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Currencies39214 Market Cap$ 2.68T+0.40% 24h Spot Volume$ 39.96B-8.14% DominanceBTC57.00%-0.07%ETH10.96%-0.15% ETH Gas0.13 Gwei FeaturedTechnologySolanaCoinbaseOutageGovernanceSolana Foundation Sep 16, 2026 2min read byLiam ‘Akiba’ Wright forCryptoSlate

Bitcoin faces a compressed volatility test as the Federal Reserve’s rate decision lands two days before a major IBIT options expiry.

Ethereum(CRYPTO: ETH) is “the big daddy” of smart contracts, Raoul Pal told the Milk Road podcast Wednesday, but Sui(CRYPTO: SUI) is the bet he is sizing up for the agentic AI economy.

Bitfinex provided critical insights into the recent dynamics surrounding Bitcoin’s price movement, specifically noting that Bitcoin broke its 24-day range, closing at $75,702, down 3.2%. On the same day, ETFs sold $450.4 million worth of Bitcoin. This commentary underscores the growing institutional interest and could signal future market behavior. Read more here.

The Federal Reserve unanimously voted to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, bringing the new target range to 3.75% to 4.00%.

Evernorth CEO Ashish Birla said $RLUSD’s expansion on the $XRP Ledger is central to deepening liquidity across the network, describing the dollar-backed stablecoin as “paramount” to $XRP’s broader ecosystem. He said $RLUSD’s share of $XRP Ledger supply climbed from roughly 20% to 34%, a jump he called 642% growth.

Starknet has announced a major milestone with a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction mined on its mainnet. This significant achievement, confirmed through a tweet by @Starknet, demonstrates the growing interest in enhancing Bitcoin’s security against quantum computing threats. The implications of this breakthrough could lead to more robust crypto transaction protocols moving forward. For more details, see…

The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by25 basis points, taking its target range to3.75%–4.00%.

Solana falls below $100 after the CLARITY Act setback, but certain factors suggest this correction could be short-lived. ByChayanika Deka