Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

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

CoinMarketCap reports:The crypto trading app saw a significant surge in volume last week, with combined on-chain trading volume reaching $6.35 billion—the highest since the Trump-related market movement in January 2025. Trading bots from Fomo and gmgn accounted for the majority of this volume, colle

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

Odaily Planet Daily report: Loracle, the largest short on the CASHCAT chain, has continuously increased his 3x leveraged short position on the token over the past hour, raising his holdings to 36.3 million CASHCAT, with current profits of $530,000 at an average entry price of $0.207. Meanwhile, his

Odaily Planet Daily report: Ireland’s media regulator is investigating 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 whether X effectively implements

ME News report, September 9 (UTC+8): Michael Burry, the real-life inspiration for "The Big Short," disclosed his latest portfolio adjustments today via his Substack account. His largest long position is now Lululemon, accounting for 17.4% of his portfolio, followed by MercadoLibre at 12%. The second

Key Insights:Zcash crypto climbed about 45% in a week and 140% over the month, briefly entering the top 10 by market capitalisation.ZEC price reached $1,249, its highest level since 2016, before pulling back towards $1,145.The rally has been driven by ETF demand, the Ironwood upgrade, short liquidat

Samsung Electronics just wrote a check large enough to buy a small country’s annual output. The company led a €3 billion ($3.5 billion) Series D round in Mistral AI, the French artificial intelligence startup, pushing the firm’s post-money valuation past €21 billion. The goal: embed Mistral’s AI mod