Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Polymarket traders have put nearly $2.4 million behind the question of whether Perplexity AI will be acquired before the end of 2026. The implied probability sits around 13% to 15%, which translates to: most bettors think it probably won’t happen, but enough of them think it might to make this one o

Polymarket’s monthly trading volume fell to $8.41 billion in August, down about 35% from July’s $12.89 billion, as the post-World Cup rush that drove prediction markets earlier this summer faded.Rival Kalshi barely flinched, closing the month at $38.67 billion, a gap that shows how unevenly the slow

The price of a 32GB DDR5 memory module went from $94 to $282 in a single quarter. That’s a 122% increase between Q3 2025 and Q1 2026, and the culprit isn’t some exotic supply chain disruption or a factory fire. It’s Big Tech writing very large checks.US hyperscalers, the companies that operate the w

ME News report, September 9 (UTC+8): Dwarkesh Patel released an experimental analysis training representative model architectures and datasets from 2019 to 2025 under a maximum compute budget of 1e19 FLOPs. The findings show that data improvements yielded a 12.0x gain in compute efficiency, while mo

According to ME News, on September 9 (UTC+8), HyperliquidNews posted on X that MU has generated over $1 million in revenue for TradeXYZ, with a cumulative total of $2 million in trading fees, of which $1 million will be allocated to an assistance fund. MU has become the 10th trading pair to reach th

According to ME News, on September 9 (UTC+8), Bitcoin News posted on X that the German Ministry of Finance is drafting a tax reform proposal to tax gains from Bitcoin and other crypto assets purchased after December 31, 2026, eliminating the current holding period exemption. Existing holdings will c

ME News reports that on September 9 (UTC+8), Ireland’s media regulator launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s social platform X, focusing on the effectiveness of its age verification mechanisms and parental control features. The Irish Media Commission stated that the investigation will assess wh

The Clarity Act faces another Senate setback as lawmakers remain divided over ethics rules tied to President Donald Trump and his family. The dispute has reduced the bill’s chances of advancing when senators return next week. Meanwhile, Republicans warn that unresolved demands could derail the lates

Visa has unveiled a new initiative that blends its traditional payment settlement data with blockchain-based lending infrastructure, aiming to let lenders underwrite and finance obligations tied to card payments. The move spotlights a possible shift in how onchain lending could grow—not just within

CoinDesk reports:U.S. nuclear startup Bluecore Energy has raised $50 million in seed funding just two months after its founding. The company specializes in deploying small modular nuclear reactors on barges to provide mobile clean power to ports and surrounding facilities.Complete the seed round wit

ChainThink reports that, on September 9, according to TradingBeats monitoring, the largest short position on the CASHCAT chain, "Loracle," has continuously increased its 3x leveraged short position over the past hour, raising its current holding to 36.3 million CASHCAT tokens at an average entry pri

Sweden’s tax authority has sent a blunt message to the country’s crypto mining sector: the bill is due. Skatteverket, the Swedish Tax Agency, has levied reassessments and penalties totaling roughly 540 million SEK, about $56.5 million, against six mining companies based in Boden, a northern city tha

The 2026 Ballon d’Or shortlist features prominent footballers Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal, and Kylian Mbappé, as revealed by France Football and UEFA. The announcement highlights these players’ outstanding performances in the 2025-26 season, making them strong contenders for football’s most prestigious

OpenAI announced on August 1 that its new Astra model had solved 10 longstanding problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science. The reaction from the mathematical community was swift, and it wasn’t applause.Prominent researchers accused the company of downplaying prior work, failing to pr

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that, according to WELT, the German Ministry of Finance is drafting a tax reform proposal to tax gains from Bitcoin and other crypto assets purchased after December 31, 2026, eliminating the current holding period exemption. Existing holdings wil