Lead development · 9/16/2026, 10:37:46 AM UTC
Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $76,000 as traders brace for first Fed rate hike in three years
Privacy token zcash, meanwhile, is up 130% over 30 days and trades near its all-time highs from 2016.
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Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $76,000 as traders brace for first Fed rate hike in three years
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Read the lead brief →Crypto · 9/16/2026, 12:00:41 PM UTC
Bitcoin Core 32 enters final testing with faster validation, fee changes and security fixes
The October update changes how nodes estimate transaction fees and process blocks, while fixing a wallet flaw that could let an authenticated user run commands on a node.
Crypto · 9/16/2026, 11:16:51 AM UTC
Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 16, 2026
Crypto · 9/16/2026, 11:00:00 AM UTC
Two Prime makes onchain finance push with $10 million-backed bitcoin yield vault
Two Prime expands into onchain finance with a bitcoin lending vault built on Pareto for institutional investors.
Crypto · 9/16/2026, 11:00:00 AM UTC
Bitcoin traders brace for Fed hike, but a surprise hold could pose bigger risk
Bitcoin is stuck near $80,000 as traders build stablecoin positions that could return to the market once Fed uncertainty clears.
Crypto · 9/16/2026, 10:48:44 AM UTC
Bitcoin ETFs shed $450 million as Clarity Act fails
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs shed $450 million, the most since June, as the Senate's failure to advance the Clarity Act sent regulatory-sensitive tokens sharply lower.
Crypto · 9/16/2026, 10:46:28 AM UTC
Deutsche Bank close to debuting crypto custody for institutions
The service will support a select range of cryptocurrencies at debut, including bitcoin and ether and stablecoins like USDC and EURC.
Crypto · 9/16/2026, 10:30:00 AM UTC
Circle debuts Arc blockchain which Jeremy Allaire calls ‘more consequential’ than USDC
The USDC issuer's chain is built for payments, tokenized assets and institutional finance as banks and payment giants pile into the stablecoin market.
Crypto · 9/16/2026, 9:57:12 AM UTC
Bitcoin's Coinbase premium sinks to one-month low, here’s why
Weakening U.S. demand, a setback for the Clarity act and expectations of a fed rate hike weigh on bitcoin.
Crypto · 9/16/2026, 9:42:37 AM UTC
Two Robinhood engineers charged with insider trading using Hyperliquid perpetuals
U.S. prosecutors allege two engineers used confidential Robinhood token listing data to front-run announcements using Hyperliquid perpetual futures.
Crypto · 9/16/2026, 8:07:59 AM UTC
Ethereum, Base give up on common wallet standard after months of talks
Ethereum is moving ahead with EIP-8141 while Coinbase-backed Base backs EIP-8130, leaving wallets and apps that span both networks facing different transaction systems.
Crypto · 9/16/2026, 6:42:22 AM UTC
Fed meeting is shaping up to be a nightmare for Warsh. Bitcoin might still shine
An aggressive market expectations trap and a strict aversion to forward guidance have backed the Fed chair into a corner, where failing to deliver a hawkish message risks destroying the central bank’s inflation-fighting credibility.