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Wednesday, 16/09/2026

BSC Meme Coins Pull Back, but Fruit Fly-Themed Tokens Surge

Odaily News: According to GMGN data, mainstream Meme coins on BSC have pulled back, but fruit fly-related concept tokens are seeing active speculation. Among them:

Niu Lai's market cap now stands at $118 million, down 3.6% in 24H;

Marscoin's market cap now stands at $87.3 million, down 5.8% in 24H;

4Stock's market cap now stands at $10.1 million, down 37.8% in 24H;

b-money's market cap now stands at $4.1 million, down 33.7% in 24H;

FLOCK's market cap now stands at $4.1 million, down 45.9% in 24H;

Fruit Fly's market cap now stands at $3.4 million, up 828x in 24H.

Earlier news: CZ posted on X that it would be cool if someone could create "immortal fruit flies" on BNB Chain.

Odaily reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should participate with caution.

Whale Closes 4-Day BTC and ETH Shorts for $1.2M Profit

Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a Hyperliquid whale closed BTC and ETH short positions held for 4 days two hours ago. The BTC short earned $443,200, and the ETH short earned $752,900, for a total profit of $1.2 million. The whale has realized a cumulative profit of $4.5 million across 39 closed trades, with a win rate of 79.5%.

Clarity Act Fails in US Senate as Jake Chervinsky Says No Bill Is Better Than a Bad Bill

Odaily News: Jake Chervinsky posted on X that the US Senate did not pass the crypto regulatory bill Clarity Act, but its proponents did not compromise on principles during 18 months of research, negotiation, and revisions, insisting that it is better to have no bill than a bad bill. He said that due to political maneuvering in an election year, a good deal was difficult to reach, but the crypto industry can still function without the Clarity Act, and the US SEC and CFTC have the authority and expertise needed to regulate the crypto market. Jake Chervinsky believes that the discussion on crypto regulation has only just begun, and there is still room for future policy prospects.

Jonah Burian: Lessons from the Crypto Cycle Apply to AI Investment

Blockchain Capital investor Jonah Burian stated: Cryptocurrency accelerates market cycles, early companies gain liquidity through tokens, and market behavior is assumed to be public, with lessons applicable to AI investment. Huge results are contagious and trigger FOMO; after Bitcoin became a trillion-dollar asset, Ethereum and Solana proved that more significant outcomes are possible, leading to the rise of alt-L1 trading, with VCs treating new L1s as lottery funding. Similarly, OpenAI and Anthropic are moving towards the trillion-dollar scale, with each new lab being priced as a lottery.L1s were financed at billion-dollar valuations based on white papers and founding teams, while new labs are raising billions based on research papers and teams poached from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google DeepMind. After hot money floods in, rapid capital speculators always emerge; cryptocurrency has experienced operations like tokens as products, high FDV with low circulation, and a similar dynamic is unfolding in AI, but AI prices are formed in opaque semi-liquid secondary markets, unlike publicly traded cryptocurrencies.The blockchain space has shifted from scarcity to abundance, becoming a commodity, with applications capturing most of the value. In AI, models may become commoditized, with value shifting upstream and downstream, while applications and hardware layers gain profits, and the model layer gets squeezed. During the frenzy phase, financial capital excessively funds infrastructure, and new labs bet that it is only reasonable to assume large-scale R&D returns, with the history of cryptocurrency and alt-L1s warranting skepticism unless AGI arrives.

Ethena completed the SOC 2 Type II audit and received an unqualified opinion

The synthetic dollar agreement Ethena announced that it has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit based on Security Trust Services Criteria, receiving an unqualified opinion from an independent auditor with zero exceptions. SOC 2 is a widely recognized standard for enterprise-level operational security assurance, independently auditing Ethena's actual operations in access control, change management, monitoring, and incident response.Unlike the Type I report, which only examines the design of controls at a specific point in time, Type II assesses whether these controls have been effectively operating over a period. The audit covers the infrastructure and processes supporting its products, complementing the smart contract audits and security reviews covering the Ethena protocol. Ethena stated that it will continue to maintain SOC 2 coverage, with the complete report available to partners under NDA. Ethena joins the list of on-chain enterprises that have completed SOC 2 Type II, including Circle, Chainlink, and Aave.

AI is the main battleground for the competition between China and the United States, and China must first catch up with the United States

According to The Wall Street Journal, China also believes that artificial intelligence could destroy humanity, but the top priority is to catch up with the United States first. Beijing believes that AI is the main battleground in the technological struggle between China and the U.S., and the focus of government agencies and AI research laboratories is currently on catching up.The United States is still worried about the warning that "AI could destroy humanity in a few years." A senior Chinese official stated on Sunday that AI is "the core engine of a new round of technological revolution" and also the main battleground in the struggle between China and the U.S.

Ripple CEO: CLARITY Act Vote Failure Disappointing, SEC and CFTC to Continue Filling Legislative Gap

Odaily News: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse posted on X regarding the CLARITY Act's failure to pass a U.S. Senate procedural vote, saying the outcome was disappointing. The Ripple team and the crypto industry invested significant effort in pushing for the bill's passage, but ultimately fell short.

Garlinghouse said the U.S. crypto industry still has reason to remain optimistic. The SEC and CFTC will continue to develop relevant rules to fill the legislative gap left after the CLARITY Act failed to advance, and Ripple will continue to participate in the rulemaking process. He also said the vote failure will not change Ripple's business momentum, global footprint, or customer demand.

Crypto Liquidations Hit $585 Million in 12 Hours, BTC Accounts for $206 Million

Odaily News: According to CoinGlass data, total liquidations across the network reached $585 million in the past 12 hours, with long positions accounting for $498 million and short positions accounting for $86.4012 million.

In addition, BTC liquidations totaled $206 million and ETH liquidations totaled $202 million, together accounting for approximately 69.7% of total network liquidations over the past 12 hours.

Catcher Predict: "Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros" "Kansas City Royals O/U 1.5" Winning percentage plummeted to 28.5%

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros" on Polymarket, the "Over" option in the sub-market "Kansas City Royals O/U 1.5" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 78.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 28.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Douyin Group launches free short drama App

Douyin Group officially launched the "Free Short Drama" App, featuring a vast array of free short dramas, with the slogan "Free Short Dramas, Great Shows Always On." The content covers popular themes such as urban passion, sweet romance, workplace relationships, comebacks, and fantasy adventures. Previously, Douyin Group had released three short drama Apps: Hongguo Free Short Drama, Xianling Free Short Drama, and Muye Free Short Drama, not counting the comic drama App Hongguo Comic Drama, making this the fourth independent short drama App.The product offers two ways to find dramas: an immersive vertical scrolling single-column information flow (binge-watching mode) and a theater section (category filtering, drama library browsing). The playback page supports likes, favorites, full series access, and speed playback. The theater features tags for new dramas, small characters, tragic romances, modern love stories, and filters for historical background and thematic plots. It includes a built-in coin reward system, where new users can sign in and complete drama-watching tasks to earn coins that can be exchanged for cash and support withdrawals via Alipay, with no membership payment options, adopting a free plus ad incentive model.

Mike Vernal: The software industry in the AI era will become barbell-shaped, with the middle layer disappearing

Investor Mike Vernal stated on X that the software industry may repeat the barbell phenomenon seen in the newspaper industry of the 1990s. After the internet brought distribution costs to zero, The New York Times' subscriptions increased from a print circulation of 1.113 million in 2002 to about 13.4 million, while the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Dallas Morning News saw declines of 73% to 91%, with the middle tier disappearing.Vernal believes that AI is driving the costs of copying, migrating, and integrating software close to zero, eroding traditional moats, and reducing the importance of switching costs and network effects, while economies of scale and branding are rising. In the future, each procurement center for enterprise software will have one AI-native system, small and medium-sized enterprises will lean towards integrated systems, and medium-sized point solutions may be consolidated or disappear. He suggests that venture capital-supported software companies "go all in," with the moat being the extreme replication cost of building massive software daily and reinvesting. At the same time, a large number of small software solutions may emerge, similar to the Shopify ecosystem of the D2C era.

Bonk Guy: USELESS Shows Strength Amid Market Selloff, Could Be Next DOGE or SHIB

Odaily News: Crypto trader Bonk Guy posted on X that with the CLARITY Act failing to pass and the broader crypto market under pressure, USELESS has still shown relative strength, outperforming BTC, SOL, DOGE, and PEPE across multiple timeframes.

Bonk Guy reiterated that he believes USELESS could become a rallying asset similar to DOGE and SHIB, calling it "the meme coin of this cycle."

According to GMGN data, USELESS currently has a market cap of $217 million, with a 24-hour gain of over 10%.

Lummis: Democrats 'Chose Politics Over the American People,' Handing US Crypto Leadership to Overseas Competitors

Odaily News: US Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the main drafters of the CLARITY Act, issued a statement after the bill failed to advance, accusing Senate Democrats of "never truly being serious about protecting consumers and preserving American leadership."

Lummis said she had been negotiating with Democratic lawmakers for the past year, but Democrats kept raising new demands and "kept moving the goalposts" after Republicans met their requirements. She said Democrats voted that day against restricting political figures' personal crypto investments, and also against protecting consumers from the scams and fraud the bill was intended to target.

Lummis further accused Democrats of "choosing politics over the American people," arguing that the move hands US leadership in digital assets to other overseas competitors and could prompt some crypto companies to relocate abroad. She also leveled a series of criticisms at Democrats, including "anti-consumer, pro-illegal finance, anti-business freedom."

OpenAI in Early Talks for Pre-IPO Funding at $1.2 Trillion Valuation

Odaily News: OpenAI is in preliminary discussions with investors about a new round of private funding at a target valuation of about $1.2 trillion, preparing for a future IPO. According to people familiar with the matter, OpenAI reached a valuation of $852 billion after completing a funding round in March this year, and recently, as demand rebounded due to its latest AI models, the company has been discussing further funding plans with large investors. The negotiations are still at an early stage, and the final valuation and funding size may change.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously said the company's IPO may not come earlier than 2027, and he believes that going public is not the best timing amid rising discussions of AI safety risks. The report said that after the release of new models such as GPT-5.6 and Astra, OpenAI's revenue growth accelerated, with annualized revenue already exceeding $40 billion. The company has previously said it has ample funds, but training large models still requires continuous heavy capital investment. (Financial Times)

Tuesday, 15/09/2026

Hedge Funds Bought US Tech Stocks at Fastest Pace Since Mid-2025 Over Past Two Weeks

Odaily News: Paradis posted on X that over the past two weeks, hedge funds bought US tech stocks at the fastest pace since mid-2025, with new long positions mainly concentrated in US semiconductor and semiconductor equipment companies, which also explains the early September rally in stocks such as INTC, BE, and NBIS. Paradis believes that Leopold's timing was relatively consistent with overall market flows and momentum, while Dario's article was published just as hedge funds began rebuilding semiconductor allocations, making the timing less than ideal. Paradis said this is a mispricing of AI infrastructure and capital expenditure growth, and the market is still in an environment of tight supply and constrained computing power.

Morgan Stanley Files ETF Application Involving Multiple Eaton Vance Municipal Bond ETFs

Odaily News: Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on X that Morgan Stanley has filed a rare ETF application involving multiple Eaton Vance municipal bond ETFs, products that currently exist only as closed-end funds or mutual funds. He believes these ETFs could perform well if management fees reach institutional levels or lower.