ChatGPT Ads Launched 200 Days Ago, Annualized Revenue Surges to $1 Billion

Glassnode noted in a report that Bitcoin is currently trading around $78,600, having largely held onto the strong rally it launched from the $64,000 zone at the end of August after earlier breaking above $80,000. The broader digital asset market still shows strong institutional demand, though activity in spot and derivatives trading has cooled in some segments. Meanwhile, price momentum has clearly exceeded the upper bound of its statistical range. The secondary market’s trading volume and spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicate that the balance of buying power in the market may be shifting, while retail participation has also weakened. Traditional finance capital continues to flow into regulated crypto investment products. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF holdings remain profitable and have maintained weekly net inflows. At the same time, short-term, price-sensitive capital is entering the market, coinciding with high options open interest and a rapid narrowing of volatility spreads—signaling that market participants may be underestimating short-term volatility risks. On-chain data also reflects a pattern of "active settlement but weakening user participation": entity-adjusted transaction volumes are significantly above normal levels, while daily active addresses and total fee revenue have declined slightly. Overall, the Bitcoin market is in a transition phase from a strong rally to structural divergence. Sustained institutional capital allocation and a rebound in on-chain valuations are providing market support, though speculative leverage is rising and signs of short-term capital selling have begun to emerge. The market’s fundamentals remain solid, but short-term volatility and correction risks are on the rise.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that an MQ-9 drone was shot down east of the Strait of Hormuz.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced in a post on his personal channel that Telegram’s Gram wallet is now ready for use and currently available to a select group of users. It will be gradually rolled out to over 1 billion users in the coming weeks. Durov thanked the validators who approved the core smart contract, noting this means future wallet upgrades will not require cumbersome wallet migrations. This is just one of many innovations Telegram has developed to enhance the usability of non-custodial wallets.

According to official announcements, PayBox has rolled out payment and wallet features tailored for Grok users, enabling them to leverage natural language conversations to have AI agents handle transactions, shopping, and payments. PayBox is a payment vault and non-custodial wallet that supports AI agents in securely executing transactions on the Solana blockchain, its ecosystem, and the open internet. To use the service, users can connect PayBox to Grok: after completing authorization, they can call relevant payment functions through conversation. The connection process involves navigating to Grok’s Connectors page, selecting "New Connector" and "Custom", naming the connector PayBox, filling in PayBox’s MCP server address to finalize the addition, then logging in and authorizing to start transacting.

US 10-year Treasury yield surpasses 4.75%, marking the first time since January 2025.

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to scrap the existing rules governing when and how shareholders of publicly listed companies submit shareholder proxy proposals, per a recent update from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). A notice released Monday shows the SEC submitted the proposal to the White House OMB for review last week. This marks the latest step by SEC Chair Paul Atkins to reshape the dynamic between shareholders and corporate management at public companies. In short, the SEC’s proposed adjustment targets the framework for listed company shareholders to submit proxy proposals, and the proposal remains under OMB review.