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Today’s Menu

• OpenAI Just Declared War on Traditional Browsers

• Gold's 57% Rally Blueprints Bitcoin's Coming Breakout

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TODAY IN AI

OpenAI Just Got a Hollywood Reality Check

OpenAI rolled out Atlas, a new AI browser that embeds ChatGPT into the web experience - letting the assistant see what users are looking at, remember sites, and leverage agentic capabilities to complete tasks across the internet.

Atlas is "built with ChatGPT at its core," featuring a sidebar assistant with integrations via search, personalizations, and Agent mode. The browser includes optional "memories" letting ChatGPT remember details from visited sites to personalize future responses and automate routine tasks.

Agent mode enables ChatGPT to click and complete web tasks autonomously within Atlas, initially limited to Plus and Pro subscribers. OpenAI implemented safety guardrails preventing Atlas from downloading, accessing apps, or taking actions on sensitive sites without explicit permission.

Atlas launches Mac-only in preview for Plus, Pro, and Business tiers, allowing users to import bookmarks, history, and data from existing browsers.

This immediately threatens Comet, Dia, and other early AI browser entrants, though it doesn't feel like a release with groundbreaking functionalities that will push users to permanently switch from traditional browsers yet.

When OpenAI enters a market, competitors don't just face a new product - they face an existential threat backed by the world's most popular AI assistant.

TODAY IN CRYPTO

Gold's 57% Rally Blueprints Bitcoin's Coming Breakout

Gold is up 57% this year - its second-best year ever in dollar terms - while Bitcoin chops around $110K flat since May. But Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says that's not bearish - it's the blueprint for what comes next.

Central banks became gold's invisible hand after the U.S. froze Russia's Treasury assets in 2022. Global central banks doubled gold purchases from ~467 metric tons yearly to ~1,000 today.

That steady accumulation didn't send gold vertical overnight. It started slow - 8% rise in 2023, then 23% in 2024 - before finally igniting into 60% breakout in 2025 once sellers were exhausted.

In Bitcoin, a similar dynamic is unfolding. Since ETF and corporate buying began in early 2024, institutions have accumulated 1.39 million BTC - more than four times what miners produced. Yet Bitcoin hasn't gone parabolic yet.

Just like gold's early accumulation years, price-sensitive Bitcoin holders are still cashing out into strength, gradually depleting the seller pool. Once that liquidity dries up, Bitcoin's setup becomes eerily similar to gold's breakout.

Hougan puts it plainly: "Don't look at gold's meteoric rise with envy. Look at it with anticipation. It could end up showing us where bitcoin is headed."

The message? Don't envy gold. Anticipate Bitcoin. Its time is coming - and when it hits, it won't be slow.

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