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Gathered from the major desks

The Wire

Headlines as they are published, grouped when several desks report the same story, with paid posts left out. Each one links to the desk that wrote it.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

  1. CoinDesk+1 desk
    Fed raises rates by 25 basis points in first hike since July 2023

    BTCZEC

  2. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Is on Sale and Should Be Accumulated, Says Morgan Creek Capital CEO

    BTC

  3. Bitcoin Magazine
    The Quantum Issue: To Freeze Coins Or Not

    BTC

  4. Decrypt
    Bitcoin ETFs Had Their Worst Day Since June Following Failed Clarity Act Vote

    BTCETHXRP

  5. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin awaits Fed rate decision below $76K as analysis discounts ‘dovish surprise’ odds

    BTC

  6. CryptoSlate+1 deskMajor
    Celsius sues BitMEX for $495 million just 11 days before exchange shutdown

    BTC

  7. Bitcoin Magazine
    How MSCI Shifted from Objective Benchmark to Defacto Market Regulator

    BTC

  8. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin absorbs initial pre-Fed sell-off, leaving $70K as a critical test for Warsh’s Fed decision

    BTC

  9. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Hovers at $76K as Analysts Argue the Fed Matters More Than Clarity Act

    BTC

  10. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin Core 32 enters final testing with faster validation, fee changes and security fixes

    BTC

  11. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed

    BTC

  12. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin traders brace for Fed hike, but a surprise hold could pose bigger risk

    BTC

  13. CoinDesk
    Two Prime makes onchain finance push with $10 million-backed bitcoin yield vault

    BTC

  14. CoinDesk
    Live updates: Zcash climbs 6% as majors slide ahead of Fed rate decision

    ZECBTC

  15. Cointelegraph
    Deutsche Bank awaits regulatory nod to launch institutional crypto custody solutions

    BTCETH

  16. Cointelegraph
    Ethiopia cuts Bitcoin miners’ power by 77% amid hydropower shortage: Report

    BTC

  17. The Block+3 desks
    Deutsche Bank plans bitcoin, ether custody for institutional clients in Europe

    BTCETHUSDC

  18. CryptoSlate
    The Standard Chartered Effect: Is bank research becoming crypto’s new short-term catalyst?

    ARBBTC

  19. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    Bitcoin Coinbase Premium hits monthly low as CLARITY Act vote squeezes US demand

    BTC

  20. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin ETF exits erase Monday’s rebound as spot selling deepens before the Fed

    BTC

  21. Decrypt
    Tonkeeper Becomes Keeper as Wallet Adds Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tron

    ETHBTCTRX

  22. CryptoSlateNotable
    Bitcoin drops below $76,000 as Senate rejects CLARITY Act motion

    BTC

  23. CoinDesk
    Fed meeting is shaping up to be a nightmare for Warsh. Bitcoin might still shine

    BTC

  24. CryptoSlate
    Brazil’s B3 gets DIGY11, a new ETF tracking Bitcoin treasury preferred stock

    BTC

  25. CoinDesk
    Zcash holders overwhelmingly back faster transactions and bitcoin-style halvings

    BTCZEC

  26. CoinDesk
    Crypto longs worth $570 million wiped out as Clarity Act fails

    BTCETH

  27. Cointelegraph+1 deskNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs shed $450M in biggest outflow since June

    BTC

  28. The Block
    ‘Nothing truly structural’: Analysts downplay Clarity Act defeat as bitcoin, major crypto stocks dip

    BTC

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

  1. DecryptNotable
    Wall Street Bets on Fed Rate Hike: Here's What It Means for Bitcoin, Bonds and Trump

    BTC

  2. Cointelegraph
    BIS paper finds major gap in Bitcoin onchain transfer estimates

    BTCETH

  3. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    Bitcoin, BTC-Related Stocks Tumble After Senate Blocks Clarity Act

    BTC

  4. Bitcoin Magazine
    Strive’s Matt Cole: Bitcoin is Primed for 30% Growth into 2030

    BTC

  5. CointelegraphNotable
    Crypto stocks slide after CLARITY Act fails to advance in Senate

    BTC

  6. Bitcoin Magazine
    Lightning Lands on BitBox — And It Doesn’t Ask for a New Seed Phrase

    BTC

  7. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    Senate Blocks Clarity Act, Likely Killing It for 2026

    BTC

  8. Bitcoin Magazine
    Why the Clarity Act Could Decide America’s Financial Future w/ John Deaton

    BTC

  9. CryptoSlate
    Major Bitcoin Core update changes default wallet protocols, risking temporary disruption across popular apps

    BTC

  10. DecryptNotable
    Crypto Reacts: Bitcoin Slides as Clarity Act Fails to Clear Senate Vote

    BTC

  11. Bitcoin Magazine
    AI Could Be Bitcoin’s Next Onboarding Engine, Nakamoto CEO Says

    BTC

  12. CryptoSlate
    Why Japan’s 3.8% bond shock is quietly setting a trap for Bitcoin

    BTC

  13. CryptoSlate+1 desk
    Why a CLARITY victory may still leave Bitcoin trapped at $76,000

    BTCXRP

  14. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin price falls to $75.6K September low as global bonds hit multidecade highs

    BTC

  15. The Block
    Bitcoin price recovery unlikely to lure AI-focused miners back, CoinShares says

    BTC

  16. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin’s newest mobile privacy feature can make your incoming money completely invisible

    BTC

  17. DecryptNotable
    Bitcoin Sinks as the Senate's Clarity Act Showdown Looms

    BTC

  18. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin ETF inflows are back, but BlackRock is carrying the market into the Fed meeting

    BTC

  19. CoinDeskMajor
    A hacker turned 25 cents of bitcoin into 46 billion fake BTC tokens on a DeFi bridge

    BTC

  20. Bitcoin Magazine
    Strike CEO Jack Mallers: Inflation Outlook, Bond Stress and BTC vs Gold

    BTC

  21. Bitcoin Magazine
    Will the Clarity Act Pass the Senate? | Connor Brown, Bitcoin Policy Institute

    BTC

  22. The Block+2 desks
    Standard Chartered sees Arbitrum at $10 by end-2030, up 70-fold

    ARBBTCETH

  23. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin needs to reach $82,900 to outrun a looming miner margin squeeze

    BTC

  24. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin gives back Monday's gain as Clarity Act odds fade on Polymarket

    BTC

  25. CryptoSlate
    Altcoins gained 21% and still lost ground to Bitcoin. What would finally turn the tables?

    BTC

  26. CoinDesk
    Nigel Farage-backed Stack BTC plans to acquire a gold dealer for $16 million to fund bitcoin buy

    BTC

  27. NewsBTC
    MEXC’s September 2026 Proof of Reserves Reaffirms Full Backing of User Assets, BTC Reserve Ratio Increases to 297%

    BTC

  28. The Block
    Tonkeeper rebrands as Keeper with support for 7 networks, including Bitcoin and Ethereum

    ETHBTC

  29. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin short-term holders hit 30-day profit streak as bull-market odds improve: CryptoQuant

    BTC

  30. CoinDesk
    Live updates: Bitcoin slumps as Clarity Act passage odds fade

    BTC

  31. The Block+4 desksNotable
    US DOJ seeks $61 million in crypto proceeds from illicit Iranian oil sales laundered on Binance

    USDTTRXBTC

  32. CoinDeskNotable
    Bitcoin slips to $77,800 as Senate Clarity Act vote nears and oil prices climb

    BTC