OpenAI plans to launch a series of policy initiatives after the U.S. midterm elections to strengthen its regulatory framework for artificial intelligence.

According to Reuters, a White House official and two sources familiar with the matter said the White House has for months been preparing for a potential Democratic takeover of Congress, drawing up plans to advance key parts of its agenda via executive power, while also preparing for congressional investigations into the Trump administration. Three sources said that since April, senior officials including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Budget Director Russell Vought have been working with the White House Counsel’s Office to review and identify executive actions Trump can take without congressional approval, covering areas such as immigration, tariffs, housing costs and federal spending. The White House official added that White House Counsel Will Scharf and his team are also studying which actions Trump can legally take on his own, where he may cross the bounds of his authority, and how to defend those decisions in court. Over the past month, Trump has been holding rallies across the country, seeking to retain Republican control of Congress. Meanwhile, his aides have reportedly begun privately preparing for a vastly different political landscape that could take shape in 2027.

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell announced that she and her husband Robert are donating over 2 million SpaceX shares, which will be distributed to children’s “Trump Accounts” in December. The first batch of shares is currently being transferred to an escrow account, intended for children aged 11 to 17 in zip codes with a median household income of no more than $57,000, as well as same-age children in zip codes where income data is not published due to small population size. Affected families will receive notifications by Monday. The second round of donations will be finalized in several weeks, covering children of U.S. overseas military personnel, foster children, and same-age children in Texas counties with a median household income of no more than $90,000. The U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRS, and Dell Foundation are participating in the donation initiative.

Strive CEO Matt Cole posted a chart of the company’s Bitcoin holdings on X, with the caption "New Engine Activated". The post may hint that the firm will disclose its BTC acquisition data next week, a move likely modeled after Strategy founder Michael Saylor.

During the weekend when traditional financial markets are closed, on-chain Nasdaq Trade.xyz enables continuous trading and real-time price discovery via perpetual contracts—functions unavailable in traditional finance—allowing users to pre-price U.S. and South Korean stock markets for Monday. Most popular U.S. stock assets on Trade.xyz have strengthened compared to Friday’s after-hours trading, and are expected to open slightly higher ahead of Monday’s session. Weekend performance details are as follows: SpaceX is quoted at $137.72, up from $136.07 in U.S. after-hours trading Friday; Micron (MU) is quoted at $907.87, up from $889.151 in U.S. after-hours trading Friday; SanDisk (SNDK) is quoted at $1169.2, up from $1157.572 in U.S. after-hours trading Friday; NVIDIA is quoted at $204.81, down from $205.25 in U.S. after-hours trading Friday; Marvell Technology (MRVL) is quoted at $198.77, up from $197.993 in U.S. after-hours trading Friday; Intel is quoted at $66.044, up from $64.882 in U.S. after-hours trading Friday; Google is quoted at $283.14, up from $281.46 in U.S. after-hours trading Friday; AMD is quoted at $513.3, up from $508.219 in U.S. after-hours trading Friday. Popular South Korean stocks on Trade.xyz have edged lower from Friday’s closing prices. Weekend performance details are as follows: Samsung Electronics is quoted at $164.66, down from its Friday close of $168.68; SK Hynix is quoted at $1063, down from its Friday close of $1063.06.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, Nike, Costco, Micron Technology, Reddit, and Nvidia have joined the opposition to OKXICE’s tokenization of their shares, bringing the total number of opposing companies to 50.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor has once again released updates related to its Bitcoin Tracker, stating, "We can make the screen even more orange." Per past patterns, the orange dots represent Strategy’s Bitcoin purchase records, suggesting the company may be preparing to increase its BTC holdings. Strategy typically discloses changes to its Bitcoin positions the day after such news is made public.