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U.S. Senator John Curtis from Utah, a Republican, wrote to Chuck Grassley, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and Dick Durbin, the Chief Minority Whip, calling for an investigation into whether Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden exploited their presidential family connections for personal financial gain, and requested subpoenas for both individuals. Curtis pointed out that Donald Trump Jr. had accepted wedding gifts from Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, actively promoted family-backed cryptocurrency ventures, and served as an advisor for a prediction market platform; the related companies are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Donald Trump stated that his son has returned the relevant funds to Umar Kremlev.Curtis also called for an investigation into Hunter Biden's substantial business dealings with foreign entities, as well as whether the two utilized their relationship with the president to create commercial value. He mentioned that Joe Biden pardoned Hunter Biden in December 2024, who had previously denied involving his father in business transactions. A week prior to this investigation call, Senate Republicans failed to garner enough Democratic support to advance the Digital Asset Market Clear Act. Some Democratic senators opposed the bill, citing reasons including Donald Trump's use of cryptocurrency ventures to gain benefits related to the presidency; Donald Trump disclosed that he earned $1.4 billion from digital asset-related businesses in 2025.

On September 15, local time, U.S. Congressman Thomas Massie submitted articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, accusing him of abusing his power by ordering hostile military action against Iran without congressional approval.This impeachment resolution has little chance of passing, but Massie's move may force the House of Representatives to hold a vote on the matter. Massie submitted the articles of impeachment under privileged motion procedures, meaning the House must consider the impeachment within two legislative workdays and cannot postpone or delay it.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, U.S. Senate Republicans have released a new version of the CLARITY Act text, referring to it as the "last, best, and final proposal" presented to Democrats before the debate vote ends on Tuesday. The new text includes several adjustments related to ethical standards, BRCA, stablecoin earnings, and provisions related to the Agriculture Committee.Among them, Trump has agreed to about 80% of the content of the Tillis-Gallego ethical standards proposal, including the sale of "significant" crypto-related financial interests or placing them in a blind trust; the stablecoin earnings section introduces a "circuit breaker mechanism," allowing federal regulators to intervene if there is a large-scale flow of community bank deposits into stablecoins, with the relevant judgment to be made by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Additionally, the scope of BRCA's protections has been narrowed, and the new text further strengthens restrictions on vertical integration, including related party transactions and conflicts of interest involving digital commodity exchanges, brokers, and dealers.

Crypto In America host Eleanor Terrett stated on X that the Republican Party of the U.S. Senate has released an updated text of the Clarity bill, reflecting changes from negotiations during the August recess.She noted that the ethical provisions section appears unchanged, and the provisions related to BRCA and stablecoin earnings remain the same.Changes include: requiring non-decentralized DeFi protocols to register with the CFTC, which aligns with Section 10301 of the Banking Committee's part of the bill; limiting DeFi provisions to spot or cash digital commodity trading, seemingly aimed at addressing tribal concerns about blockchain-based prediction markets; and clarifying the authority of credit unions to handle crypto assets.

Former President Donald Trump stated that if the Republican Party wins the House of Representatives and the Senate, they will distribute a bonus of $5,000 to every adult in the United States.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the "Republican 2028 Presidential Candidate" event is currently the most actively traded on the prediction market Polymarket, with a cumulative pool size reaching $6.973 billion. The option with the highest market consensus is "J.D. Vance," with an associated winning probability of approximately 53.05%.

According to Politico, four informed sources revealed that U.S. House Speaker Johnson plans to meet with Republican super donor Elon Musk in Texas on Friday. This meeting comes as Johnson is campaigning for Republican candidates across Texas ahead of the midterm elections. It is also the latest sign that Republican leaders hope Musk will contribute significantly to help the party maintain control of Congress.Sources indicated that Musk's schedule is subject to change, and the meeting may be adjusted at the last minute. Reports suggest that the tech billionaire is considering investing at least $100 million through his super PAC "Americapac" for the Republican Party in this year's midterm elections, but it remains unclear where those funds will ultimately go. Two of the aforementioned informed sources disclosed that some Republicans believe Musk is considering directing part of the funds to key battleground districts for House Republicans.

Fox News reporter Aishah Hasnie cited sources revealing that Trump will begin to utilize approximately $400 million from his personal super PAC "MAGA Inc" to support Republicans facing campaign pressure in the midterm elections this November.

According to Axios, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) warned in an internal memo to top AI companies that the negative public perception of data centers in the U.S. is harming the party's chances of retaining a key Senate seat in Ohio. The memo pointed out that Democrats have made data centers a core issue in defeating Republican Senator Jon Husted, and it has been effective, stating that if he loses and blames it on data centers, politicians nationwide will avoid future projects, making this issue a potential focal point of the current election cycle.The memo, titled "Ohio Data Center Risks," urges AI companies to improve perceptions by explaining "who benefits, who pays, and why the community should welcome" them. Currently, over 4,000 data centers are operating across the U.S., with more than 3,000 under construction or planned to support AI development. However, they are facing protests due to high electricity and water consumption, rising utility costs, limited job opportunities, and concerns about AI job displacement. Internal polling shows their unpopularity is close to that of nuclear waste and has become a proxy indicator of sentiment towards AI.Husted's opponent, former Senator Sherrod Brown, has invested millions in advertising, calling him the "Ohio data center spokesperson." A Fox News poll shows Brown leading by 8 percentage points. Republicans hope that AI companies can curb the backlash; otherwise, Husted's defeat will cause lasting damage to data center development nationwide. Democrats are also acting based on polling, with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signing an executive order imposing strict restrictions on data center development.

According to Jinshi, senior officials at the U.S. Pentagon pitched the "Reconciliation 4" plan to Senate Republicans in a closed-door meeting, emphasizing the need for a significant increase in military funding to replenish weapon stockpiles depleted by the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.Defense Secretary Hegseth and several deputy secretaries provided a detailed closed-door briefing to Republican members of key Senate committees, analyzing global threats and discussing the issue of U.S. military ammunition stockpiles.

According to Jinshi reports, the Philippines has designated a so-called "baseline of territorial sea" in Huangyan Island, which is Chinese territory, seriously infringing on China's territorial sovereignty and violating international law. China firmly opposes this and demands that the Philippines respect China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and refrain from taking any infringing provocative actions; otherwise, China will respond resolutely.

According to Jinshi reports, as the midterm elections approach, American Republicans are beginning to consider raising the debt ceiling again.

Fox Business crypto reporter Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that the crypto industry hopes Republican senators in the United States will push the Clarity Act into the voting process this week and seek support from the Democrats.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that, according to an industry insider invited to the conference call, stakeholders in the crypto industry will hold a conference call later this morning local time with Republican leadership to understand the latest developments on the text of the CLARITY Act.

According to Bitcoin News, the Czech Ministry of Finance officially listed the decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket on the "Unauthorized Online Gambling List" on July 13. The Czech gambling regulator requires internet service providers (ISPs) to complete access blocking for the platform within 15 days.The Czech regulator stated that Polymarket lacks necessary oversight, its operations essentially fall under gambling products, and due to its decentralized nature and unlicensed operation, it bypasses local gambling legal frameworks, posing risks such as market manipulation using insider information and lack of risk control. Recently, several European regulators have continued to tighten control over Polymarket, with Italy re-adding it to the ban list and the Netherlands also rejecting the platform's appeal.

According to Onchain Lens, a whale withdrew a total of 3,556 BTC from the German retail broker Trade Republic in two transactions, worth approximately $22.3 million at current prices.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $72,000 in the "England vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo - More Markets" event, specifically on "O/U 2.5". Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding win rate for this target is 48%.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $118,177.82 in the "England vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo - More Markets" event, specifically targeting "England (-1.5)." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 52%.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the market Polymarket. A large whale has made a single purchase of $76,095 on "Czech Republic vs. Mexico" for "Mexico." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 57%.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket. A large whale invested $58,232.62 in the "Colombia vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo - More Markets" event, specifically targeting "Colombia (-3.5)." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 95%.