Anthropic expects its IPO size to match or exceed SpaceX’s record.

Binance yesterday announced the launch of its developer platform Binance Agent OS, integrating Binance API, Wallet Agentic Hub, Binance x402, Skill Hub, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) into a unified agent-based crypto ecosystem, providing infrastructure for developers to build AI-powered trading, wallet, and on-chain applications. As part of Agent OS, Binance also launched Binance MCP Server, a standardized tool connection layer for compatible AI applications, which currently supports AI agents including Claude Code, Claude, Codex, ChatGPT, and VS Code. With user authorization, eligible accounts, and regional support, AI agents can access market data, check balances and positions via MCP, execute spot, margin, Convert, USD?-M Futures, and COIN-M Futures trades, and transfer funds within Agentic sub-accounts. Binance emphasized that MCP integration does not grant withdrawal permissions, so AI agents cannot withdraw funds to external addresses through this service; relevant permissions must be authorized via separate Agentic sub-accounts isolated from main accounts. Binance noted that Agent OS aims to reduce fragmented integrations between AI agents and crypto infrastructure. As AI agents evolve beyond information generation to tasks like searching, coordinating, and autonomous trading execution, Binance hopes to provide infrastructure for Agentic Crypto applications through a unified set of tools and permission systems. Currently, Binance MCP Server is open for use, and users need to create their own Agentic sub-accounts and transfer assets intended for AI agent use to these sub-accounts.

John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, will succeed Tim Cook as Apple’s chief executive officer on September 1, 2026. Cook will transition to executive chairman of the board, continuing to assist with the company’s affairs. Since taking the helm of Apple in 2011, the company has delivered a total stock return of approximately 2740%, and its market capitalization has risen to around $4.63 trillion. Additionally, Apple’s latest financial report shows that its third-quarter research and development investment increased by 32% year-over-year to $11.7 billion, with a focus on the artificial intelligence field.

According to Bitget's market data, both the Nikkei 225 Index and South Korea's KOSPI Index opened down by more than 1%.

Sources familiar with the matter said Samsung Electronics will announce a new shareholder return plan on Friday, potentially worth up to 110 trillion won (US$79 billion). The Samsung board of directors is set to hold a meeting around 4 p.m. local time after the Korean stock market closes, with details of the plan to be released shortly afterward, the sources added. The plan’s size is projected to range between 90 trillion won and 110 trillion won, according to the people with knowledge of the situation.

U.S. stocks closed on Thursday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average initially fell 1.3%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.86%, and the Nasdaq declined 1%. Moderna slid 23.5%, while Microchip Technology rose 5.8%. The storage sector saw broad gains, with Micron Technology up around 4%, SanDisk climbing roughly 2%, and Seagate advancing 2.12%. Among crypto-related stocks, MSTR gained 7.81%, CRCL rose 6.42%, COIN climbed 7.58%, BMNR advanced 6.62%, SBET increased 7.20%, and PURR rose 7.35%.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has broken through the $73,000 mark, currently trading at $73,320, with a 5.71% increase over the past 24 hours.