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• OpenAI Just Turned ChatGPT Into an App Platform

• JPMorgan Calls $165K Bitcoin by Year-End

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TODAY IN AI

OpenAI Just Turned ChatGPT Into an App Platform

OpenAI dropped massive updates at Dev Day 2025, including app integrations directly in ChatGPT, agent-building capabilities, and expanded API access to Sora 2 and GPT-5 Pro.

Users can now run, chat with, and build apps directly in ChatGPT using the Apps SDK. Day one apps include Canva, Figma, Spotify, and Zillow, opening and embedding directly in conversation flow with monetization options and an app store launching later this year.

AgentKit introduces agent-building tools including visual workflow builders, embeddable chat components, evaluation tools, and connectors - directly competing with Zapier, n8n, and Lindy.

GPT-5-Codex is now generally available with Slack integration, custom workflow SDK, and enterprise admin controls. Developers gain API access to GPT-5 Pro for complex reasoning, Sora 2, and a gpt-realtime-mini voice model that's 70% cheaper.

OpenAI is transforming ChatGPT into a do-it-all platform that could eventually replace browsers, with users calling apps within conversations instead of navigating manually. The AgentKit directly threatens established workflow automation companies.

TODAY IN CRYPTO

Bitcoin Mining Stocks Explode on Perfect Storm

Bitcoin hit a new all-time high above $126K, but mining stocks delivered the real fireworks. Hive Digital surged 25%, Bitfarms jumped 14%, Riot climbed 10%, while CleanSpark and Marathon added 7-9%.

Analysts call it "a perfect storm of macro tailwinds" - government shutdown, record ETF inflows, weakening dollar, and tightening exchange supply. Deribit's Jean-David Péquignot noted: "ETF demand is squeezing supply, while seasonal optimism positions BTC as prime inflation hedge."

The "debasement trade" is in full swing as investors flood into Bitcoin, gold, and mining stocks to protect against currency erosion. But AI is adding unexpected fuel - miners like Cipher and Hive now supply power and compute to major AI companies including Google.

Investors are seeing miners not just as Bitcoin proxies, but as owners of scarce infrastructure: energy, grid access, and high-performance computing capacity. Texas Blockchain Council's Lee Bratcher summed it up: "Miners are winning because they're flexing optionality - power, infrastructure, AI revenue, and leveraged Bitcoin exposure."

With Bitcoin ETFs pulling record $3.2B last week while supply tightens, the perfect storm is accelerating Bitcoin's record-breaking rally.

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