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The cryptocurrency market is going through a particular moment as the US Federal Reserve has just raised its rates. This decision, the first since 2023, triggered only a limited reaction on bitcoin. On Thursday, investors are watching the next steps of US monetary policy and their potential effect on risky assets. Between bond yields, the dollar, and inflation, the context remains tense. Yet, crypto prices show relative stability, while some altcoins display more marked movements.

Germany now has 89 authorized providers under MiCA, representing 25.5% of the ESMA European registry. At the beginning of July, there were only 58. In just over two months, the country has added 31 more, an increase of over 50%. Banks, wealth managers, and players already specialized in crypto are part of this movement. Deutsche Bank is also preparing its own custody service for the end of the year.

The crypto market is retracing a scenario recently observed during the previous monetary tightening cycle. After the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in more than three years, bitcoin is evolving in a configuration reminiscent of 2022. At that time, its decline preceded the March decision, followed by a temporary rebound and then a new drop. However, the market's maturity limits this comparison. The coming weeks will allow us to observe whether this historical parallel maintains a clear scope.

Bitcoin could very well continue its trajectory despite the blocking of the Clarity Act in the Senate. After the failure of the closure procedure, the probabilities of the bill's adoption this year dropped from 15% to 5% on Polymarket. Bitcoin therefore retreated towards 75,000 dollars at the same time, without any direct link being established between the two movements. A paradox emerges behind this political setback. While Washington is still trying to clarify the crypto market rules, bitcoin already has many major regulatory achievements in the United States.

Bull Bitcoin and Paymium did not obtain the immediate suspension of DAC8 in France. The Council of State rejected their urgent motion against the French decree that organizes the collection and transmission of data on crypto-asset transactions. However, the court did not rule on the merits of the case. The appeal seeking the annulment of decree no. 2025-1276 continues.

Revolut faces new pressure following a data leak revealed a few days earlier. A group calling itself iamnotavillain now demands 6,000 XMR, about 3 million dollars, and threatens to sell stolen information if the fintech does not pay. The attackers set a 24-hour deadline. About 680 clients, including several major crypto holders, are affected. Revolut states it has not received any request directly.

X accelerates its rapprochement with trading. The social network partners with Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Interactive Brokers and Moomoo to allow users easier access to trading platforms from Cashtags displayed in posts. A new step that brings market discussions closer to order execution.

Is the bear market coming to an end? Many signals observed during previous reversals are beginning to reappear in the market. Denny Galindo, from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Global Investment Office, identified six of them, from the cycle calendar to bitcoin mining difficulty. However, not all are green. Some indicators remain far from the levels reached during past lows. Between historical similarities and persistent anomalies, the market might be entering a renewal without having fully left the bear market yet.

Zcash is preparing to drastically reduce the time between its blocks. During the vote organized around the NU7 upgrade, 99.9% of expressed ZEC supported the shift from 75 to 25 seconds. Holders also chose at 98.9% to keep the current halving schedule. About 2.4 million ZEC participated in the vote, out of 3.6 million eligible at the snapshot. For this privacy-focused crypto network, NU7 thus affects both performance and the future issuance of ZEC.

SINGAPORE, 10 September 2026 – TOKEN2049, the world’s largest digital assets conference series, announced the line-up for AFTER 2049, the official closing event of this year’s Singapore edition. Global house icon Claptone headlines, joined by Madrid’s Crusy. Taking place on 9 October 2026 at the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Observation Deck, the night’s lineup is completed by returning acts ANONM and Hong Kong’s Leon (FR), along with Milam and Mo-Shi. 

While Washington is bogged down in its crypto regulatory framework and American bitcoin ETFs lose hundreds of millions, Deutsche Bank is moving forward. The German bank announces a crypto custody service for its institutional clients, planned by the end of 2026. Bitcoin, ether, stablecoins, Europe is banking cryptocurrency.

CoinEx will disappear on December 22, 2026, exactly nine years after its launch. The exchange started reducing its services on September 15 and now asks its users to withdraw their funds. Spot trading will stop on September 29. CoinEx explains its decision by the prolonged weakness of the crypto market, the drop in volumes and liquidity, as well as compliance costs that have become too burdensome.

The 13 Bitcoin spot ETFs listed in the United States recorded net outflows of $450.4 million on Tuesday, September 15, according to data from Farside Investors. A level rarely reached in recent months. On the same day, the US Senate failed to gather the 60 votes necessary to advance the CLARITY Act.

The European Central Bank reaches out to merchants. Since September 15, it has been accepting applications from e-commerce and mobile commerce companies to test the digital euro. The pilot will start in the second half of 2027 and last 12 months. It will bring together merchants, banks, payment service providers, and members of the Eurosystem. A potential issuance is still targeted for 2029, provided the European legislative framework is adopted.

In a few hours, bitcoin erased the rebound that had taken it up to 79579 dollars. BTC fell below 75000 dollars, down to 74984 dollars, its lowest level since August 21. This break occurred less than 24 hours before a key decision by the US Federal Reserve, while a 25 basis points rate hike is expected. With the 77000-dollar support now broken and market sentiment sharply declining, investors face the Fed verdict in a profoundly reshaped configuration.

The CLARITY Act fails in the Senate 49-50, far from the 60 votes required. Despite 126 concessions, US crypto regulation remains blocked, between possible revival and total reset in 2027.

This Tuesday, September 15, the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, with 49 votes against 50, while 60 were needed. After a year of negotiations, political disagreements, mainly around Donald Trump's crypto interests, thwarted the bill. This immediately shook crypto stocks on Wall Street. Can the CLARITY Act still be saved? Has Washington just indefinitely postponed the adoption of a federal framework for cryptos?

The crypto market is entering a new phase according to Dan Tapiero, who sees potential for Bitcoin. The macro investor estimates that its value could reach $20 trillion by 2035, ten times its current level. This projection also concerns Ethereum, Solana, and companies related to digital assets. For Tapiero, several macroeconomic signals marked a possible bottom, while a new driver could come from artificial intelligence agents and their blockchain transactions in the long term.

The US justice system wants to seize 61 million dollars in crypto allegedly from illegal Iranian oil sales. Two Chinese companies are accused of laundering these funds via Binance. Richard Teng denies any involvement of the crypto exchange but Binance’s Iranian history does not fade so quickly.

A few hours before the Fed decision, more than a dozen banks are betting on a 25 basis point rate hike, an outcome currently credited with an 87.3% probability by the market. The main causes are more persistent inflation than expected and an oil price above 100 dollars. Faced with such a tightening of expectations, BTC is trading around 76000 dollars, after having exceeded 79000 dollars. The verdict on Wednesday, September 16, should reshuffle the cards.

Solana has just activated on its mainnet an upgrade awaited for several months. The maximum size of a transaction increases from 1,232 to 4,096 bytes, or 3.3 times more space. The new v1 format has been active since the beginning of epoch 1,035 on September 15. For the crypto ecosystem, the change mainly targets operations too large to fit until now in a single transaction: zero-knowledge proofs, multisignatures, and new onchain signature systems.

The US Senate is set to vote this Tuesday, September 15 at 2:15 PM Washington time, or 8:15 PM in Paris, on the progress of the CLARITY Act, presented as a major text aimed at establishing a comprehensive framework for crypto markets in the United States. This procedural vote requires 60 votes to allow the bill to continue its legislative journey. Republicans, who hold 53 seats in the Senate, will therefore need to gain support from several Democrats or independents. A failure would strongly compromise the adoption of the bill before the end of 2026.

After twelve months of caution, Bitcoin options traders change direction. Since August 20, they pay more to bet on a BTC rise than to protect against a drop, an unprecedented shift in a year. The signal comes while bitcoin trades around $78,278, far from its peak above $126,000 in October 2025. Between dominance of call options, increase in futures positions, and bets concentrated under $100,000, the derivatives market shows renewed but still measured optimism.

BitMine strengthens its Ethereum reserve with 27,180 ETH. Does this new crypto purchase change the game for ETH? Complete analysis.

During the shortened week of September 8, U.S. crypto ETFs recorded nearly $263 million in net outflows. The positive gathering of products related to Ether, XRP, and Solana was masked by withdrawals concentrated on Bitcoin ETFs.

Bitcoin is entering a week dominated by two major political and monetary events. On Tuesday, September 15, the U.S. Senate is set to vote on closing debates on the CLARITY Act. On Wednesday, the FOMC will announce its interest rate decision. However, positioning data shows traders have already adjusted their exposure. Since the beginning of the month, open positions have significantly decreased, while the price has declined more moderately. This reset could already change the dynamics of upcoming sessions.

As I explained in my analysis last week, Bitcoin remains for now in a totally lateral market. The scenario I envisaged continues to unfold: the price oscillates between the 80,000-82,000 dollar zone and the 75,000-76,000 dollar zone, which currently acts as support. And personally, I decided to take advantage of this range rather than try to anticipate a breakout that still hasn't happened.

OpenAI will not go public in 2026. Sam Altman confirms it, security reasons oblige. But behind this virtuous discourse, Trump's ex-IA and crypto Czar, David Sacks, smells a cartel disguised as virtue. Meanwhile, the AI crypto market does not pause.