Author: Jeremy Ryan

Q4 is just around the corner, and the crypto market is already discussing whether it will be bullish or bearish. Notably, the bears have quite a compelling case. The market has started reacting to the recent 25 bps hike by the Federal Reserve. Goldman Sachs has already priced in another rate hike at the October FOMC, and there are reasons to believe that this hawkish scenario could play out. Why is crypto’s Q4 outlook turning bearish? Following the Fed’s decision, the U.S. 2-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.734%, its highest level in 26 months. Further increases could tighten financial conditions,…

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a five-year pathway for regulated US stocks to trade on blockchain-native venues.The Innovation Exemption came two days after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, a broad crypto market-structure bill that sought to establish statutory rules for digital assets and clarify regulatory responsibilities. The procedural vote failed 49-50, short of the 60 votes needed to move it forward.That failure left the crypto industry without a comprehensive market-structure framework and put greater weight on what regulators can do under existing law.SEC Chair Paul Atkins explicitly tied the Sept. 17 action to…

The Bitcoin [BTC] price has been in decline since the 4th of September. The $80k level, and then the $76k level on Tuesday, the 15th of September, were lost as the market reacted to the increased odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike decision. There were projections for another rate hike, and no cuts in 2027. These factors were expected to pressure crypto. A risk-off sentiment due to rising inflation and tightening liquidity conditions could threaten the nascent Bitcoin recovery. Investors need to pay attention to the first rate hike since 2023 The 2026 Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation is projected…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC] has widened regulatory relief for software companies that connect users to regulated derivatives markets. The decision could help crypto wallets add access to products such as perpetual futures and event contracts without registering as brokers. But this new decision does not offer any direct protection to developers facing criminal allegations like those brought in the Tornado Cash case. CFTC expands earlier Phantom relief The new no-action position was announced by the CFTC’s Market Participants Division on September 17. It expands relief that was previously granted to crypto wallet provider Phantom in March. Other…

Crypto groups are pressing Congress to broaden tax relief after a House panel advanced the first digital-asset tax framework.The House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 10357, the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act, by 38-5 on Sept. 16, sending a package covering crypto payments, stablecoins, trading, lending, staking and mining toward the full House. The committee ordered the amended bill favorably reported after adopting Chairman Jason Smith’s substitute.Industry groups welcomed the vote while signaling that the legislation remains short of several priorities they want addressed before final passage. Those include broader relief for everyday crypto transactions and changes to when…

BlackRock’s latest wallet activity points to a sizable repositioning across its Bitcoin [BTC] and Ethereum [ETH] holdings, with $62 million moving through Coinbase Prime. The transfers involved 656.71 BTC worth about $49.79 million and 5.15K ETH worth roughly $12.28 million. Most Bitcoin moved in two 300 BTC transfers, valued at $22.87 million and $22.64 million, while another 56.71 BTC added $4.28 million. Source: Arkham Meanwhile, its tracked portfolio holds 787.349 K BTC with a total value of $60.15 billion and 3.556 million ETH worth $8.68 billion. As such, the recent Bitcoin transaction represents a very minor percentage of BlackRock’s overall…

Does the crypto market actually need the CLARITY Act? Interestingly, that’s the type of conversation that erupted on social media after the Senate’s failed attempt to pass the act on the 15th of September. From a technical perspective, however, it’s too early to jump to any conclusions about the CLARITY Act’s irrelevance to the crypto market. Following the failed vote, the total crypto market cap plummeted by almost $100 billion, recording a huge 3.34% drop. In fact, this was one of the largest single-day corrections in recent months. The result? A significant technical sweep. Bitcoin [BTC] and other large-cap assets…

Artificial intelligence-linked blockchain, Bittensor [TAO], has seen one of the most significant rises in the past day, with the asset surging more than 10% within this period. The chart analysis shows that the price could see further gains if TAO repeats the gains from previous fractal patterns. As it stands, TAO has just reacted off a key support level on the chart between $211.7 and $215.4. Source: TradingView This level has acted as a key catalyst for a major rally on two separate occasions on the chart, with an average gain of 25.33%, according to data from TradingView, a gain…

The House Financial Services Committee advanced legislation to put a federal Bitcoin reserve into statute on Sept. 16, approving a framework that would require a 20-year holding period and annual independently audited reporting.The panel voted 28–21 to report H.R. 8957 favorably, moving the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 beyond its introduction stage. The measure still requires further legislative action before its proposed custody and holding rules can become law.The legislative effort builds on an existing executive-policy framework. President Donald Trump’s March 6, 2025 order directed the establishment of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and separate digital asset stockpile, restricted disposal…