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Beating AI News Flash: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a lengthy blog post on Saturday, announcing his company will implement new safety measures—including introducing third-party evaluation bodies—while calling on the entire industry to support broader measures to slow AI model development. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman quickly responded that he will adopt Amodei’s proposal to grant independent evaluation bodies access similar to that of employees. Elon Musk, who runs xAI, also commented: “Dario is right.” While all three leaders have warned about AI risks for years, there is little precedent in this highly competitive industry for truly coordinated efforts to slow development. For a long time, companies have been rolling out new products nonstop to boost user engagement, capture market share, and drive sales growth. It remains unclear how extensively these leading AI firms will actually implement new restrictions or safety checks.

Beating AI News reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed in an exclusive interview with Fortune that the company will not hold an IPO in 2026, noting that going public now is "ill-timed" given the current AI security landscape. Altman stated OpenAI is in no rush to go public, and will consider an IPO only when its business is ready and society can adapt to AI models of varying capability levels. He added that the company needs to prioritize resolving AI safety and alignment issues, and may slow the development of frontier AI models when AI capabilities reach new stages. Previous reports noted OpenAI had considered delaying its IPO to 2027, with a potential valuation of up to $1 trillion. Meanwhile, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently called for slowing frontier AI development, proposing that independent evaluation bodies be granted employee-level access to the company’s internal systems. Sam Altman later said: "I agree with Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic. We need to control the progress of frontier models, which has been a major topic of discussion at OpenAI recently. The commitment to giving independent evaluators employee-level access is a good idea, and we will do the same. We will share more news soon."

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, Loracle sold $8.68 million worth of HYPE spot in the past 24 hours, incurring an approximate loss of $566,500. Data shows that this address has accumulated a loss of $16.57 million over the past 30 days, with a total historical loss of $28.64 million.

According to NBC reports, North Korea is using IT workers from third countries including Iran and Lebanon to help it infiltrate U.S. companies and secure funds to support its weapons programs. In July, the U.S. and multiple other nations issued alerts stating that North Korean IT personnel obtain contracts via remote work, remit earnings back to North Korean-linked entities, and may also pose internal security threats involving data theft, cryptocurrency theft, and sensitive information leaks. As the U.S. and other countries step up crackdowns, North Korea has begun leveraging third-country personnel to pass U.S. companies' recruitment interviews. NBC reports that these foreign IT workers are recruited on platforms like LinkedIn, with some earning roughly $500 per month in cryptocurrency as "interview assistants". Once a position is secured, the role is typically taken over by North Korean operatives. According to earlier CrowdStrike data, North Korea-linked hackers and threat actors caused over $2 billion in cryptocurrency losses in 2025, a 51% year-over-year increase.

S&P Global Market Intelligence’s second-quarter “Voice of the Customer” survey shows digital wallets have become a mainstream payment method for U.S. consumers, though cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and AI agents still face significant trust and security barriers. The survey found 67% of respondents used digital wallets in the past 90 days, with 45% using them weekly. By contrast, 68% of U.S. consumers have never used cryptocurrencies, and 59% consider them to have no practical use. Stablecoins have a low awareness rate of just 16%, with top concerns including fraud risk (48%), fund security (46%), and perceived lack of necessity (39%). AI agents also have limited adoption, with 47% of respondents stating they would never allow AI to make purchases on their behalf. Among consumers willing to use AI for payments, most still require manual confirmation or only accept AI-driven recommendation models. S&P Global noted that regulatory clarity alone is unlikely to shift consumer attitudes toward stablecoins, as issuers still need to address core trust issues like fraud and fund security.

BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo has donated ￡36 million (approximately $49 million) to the UK’s Reform UK, after which crypto industry figure Christopher Harborne announced an additional matching donation. The two contributions combined total ￡72 million (roughly $97 million), setting a new record for both single and total donations to a UK political party. Harborne noted Delo’s donation prompted his decision to follow suit, expressing hope that Reform UK is prepared for governance, and stressing he “seeks nothing in return”. Delo said the donation is intended to ensure the next general election is “fair and competitive”. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage welcomed both donations. Earlier, Farage had been investigated for accepting large donations and gifts linked to the crypto industry. The related funds have also sparked discussions in UK political circles about the influence of crypto assets on politics and the regulation of political donations.