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Tim Draper Reveals Why He Missed Investing in Coinbase Early On, Believing Crypto Market Was Too Early for Mainstream Adoption
Tim Draper, founder of Draper Associates, stated that his early decision not to invest in Coinbase was due to his judgment that widespread retail crypto adoption would still take a considerable amount of time, rather than a lack of belief in Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong.Tim Draper revealed that at the time, he had already invested in the early Bitcoin company Coinlab, which is why he initially did not invest in Coinbase. His son, Adam Draper, disagreed with this assessment and wrote the first check to Brian Armstrong. Tim Draper subsequently participated in Coinbase's next funding round. Coinbase was later founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam and grew into a crypto platform, listing on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol COIN.Tim Draper stated that Coinbase has become one of the representative investments of Draper Associates Fund V, with the returns from Coinbase alone nearly doubling the overall size of the fund.
SpaceX IPO Quiet Period Ends, Wall Street Firms Upgrades Ratings in Rapid Succession
as the 25-day quiet period following SpaceX's (SPCX) June IPO comes to an end, Wall Street analysts have begun releasing formal research reports. Multiple major brokerages have issued favorable ratings, indicating institutional investors remain optimistic about the company's long-term growth potential.As IPO underwriters, both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have assigned buy-equivalent ratings to SpaceX. Goldman Sachs analyst Eric Sheridan set a price target of $205, while Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas gave a target of $300. Additionally, institutions such as Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, and UBS have also initiated coverage with buy or equivalent ratings. Among them, Raymond James Financial provided the most optimistic forecast; analyst Brian Gesuale initiated coverage of SpaceX with a "Strong Buy" rating and a price target as high as $800, believing SpaceX will become "one of the most representative industrial infrastructure companies of the 21st century."Analysis suggests that market optimism towards SpaceX is primarily based on its布局 (layout/foundation) in areas such as rocket launches, Starlink satellite internet, and government contracts. At the same time, the company's communications business can provide a sustainable source of revenue and support future expansion of launch scale.As of March 31, 2026, SpaceX holds 18,712 Bitcoins. Wall Street believes that the concentrated coverage following the end of the IPO quiet period provides a window for institutional investors to conduct their first systematic assessment of SpaceX's valuation. The fact that nearly all major institutions simultaneously issued positive ratings is relatively rare for large-scale IPOs. (CoinDesk)
InfoHawk Secures $2.25 Million Pre-Seed Funding Led by Moonshots Capital
Odaily AI-driven anti-fraud infrastructure provider InfoHawk has announced the completion of a $2.25 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Moonshots Capital, with participation from former U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, AppNexus founder Brian O'Kelley, former Meta advertising executive Rob Goldman, GitHub CTO Vlad Fedorov, and others. The new funds will be used to support the company's application of AI content recognition and deep infrastructure analysis technology to help enterprises detect, analyze, and combat large-scale online fraud, phishing sites, brand impersonation, and Deepfake attacks. (PRNewswire)
Coinbase Founder's New Company NewLimit Raises $435 Million in Series C Funding, Valued at $3.1 Billion
: NewLimit, a longevity technology startup co-founded by Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong, announced the completion of a $435 million Series C funding round, achieving a valuation of $3.1 billion. The round was led by Peter Thiel's fund, Founders Fund, with continued participation from Abstract Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, NFDG, Eli Lilly Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and others. New investors introduced in this round include Thrive Capital, Greenoaks, and Quiet Capital.In 2021, Brian Armstrong, along with former GV partner and bioengineer Blake Byers and stem cell biologist Jacob Kimmel, jointly invested $110 million to establish NewLimit in South San Francisco.
a16z Leads Special’s Funding Round; Former DOGE Team Bets on AI-Driven M&A Cost Reduction
According to Tech in Asia, Special, an AI-powered M&A firm co-founded by Nate Cavanaugh and Justin Fox—both former staff members of the U.S. government’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—has announced a funding round of undisclosed amount, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Investors include Antonio Gracias, founder of Valor Equity Partners; Anthony Armstrong, former CFO of xAI; Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase Global; and Shyam Sankar, CTO of Palantir Technologies. Special plans to acquire service-based businesses by automating workflows with AI to reduce costs, and has already reached an agreement to acquire a Texas-based healthcare company, which will be integrated into Figure Health—the company’s business line focused on aging populations.
Polymarket establishes research institute to fund academic studies on prediction markets
: Prediction market platform Polymarket has announced the establishment of the Polymarket Institute, dedicated to funding independent academic research on how prediction markets can replace traditional polling and forecasting models in large-scale scenarios. The institute is fully funded by Polymarket and operates internally within the company. Its Executive Director is Polymarket's Head of Data, Kai Brusch, and its Scientific Director is Brian Jabarian, Assistant Professor of Economics and Technology at Carnegie Mellon University. Research directions include information aggregation, risk management, and intersections with AI, policy, and crypto markets.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong 呼吁国会尽快就 CLARITY 法案投票
Coinbase 联合创始人兼 CEO Brian Armstrong 发文表示，两党已耗费数千小时推动 CLARITY 加密监管法案进入最后阶段，该法案具备强有力的消费者保护条款，并赋予执法部门打击不法行为者的工具，呼吁国会不再拖延、尽快投票。
Coinbase CEO Urges US Senate to Advance CLARITY Act Vote
: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on X platform on July 27, urging the U.S. Senate to advance the vote on the CLARITY Act, stating that the bill was formed through years of bipartisan negotiations. Armstrong stated that the CLARITY Act would strengthen law enforcement powers, introduce new consumer protections, and provide a federal regulatory framework for the digital asset industry. He noted that there are currently no federal laws in the U.S. that protect consumers or support the development of the industry within the country. On July 22, U.S. Senate Republicans released an updated version of the CLARITY Act text, covering disclosure standards, registration requirements, anti-fraud provisions, and expanded anti-money laundering obligations for digital asset market participants. BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab, and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon have expressed support for the bill.
U.S. SEC Agrees to Pay $150,000 to Settle FOIA Lawsuit Over Ethereum Investigation Records, Will Submit Remaining Documents
Odaily news The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit concerning its records on the Ethereum investigation. According to a joint case status report filed on July 22, the SEC and the plaintiff, History Associates Inc., have reached a settlement and have requested the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss the case.Under the agreement, the SEC will continue to provide the remaining relevant documents and pay a fixed amount to cover the plaintiff's legal fees. The lawsuit was filed by History Associates in June 2024. This agency, commissioned by Coinbase, demanded the SEC disclose materials related to its regulatory investigation of Ethereum, including investigation files on Zachary Coburn and Enigma MPC, as well as records of regulatory discussions regarding Ethereum's transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS).Previously, this lawsuit prompted the SEC to deliver thousands of documents. The court also ordered the SEC to prioritize providing internal communications sent, received, or reviewed by then-Chairman Gary Gensler regarding Ethereum's migration from PoW to PoS.During the case, the SEC sparked controversy for deleting some of Gensler's text message records. The SEC's Office of Inspector General previously disclosed that the agency accidentally deleted Gensler's text messages from October 2022 to September 2023. Subsequent documents revealed that the SEC also wiped data from 21 senior officials' phones.Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the incident highlights transparency issues within government agencies during the crypto regulatory process and noted that the relevant lawsuits aim to promote public access to the basis for regulatory decisions. With the SEC completing the submission of the remaining documents, this lawsuit, which has lasted for over two years, will officially come to an end. (CoinDesk)
The Democratic Party objects to the new version of the Clarity Act over ethics provisions, emphasizing that bipartisan support remains crucial
U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday released a 616-page draft of the new Clarity Act, a significant legislative development in Congress's efforts to comprehensively regulate the digital asset industry. The crypto industry widely welcomed the draft, noting it retains protections for software developers and is expected to provide long-missing regulatory clarity for the U.S. digital asset market.Crypto Council for Innovation CEO Ji Hun Kim stated that bipartisan support is "critical" for the bill's passage. Solana Policy Institute CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine called on Congress to seize the opportunity, while Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong remarked that the lack of a federal regulatory framework had previously allowed bad actors like FTX to harm consumers and forced a substantial amount of crypto business to move overseas.However, several Senate Democrats quickly voiced opposition, arguing that the ethics provisions in the new text addressing conflicts of interest related to Trump's crypto assets are too weak. Senator Angela Alsobrooks stated that the current proposal put forward by Republicans is still "not enough," and that provisions concerning elected officials' ethics, consumer protection, illicit finance, conflicts of interest, and market integrity all require strengthening.
Coinbase CEO Clarifies Controversy: Will Not Endorse Meme Coins or Projects, Supports Long-Term Development of Base
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has responded to recent controversy surrounding his X account profile picture change and claims that the Base community is "unsupported." He thanked the community for their feedback and acknowledged that his previous communication regarding expectations was not clear enough. Users should not interpret the content of his personal X account as investment advice or signals for individual tokens. He stated that he simply shares internet content he finds interesting or amusing, and may not even be aware whether such content is associated with any particular token or project. He pointed out that his tweets and profile picture changes do not represent endorsements of or commitments to any project.Regarding support for the Base ecosystem, Brian Armstrong explained that Base aims to build financial services infrastructure, supporting various application scenarios including stock tokenization, lending protocols, stablecoin payments, and Meme coin trading. Coinbase supports users in freely trading assets but will not use its official influence to "pump" or promote specific tokens. Both Coinbase and the Base team are indeed subject to compliance and regulatory restrictions, preventing them from listing certain tokens on the centralized exchange and from marketing specific projects at the community's request.Base currently supports ecosystem development primarily through offline Base Batches events, developer grant programs, and investments from Coinbase Ventures and the Base Ecosystem Fund. Additionally, based on long-term user value assessment, Coinbase may integrate certain Base ecosystem DeFi protocols into its own products to help projects expand distribution.Brian Armstrong stated that Coinbase will continue to prioritize projects capable of creating long-term user value in the future, and expressed hope that this clarification will help the community set clearer expectations. He added that he may still continue to post Meme content he finds interesting, but such content will not constitute investment advice.
Morningstar: Nvidia's Fair Value Estimate Set at $280 Per Share, 44% Higher Than Current Levels
Odaily News: Investment research firm Morningstar stated in a report on July 30 that it has set Nvidia's fair value estimate at $280 per share, 44% higher than the current level of approximately $194. The firm believes that Nvidia's 17% decline since mid-May has begun to diverge from its fair value estimate.Morningstar also assigned Nvidia a "very high" uncertainty rating. The risks it listed include the possibility of hyperscale cloud providers developing their own AI hardware in the future, as well as related customers cutting spending in response to investor demands.Morningstar Senior Equity Analyst Brian Colello stated that the likelihood of strong AI capital expenditure in the near and medium term remains high, and Nvidia's growth prospects are being underestimated. He also noted that the stock appears to exhibit undervaluation characteristics.
Coinbase CEO Says Changing X Avatar to Cause Meme Coin Crash Was a Misjudgment of the Community
on July 27 that during an interview with crypto KOL Ansem, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the crash of related Meme coins triggered by his change of X avatar was a complete misjudgment of the community's reaction. He described it as a "wake-up call" and said he will try to communicate expectations more clearly in the future.Previously, the Meme coin Brain attracted market attention because it adopted the native B20 token standard introduced by the Base chain's Beryl upgrade, and its token name was derived from Brian Armstrong. After Brian Armstrong briefly changed his X avatar to match the coin's icon, the community speculated, driving up trading activity.Later, when Brian Armstrong changed his X avatar again, Brain faced massive sell-offs and gradually collapsed to zero, sparking controversy within the community.
The US government transferred $288 million in seized BTC and ETH to Coinbase Prime
Odaily News According to on-chain tracking platform Arkham, the US government on Monday transferred a total of $288.33 million in seized BTC and ETH to Coinbase Prime, including approximately 3,800 BTC valued at $235 million and around 30,000 ETH valued at $53 million. The assets originated from criminal cases involving Brian Krewson, BTC-e, and Ryan Farace. Tim Sun, Senior Researcher at HashKey, stated that Coinbase Prime serves as the custodian for the US government, and it remains unconfirmed whether these transfers are preparation for sale or merely for the consolidation and custody of seized assets. Arkham tracking shows that the US government wallet still holds $20.6 billion in crypto assets, including 324,552 BTC. (Decrypt)
SpaceX IPO Quiet Period Ends, Wall Street Firms Upgrades Ratings in Rapid Succession
as the 25-day quiet period following SpaceX's (SPCX) June IPO comes to an end, Wall Street analysts have begun releasing formal research reports. Multiple major brokerages have issued favorable ratings, indicating institutional investors remain optimistic about the company's long-term growth potential.As IPO underwriters, both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have assigned buy-equivalent ratings to SpaceX. Goldman Sachs analyst Eric Sheridan set a price target of $205, while Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas gave a target of $300. Additionally, institutions such as Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, and UBS have also initiated coverage with buy or equivalent ratings. Among them, Raymond James Financial provided the most optimistic forecast; analyst Brian Gesuale initiated coverage of SpaceX with a "Strong Buy" rating and a price target as high as $800, believing SpaceX will become "one of the most representative industrial infrastructure companies of the 21st century."Analysis suggests that market optimism towards SpaceX is primarily based on its布局 (layout/foundation) in areas such as rocket launches, Starlink satellite internet, and government contracts. At the same time, the company's communications business can provide a sustainable source of revenue and support future expansion of launch scale.As of March 31, 2026, SpaceX holds 18,712 Bitcoins. Wall Street believes that the concentrated coverage following the end of the IPO quiet period provides a window for institutional investors to conduct their first systematic assessment of SpaceX's valuation. The fact that nearly all major institutions simultaneously issued positive ratings is relatively rare for large-scale IPOs. (CoinDesk)
Coinbase: Advancing the "Every Asset, Every Market, One Platform" Strategy in H1
Coinbase released a monthly review on July 1, stating that in the first half of the year, it advanced its product layout around the strategy of "every asset, every market, one platform," covering tokenized stocks, pre-IPO perpetual contracts, stock options, crypto options, stock index perpetual futures, AI tools, payments, stablecoins, and on-chain infrastructure. Coinbase stated that the tokenized stocks are 1:1 backed shares of US companies, expected to include dividends, on-chain trading, holding, and redemption functions, and are not available to US persons. Coinbase also noted that its pre-IPO perpetual contracts will start with SpaceX and then expand to OpenAI and Anthropic, and will offer crypto options through integration with Deribit. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on July 3 that Coinbase is one of the companies with the highest level of AI application globally. Coinbase also stated that it has launched a direct INR on-ramp in India, become the official deployer of the USDC treasury wallet for Hyperliquid, partnered with Ethena across over $50 billion in assets, and mentioned transferring approximately $4.4 billion USDC to the Hyperliquid deployer. (Bitcoin.com News).
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's X Account Hacked, Hackers Post AI-Generated Crypto Tokenized Tweets
According to Fortune, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky's X account was hacked this Monday, and the account posted a series of AI-generated tweets about "real-world asset tokenization." The relevant posts were subsequently deleted. According to analysis by AI detection tool Pangram, the content was flagged as 100% AI-generated, and users characterized it as "AI slop" (AI garbage content). The incident was labeled as a "high-profile account intrusion" and reported to the X platform security team. X completed account security handling on Tuesday evening, and Chesky subsequently regained control of the account. Airbnb declined to comment publicly.
Bank of America CEO joins ranks of banking leaders warning about 'Mythos' AI risk
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan has joined a group of Wall Street leaders in expressing serious concerns about artificial intelligence models such as "Mythos" developed by Anthropic. "This marks a significant shift in workload, as well as the speed at which these tools can impact system vulnerabilities, and how quickly we must respond," Moynihan stated. In recent months, the rapid evolution of AI models has prompted the financial industry and the U.S. government to begin assessing potential threats.Anthropic claims that the Mythos model, launched earlier this year, has demonstrated excellent performance in identifying system vulnerabilities. Bank of America is among the Wall Street institutions authorized to use Mythos, employing the model to test its own systems and share information with peers. Currently, the model has not been made available to the public; JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned earlier this week that broadly opening the system to the public would be as dangerous as "giving a ballistic missile to an individual." (Bloomberg)
InfoHawk Secures $2.25 Million Pre-Seed Funding Led by Moonshots Capital
Odaily AI-driven anti-fraud infrastructure provider InfoHawk has announced the completion of a $2.25 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Moonshots Capital, with participation from former U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, AppNexus founder Brian O'Kelley, former Meta advertising executive Rob Goldman, GitHub CTO Vlad Fedorov, and others. The new funds will be used to support the company's application of AI content recognition and deep infrastructure analysis technology to help enterprises detect, analyze, and combat large-scale online fraud, phishing sites, brand impersonation, and Deepfake attacks. (PRNewswire)
Coinbase CEO Urges US Senate to Advance CLARITY Act Vote
: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on X platform on July 27, urging the U.S. Senate to advance the vote on the CLARITY Act, stating that the bill was formed through years of bipartisan negotiations. Armstrong stated that the CLARITY Act would strengthen law enforcement powers, introduce new consumer protections, and provide a federal regulatory framework for the digital asset industry. He noted that there are currently no federal laws in the U.S. that protect consumers or support the development of the industry within the country. On July 22, U.S. Senate Republicans released an updated version of the CLARITY Act text, covering disclosure standards, registration requirements, anti-fraud provisions, and expanded anti-money laundering obligations for digital asset market participants. BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab, and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon have expressed support for the bill.
Coinbase CEO Says Changing X Avatar to Cause Meme Coin Crash Was a Misjudgment of the Community
on July 27 that during an interview with crypto KOL Ansem, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the crash of related Meme coins triggered by his change of X avatar was a complete misjudgment of the community's reaction. He described it as a "wake-up call" and said he will try to communicate expectations more clearly in the future.Previously, the Meme coin Brain attracted market attention because it adopted the native B20 token standard introduced by the Base chain's Beryl upgrade, and its token name was derived from Brian Armstrong. After Brian Armstrong briefly changed his X avatar to match the coin's icon, the community speculated, driving up trading activity.Later, when Brian Armstrong changed his X avatar again, Brain faced massive sell-offs and gradually collapsed to zero, sparking controversy within the community.
Coinbase Advanced Launches New Market Dashboard, Offering View of More Tradable Assets
Brian Armstrong posted on platform X, stating that the number of tradable assets on Coinbase Advanced far exceeds external perception, and users can now view its newly launched market dashboard.
The Democratic Party objects to the new version of the Clarity Act over ethics provisions, emphasizing that bipartisan support remains crucial
U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday released a 616-page draft of the new Clarity Act, a significant legislative development in Congress's efforts to comprehensively regulate the digital asset industry. The crypto industry widely welcomed the draft, noting it retains protections for software developers and is expected to provide long-missing regulatory clarity for the U.S. digital asset market.Crypto Council for Innovation CEO Ji Hun Kim stated that bipartisan support is "critical" for the bill's passage. Solana Policy Institute CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine called on Congress to seize the opportunity, while Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong remarked that the lack of a federal regulatory framework had previously allowed bad actors like FTX to harm consumers and forced a substantial amount of crypto business to move overseas.However, several Senate Democrats quickly voiced opposition, arguing that the ethics provisions in the new text addressing conflicts of interest related to Trump's crypto assets are too weak. Senator Angela Alsobrooks stated that the current proposal put forward by Republicans is still "not enough," and that provisions concerning elected officials' ethics, consumer protection, illicit finance, conflicts of interest, and market integrity all require strengthening.
Coinbase CEO Clarifies Controversy: Will Not Endorse Meme Coins or Projects, Supports Long-Term Development of Base
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has responded to recent controversy surrounding his X account profile picture change and claims that the Base community is "unsupported." He thanked the community for their feedback and acknowledged that his previous communication regarding expectations was not clear enough. Users should not interpret the content of his personal X account as investment advice or signals for individual tokens. He stated that he simply shares internet content he finds interesting or amusing, and may not even be aware whether such content is associated with any particular token or project. He pointed out that his tweets and profile picture changes do not represent endorsements of or commitments to any project.Regarding support for the Base ecosystem, Brian Armstrong explained that Base aims to build financial services infrastructure, supporting various application scenarios including stock tokenization, lending protocols, stablecoin payments, and Meme coin trading. Coinbase supports users in freely trading assets but will not use its official influence to "pump" or promote specific tokens. Both Coinbase and the Base team are indeed subject to compliance and regulatory restrictions, preventing them from listing certain tokens on the centralized exchange and from marketing specific projects at the community's request.Base currently supports ecosystem development primarily through offline Base Batches events, developer grant programs, and investments from Coinbase Ventures and the Base Ecosystem Fund. Additionally, based on long-term user value assessment, Coinbase may integrate certain Base ecosystem DeFi protocols into its own products to help projects expand distribution.Brian Armstrong stated that Coinbase will continue to prioritize projects capable of creating long-term user value in the future, and expressed hope that this clarification will help the community set clearer expectations. He added that he may still continue to post Meme content he finds interesting, but such content will not constitute investment advice.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's X Account Hacked, Hackers Post AI-Generated Crypto Tokenized Tweets
According to Fortune, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky's X account was hacked this Monday, and the account posted a series of AI-generated tweets about "real-world asset tokenization." The relevant posts were subsequently deleted. According to analysis by AI detection tool Pangram, the content was flagged as 100% AI-generated, and users characterized it as "AI slop" (AI garbage content). The incident was labeled as a "high-profile account intrusion" and reported to the X platform security team. X completed account security handling on Tuesday evening, and Chesky subsequently regained control of the account. Airbnb declined to comment publicly.
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Morningstar: Nvidia's Fair Value Estimate Set at $280 Per Share, 44% Higher Than Current Levels
Odaily News: Investment research firm Morningstar stated in a report on July 30 that it has set Nvidia's fair value estimate at $280 per share, 44% higher than the current level of approximately $194. The firm believes that Nvidia's 17% decline since mid-May has begun to diverge from its fair value estimate.Morningstar also assigned Nvidia a "very high" uncertainty rating. The risks it listed include the possibility of hyperscale cloud providers developing their own AI hardware in the future, as well as related customers cutting spending in response to investor demands.Morningstar Senior Equity Analyst Brian Colello stated that the likelihood of strong AI capital expenditure in the near and medium term remains high, and Nvidia's growth prospects are being underestimated. He also noted that the stock appears to exhibit undervaluation characteristics.
Coinbase CEO: It's Time to Move Forward with CLARITY
: Brian Armstrong posted on platform X, stating that it is time to move forward with CLARITY. He thanked everyone who has worked tirelessly towards this goal, calling it a true bipartisan effort, and expressed that clear rules are coming soon, adding that we are now approaching the final stretch.
Polymarket establishes research institute to fund academic studies on prediction markets
: Prediction market platform Polymarket has announced the establishment of the Polymarket Institute, dedicated to funding independent academic research on how prediction markets can replace traditional polling and forecasting models in large-scale scenarios. The institute is fully funded by Polymarket and operates internally within the company. Its Executive Director is Polymarket's Head of Data, Kai Brusch, and its Scientific Director is Brian Jabarian, Assistant Professor of Economics and Technology at Carnegie Mellon University. Research directions include information aggregation, risk management, and intersections with AI, policy, and crypto markets.
Jito Foundation: Perpetual Contracts Are the "Trojan Horse" of Traditional Finance Going On-Chain, Solana Must Win This Battle
According to CoinDesk, Jito Foundation Chair Brian Smith noted in an article that as SpaceX completes one of the largest IPOs in history, Solana and Hyperliquid are fiercely competing for perpetual contract and tokenized stock trading market share. The article argues that perpetual contracts (Perps) are the core gateway for bringing traditional finance traders on-chain—during the US-Iran conflict, on-chain platforms became real-time pricing venues for gold and crude oil when CME was closed, and traditional traders are gradually migrating on-chain. Following SpaceX's IPO, the 24-hour spot trading volume of tokenized stocks on Solana surpassed $100 million for the first time; the opening price of Cerebras Systems stock differed from the on-chain perpetual contract implied price by only 3%, and SpaceX's implied price of $171 also matched the IPO offering price exactly.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong 呼吁国会尽快就 CLARITY 法案投票
Coinbase 联合创始人兼 CEO Brian Armstrong 发文表示，两党已耗费数千小时推动 CLARITY 加密监管法案进入最后阶段，该法案具备强有力的消费者保护条款，并赋予执法部门打击不法行为者的工具，呼吁国会不再拖延、尽快投票。
Coinbase CEO Urges US Senate to Advance CLARITY Act Vote
: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on X platform on July 27, urging the U.S. Senate to advance the vote on the CLARITY Act, stating that the bill was formed through years of bipartisan negotiations. Armstrong stated that the CLARITY Act would strengthen law enforcement powers, introduce new consumer protections, and provide a federal regulatory framework for the digital asset industry. He noted that there are currently no federal laws in the U.S. that protect consumers or support the development of the industry within the country. On July 22, U.S. Senate Republicans released an updated version of the CLARITY Act text, covering disclosure standards, registration requirements, anti-fraud provisions, and expanded anti-money laundering obligations for digital asset market participants. BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab, and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon have expressed support for the bill.