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OpenAI Codex will integrate with the next-generation flagship model GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra.
According to Beating, Thibault Sottiaux, head of core products at OpenAI, confirmed on social media that the Ultra version of the next-generation flagship model, GPT-5.6 Sol, will be integrated into Codex. Previously, some users complained that OpenAI's decision not to include GPT-5.5 Pro in Codex was a major mistake; if GPT-5.6 Ultra were included, developers wouldn't even need to pay for Claude anymore. Sottiaux subsequently confirmed publicly that the Ultra version is indeed in Codex's plans.
The US plans to release industry standards for AI models, which could restrict the businesses of companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.
According to a report by the Financial Times, the US government is in talks with several AI companies to release voluntary industry standards for cutting-edge AI models as early as next week, aiming to prevent the misuse of advanced technologies by other countries. The standards will clearly define performance benchmarks, release dates, and domestic and international access permissions for these models. Due to recent tightening regulations, several leading AI companies have already adjusted their operations. OpenAI has postponed the full release of GPT-5.6 at the government's request, only making it available to a limited number of qualified partners; Anthropic's two top models were just released from export restrictions this week after nearly three weeks of restrictions; and Google is also in close communication with the government while preparing its next-generation code models. The report also mentions that both OpenAI and Anthropic, currently under regulatory scrutiny, are actively preparing for initial public offerings (IPOs).
Michael Saylor: The biggest evolution for Bitcoin over the next decade will be stability at the protocol layer and expansion at the capital markets and application layers.
According to BlockBeats, on July 5th, Michael Saylor published an article stating that the biggest evolution of Bitcoin over the next decade will come from fewer changes at the protocol layer and a greater role in other areas. He believes that the Bitcoin base layer will become more robust, capital markets will continue to deepen, applications will expand, institutions will enter, and the world will be built on top of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is not a tech stock, a payment company, or a software platform racing to add features; it is a monetary network whose purpose is not to act quickly and break things, but to move slowly and without disruption. Saylor stated that Bitcoin has won its first major battle, and the world is increasingly understanding that Bitcoin is digital capital with attributes such as scarcity, durability, portability, divisibility, programmability, and global transferability. The strongest version of Bitcoin is not to "replace all payment tracks," but to become a neutral, global, scarce asset around which capital, credit, and commerce are organized. The base layer is not optimized for coffee payments, but designed for final settlement, reserve assets, collateral settlement, and final transfer of ownership. He believes that the four-year Bitcoin cycle is still important, but no longer the dominant model. Over the next decade, Bitcoin's price movements will be driven less by miner issuance and more by capital flows from ETFs, corporate treasuries, sovereign reserves, bank credit, derivatives, insurance, collateral, and global savings. Halvings will tighten supply, while capital flows will determine the growth trajectory. Digital lending will accelerate Bitcoin adoption, connecting Bitcoin capital to the broader financial system. Saylor states that the main issue for the next decade is not whether Bitcoin will survive, but whether economic exposure will remain linked to real Bitcoin or create too much "paper Bitcoin." Custody transparency, proof-of-reserve, risk management, capital structure, and counterparty risk will all become crucial. He predicts that by 2036, Bitcoin will be more widely held, more deeply institutionalized, more politically significant, and a major collateral asset in the digital lending market; while the underlying protocol itself may change less than anything else built around it.
The White House is accelerating the development of standards for releasing cutting-edge AI models, with an announcement expected as early as next week.
PANews reported on July 2nd, citing the Financial Times, that the White House is working with AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic to develop voluntary security standards, which could be released as early as next week. The new regulations will set evaluation benchmarks, review processes, and release schedules for cutting-edge models with advanced cyberattack capabilities, and will clarify domestic and international access permissions. Previously, the Trump administration restricted the export of new Anthropic models and required OpenAI's GPT-5.6 to be available only to approved institutions, reflecting the US's increased national security oversight of high-risk AI models.
Google and OpenAI Debut Super Fast AI Models—Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Out, But GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast Is Invite-Only
Google's model is live and built for cheap agents; OpenAI's is quicker but locked behind a waitlist.
Berachain mainnet PoL Next launched, transitioning the BGT model to the sWBERA incentive system.
According to ChainCatcher, the Berachain mainnet PoL Next has officially launched. The contract upgrade marks the first step in the transition from the original BGT model to a simpler, more sustainable incentive system centered on sWBERA. The complete transition is divided into two phases: the contract change takes effect on July 7th, and WBERA will begin to be distributed to replace BGT; the hard fork on July 8th will completely stop BGT production, and the old mechanism will be officially shut down. After the transition is completed, BGT LST Reward Vaults and BGT LST incentives will be gradually phased out in the coming days. The official team will provide migration tools for all users on the Hub's Portfolio page, but the migration will not be automatic; users need to manually replace BGT and BGT LSTs with sWBERA. Early APR may fluctuate, but it is estimated that it can increase up to 3 times the original. The hard fork will take place on July 8th at 16:00 UTC (12:00 PM EDT).