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AI coding startup Cognition raises more than $2 billion, valued at $48 billion

AI coding agent startup Cognition has raised more than $2 billion in a Series E funding round that values the company at $48 billion. SiliconANGLE reported the valuation nearly doubled from the previous round, with annualised revenue close to $900 million. Cognition raised $1 billion in May at a $26 billion valuation. The company develops an AI agent that handles the full software engineering process.

Industry

UNC endowment annual return tops 30 percent as pre-IPO SpaceX bet pays off

The University of North Carolina endowment posted an annual return of more than 30 percent through June, with an early investment in SpaceX cited as a key driver. The stake reportedly grew to about 10 percent of the fund before any listing. Former UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor Holden Thorp, who once opposed the bet, later acknowledged he was wrong. Similar rebounds in private tech holdings are also being cited at other U.S. university endowments.

Crypto

U.S. OCC reaffirms push to expand new bank charters, quickening crypto firms\' entry

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has reaffirmed its policy of promoting de novo bank charters, accelerating crypto firms’ entry into the federal banking system. Ripple, Circle, Crypto.com and Paxos have received conditional approvals linked to national trust bank charters, while Coinbase’s application is under review. Traditional banking groups have urged the OCC to reject or slow such applications, citing risk management, internal controls and governance concerns.