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 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.
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.
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%.
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."
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)
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.
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.
According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals" on Polymarket, the option "Philadelphia Phillies" in the sub-market "Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 66.5% an hour ago to the current 48.5% (a fluctuation of 18%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.
Odaily News: According to Bitcoin News monitoring, JAN3 stated that its newly launched swap infrastructure Indra suffered a denial-of-service attack, and forward swaps have been temporarily disabled while the team investigates. Swaps already in progress may experience delays. Indra, developed by JAN3, is designed to replace Boltz in Aqua, enabling users to move bitcoin between Lightning and Liquid, but Liquid peg operations remain restricted.
According to Bitcoin News monitoring, JAN3 stated that its newly launched exchange infrastructure Indra experienced a denial-of-service attack, and the team temporarily disabled forward exchanges during the investigation. Ongoing exchanges may experience delays.Indra, developed by JAN3, aims to replace Boltz in Aqua, allowing users to transfer Bitcoin between Lightning and Liquid, but Liquid anchoring operations are still restricted.
Odaily News: Brian Armstrong posted on X that the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate today, which is disappointing. Bipartisan talks may continue and the bill could be revived in the future, but Congress can no longer be waited on. The SEC and CFTC can establish clear rules under existing authority, and he expects both to begin seriously advancing that work, so crypto regulatory clarity will come regardless.
Brian Armstrong said the GENIUS Act has become the law of the land for stablecoins, with more lenient provisions on rewards. He said the relevant teams made some unacceptable concessions in the CLARITY Act, so the bill's failure to advance may be the best outcome. Crypto cannot be eliminated, and as regulators gradually clarify the rules, stakeholders will continue to push for an update to the financial system.
On September 14, Aave Labs released an ARFC on the Aave governance forum, seeking approval to deploy a new Aave V4 Isolated Hub and Spoke to integrate institutional custody collateral as collateral for stablecoin loans. Institutional borrowers will deposit collateral with Anchorage and maintain custody during the loan period, with the custody balance represented on-chain by non-transferable custody collateral tokens CoCT, minted and burned by CustodySync designed by Chainlink.Borrowers will stake CoCT on the Spoke and withdraw stablecoins from the Isolated Hub. The entire loan lifecycle, including liquidation, is synchronized between the custodian and Aave through Chainlink infrastructure. The proposal is limited to a single Isolated Hub and a single Spoke governed by the Aave DAO, without altering existing Hubs, Spokes, or reserves. The underlying assets will always remain in custody, with Anchorage holding the assets as the custodian and acting as the counterparty for account control protocols; Chainlink does not hold the assets.CoCT is a restricted transfer ERC-20, only allowing Hub, Spoke, and CustodySync, with minting and burning exclusive to CustodySync, and each borrower's position corresponding to a contract. The initial plan is to launch a CoCT for BTC held in custody by Anchorage. The next steps involve ARFC discussions, and if supported, it will proceed to Snapshot, followed by submitting the final parameters for AIP.
Odaily News: U.S. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said she still wants to push a crypto regulatory bill into law, but does not support the current version of the Clarity Act.
Warren said the Clarity Act is Washington's first opportunity to achieve "meaningful crypto regulation," but any bill must include several core elements: regulating public officials' crypto investments, protecting national security and consumers, and strengthening the fight against illicit finance and terrorist financing.
Her stance could become more critical next year. If Democrats regain control of the Senate after the November election, Warren could become chair of the Senate Banking Committee, one of the key bodies for digital asset regulatory legislation. The article noted that Kalshi prediction markets currently show a 52% probability of Democrats retaking the Senate.
When asked whether she would lead crypto legislation if she chaired the Banking Committee, Warren said she would be willing. She said she is willing to sit down with Democrats, Republicans, and the industry to craft a crypto bill that protects national security, protects the economy, and reduces corruption.
OpenAI is in discussions with investors for a new round of private financing, targeting a valuation of approximately $1.2 trillion in preparation for a future IPO. According to informed sources, OpenAI's valuation reached $852 billion after completing financing in March of this year.The company is discussing further financing plans with large investors, and the negotiations are still in the early stages. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the listing date may not be earlier than 2027.
Strive CEO Matt Cole stated in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine that its benchmark scenario expects Bitcoin to achieve approximately 50% annualized returns by 2030. He presented a macro argument consisting of three parts, involving the U.S. dollar, long-term Treasury yields, and Bitcoin re-emerging as the "fastest horse" against gold.Matt Cole believes that when the Federal Reserve and the Treasury finally intervene to suppress long-term rates, the U.S. dollar will become the release valve, and scarce assets will surge significantly, allowing Bitcoin to once again play its role as the fastest asset against gold. The interview was hosted by Grace Remington and Sean Hagan and was published on September 15, 2026.
The BIS research report shows that the on-chain transfer value of Bitcoin may have discrepancies of up to six times due to different statistical standards, and traditional market capitalization calculation methods may also deviate from reality by up to four times.
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, after the CLARITY Act failed to advance, Wintermute (0xecb...2b00) began realizing profits from its short positions. Its short exposure dropped from $102.1 million to $55.54 million, while unrealized profit rose from $928,000 to $2.28 million; its ETH short position fell from 15,330 ETH (about $38.47 million) to 7,810 ETH (about $18.72 million). Wintermute's cumulative profit reached $179.89 million.
On September 15, the United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting regarding the situation in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Heyaari reported that the situation in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and surrounding areas is increasingly turbulent, with escalating conflict on Yemen's western coast.The escalation of the situation could have serious implications for international peace and security, the global energy market, food security, and the economies of multiple countries. The United Nations calls on all parties to exercise restraint and to promote a political solution to the Yemen issue through dialogue.
According to informed sources, the U.S. government is pressuring Mexican officials to accept new regulations on the export of artificial intelligence hardware.U.S. and Mexican trade officials are expected to hold a new round of talks in Washington as early as next week. The two countries are also expected to discuss the possibility of reducing tariffs imposed by the U.S. on steel, aluminum, and automobiles.
