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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-09-16-pm/
- Published: 2026-09-16T23:09:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-16T23:09:14.000Z
- Description: OpenAI’s valuation hit $1.5T in a new private round, up from $1.2T weeks ago. Crypto’s regulatory bill failed twice in one day—once in committee, once on Senate cloture. Starship has a launch date: September 22.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

OpenAI's valuation hit $1.5T in a new private round, up from $1.2T weeks ago. Crypto's regulatory bill failed twice in one day—once in committee, once on Senate cloture. Starship has a launch date: September 22.

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#### [OpenAI Considers New Financing at a $1.5 Trillion Valuation](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/business/dealbook/openai-new-funding-round.html?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

This would make OpenAI the most valuable private company on Earth before going public. *(NYT)*

#### [The Senate fails to advance the Clarity Act](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/senate-cloture-vote-on-clarity-act-fails-dealing-regulatory-setback-to-crypto-industry.html?ref=adjacent.media)

Crypto's market-structure bill died in committee and failed cloture the same day. *(CNBC)*

#### [SpaceX declares Starship ready for orbit, sets launch date next week](https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/spacex-sets-launch-date-for-first-starship-orbital-flight/?ref=adjacent.media)

September 22, pending FAA approval — flight 14 also debuts the first V3 Starlink satellites. *(Ars Technica)*

#### [Agility's new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkers](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/agilitys-new-humanoid-robot-will-stop-squat-to-avoid-harming-human-coworkers/?ref=adjacent.media)

A robot programmed to duck and cover around human workers. *(Ars Technica)*

> “Iran-linked wallets moved $3B+ through the exchange since 2019.” — *Wall Street Journal, on CoinEx's shutdown*