Bitcoin has stayed above $76,000 despite several negative developments this week. On September 15, the U.S. Senate voted 50–49 against moving forward with the Clarity Act, which aimed to create clearer rules for crypto. The next day, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75%–4%. Officials also suggested that another rate
H100 CEO Eirik Grøttum has increased his exposure to the Swedish Bitcoin treasury company through purchases totaling 407,163 shares for SEK 621,887, while H100 continues to report 3,506.4 $BTC on its balance sheet. H100 Group said in its Sept. 17 primary-insider disclosure that Kode Oslo AS carried out the purchases, with 405,663 shares acquired on
S&P Global (SPGI) said Thursday it has agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, a smart-contract security firm whose open-source code library is used across much of the stablecoin and tokenized-fund market. S&P said contracts built with the library have moved more than $37 trillion over time. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal gives S&P
The number of crypto millionaires worldwide has fallen to 135,694 as the digital asset market contracted to $2.6 trillion, while Bitcoin still accounts for more than two thirds of people holding at least $1 million in crypto. Henley & Partners said in its Crypto Wealth Report 2026 that 92,272 people now hold at least $1
While tensions surrounding the Clarity Act continue in Bitcoin and altcoins, the Fed yesterday raised its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to the 3.75-4.00% range, as expected. This decision marks the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate hike since July 2023, driven by inflation remaining above the Fed’s 2% target and strong economic activity.
Hong Kong has laid out plans to expand regulated stablecoin trading, tokenized real world assets and digital bond infrastructure as part of its 2026 Policy Address, while preparing round the clock central bank digital currency settlement under EnsembleTX by the end of the year. The Hong Kong SAR Government said in the policy document released
At the Avalanche Summit, Filecoin unveiled a groundbreaking architecture that addresses deeds and appraisals for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) using InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). This new system, presented by @shanvasion, stores data on Filecoin with storage proofs and anchors it on-chain. The implications of this development could significantly enhance transparency and security in asset tokenization,
Bitcoin ($BTC) is trading above $76,300 on Thursday, stabilizing after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points. $BTC remains above a critical cluster of moving averages despite falling approximately 3% on Tuesday. This positioning preserves its broader bullish structure, although weakening momentum indicators suggest buyers have yet to regain firm
US stock futures jumped on Thursday as investors looked past the Federal Reserve’s first rate increase in more than three years and focused instead on easing Treasury yields, falling oil prices and renewed strength in technology shares. Dow futures rose about 367 points, or 0.7%, while S&P 500 futures gained roughly 0.8% and Nasdaq 100