Bitcoin and US Stocks Rebound as Traders Shake Off Fed Rate Hike

Bitcoin and US Stocks Rebound as Traders Shake Off Fed Rate Hike

Sep 17, 2026

Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $76,500 after Thursday’s Wall Street open as investors snapped up US stocks following their recent dip. Key points: Bitcoin consolidated after dropping below $76,000 on the back of a 0.25% interest-rate hike by the US Federal Reserve.  US equities

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How $230M in Crypto for Venezuelan Oil Vanished on USB Drives

How $230M in Crypto for Venezuelan Oil Vanished on USB Drives

Sep 17, 2026

Key Takeaways Polish energy firm Orlen lost up to $424 million after a $230 million USDT advance for Venezuelan crude vanished via intermediaries. The failure highlights major counterparty risks when using tether as an off-ledger payment system for commodities. Three former Orlen executives

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CLARITY Act Hits Final Stretch as Democrats Push Back Before Senate Vote

CLARITY Act Hits Final Stretch as Democrats Push Back Before Senate Vote

Sep 16, 2026

A Democratic counterproposal landed ahead of the Senate vote as lawmakers remained divided over ethics language and other CLARITY Act provisions. The latest stage of negotiations over the CLARITY Act has moved the bill toward a key vote while major disagreements remain.

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small data, hidden payment risk

small data, hidden payment risk

Sep 15, 2026

Silent Payments promise a reusable Bitcoin address without exposing an obvious chain of payments to that address. A sender uses the recipient’s public information to derive a fresh Taproot destination, and the recipient’s wallet later scans eligible transactions to find the output that

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Crypto’s biggest week ever? Swarm fears prompt AI slowdown: Hodler’s Digest

Crypto’s biggest week ever? Swarm fears prompt AI slowdown: Hodler’s Digest

Sep 14, 2026

Crypto’s moment of CLARITY arrives The CLARITY act heads for a crucial Senate vote on September 15, with Politico reporting that Democrat senators were called to a meeting on Sunday by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss their position. While Polymarket puts the

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Frozen Savings Meet Bitcoin’s Explosive Rally

Frozen Savings Meet Bitcoin’s Explosive Rally

Sep 13, 2026

Key Takeaways Cyprus shut its banks for nearly two weeks during the 2013 crisis. The bailout converted 47.5% of uninsured Bank of Cyprus deposits into shares. Bitcoin climbed from about $47 in mid-March to roughly $265 in April 2013. Inside the Human Cost

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Revolut Exposed Passports and Bitcoin Records After Fake Government Request: Report

Revolut Exposed Passports and Bitcoin Records After Fake Government Request: Report

Sep 13, 2026

The exposed information was sensitive, extensive, and included identity documents, financial records, and crypto activity. On-chain investigator ZachXBT revealed earlier today that Revolut had disclosed highly sensitive personal and financial information belonging to certain customers after receiving what appeared to be an

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Nasdaq market surveillance cannot settle tokenized rules

Nasdaq market surveillance cannot settle tokenized rules

Sep 12, 2026

Nasdaq’s agreement to invest $100 million in Payward, Kraken’s parent company, adds a planned surveillance rollout to a push into tokenized and always-on markets. One day earlier, Citadel Securities asked U.S. regulators to keep products tied to public companies, including equity-linked event contracts

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Zcash Surges 2,496% as Privacy Sector Leaves Crypto Rivals Behind

Zcash Surges 2,496% as Privacy Sector Leaves Crypto Rivals Behind

Sep 11, 2026

Key Takeaways Privacy crypto rose 213% since bitcoin’s Oct. 2025 peak, led by zcash’s 2,496% surge. Zcash’s rise to 10th by market cap made privacy the only major crypto sector above its October level. Zcash must prove its fundamentals can support its new

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Near Chain Abstraction Crosses 50M Lifetime Operations

Near Chain Abstraction Crosses 50M Lifetime Operations

Sep 10, 2026

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure NEAR Protocol’s chain abstraction infrastructure has crossed 50 million lifetime operations, giving the network a fresh milestone in its push to make multi-chain crypto feel less complicated. The idea behind

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