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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%.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has previously secretly approved at least three insider trading investigations related to Polymarket trading, involving contracts related to Biden's pardons, the Iran war, and Google-related events. The relevant investigation documents were obtained by WIRED through the Freedom of Information Act.Among them, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig approved an investigation into contracts related to Biden's pardons in May, after a trader had profited over $300,000 in the relevant market; in the same month, the CFTC also approved an investigation into Iran war contracts, after a group of suspicious accounts was reported to have profited $2.4 million with a win rate of about 98%. In July, the CFTC further initiated an investigation into Google-related Polymarket contracts, focusing on individuals who may have traded using non-public information regarding Google's 2025 search rankings. The Southern District Attorney's Office in New York is also conducting a parallel investigation.It is currently unclear whether the aforementioned accounts are connected to previously investigated individuals. Polymarket stated that the company would refer the relevant matters to law enforcement and cooperate with the investigation. As the prediction market rapidly expands, U.S. regulators are clearly intensifying their scrutiny of insider trading and market manipulation.

According to a report by CNBC citing the latest financial disclosure documents, Kevin Hassett, the Director of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the White House, holds between $1 million and $5 million in Coinbase stock as of the end of 2025. Previously, Hassett served as an advisor to Coinbase from 2021 until January 2025, before joining the White House. Since the disclosure documents only cover holdings up to the end of 2025, it cannot be confirmed whether he still holds these shares.This investment has raised concerns because the NEC plays an important role in the cryptocurrency agenda of the Trump administration. Three days after Trump returned to the White House, a digital asset market working group was established within the NEC, responsible for developing regulatory, banking, stablecoin, and tax proposals for cryptocurrencies. Hassett stated that he has avoided cryptocurrency-related matters after consulting with government ethics officials, and the White House claimed he "has always and continues to fully comply with all ethical requirements." However, former SEC ethics lawyer Kantor pointed out that this holding constitutes a "significant conflict of interest" or at least presents the appearance of a conflict. Coinbase spent millions of dollars in the 2024 U.S. elections, and its CEO maintains direct contact with Trump and senior officials.

Most economists expect the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged at this month's meeting and maintain this until the end of 2027, despite rising market expectations for a rate hike.Surveys show that only 13 economists anticipate a rate increase this month, while the market believes there is a 70% chance of a rate hike next week. Yelena Shulyatyeva warned that rising inflation could change the current situation.

According to Bloomberg, Riot Games, a subsidiary of Tencent, is the developer of popular video games such as League of Legends and Valorant. According to informed sources, the company recently discussed esports sponsorship collaboration with two major prediction market operators, Kalshi and Polymarket.Riot Games spokesperson Joe Hixson stated in an email that prediction markets are an emerging field, and the company is evaluating them with a focus on maintaining the integrity of competitive events, the potential value to teams, the impact on fan experience, and alignment with the overall ecosystem goals.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) stated in its latest risk report that major prediction market platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi have not obtained the necessary authorization to provide event contract services in the EU, and some platforms only restrict users from certain EU countries. ESMA questioned the effectiveness of their geographical restrictions and VPN blocking measures.ESMA pointed out that event contracts may be classified as financial instruments based on their specific structure, fall under the MiCA framework, or be regulated by member states' betting regulations. If classified as financial instruments, their marketing, distribution, and sale to retail investors are generally subject to existing binary options restrictions.

According to a report by Christine D. Kim, Ethereum developers confirmed at the ACDC #186 meeting that the Glamsterdam upgrade will be activated on the Sepolia testnet on October 6 at 13:53 UTC. However, there is significant uncertainty regarding this upgrade—currently, the latest private testnet Glamsterdam-Devnet-9 is not stable, and a serious vulnerability has been discovered in the consensus layer that could cause the entire network to stop producing blocks. The execution layer EIP-8037 also has bugs that need to be fixed.Developers will launch Devnet-10 in the coming weeks, and if Devnet-10 remains unstable, the Sepolia upgrade date may be postponed. The activation schedule for the Hoodi testnet and mainnet is currently undetermined, and whether the goal of launching the mainnet by the end of the year can be achieved remains uncertain.