AI & Web3 Weekly: OpenAI’s Open-Weight Models, Google’s Deep Think, and Crypto Market Shifts

Covering weekly highlights in AI and Web3

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Azhar Uddin
August 23, 2025

AI Snippets

OpenAI releases open‑weight reasoning models

OpenAI quietly dropped two fully open-source reasoning models—gpt‑oss‑120b and gpt‑oss‑20b—available under Apache 2.0 and runnable even on a consumer laptop, marking its first open release since GPT‑2 and opening the door for enterprise and developer innovation.

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 boosts coding and logic

Anthropic rolled out Claude Opus 4.1, which significantly enhances coding, reasoning, and agentic performance—scoring 74.5% on SWE-bench Verified and offering better multi-file refactoring—without a price hike for users.

Google introduces Gemini 2.5 Deep Think reasoning model

Google DeepMind launched Gemini 2.5 Deep Think, a multi-agent reasoning model that parallel-processes ideas and already outperforms competitors on benchmarks like LiveCodeBench 6 and Humanity’s Last Exam; it's currently available to its highest-tier users and soon via API.

Chinese startup DeepSeek upgrades AI with DeepSeek-V3.1

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has launched DeepSeek-V3.1, introducing a hybrid inference architecture that delivers faster processing and enhanced agent capabilities. In tandem with the tech boost, the company announced upcoming changes to its API pricing—effective September 6, 2025—making it a dynamic step in both performance and developer access.

Adobe transforms PDFs into AI chat hubs

Adobe debuted Acrobat Studio with “PDF Spaces,” turning documents into interactive AI agents—letting users chat with uploads, extract insights, create infographics, and more within a secure, enterprise‑grade workspace.

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT “Agent” that automates tasks

OpenAI launched Agent, a powerful new assistant that browses websites, runs code, handles spreadsheets, books flights—and even makes calls—automating complex workflows with safety-first checks and real-time monitoring.

Web3 Snippets

Bitcoin whale wakes after 7 years to bet $75M on Ethereum

A long-dormant Bitcoin holder, inactive for seven years, sold roughly 670 BTC (~$75M) to open highly leveraged long positions in Ethereum, signaling a major bullish sentiment shift and highlighting renewed movement in aged wallets.

CFTC kicks off third “crypto sprint” for broad U.S. crypto rules

The CFTC expanded its fast‑track “crypto sprint” to include broader areas—spot markets, custody, leveraged retail trading, and consumer protections—and is now soliciting public feedback through October 20 as part of a shift from enforcement to foundational regulation.

Traders focus on $110K–$120K BTC options ahead of Powell’s speech

Ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s address at Jackson Hole, options traders are monitoring key Bitcoin strike prices at $110K and $120K—the high-stakes levels where demand and volatility expectations are clustering.

Bullish makes history with a $1.15 billion IPO settled in stablecoins

In a groundbreaking move, digital asset platform Bullish raised $1.15 billion via its U.S. IPO, with the entire proceeds settled in stablecoins—primarily USDC—on the Solana blockchain.