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BitcoinTreasuries.NET posted on platform X that OranjeBTC (OBTC3) has launched the world's first Bitcoin-backed digital credit-themed ETF DIGY11 on Brazil's largest stock exchange B3. The ETF aims for an annualized return of approximately 18%, paid monthly.

X has launched the U.S. Cashtag Partner Program, with partners including Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Interactive Brokers, and Moomoo.Users can click on supported stocks, ETFs, or cryptocurrency Cashtags to view price charts and related posts, then select "Trade" to jump to the app or website of the participating broker. Trades are executed by the broker, not on X.

The U.S. Senate will conduct a procedural vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (referred to as the CLARITY Act). At 2:15 AM Beijing time on September 16, senators will decide whether to end the debate on the motion to enter the bill's review process, with a threshold of 60 votes. If the vote passes, the bill will then enter full Senate debate, amendments, and subsequent final voting, which does not equate to the bill being passed directly that night, nor does it mean it will take effect immediately.To garner bipartisan support, Senate Republicans accepted 126 substantive amendments proposed by Democrats in the final draft. The new text includes stricter ethical provisions, granting state attorneys general a clearer enforcement role; it also gives the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to intervene against potential deposit outflows triggered by payment stablecoins, and revises developer-related provisions to reduce the risk of decentralized infrastructure developers being classified as money transmission entities. Democrats are concerned that the Trump family's cryptocurrency business may create conflicts of interest, with some lawmakers hoping to add constraints such as asset divestiture or blind trusts; moderate senators like Warner and Gallego still hope to push for more amendments. Some Republican lawmakers are also under pressure from the banking industry, fearing that accounts with yield attributes linked to stablecoins could siphon off deposits from community banks.

Decentralized Scientific Finance Layer Bio Protocol announced that NeuroLab AI, developed by NootropicsDAO, will launch its Ignition Sale on September 16 at 14:00 (UTC) on Bio Protocol. The token for sale is NDT, lasting for two weeks, and participation requires staking USDC, with the option to pair with BioXP. Bio Protocol stated that NeuroLab AI is used to predict the potential effects of compounds on the brain and associates molecular interactions with cognitive effects, aiming to assist researchers in deciding the next laboratory test subjects. The project claims its knowledge graph has compiled over 150,000 entries and over 8 million associations.The initial fundraising scale is $200,000, with a starting fully diluted valuation of $3 million and initial project funds of $100,000. Participant shares are 100% unlocked upon receipt, with no lock-up period and no linear release. veBIO holders are allocated 20%, which can be claimed at any time; any unreleased portion becomes void upon claiming, with 20% released at TGE, and the remainder released linearly over 6 months; the ignition sale allocation is 6.67%. Users without BioXP can obtain it by staking BIO or ecosystem tokens, or by consuming BIO for instant minting.

According to Crypto in America, the U.S. Senate will hold a crucial procedural vote on the "Clarity Act" at 2:15 PM on September 15, which requires 60 votes to advance to formal debate. The Republican Party has made 126 substantive amendments to the bill at the request of the Democrats, covering ethical provisions, software developer protections, and a "circuit breaker" mechanism for stablecoin deposits, and has designated this as the "final, best, and ultimate" text.On the eve of the vote, the Democrats still proposed counter-proposals, calling for further tightening of large cryptocurrency holding limits, blockchain regulatory provisions, and exchange conflict of interest rules. Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the White House Crypto Council, expressed that he "feels good" about the voting outcome but admitted that the final result depends more on political maneuvering than on the policy itself.Eight banking industry groups, including the American Bankers Association, continue to oppose the bill, arguing that there are loopholes in the existing stablecoin yield provisions; meanwhile, the White House Council of Economic Advisers has introduced new tools to counter the banking industry's assertion that stablecoins will lead to deposit outflows.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, a certain address transferred 1,000 bitcoins to Coinbase, worth approximately 76.37 million dollars.

According to GlobeNewswire, Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FWDI), a Nasdaq-listed company focused on Solana and digital asset treasury, announced on September 15, 2026, that it has submitted a letter to the board of SkyAI, Inc., proposing to acquire all issued and outstanding common stock of SkyAI. Under the proposal, SkyAI shareholders can choose to receive cash and/or Forward common stock, with each share of SkyAI converted at a fixed exchange ratio into the value of 0.306 shares of Forward stock.Based on Forward's closing price of $6.95 on September 14, 2026, the proposal corresponds to a consideration of $2.13 per share of SkyAI, representing a 50% premium over SkyAI's closing price of $1.42 on that day. The transaction is intended to be conducted through a merger or other tax-efficient combination. Ryan Navi, Chief Investment Officer of Forward Industries, stated that the updated offer reflects confidence in the value that the merger could create and requested that the SkyAI board respond by 5 PM Eastern Time on September 25, 2026.The proposal is non-binding and is subject to customary conditions such as due diligence, final agreements, regulatory approvals, and approval by SkyAI shareholders, and there is no guarantee that the transaction will occur. The press release also states that it does not constitute an offer or solicitation.

The Solana lending protocol Kamino announced the appointment of Michael Weisz (@WeiszM) as the new CEO.Kamino stated that Weisz has over twenty years of experience in fintech and private markets, and will lead the company into the next phase of institutional growth while expanding into the U.S. market.

OpenAI supports the FRONTIER Act proposed by both parties in the U.S. House of Representatives, which requires leading artificial intelligence companies to bring in external assessment organizations to ensure model safety.Chris Lattner, OpenAI's head of global affairs, stated that the company supports the key provisions of the bill and met with the sponsors on Capitol Hill to discuss arrangements for independent verification organizations.

Micron Technology (MU.O) stated that the company has achieved a milestone with the 512GB DDR5 memory module and expects that the 512GB DDR5 RDIMM will enter mass production in the second half of 2027.

According to Bloomberg, AI marketing startup Profound has completed a $180 million Series D funding round, with a post-money valuation of $1.8 billion. This round was led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins.Profound was founded in 2024, has raised over $335 million in total funding, and is headquartered in New York. It primarily helps brands adapt to the trend of users initiating searches through AI chatbots like OpenAI ChatGPT and Google Gemini instead of traditional search engines. Its software can track the frequency of brand mentions, the contexts in which they appear, and the ways they are described across various AI models.

Feixiaohao has united with Open Genesis (OG) and m&W to achieve a strategic cooperation, jointly promoting the collaborative development of the AI & Web3 ecosystem. Feixiaohao's core positioning is as a "data entry + market database + project/exchange information repository" aimed at the cryptocurrency market, and it is currently actively laying out the AI & Web3 ecosystem with the OG community.m&W is committed to building a trustworthy collaborative network in the AI era, starting by aggregating, filtering, and solidifying the core capabilities of the AI & Web3 ecosystem. m&W utilizes the DAO mechanism to achieve project cold starts, completing the recruitment of the first batch of nine genesis nodes, joining the Dragon AI accelerator initiated by Draper Dragon Fund, and receiving coverage from Binance News.m&W is currently collaborating with Open Genesis (OG) incubated by Feixiaohao on ecosystem cooperation. OG is focusing on long-term ecological layout around AI applications, community consensus, and on-chain value networks, while exploring the integration paths of AI technology and the Web3 value system. Both parties will combine OG's global community resources with m&W's narrative capabilities in AI & Web3 to co-build the ecosystem.

According to Onchain Lens, an address has staked 184,500 SOL in the past approximately 16 hours, worth about 18.94 million USD at market price.In the past two months, this address has withdrawn a total of 453,700 SOL from Coinbase, amounting to about 46.6 million USD, and has used all related tokens for staking operations.

According to The Information, Chinese AI chip company Biren Technology is planning to raise approximately $1 billion in funding.The related financing plan is currently in the preparation stage, coinciding with the acceleration of production expansion, research and development, and competition for the Nvidia replacement market among domestic Chinese AI chip manufacturers.

According to Electronic News on September 15, China's largest NAND flash memory manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC) has begun the connection work for production equipment at its third factory (FAB3) in Wuhan, with initial production expected to gradually become visible by the end of the year.China Electronics System Engineering Second Construction Co., Ltd. recently selected a construction company for the "Gas Segment 3" of the "Wuhan YMTC FAB3 Secondary Piping Segment B General Contracting Project." This project will connect the factory's existing gas, water, and other utility supply networks to various production equipment. The bidding conditions require experience in construction projects related to YMTC or Changxin Memory Technologies, or equivalent scale 12-inch semiconductor factories.YMTC's Wuhan Factory 3 is expected to begin initial production by the end of this year, with a capacity of approximately 100,000 12-inch wafers per month when fully operational. According to Counterpoint Research, YMTC's global NAND bit shipment share in the second quarter of this year reached 14%, rising to third in the world, with Samsung Electronics at 25% in first place and SK Hynix at 22% in second.

Data shows that the profitable chips held by short-term Bitcoin holders are valued at approximately 168.2 billion dollars, while the loss chips are valued at around 102.6 billion dollars. Overall, Bitcoin investors have maintained a net profit since August 19.The cost basis for investors holding for 1 to 3 months and 3 to 6 months is approximately 63,372 dollars and 73,190 dollars, respectively.

Binance announces the launch of a long-term rewards program, Binance Points. Starting from September 15, 2026, 00:00 (UTC), eligible users can earn points through daily trading and related tasks. Users can view tasks in the personal center of the Binance App or Rewards Hub; this feature will be rolled out in phases, and there may be a brief delay in displaying it in the account. Users can also directly access it through the Rewards Hub.After completing tasks, users need to go to the Rewards Hub to claim their points. Current tasks cover spot trading, contracts, instant exchanges, P2P / fiat deposits, bStocks, and Square postings, with tasks related to payments, dual-currency investments, and the academy being rolled out gradually. Users who complete 5 or more eligible daily tasks within a week can additionally unlock a 5-day weekly reward. Points must be claimed within 14 days after issuance; otherwise, they will expire. Tasks reset daily, weekly, or monthly based on their type.Points can be redeemed in the Rewards Hub for trading fee rebates, contract experience positions, wealth management experience funds, VIP upgrades, and merchandise, with more regional rewards to be provided gradually. The thresholds, tiers, and redeemable rewards vary by region, and some tasks are only available to specific regions and eligible users. Binance states that Binance Points have no intrinsic monetary value, do not constitute financial instruments or tradable assets, cannot be transferred between users, and are subject to regional restrictions; using bots or automated tools to complete tasks may result in account suspension.

On September 15, MediaTek announced the next-generation flagship chip, Dimensity 9600 Pro, at the 2026 Dimensity flagship product launch event. According to the official introduction, this chip is manufactured using TSMC's 2nm process, with over 33 billion transistors.The chip adopts a heterogeneous computing architecture that integrates CPU, GPU, NPU, ISP, and other computing cores, with AI as the core engine. It features an all-large-core architecture, equipped with dual super-large cores C2-Ultra at 4.55GHz, three large cores C2-Pro at 4.35GHz, and three large cores C2-Pro at 3.1GHz, along with 34.5MB of L2+L3+system cache, supporting LPDDR6 memory and UFS 5.0 flash storage. Compared to Dimensity 9500, the power consumption of the super-large cores has decreased by 37%, and the multi-core power consumption has decreased by 61%.In GeekBench V6.4, it scored 4276 points in single-core and 12650 points in multi-core, representing an improvement of about 17% in single-core and about 15% in multi-core compared to Dimensity 9500. The NPU adopts a dual NPU architecture, equipped with APU 1090, with peak performance improved by 51%. MediaTek claims to have maintained the number one position in global smartphone SoC market share for six consecutive years.

The Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee, Jason Smith, announced the 114-page "Digital Asset Tax Clarification Act" (H.R. 10357), which aims to exempt taxes on network or transaction fees below $10, and will hold a committee review on September 16 at 10 AM. The bill stipulates that users with more than 5,000 transfers in the previous year are not eligible for the aforementioned fee exemption.Another accompanying bill aims to include digital assets in wash sale rules and presumption of sale rules, but excludes qualified stablecoins, expecting to increase revenue by $2.074 billion from fiscal years 2026 to 2036. The accompanying bill also proposes to allow miners and stakers to defer income from newly generated tokens until the time of sale, with an expected ten-year fiscal cost of $2.956 billion. Republican members of the committee are considering removing the relevant provisions or limiting the deferral period to five years.