial public offering (IPO). Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser announced her sudden exit this week, just two days after senior executive Brad Lightcap revealed he would step down after 8 years with the company; Fidji Simo had left OpenAI prior to these recent moves. Some investors believe the ongoing leadership turmoil is increasing uncertainty ahead of OpenAI’s IPO. The company confidentially filed its IPO documents in June, and is currently valued at approximately $852 billion, though no specific listing date has been disclosed. Kevin McCormick, founder of AI startup SignAudit.AI, stated: “OpenAI executive departures ahead of its IPO are a major red flag.” Two existing investors said Dresser’s departure caught some financial backers off guard. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s enterprise business remains on track for growth. President Greg Brockman noted in internal communications that annualized revenue rose over 20% month-over-month in July, with enterprise client revenue increasing 32%. OpenAI added that its enterprise client count has reached 2 million, doubling from a year ago. CFO Sarah Friar plans to hold meetings with investors, with Brockman also in attendance to discuss the company’s strategy. The report notes that Friar is expected to provide clarity on recent executive changes during these sessions.

ENA treasury firm StablecoinX (USDE) released its first quarterly results since going public. As of the end of Q2 2026, the company held approximately 3 billion ENA tokens, accounting for roughly 20% of ENA’s total supply. Valued at over $250 million at current prices, based on 24 million Class A outstanding shares as of the quarter end, this translates to roughly $9.09 per share. Following the announcement, StablecoinX’s stock rose more than 12% in early Friday trading. StablecoinX posted a net loss of $34.2 million in Q2, with most of the loss stemming from a $36.2 million impairment on its ENA holdings. The company’s operations remain in the early stages; infrastructure service revenue for the final two weeks of June totaled just $62,372, while its decentralized validator nodes have processed over $3 billion in cumulative cross-chain volume. StablecoinX began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol USDE on June 26. Approximately 285 million of its ENA treasury tokens came from the Ethena Foundation, while another 2.75 billion were acquired via cash and in-kind investments from PIPE financing.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings show that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has disclosed a holding of 154.1 million Class A shares in SpaceX (SPCX).