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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.

Friday, September 18, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin rallies after BOJ’s 1.25% hike, but the real yen-carry test starts next week

    BTC

  2. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    CFTC Sends Proposal To Regulate Crypto Transactions Following Clarity Act Fail

    BTC

  3. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Will Hit $1 Million, Says Kevin O’Leary—But There’s a Quantum Catch

    BTCETH

  4. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    Bitcoin Price Surges Over $81,000 Despite Clarity Act Fail and Interest Rate Hike

    BTC

  5. Decrypt
    XRP Surges 6.9% as Bitcoin Rebound Reopens Door to Golden Cross

    BTCXRP

  6. CryptoSlate
    Why Bitcoin hit $80k today hours before bad US data even landed

    BTC

  7. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Community Recognizes Quantum Computing Risk: VanEck

    BTC

  8. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin hits $81K as US bond yields rebound on global oil woes

    BTC

  9. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Blasts Past $80K and a Fresh Short Squeeze Is On

    BTC

  10. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    HYPE hits record above $90 as Hyperliquid launches manual borrowing

    HYPEBTCUSDTUSDC

  11. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin adds to bull-market hopes as price metric prints fourth-ever bullish cross

    BTC

  12. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin weathers September storm as rate hikes and Clarity act setback test bulls

    BTC

  13. CoinDesk+1 desk
    Live updates: HYPE leads altcoin rally as bitcoin recovers toward $78,000

    BTCHYPESOL

  14. DecryptNotable
    Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchange Behind Iran's Bitcoin Tolls on Hormuz Ships

    BTC

  15. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin cycle bottom may already be in at $58K, says analyst James Check

    BTC

  16. CoinDesk+1 desk
    Iran’s Strait of Hormuz toll booth ran through a bitcoin exchange, U.S. says

    BTC

  17. CoinDesk+1 desk
    Corporate treasuries bought just 5,900 bitcoin in 3 months. Other demand signals look weak, too.

    BTC

  18. CoinDesk
    Ether and XRP ETFs post outflows as bitcoin moves above $77,000

    BTCETHXRPZEC

  19. CoinDesk
    Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. Bitcoin rises against yen

    BTC

  20. CointelegraphNotable
    US sanctions Iran’s BitBank, saying it processes ‘Hormuz Safe’ Bitcoin payments

    BTC

  21. Bitcoin Magazine
    Dan Hillery: Digital Credit Could Rival BTC’s $1.5 Trillion Market Cap

    BTC

Thursday, September 17, 2026

  1. Bitcoin MagazineMajor
    Bitcoin Price Unlikely To Be Bothered by Interest Rate Hike: Grayscale

    BTC

  2. The Block+2 desksNotable
    US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank over alleged bitcoin transfers to IRGC

    BTC

  3. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin ETFs Could Triple Gold Counterparts as Asset Matures: Expert

    BTC

  4. The Block
    JPMorgan says bitcoin could get more support than gold if ETF hedging eases

    BTC

  5. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    SEC Green Lights Tokenized Stock Trading Despite Clarity Act Fail

    BTC

  6. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Bounces as Markets Brace for the Fed’s Next Move

    BTC

  7. CointelegraphMajor
    Bitcoin coils near $76.5K as US stocks rebound from Fed rate hike

    BTC

  8. Bitcoin Magazine
    Ric Edelman: Buying Bitcoin Today Is Like Buying Amazon in 1999

    BTC

  9. CoinDesk
    Crypto for Advisors: Beyond bitcoin and ether

    BTCETH

  10. CryptoSlateNotable
    Lawmakers pass bill to freeze federal Bitcoin holdings for two decades

    BTC

  11. CryptoSlate
    Why standard Bitcoin transfer figures are off by up to six times, according to the BIS

    BTC

  12. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin treasury firms can outperform BTC... but is the risk worth taking?

    BTC

  13. CryptoSlate
    A $29B private exodus from US bonds is threatening Bitcoin’s next big rally

    BTC

  14. Decrypt
    Zcash Closes On $1,400 After Coinholders Vote to Keep Bitcoin-Style Halvings

    BTCZEC

  15. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin’s Realized Cap contracts for the first time in a month as BTC price faces a $71,300 risk

    BTC

  16. CointelegraphNotable
    State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds

    BNBBTCAPTTRX

  17. The Block
    Grayscale’s Pandl still sees bitcoin’s $58K low as the bottom, gives clients ‘green light’

    BTC

  18. CoinDeskNotable
    Live updates: Zcash jumps 17% as $345 million of liquidations hit crypto traders

    ZECBTC

  19. CoinDesk
    Crypto rallies through the Fed's first rate increase since 2023

    BTCZEC

  20. CryptoSlate
    Why the Fed balance sheet is lying to you about the next Bitcoin rally

    BTC

  21. Decrypt
    House Committee Advances US Bitcoin Reserve Bill on Party-Line Split

    BTC

  22. The Block
    Bitwise CIO Hougan revises Clarity Act outlook, says crypto bull market may continue without legislation

    BTC

  23. CryptoSlateNotable
    Bitcoin holds $76,000 after Fed rate hike, but 4 demand signals flash warning

    BTC

  24. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin treasuries buy just 5.9K BTC in three months as paper losses linger

    BTC

  25. CoinDeskNotable
    Bitcoin faces 2022 parallels as federal reserve resumes rate hikes

    BTC

  26. CoinDesk
    U.S. diesel prices hit record high as bitcoin and gold struggle

    BTC

  27. CointelegraphMajor
    BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure

    BTC

  28. CoinDesk+1 desk
    Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023

    BTCZEC

  29. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin absorbs Fed rate hike as officials see more tightening

    BTC

  30. The Block
    House committee moves to codify Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

    BTC

  31. CointelegraphNotable
    US lawmakers advance bill to lock Trump’s Bitcoin reserve into law

    BTC

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin miners have amassed $100 billion of AI deals, but almost none of the revenue exists yet

    BTC

  2. Bitcoin Magazine
    Peter Schiff: “The Fed Has Already Lost The Battle Against Inflation” & BTC vs GOLD Debate

    BTC

  3. The BlockMajor
    Bitcoin, ether swing after unanimous quarter-point Fed rate hike as Warsh takes aim at inflation

    BTCETH

  4. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Price Wobbles Before Settling After Fed Raises Rates

    BTC

  5. CoinDesk+2 desksMajor
    Revolut hackers demand $3 million in Monero, threaten to sell customer data

    XMRBTC

  6. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Core Software Update Aims for Speed and Security Patches

    BTC

  7. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin’s Fed move could run straight into a $6.3 billion IBIT options wall

    BTC

  8. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    CFTC Chairman Says Agency Will Write Crypto Rules After Clarity Act Vote Fails

    BTC