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Bitcoin Breaks Out as Nasdaq Hits Records and Oil Slides on Iran Hopes
Bitcoin punched through $86,500 on Tuesday, holding just above the ceiling that had capped its rally through most of September. The move puts total crypto market capitalization above $3 trillion, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index reading 79—solidly in "greed" territory—and the Altcoin Season Index at 49, meaning Bitcoin still leads even as altcoins start moving. The breakout lines up with a broader risk-on mood on Wall Street. The Nasdaq Composite closed at a record Monday, up 2.26% for its bes...
Sep 18, 2026
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XRP Surges 6.9% as Bitcoin Rebound Reopens Door to Golden Cross
Crypto traders are breathing a little easier today. After a rough stretch defined by a Federal Reserve rate hike, the Senate's 49-50 vote against advancing the Clarity Act, and a surprise rate hike from the Bank of Japan, Bitcoin has clawed its way back above $80,000. That recovery is showing up clearest in the altcoin space: Bitcoin's dominance, or its share of total crypto market value, slipped from 64% to 59%, a sign that traders are rotating profits into smaller tokens. Myriad: Where does X...
Sep 18, 2026
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Bitcoin Blasts Past $80K and a Fresh Short Squeeze Is On
Risk assets caught a break this week that few were positioned for. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, its first hike since 2023, but the accompanying "dot plot" projected a median policy rate of just 4.1% through the end of 2027, implying only one more move rather than a sustained tightening cycle. Crypto had extra ground to make up. The failure of the Clarity Act to clear a Senate procedural vote earlier in the week had already knocked Bitcoin below $75,...
Sep 17, 2026
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Bitcoin Bounces as Markets Brace for the Fed’s Next Move
Bitcoin traded near $76,300 on Thursday, largely unmoved a day after the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate hike since July 2023. The Fed lifted its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.75% to 4%, a move all 12 Federal Open Market Committee members backed. Traders had priced in a 93% probability of the hike heading into the decision, per CME's FedWatch tool. Myriad: Where does Bitcoin go next? Click to make your prediction. Wall Street's reaction ran hotter than crypt...
Sep 17, 2026
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Zcash Closes On $1,400 After Coinholders Vote to Keep Bitcoin-Style Halvings
Zcash surged double digits to $1,388 Thursday, after the community settled the shape of its next network upgrade. ZEC is currently trading at $1,368, up 10.9% on the day and 168% over 30 days, making it the ninth-largest asset by market cap at $22.9 billion, per CoinGecko data. The privacy coin's move up the rankings signals that "the market is redefining the value of privacy," according to Tim Sun, senior researcher at HashKey, with Zcash "the leading front-runner in this wave of narratives." R...
Sep 16, 2026
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Fed Chair Implies Trump Is Only Half Right on the Economy Following Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2023, lifting its benchmark range to 3.75%-4.00% in a unanimous vote. It's the clearest signal yet that Chair Kevin Warsh's inflation talk was never just talk. "The economy has indeed strengthened," Warsh told reporters at his post-meeting press conference. "Inflation is the problem." Myriad: How high will gold prices go? Click to make your your prediction. It's a tidy summary of the bind Warsh finds himself in: agr...