Morning Brief: OpenAI CEO rules out 2026 IPO; Grayscale says US crypto regulation can proceed without CLARITY Act

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated the company will not IPO this year, with potential plans pushed to 2027. Grayscale research head Zach Pandl noted that US crypto regulation can advance in areas like stablecoins and tokenized securities even if the CLARITY Act fails. Additionally, Strategy released a Bitcoin Investor Guide, while CoinShares warned that while US CPI data may limit Bitcoin's short-term upside, Treasury repurchase failures could provide medium-term support. South Korea's Digital Asset Basic Act may be delayed until the first half of 2027.