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Bitcoin Core Software Update Aims for Speed and Security Patches

Bitcoin Core 32.0 has entered final testing, bringing faster block checks and changes to how wallets prepare payments.

Fed Hikes Rates for the First Time Since 2023, Bitcoin Spikes

The Federal Reserve delivered the hike Wall Street had almost unanimously priced in.

Fed Hikes to 4%: Why Are 16 Officials Still Not Done?

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday, lifting the target range to 3.75% to 4.00%. All 12 voting officials backed the move, the first increase since 2023. Forecasts released alongside the decision went further than the hike itself. A total of 16 of 18 policymakers...

US House tax committee advances crypto tax overhaul in 38–5 vote

A bipartisan House committee vote advanced legislation that would reshape federal tax rules for stablecoins, staking, crypto lending and digital asset transactions.

Fed raises rates by 25 basis points in first hike since July 2023

The widely expected move places the U.S. Federal Reserve's benchmark fed funds rate range at 3.75%-4.0%.

Celsius sues BitMEX for $495 million over 2020 crash liquidations

The estate is chasing 6,360 BTC lost in the Covid crash — a leveraged long position that sits awkwardly with the lender's delta-neutral marketing.

Celsius Sues Dying BitMEX Exchange for 6,360 Lost Bitcoin

Celsius sues five BitMEX entities for 6,360 Bitcoin lost in the 2020 crash, days before the exchange shuts trading. The post Celsius Sues Dying BitMEX Exchange for 6,360 Lost Bitcoin appeared first on BeInCrypto.

CFTC and SEC Double Down on Crypto After Clarity Act Defeat

Michael Selig and Paul Atkins pledged to use their agencies’ existing powers to provide crypto regulatory certainty after the Senate failed to advance the bill.

Hackers Hijack HBO Max’s Reddit Account to Spread Crypto-Stealing Malware

Attackers ran 108 malicious ads through the streaming service’s verified account, directing users to fake software downloads.

Your Bitcoin Payments Can Reveal More Than You Bargained For

There’s a big problem with Bitcoin transactions from a business perspective that no one often talks about. Let’s say a business pays a supplier in BTC from a reused wallet address. They can actually look beyond the invoice. Right now, while you’re reading this, a competitor can open a block explorer...

Zuckerberg Pushes Back on Coordinated AI Slowdown, Says Labs Can Act Alone

Meta’s CEO says competition and potential liability give AI developers reasons to prioritize safety, citing the company’s decision to delay Muse.

U.S. House's tax committee advances crypto tax bill in wake of Clarity Act loss

The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act would ease complicated tax burdens for everyday use of cryptocurrencies, though Trump's industry ties spurred some pushback.

SpaceX Stock Jumps 6% After Starship Milestone. Will the Rally Hold?

SpaceX stock jumped 6% after the company set September 22 for Starship's first orbital flight and Starlink V3 launch. The post SpaceX Stock Jumps 6% After Starship Milestone. Will the Rally Hold? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Anchorage expands institutional custody to Etherlink, tokenized uranium

Anchorage Digital Bank added custody support for Etherlink and several Etherlink-based assets, including xU3O8, a token representing physical uranium.

Coinbase faces greater fallout from CLARITY Act setback: Saxo

A strategist at the Danish bank said Coinbase has more at stake in the CLARITY setback because its trading business is directly exposed to US market-structure rules.

Bitcoin ETFs Had Their Worst Day Since June Following Failed Clarity Act Vote

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP ETFs shed roughly $593 million combined Tuesday, their heaviest single-day drawdown since June.

Bitcoin awaits Fed rate decision below $76K as analysis discounts ‘dovish surprise’ odds

Bitcoin price support materialized around $68,000 as markets saw a 93% chance of the Fed hiking rates by 0.25% on Wednesday.

Hamas’ military wing told donors to avoid Binance. Use Bybit, OKX and others instead

Hamas’ military wing advised donors not to use Binance to handle funds but rather to use Bybit, OKX, Kast and Redotpay, according to recent U.S. Department of Justice documents.

Crypto Long & Short: Six signs a crypto winter is ending

Circle Launches Arc Mainnet With BlackRock, DTCC and Visa as Validators

The Layer 1 network’s validator set is permissioned, and Circle has minted 10 billion ARC tokens without committing to publicly launch them.

AI Pause Would Help Dominant Firms, Not Safety, Think Tank Warns

Cato favors voluntary safeguards, while Block Chairman Jack Dorsey backs independent testing and narrowly justified restrictions.

Payward plans to offer U.S. clients onchain perpetual futures on Hyperliquid

Leveraging its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, Payward aims to become the first registered U.S. exchange to deploy markets on the Hyperliquid protocol.

Wirex One Launches Publicly on Arc, Bringing Stablecoin Private Banking to the Mass Affluent Market

London, September 16, 2026 – Wirex, the global stablecoin infrastructure provider, has today launched Wirex One, the first stablecoin neobank built for the growing segment of mass affluent consumers, to the public. The platform is a day-one launch partner on Arc’s mainnet, delivering a private banki...

A LatAm telecom operator is putting part of its finances on Avalanche

Founded by former IBM Blockchain partner Jules Miller, Iris is helping Bolivia's VIVA use stablecoins for settlement, dollar reserves and new financial services without replacing its existing telecom systems.

Blockchain finance platform Theo launches tokenized silver backed by $40 million in active leases

The onchain finance platform said thSLVR allows investors to retain exposure to silver while earning income from lending the metal to institutional borrowers.

93% Chance of a Fed Rate Hike Today. What Happens to Bitcoin Now?

Futures price a 92.7% Fed rate hike Wednesday. See why a Warsh pause would catch Bitcoin and gold traders offside. The post 93% Chance of a Fed Rate Hike Today. What Happens to Bitcoin Now? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Revolut ID thefts highlight KYC’s dangers: Here’s how to fix it

Zero-knowledge technology could let companies verify who you are without storing your identity documents. So why isn’t it already standard practice?

FCA Guidance Lands Two Weeks Before UK Crypto Authorization Window Opens

Overseas firms serving UK retail customers need authorization too, and nobody trades under the new rules before October 2027.

A stolen coin can be returned. A leaked identity cannot.

We keep building the honeypots, and we are about to hand the same architecture to billions of AI agents, writes Evin McMullen, CEO and co-founder of Billions.

Bernstein expects ‘aggressive’ rulemaking from SEC, CFTC, following CLARITY Act failure

Bernstein said the federal agencies will publish new regulations to compensate for the time lost negotiating the CLARITY Act, after its cloture vote failed on Tuesday.

Morning Minute: Clarity Act Vote Falls Short as Democrats All Vote ‘No’

It should not have come as a surprise given the odds, but crypto majors, alts and memes all sold off anyway in the wake.

Bitcoin Hovers at $76K as Analysts Argue the Fed Matters More Than Clarity Act

With Bitcoin sitting around $76,000, the argument from analysts is that dollar liquidity, not Congress, sets the floor from here.

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.

Zcash holders back 25-second blocks, vote to keep ZEC halving schedule

Nearly 99% of ZEC holders voted to reduce block times to 25 seconds, while keeping ZEC issuance and halving schedules unchanged.

Cathie Wood Calls the $1.75 Trillion SpaceX IPO a Bargain: Here's Why

Cathie Wood says $10 trillion in Starship revenue would make the $1.75 trillion SpaceX IPO a deep value bargain. The post Cathie Wood Calls the $1.75 Trillion SpaceX IPO a Bargain: Here's Why appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Circle launches Arc mainnet with USDC as native gas token

Circle’s Arc mainnet is live with USDC for transaction fees, support for more than 20 fiat stablecoins and links to over 20 blockchains.

UK Inflation Hits 5-Month High. Will the Bank of England Hike or Hold?

UK inflation rose to 3.1% in August from 2.9% in July, the highest reading in five months. The Bank of England decides on interest rates one day later. The same shock is showing up elsewhere. Energy costs tied to the Middle East conflict have lifted inflation across major economies over recent month...

Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 16, 2026

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.

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.

Is OpenAI Worth $1.2 Trillion? Some Investors Think So

OpenAI has reportedly held early talks with investors about a private funding round valuing the company at $1.2 trillion, ahead of a public listing that Sam Altman has now pushed beyond 2026. Investors started the conversations rather than the company, and the figure could move over the coming month...

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.

Justin Sun Establishes the Justin Sun Prize: “My Wealth Came from Mathematics and Will Return to Mathematics”

Geneva, Switzerland — September 16, 2026 — The Office of Justin Sun today announced the establishment of the Justin Sun Prize, a zero-trust, decentralized academic bounty mechanism based on a “problem list,” with breakthroughs in fundamental disciplines and machine formal verification as the criteri...

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.

JPMorgan Says Institutions Don't Want Stablecoins Yet. Tether's CEO Just Laughed.

Tether's CEO mocked JPMorgan's stablecoin demand claim after co-president Doug Petno called institutional interest nascent. The post JPMorgan Says Institutions Don't Want Stablecoins Yet. Tether's CEO Just Laughed. appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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.

Live updates: Zcash climbs 6% as majors slide ahead of Fed rate decision

The privacy token is up 130% over 30 days and trades near its all-time highs from 2016, while bitcoin sits at a three-and-a-half-week low below $76,000.

Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $76,000 as spot ETFs outflows surged alongside Clarity Act failure

Privacy token zcash, meanwhile, is up 130% over 30 days and trades near its all-time highs from 2016.

Deutsche Bank awaits regulatory nod to launch institutional crypto custody solutions

Germany’s largest bank is awaiting regulatory approval to launch institutional custody solutions for Bitcoin, Ether and select stablecoins before expanding into tokenized assets.

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.