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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom, in conjunction with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Metropolitan Police Service, conducted raids at multiple locations in London targeting three suspected illegal peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading venues, issuing cessation notices to the relevant operators, demanding an immediate halt to unregistered cryptocurrency activities.The FCA emphasized that any business engaging in peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading activities in the UK must complete anti-money laundering registration, and currently, there are no peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading businesses registered with the FCA within the UK.

Market news indicates that Apollo is considering raising a $9 billion loan from SoftBank to invest in OpenAI.

Regarding the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points as expected in the September meeting, Huobi HTX Chief Analyst Andy pointed out that what truly deserves attention is the comprehensive hawkish shift in the Federal Reserve's stance. All 12 officials rarely supported the decision unanimously, and the dot plot clearly indicates another rate hike within the year, with tightening becoming a consensus.The core message conveyed by the meeting is that the Federal Reserve is determined to rebuild its credibility against inflation at all costs. The economic forecast summary raised growth expectations and lowered the unemployment rate, reflecting confidence in a soft landing; however, the path for core inflation to decline has been significantly delayed, indicating that the higher-ups have accepted the reality of "higher for longer." Chairman Waller's statement is particularly crucial, placing anti-inflation efforts as an absolute priority. Even though the current economic fundamentals are robust and oil price fluctuations are supply-side factors, the Fed still chooses to respond with a tightening stance. This "better to be too tight than too loose" position has temporarily pushed up U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar, while suppressing gold.For the cryptocurrency market, uncertainty has actually decreased. A clearer policy path helps compress risk premiums, which is not a bad thing for risk assets in the medium to long term. The key going forward lies in data validation: if employment and growth remain strong, rate hikes may continue but at a slower pace; if the economy shows cracks, there is still room for a policy shift. Overall, the Federal Reserve is trading short-term pain for long-term policy credibility.

According to Front Office Sports, NBA superstar LeBron James' commercial contract with the prediction market platform Polymarket could be worth $15 million per year.Renowned basketball journalist Siegel pointed out that, based on the current understanding, commercial collaborations between NBA players and external companies do not necessarily violate the existing labor agreement. However, the issue arises if players in the future accept lower NBA contracts to create salary cap space for their teams in exchange for significant off-court income. Such arrangements could effectively resemble "salary cap circumvention." Even if they do not directly violate the rules in form, if there is a clear linkage between off-court income and team salaries, the NBA may pay closer attention to such operations in the future.

According to data submitted by the Korean National Police Agency to Democratic Party member Yoon Kyun-young's office, as of September 15, the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency's Cyber Investigation Team has initiated investigations into 26 Polymarket users, with 18 of them referred to the prosecution. The total betting amount involved is approximately 17.6 billion Korean won, with the highest individual bet being around 5.7 billion Korean won. The police believe that the trading activities on Polymarket clearly constitute illegal gambling.The Korean authorities identified and tracked these users by analyzing publicly available blockchain transaction records using open-source intelligence technology. The Korea Communications Standards Commission decided to block Polymarket on August 18. The KCSC determined that the platform's betting on uncontrollable events and its "winner takes all" profit model fostered a gambling mentality.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold a live broadcast today at 20:00 titled "Clarity Bill Fails, Federal Reserve Rate Hike Pressures: Is the $75,000 BTC Support Level a Sign of Exhaustion or the Eve of a Break?" During this time, crypto KOLs such as Chan Ge, Da Mo Ge, 0x31ad, Chi Huo Bu Pa Pang, and Zi Zi will join the live stream to discuss the progress of the Clarity Bill, expectations of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, and its impact on liquidity in the crypto market. They will also analyze the recent trends of BTC, focusing on the bullish and bearish battles at the critical support level of $75,000 and the main variables the market may face in the future.

Polymarket Vice President of Engineering Josh Stevens tweeted that the team has built an indexing system using the open-source Rust tool rindexer, allowing on-chain events to be visible up to approximately 14 blocks (about 28 seconds) in advance, and completing indexing within 0-10 milliseconds after block broadcasting, approaching real-time.He stated that transaction, position, and balance refreshes will be faster. Goldsky continues to serve as data backup, and the main path has switched to self-built infrastructure.

According to a survey by the Financial Times, the Polish state-owned energy company Orlen had prepaid $230 million to the Dubai trader Hannon International for the purchase of approximately 6 million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil, but ultimately received only about 500,000 barrels of fuel oil. During the transaction, part of the funds was converted into USDT and delivered to the Venezuelan side through intermediaries.Hannon stated that at least $132 million in USDT was given to two intermediaries, after which the two intermediaries went missing. After accounting for expenses such as tanker leasing and legal fees, the Polish government estimates that Orlen's total loss amounts to at least $424 million. Orlen is currently seeking to recover the advance payment through arbitration.

Sihao Huang, who previously served as a Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), announced his joining of Anthropic as the Head of Frontier Computing Strategy. He stated that he will collaborate with Anthropic's Computing Lead Tom Brown to advance infrastructure expansion, build industry coalitions, and develop plans for the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence.Huang mentioned that during his time at the White House, he was involved in promoting U.S. artificial intelligence policy and related industry infrastructure development, and this new position will bring him closer to the frontier technologies that are continuously influencing significant policy decisions.

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan announced on X that Collin McKinney Hill has joined Polymarket as Vice President of Operations.Coplan introduced that Hill previously served as General Manager at DoorDash, overseeing one of the company's largest business units. Prior to that, he was Chief of Staff to Ray Dalio at Bridgewater Associates.

Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad commented on the failure of the CLARITY Act to pass a key procedural vote, stating that the U.S. Congress has given their answer: the legislative path is blocked, and there should be no further expectations. The SEC and CFTC, the two major regulatory agencies, can issue clear regulatory rules using their existing authority.With about seven weeks until the midterm elections, crypto voters should use their ballots to retaliate against the lawmakers who voted no.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan published a statement discussing U.S. cryptocurrency policy, stating that the U.S. originally had the opportunity to make the cryptocurrency industry safer, promote investment, and ensure it continues to lead the global financial markets for the next 50 years, but is currently sacrificing this opportunity for short-term political gains.

According to Cointelegraph, Tether's stablecoin USDT was involved in a failed oil deal in Venezuela, resulting in a loss of approximately $230 million for Polish state-owned energy giant Orlen.The transaction took place at the end of 2023, when Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA began requiring payments in USDT to evade U.S. financial sanctions. In November 2023, Samer Awad, a former executive of Orlen's trading subsidiary Orlen Trading Switzerland, led the procurement of 6 million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil from PDVSA. On December 4, Orlen transferred a $230 million advance payment to Dubai seller Hannon International Middle East, which exchanged USDT through multiple cryptocurrency brokers and intermediaries. However, most of the funds went missing during the transfers, and Orlen only received about $29 million worth of crude oil before terminating the contract.The flow of funds shows that Hannon exchanged $400,000 in commission for $80 million in USDT and transferred $135 million to Horizon Global, claiming to have only received $85 million in USDT. In January 2024, Hannon employees delivered two USB drives containing $60 million and $50 million in USDT to brokers in Caracas. In January 2025, the Warsaw regional prosecutor's office announced an investigation into the related oil contracts, involving losses of approximately $378 million.

According to Business Insider, Google has adjusted its internal policies to allow engineers across the company to use the Anthropic Claude model, including Anthropic Opus 5, through the internal development platform Antigravity. Google stated that Gemini remains the primary foundational model developed internally by the company, while third-party models like Claude will be provided according to user quotas, mainly for specific scenarios, as a supplement to Gemini.Previously, access to Claude was mainly granted to the Google DeepMind team and some high-priority project employees. Reports indicate that despite Google launching the Flash 3.8 model, its coding capabilities are still considered by some employees to lag behind those of Anthropic and OpenAI. Meanwhile, Google has also announced plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic.

Trader Bonk Guy (@theunipcs) publicly responded to the controversy sparked by his previous posts related to the Arc chain. He admitted that he did not conduct sufficient research before posting, stated that most criticisms are reasonable, and apologized to his fans for this.He emphasized that his original tweet was not sponsored, and he did not receive any compensation. Currently, his investment in the Arc chain is approximately in the mid five figures (around tens of thousands of dollars), and the tokens purchased have been transferred to the FOMO wallet awaiting integration and launch, with no earnings yet. Bonk Guy also stated that the level of development in the Arc ecosystem exceeded his expectations, and he will delve deeper into the ecosystem, actively interact with on-chain builders, and continuously seek quality opportunities for his fans.

According to The Block, after Senate Republicans released the "final" version of the Clarity Act reflecting the amendments requested by Democrats, the probability of the bill passing on Polymarket in 2026 rose to 30%.

Polymarket data shows that traders expect a 64% probability that Bitcoin will reach $80,000 in September, and a 68.5% probability that it will drop to $75,000. Market pricing indicates a higher likelihood of a downward scenario. The market stipulates that if the Binance BTC/USDT 1-minute K-line highest price reaches or exceeds $80,000 before September 30, it will be determined as "Yes."The market was created on September 7, and prices before creation are not counted; Bitcoin reached $81,265 and $80,329 on September 4 and September 7, respectively. Polymarket data shows that the total trading volume for the September price event is $5.17 million, with liquidity of about $1.46 million; Bitcoin's intraday high reached $79,505, just $495 away from triggering conditions. The probabilities for $90,000 and $100,000 are 8.5% and 1.75%, respectively, while the probabilities for $72,500 and $70,000 are 40.5% and 22.5%.