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KBW2026 Unveils Partner Lineup Featuring Global Digital Asset Leaders

Korea Blockchain Week 2026 with Upbit (KBW2026), Asia’s leading digital asset conference, has unveiled its partner lineup, bringing together major players across exchanges, blockchain infrastructure, stablecoins and institutional digital assets. FACTBLOCK, the organizer of KBW2026, announced on September 9 that Upbit, 0G, BRV, Stable, Tria and BitGo will participate as key sponsors of this year’s […]

Bitcoin.com News•Media56m ago

After Years of Holds and Cuts, the Fed Just Raised Rates Again

The Federal Reserve just did something it hadn’t done in 1,148 days: raise interest rates. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 12-0 to lift the federal funds target range by a quarter percentage point to 3.75%-4%, marking the first increase since July 26, 2023. That ends a stretch of more than three years without […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman1h ago

Bitcoin Price Holds $75,500 as Traders Price In Fed Rate Hike

Bitcoin’s price oscillated between $75,000 and $76,000 following a market slide triggered by the failed passage of the CLARITY Act in Congress. Investors are awaiting an upcoming Federal Reserve rate decision, where prediction markets expect a 25-basis-point hike. Bitcoin Volatility Follows Failed CLARITY Act Vote Bitcoin spent the last 24 hours hovering between $75,000 and […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara1h ago

SEC and CFTC Take the Wheel After CLARITY Vote Failure

Following the failed Senate vote on Tuesday concerning the CLARITY Act, several high-profile individuals shared their two cents on the matter. The following day, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) told the public that the “outcome of yesterday’s Senate vote was unfortunate.” The SEC and CFTC Are Ready to Move Without Congress […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman2h ago

Crypto Wallet Maker DCENT Tells Users to Get Their Coins Out

On Wednesday, the cybersecurity company based in South Korea and the firm behind DCENT App Wallet issued a critical security notice telling users to “transfer assets as soon as possible to a secure hardware wallet or another trusted wallet address.” DCENT Warns App Wallet Users to Move Assets 2026 continues to be riddled with security […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman3h ago

Fidelity Leads $450M Bitcoin ETF Exit as Senate Vote Fails

U.S. crypto ETFs suffered a broad reversal Tuesday as bitcoin funds recorded $450.33 million in net outflows, their largest daily exit since June 25. Ether ETFs lost another $141.47 million, while solana was the only major category to finish with fresh inflows. Bitcoin ETF Assets Drop Nearly $5B as Bitcoin’s Price Falls Below $76K The […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa3h ago

Deutsche Bank Brings Bitcoin Custody to Europe’s Institutional Set

Deutsche Bank, founded in 1870, plans to start safeguarding bitcoin, ethereum, and selected stablecoins for institutional clients later in 2026. The 156-year-old German banking giant, which reported $2.217 trillion in assets under management (AUM) across its Private Bank and Asset Management businesses earlier this year, is preparing to manage wallets, private keys, and crypto transfers […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman4h ago

Zcash Price Hits $1,270 After a 99.9% Governance Landslide

Zcash holders delivered a nearly unanimous message on Network Upgrade 7 (NU7) to make the network faster, but leave its monetary clock alone. Nearly 2.4 million ZEC participated in the private poll, with 99.9% backing a cut in target block time from 75 seconds to 25, and 98.9% choosing to preserve Zcash’s Bitcoin-style halving schedule. […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman5h ago

Bitcoin Price Clings to $75K After a Nasty $74,913 Shakeout

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. Short-term momentum remains weak, longer-term moving averages still lean positive, and bitcoin is sitting between nearby support […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman6h ago

Blackrock and Visa Now Validate Circle’s Arc; So Do Two XRP Ledger Partners

Circle has opened Arc’s public mainnet with 11 founding validators drawn almost entirely from traditional finance. At least two of them are also among Ripple’s closest commercial partners. The Validator List Reads Like a Bank Directory Arc’s genesis validator cohort is Blackrock, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Galaxy, Global Payments, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati6h ago

DSA’s Adrian Wall Leads Institutional Infrastructure Discussion at The Digital Chamber’s Convergence Forum

Washington, D.C., September 16, 2026 — The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research, and education related to emerging technologies, today announced the conclusion of Managing Director Adrian Wall’s participation in The Digital Chamber’s Convergence Forum, held September 14, 2026, in New York City. The forum […]

Bitcoin.com News•Media7h ago

Whale Sells 866 BTC for 26,924 ETH Hours Before Bitcoin Price Tanked

A trader sold 866 bitcoin and bought 26,924 ether on Sept. 15, hours before the U.S. Senate blocked the CLARITY Act, resulting in bitcoin’s price falling under $75,000 shortly afterward. The Trade Onchain analytics firm Lookonchain flagged the wallet, labeled 0x4553, and the accounting turned out to be unusually clean, with the whale swapping 512 […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8h ago

Kalshi Hits $40B+ Volume and 80% of US Prediction Market

Kalshi now moves $40B+ in monthly volume while handling roughly 80% of U.S. prediction market volume. The figures lie in stark contrast to recent developments, the most pertinent being the Senate’s decision to quash the highly awaited crypto market structure bill, à la CLARITY. A Regulated Winner on a Losing Night Bitcoin historian Pete Rizzo […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati9h ago

XRP Falls 10% as Ripple Insists It Stands on ‘Settled Ground’

XRP dropped about 10% to $1.29 after the U.S. Senate blocked the CLARITY Act, the steepest fall among major crypto assets. The Steepest Drop on the Board XRP seems to have bore the brunt of the recent market bloodbath the worst, with the token falling to $1.29, a slide of roughly 7.5% to 10% depending […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati10h ago

Bitcoin Price Needs a $78K Weekly Close or Things ‘Could Get Ugly’

Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards says bitcoin needs a weekly close back above $78,000 “pronto.” The market is currently about $2,000 short of it. One Level, One Deadline Edwards did not mince his words in terms of bitcoin’s near-term trajectory earlier today, stating: Bitcoin needs a weekly close back above $78K pronto or this could […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati11h ago

Polish Olympic Chief Fired Over $94M Crypto Scandal

The Polish Olympic Committee voted to remove President Radoslaw Piesiewicz following his arrest, appointing Marian Kmita as acting president through April. Mounting Internal Pressure The Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl) has dismissed its president following his arrest on corruption charges related to a collapsed cryptocurrency firm, the organization’s newly appointed leader announced Sept. 14. Marian Kmita […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara12h ago

Kalshi Beats the Books on NFL Totals, Loses to Fanduel on Moneylines

A Citizens JMP note published Monday found Kalshi priced NFL Week 1 cheaper than Draftkings and Fanduel. Its figures show the edge comes entirely from over/under markets: on game outcomes, Fanduel is cheaper. The comparison also sits before Kalshi’s transaction fee, which the same note puts at 1.6% to 1.8% per 100 contracts. An Edge […]

Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen13h ago

Bitcoin Bull Jack Dorsey Joins AI Pacing War as Block at Stake

Long-time bitcoin bull Jack Dorsey just pushed back on parts of Anthropic’s boss’s AI development pacing plan, advocating for more openness. How this debate settles could also affect Dorsey-led Block, whose products span bitcoin and AI-powered solutions as the company builds a financial system “open to everyone.” Claude developer Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei recently started […]

Bitcoin.com News•Linas Kmieliauskas13h ago

In 1984, NASA Sent 3,301 Bees to Space and They Built Comb in Seven Days

3,301 honeybees rode aboard NASA’s STS-41C mission, launched April 6, 1984, to see whether a colony could build hexagonal comb in microgravity. After early disorientation, the bees produced about 200 cm² of functional comb with thicker walls and smaller cells, while the queen laid roughly 35 eggs that did not hatch after the flight. On […]

Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author14h ago

Bubblemaps CEO Pushes Transparency as LAPTOP’s Drop Fuels Scrutiny

Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP saw a nearly 10% rebound to $0.24 after sinking to $0.192. However, the token remains down 99% from its Sept. 9 peak of $199.51. Market Volatility and Post-Launch Slump Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin rose nearly 10% Tuesday, defying a broader crypto market sell-off triggered by the U.S. Senate’s failed CLARITY Act vote. […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara15h ago