According to @ReutersBiz, OpenAI’s valuation rose to 500 billion dollars from 300 billion dollars after a secondary share sale by current and former employees to investors including Thrive Capital and SoftBank on Oct 2, 2025, providing the latest private market pricing reference for the AI leader; source: Reuters Business reut.rs/3W5Y4bX. The report did not cite any direct cryptocurrency market impacts; source: Reuters Business reut.rs/3W5Y4bX.