AI & Web3 Snippets: 2nd of August 2025

Covering weekly highlights in AI and Web3

Author

Azhar Uddin
August 02, 2025

AI NEWS

ChatGPT Agent

OpenAI unveiled its ChatGPT Agent, a groundbreaking layer built on GPT-4o that lets the system autonomously perform multi-step tasks like web research, data analysis, and form-filling within a virtual environment—equipped with safety features to ensure user permissions and robustness against prompt injection.

GPT-5 Launch

GPT-5 Launch: OpenAI is set to roll out GPT-5 in early August 2025, promising advanced reasoning capabilities, integration of new “o3” features, and availability in standard, mini, and nano versions via ChatGPT and the API—though Sam Altman emphasises it won’t immediately cross the AGI threshold.

Anthropic Funding

Iconiq Capital is poised to lead a $5 billion funding round for Anthropic, potentially tripling the AI start-up’s valuation to $170 billion and cementing it as one of the world’s most valuable private tech companies—underscoring fierce investor appetite in ethical AI development.

Meta’s Open-Source Pivot

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg signalled a strategic retreat from the company’s fully open-source AI stance, warning that safety concerns and hefty infrastructure costs mean not all future Llama models will be released publicly—marking a notable shift from its prior “open-weight” commitment.

Web3 News

Market Snapshot

Bitcoin held above $118,500 while Ethereum led market gains on July 31 as strong ETF inflows and renewed institutional demand underscored growing investor confidence in top digital assets amid macro volatility - The Economic Times.

Spot Bitcoin ETF Streak

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows on 29 of the past 33 trading days, amassing over $55 billion in cumulative flows—highlighting persistent bullish sentiment and institutional adoption of regulated crypto products - CryptoPotato.

Spot Ether ETF Momentum

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs extended their record streak to 16 consecutive days of positive inflows, pulling in $453 million on the latest session and tripling comparable Bitcoin ETF flows—demonstrating surging demand for Ether via regulated channels Unchained Crypto.

Uniswap Governance Upgrade

Uniswap’s native token UNI skyrocketed 276 % in 24 hours to $10.56 following a major governance overhaul that streamlined voting, boosted community incentives, and rebalanced fee structures to improve capital efficiency on the protocol ainvest.com.