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Live updates: Bitcoin climbs over $80,000 as crypto shakes off Clarity failure and higher interest rates

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Lead development · 9/18/2026, 9:49:51 AM UTC

Another central bank hiked rates overnight, this time the Bank of Japan. The move failed to halt the slide in the yen.

Crypto · 9/18/2026, 3:03:38 AM UTC

Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. Bitcoin tops $77,000

The yen declined and BTC rose after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest level in 31 years.