For those tracking the America closed source vs China open weight model debate: In an initial pilot on modernizing an application from PHP to Next.js, Opus 4.8 with 8090’s Software Factory was simultaneously 1.4× cheaper and 1.5× faster than Opus 4.8 alone. Pairing our Software Factory with the cheaper GLM 5.2 model cut costs 16.4×, though it ran 3× slower than Opus 4.8 alone. Results are directional (n=1 per arm), and next steps are to rerun with proper controls and 10–15 buyer-relevant legacy modernization tasks developed with our Sales and GTM teams. More to come but the important question it raises is why any American public company with shareholders burning money on closed source models when the open weight ones are so much cheaper? We will rerun this on American open source models next (aka Nvidia)…

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How local is local? If you launched your business in UK,UAE, Vietnam, Indonesia or the Philippines tomorrow... Would you know how your customers expect to pay? Probably not. That's the challenge every global business faces. Every market has its own payment habits, banking systems and local rails. Customers want to pay the way they're used to, whether that's VietQR in Vietnam, Virtual Accounts in Indonesia, or PHP collections and payouts in the Philippines. That's why we're building the Open Payments Stack. Instead of rebuilding your payments for every new market, Credible connects local payment rails to one global infrastructure. Your customers get a familiar checkout experience, while you collect, settle and move money across borders through a single integration. Global business works best when payments feel local.

August is here, and so are some really awesome grant opportunities for those looking to fund their work in the web3 ecosystem. (PS, if you’re running a grants program and want to be featured, share your program below.) ═══════════════════════════════════ ⚔️ @ShutterNetwork's Melee 3 👀 For who is this opportunity? Melee 3 is a $10,000 Shutter Champions (powered by Shutter DAO 0x36 and Octant v2) funding round which aims to set Shutter DAO 0x36 on a path to revenue generation, profitability, and expansion. 📆 When’s the deadline? August 30 (for the first step which is to buy the token SHU - the rest of the dates can be found at the link below) 📍 Where do I apply? ═══════════════════════════════════ 🟡 @ethereum Security Subsidy Program 👀 For who is this opportunity? Ethereum Mainnet projects seeking security audits from pre-vetted auditors. “Once accepted into the program, winners receive a subsidy applicable to any offer on the platform, covering up to 30% of cost.” Missed the deadline? Applications roll over automatically into next month's cohort. 📆 When’s the deadline? 14th of each month, 23:59 UTC 📍 Where do I apply? ═══════════════════════════════════ 🔐 @thedaofund Security Fund Round Operators 👀 For who is this opportunity? TheDAO Security Fund has opened applications on Giveth for Round Operators to help run future rounds. They are looking for teams building DAO tooling (you can find the eligibility criteria here: 📆 When’s the deadline? Not stated 📍 Where do I apply? ═══════════════════════════════════ 🔷 @UniswapFND Grants (Rolling) 👀 For who is this opportunity? Builders across Unichain and Uniswap v4, including the Hooks program offering mentorship and technical resources for developers launching v4 hooks, plus broader DeFi infrastructure grants. 📆 When’s the deadline? Rolling 📍 Where do I apply? ═══════════════════════════════════ 🟣 @SolanaFndn USA Grants 👀 For who is this opportunity? Builders working on Solana-based projects, administered through Superteam USA. Average grant size is $7,985 in USDG, with 16 recipients funded and $127.8K approved so far. The Foundation does their best to respond within ~7 days. ⚠️ US-only: this grant is exclusively open to applicants based in the United States. 📆 When’s the deadline? Rolling 📍Where do I apply? ═══════════════════════════════════ 🔗 @Interledger 2026 SDK Grant Program 👀 For who is this opportunity? Developers improving the Open Payments developer experience through SDK tooling. Funded themes include: support for RFC 9635 Grant Negotiation and Authorization Protocol (GNAP) as a security scheme in the OpenAPI Specification (up to $25,000), support for GNAP in the Kiota SDK generator for TypeScript, PHP, Python, and Go (up to $10,000 per language), support for Rust and Ruby languages in the Kiota SDK generator (up to $25,000 per language), and others. 📆 When’s the deadline? December 2, 2026 6:00 AM 📍Where do I apply? — 2026 SDK Grant Program