The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, taking its benchmark range to 3.75% to 4.00% in its first increase in more than three years. Markets are pricing in a further 75 basis points of tightening over the next six months. History suggests a single hike could be unlikely. Since 1994,
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan stated that the upward trend in Bitcoin’s price could continue as long as debt-related concerns do not ease. Hougan supported his assessment with a chart he shared on social media platform X, highlighting the relationship between market developments and Bitcoin’s performance. According to Hougan’s chart, between July 1st and September 15th,
Cryptocurrency investor and analyst Lark Davis assessed the support levels to watch should Bitcoin decline further. Davis stated that Bitcoin could initially find support around $73,000, and if this area is lost, the level around $67,000 could come into play. Davis shared his assessment of Bitcoin’s short-term outlook via X. According to the analyst, market
Bitcoin held near its pre-Fed announcement levels of around $76,000 on Wednesday despite the US Federal Reserve raising its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2023 to address persistently high inflation. The Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to raise rates by 25 basis points to a target range of
Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet published a technical analysis on September 16, 2026, evaluating the SHRINCS post-quantum signature proposal. The SHRINCS draft specifies signature sizes ranging from 548 to 5,777 bytes, compared to the 64 to 72 bytes seen in current ECDSA and Schnorr schemes. The proposal combines stateful signatures using Flexible XMSS and WOTS+C with
Trader Matthew Hyland says Bitcoin is sitting at a daily cycle low with a bullish divergence forming on the charts, and he’s calling for prices above $90,000 by early November. He’s making that call even as $BTC trades near $76,000, down sharply since the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, and while most of
Bitcoin, Ethereum and $XRP avoided another major crash after the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest-rate hike since 2023. The Fed raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%, citing persistent inflation despite continued economic growth. Bitcoin initially moved higher following the decision before settling around $76,000. Ethereum traded near $2,400, while $XRP
Bitcoin price traded near $76,200 after a volatile week as the failed CLARITY Act vote and the Federal Reserve’s rate increase kept pressure on the market. Technical indicators now point to resistance near $78,600, while liquidation data places the main downside liquidity cluster around $74,600. Bitcoin price retreats after rejection near $80,000 According to data
Bitcoin [$BTC] ETFs are in the trenches right now, just as $BTC itself dips. Short-term reaction or the start of the dark days? Here’s what we know. $BTC ETFs are bleeding – Fidelity crypto leads losses On September 15, investors took out a combined $450.4 million… in a single day! That is the biggest daily
Bitcoin’s quantum debate is quite a quagmire. This is not merely a technical debate regarding the trade-offs of different types of cryptography and their strengths against a theoretical quantum computer. It is a debate about which properties of Bitcoin’s ethos are strongest when it is faced with a difficult dilemma: uphold the promise that valid