
Bitcoin's Next Fed Test Is Today's FOMC Meeting: Will $75K Hold?
FOMC odds put a September Fed hike at 90%, but Bitcoin watchers must also track the vote, dot plot and updated economic projections closely.
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FOMC odds put a September Fed hike at 90%, but Bitcoin watchers must also track the vote, dot plot and updated economic projections closely.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has predicted the stalled CLARITY Act could shift more capital toward Bitcoin as regulators move ahead without Congress. His comments came after the Senate failed to advance the bill, leaving the SEC, CFTC, and Treasury to shape the next phase of U.S. crypto rules.

SparkLend's strategic focus on Ethereum could enhance its market position, potentially influencing DeFi lending dynamics and competition. SparkLend's TVL rises 55% to $7.4B as protocol doubles down on Ethereum.

Michael Saylor expects U.S. crypto rules to keep advancing despite the CLARITY Act setback, with banks potentially expanding Bitcoin custody and lending.
Interest rate futures put a 92.7% chance on the Federal Reserve raising rates on Wednesday. That leaves traders worried across both the crypto and stock markets.

Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP are under pressure after the CLARITY Act failed. Now the Fed's rate decision could determine crypto's next major move.
As Dogecoin (DOGE) price fell by roughly 3.6% over the past 24 hours following the vote on the CLARITY Act – a bill in the United States Senate geared towards regulating the cryptocurrency industry- despite large whales, addresses with at least 100 million DOGE, accumulating over 240 million coins in a week, crypto analyst Ali Martinez has set bold targets for this memecoin.

The Senate's rejection of the CLARITY Act heightens regulatory uncertainty for XRP, potentially hindering its market growth and adoption. XRP drops 9% to $1.28 after Senate rejects CLARITY Act.

Bitcoin Core 32.0 entered final testing with mempool-aware fee estimates, faster block validation and security fixes before an Oct. 10 target.

Ethereum's multi-party block construction enhances decentralization, reduces transaction bottlenecks, and diversifies block inclusion paths. Ethereum's multi-party block construction goes live on mainnet.

Bitcoin traded near $75,800 ahead of the Fed decision after falling almost 3%, while markets nearly fully priced a 25-basis-point rate increase. Robin Brooks warned Warsh may struggle to match tightening expectations, with a softer message potentially weakening the dollar and lifting long-term Treasury yields.

Trading data pointed to aggressive selling, with XRP's cumulative volume delta plunging to negative 10.5 million.

At 8:40 a.m., bitcoin's price is hovering around $75,879 on Sept. 16, 2026, after a sharp intraday washout tested $74,913 and buyers managed to pull the price back into the mid-$75,000s. The bigger picture is far less tidy.

The stalled CLARITY Act may boost Bitcoin's institutional adoption by reducing regulatory uncertainty and encouraging financial innovation. Michael Saylor says stalled CLARITY Act could accelerate Bitcoin capital flow.

Ethereum price rebounded toward $2,420 after a sharp sell-off, but weak capital flows and resistance near $2,465 leave ETH exposed to another correction. Ethereum price action today Ethereum (ETH) price was trading near $2,421 on Sep.