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More →Anthropic Gives 5% of Itself to the Public. Musk Answers by Giving Away SpaceX Shares
Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/public-benefit-fund" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>said</a> Sunday it will commit 5% of its shares to a new Public Benefit Fund. On Monday, Elon Musk answered by promising one SpaceX share to every child in the United States next year. “The Anthropic Public Benefit Fund will have increased flexibility and scale, enabling us to pursue our mission in new ways: for example, we might explore large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations,” Anthropic said. The company has already committed $200 million to studying that. Americans are uneasy about how fast AI is moving: an AP-NORC poll in late September found that 64% of U.S. adults say the technology is developing too fast, and 8% say too slow. Anthropic is preparing an IPO, meaning it would sell its shares to the public on the stock market, as soon as November at a reported valuation of around $2 trillion. At that price, 5% of the company would be worth about $100 billion on paper, though that is the value of the shares, not cash sitting in an account. The fund is set up as a wholly owned LLC rather than a nonprofit, which Anthropic says gives it room to switch between types of giving. The board can add another 2% of shares each time the company's value rises 50% above a baseline that has not been disclosed, and none of the fund's equity can be used for lobbying or political donations. The co-founders' pledge to donate 80% of their equity and a matching program for employee donations, and Anthropic says roughly 20% of its shares will be dedicated to the public good. The company has not said how the fund will be taxed or what it will disclose publicly, as a traditional charity must. Musk, never one to leave the spotlight to someone else, <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2112093799694372952?s=20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>pushed</a> for Universal High Income (as opposed to Universal Basic Income) writing on X that he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every kid in America. "This will be the first of many," he added. His first reply to Anthropic, recommending "giving the shares directly to the public" instead of routing them through a fund, came Sunday night, and the pledge for kids followed early Monday, less than a day after Anthropic's announcement. Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America. This will be the first of many. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2112089556615123114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" rel="nofollow external noopener" target="_blank">October 19, 2026</a> With roughly 72 million children in the country, the pledge comes to about $10.5 billion at SpaceX's price of roughly $147 a share. That is just over 1% of the 6.42 billion shares Musk held as of June 30, p
Reuters poll: Economists expect the Fed to skip a rate hike in October
According to a report by Bijie.com, a Reuters survey shows that almost all economists expect the Federal Reserve to keep the federal funds rate in the 3.75% to 4.00% range at its October meeting, and expect a rate hike in December. In the survey, 94 economists believed the Fed would skip a rate hike in October, while all respondents expected a 25-basis-point hike in December, with some economists even suggesting the final hike could reach 50 basis points. Alex Pelle, senior U.S. economist at Mizuho Bank, said that despite the severe inflation situation, the Fed's decision not to raise rates in October was wrong.
The VVIX volatility index stands at 106.93 points.
CoinWorld US stock data: The VVIX volatility index closed at 106.93 points. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it rose by 21 points.
Structural shift in the crypto derivatives market: perpetual futures open interest falls to $67 billion
BiJie Network data: Recent data shows that the total open interest of perpetual contracts across the five major trading venues has fallen from $81 billion last year to approximately $67 billion. However, open interest in contracts related to real-world assets (RWA) has grown from nearly zero to $9 billion, accounting for 14% of the total open interest across these venues. This reflects a broader structural shift in the derivatives market, with an increasing amount of crypto-native trading infrastructure being used to gain exposure to traditional financial assets.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology supports enterprises in building high-quality industrial datasets.
MIIT stated it will support enterprises in building high-quality industrial datasets around core links and developing advanced, applicable vertical-domain large models and various industrial-specific models. Meanwhile, Zhou Xiaochuan pointed out that research should be conducted and contingency plans prepared to address the financial risks that may arise from failed AI-related investments. In addition, MIIT emphasized the need to resolutely prevent automobile products with unreasonable innovative designs or without sufficient R&D, testing, and verification from entering the market.
VIX1D one-day volatility index at 11.93 points
CoinWorld US stock data: The VIX1D one-day volatility index closed at 11.93 points. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it rose by 4.21 points.
Japan's Financial Services Agency has listed DeFi and DEX regulation as a priority research topic.
According to nada news, Japan's Financial Services Agency, in research meeting materials released on October 20, listed DeFi and DEX regulation as candidate topics for priority study, planning to discuss smart contract risks, anti-money laundering measures, and whether DEX access application providers should bear risk disclosure and identity verification obligations. Japanese financial group Nomura Holdings suggested that Japan should not implement overly strict DeFi regulation ahead of overseas jurisdictions, should ensure a degree of freedom comparable to overseas markets, and should avoid imposing excessive restrictions on non-custodial wallet service providers. Currently, the relevant matters are still in the research stage, and no formal regulatory rules have yet been formed.
BZH（Beazer Homes）停牌，因合并生效
BZH (Beazer Homes USA, Inc. New) entered a trading halt at 08:38:15 on October 20, 2026 (Eastern Time), with the official reason being the effectiveness of a merger.
Reuters poll: The Fed will raise interest rates in December 2026.
According to a Reuters survey, all 100 economists expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December 2026.
Reuters poll: All economists expect the Fed to raise rates in December 2026.
According to CoinWorld news, a Reuters survey shows that all 100 economists expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December 2026.