A key benchmark tracking prices for AI tokens hit a record low this week, a sign that the downtrend is continuing as competition intensifies in the AI industry, CNBC reported. SiliconData’s LLM Token Spend Index fell to 97 cents on Aug. 31, its lowest level since the index was launched late last year and more than halved from a summer peak. Falling token prices reduce chatbot costs but can weaken developers’ pricing power.

Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) and crypto products operator TradeXYZ urged U.S. regulators to create a framework to allow oil and natural gas perpetual futures and 24-hour, seven-day trading in regulated markets. In a joint submission to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, they also asked regulators to recognise stablecoins and tokenised real-world assets as margin and to approve on-chain infrastructure for trading, clearing and settlement.