₿ Bitcoin – Thursday, 17 September 2026
**Price steady near $76K as Fed delivers its first hike since 2023**
BTC trades around $76,000, little changed. The Fed raised its benchmark rate 25 basis points to 3.75%-4% on Tuesday, its first hike in over three years, unanimously approved under new chair Kevin Warsh, who cited persistent inflation; officials' projections point to possibly two more hikes this year.
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Fed approves interest rate hike, signals one more to come this year
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its first interest rate hike since 2023 and indicated another to come.
₿ Bitcoin – Wednesday, 16 September 2026
**Price near $76-77K as CLARITY Act stalls and Fed decides today**
BTC trades around $76,000-77,000. The Senate's CLARITY Act cloture vote failed Tuesday despite a revised bill adding ethics restrictions on officials profiting from crypto, leaving the market-structure bill stalled. The Fed's rate decision, concluding its two-day meeting, lands this afternoon US time with markets pricing a strong chance of a hike.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/senate-cloture-vote-on-clarity-act-fails-dealing-regulatory-setback-to-crypto-industry.html
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