Odaily Morning Brief

1. Musk announces SpaceX and Tesla have formed a special committee to formally explore a merger;

2. Cboe expands options trading hours to cover individual stocks such as Robinhood and Nvidia as well as major ETFs;

3. The Blockchain Association calls on the SEC to clarify token decentralization standards and support 24/7 trading;

4. Musk: SpaceX and Tesla's Terafab project aims to achieve chip mass production by 2028;

5. Coinbase's former head of research joins Ethereum Institutional as U.S. lead;

6. Bitmine stakes 159,728 ETH, worth $390 million;

7. JPMorgan includes Bitcoin in its long-term return forecasts for the first time, with return potential that could surpass gold and bonds;

8. ETH short positions worth $32.72 million were fully liquidated, with one address losing $1.11 million in two days;

9. Polymarket: Trading fees waived across all eight market categories, campaign runs through the end of October;

10. Six blockchain organizations sign a joint letter urging the U.S. SEC to clarify the definition of digital commodities.