BTC traded at $75,920, down 1.32% over 24 hours, while ETH stood at $2,402.82, down 2.94%. Gold was at $4,388.50 and silver at $65.080; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fell 0.45% and 0.65%, respectively, while WTI and Brent fell 1.81% and 0.89%.
1. Fed announces rate decision tonight with BTC near $75,900
The Federal Reserve announces its rate decision tonight and will release the latest Summary of Economic Projections along with the dot plot. Kalshi prices an 87% chance of a 25-basis-point hike, up from about 30% on Aug 27, and traders are now pricing a second hike in December. The 10-year Treasury yield holds above 5%, the S&P 500 stood at 7,585.73 and the Nasdaq 100 at 28,937.84, with BTC at $75,920.
Assets to watch: BTC, SPX500, NAS100
2. Clarity Act fails Senate vote as BTC dips below $75,000
A key procedural vote on the Clarity Act failed to pass. BTC briefly fell below $75,000 before recovering to about $75,600, while XRP dropped 10.38% and Stellar (XLM) fell 10.66%, with the PayFi sector down 8.44% over 24 hours.
Assets to watch: BTC, XRP, XLM
3. Bitcoin and Ether ETFs shed $591M in outflows
Bitcoin spot ETFs saw total net outflows of $450 million yesterday (Sept 15 U.S. time), led by Fidelity's ETF at $215 million, followed by BlackRock's at $162 million. Ether spot ETFs posted net outflows of $141 million the same day, led by BlackRock's ETF at $97.97 million.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
4. Spot gold tops $4,340 as silver gains nearly 2%
Spot gold broke above $4,340 an ounce intraday and last traded at $4,388.50, up 1.29% over 24 hours, while spot silver stood at $65.08, up 1.92%.
Assets to watch: XAU, XAG
5. SoftBank commits $64.6B to OpenAI
SoftBank has committed $64.6 billion to OpenAI, while its five-year credit default swaps traded near 383.2 basis points, close to the highest since 2023. OpenAI is in early talks with investors over a new pre-IPO funding round at a valuation above $1.2 trillion.
Assets to watch: OPENAI
6. Microsoft to host Windows and Surface event on Oct 7
Microsoft announced an Oct 7 event in San Francisco focused on how on-device AI will shape the next generation of PCs. CEO Satya Nadella and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are set to attend, with pricing and availability of the RTX Spark PC and Surface Laptop Ultra expected to be central.
Assets to watch: MSFT, NVDA
7. Solana lender Kamino appoints new CEO, opens NYC HQ
Kamino has appointed Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz as CEO and opened a New York headquarters to expand its U.S. and institutional business. Kamino describes itself as the largest lending protocol on Solana, with cumulative volume above $650 billion.
Assets to watch: SOL
8. Lido proposes $1.5M market-making budget
A Lido governance forum proposal would authorize a conditional LDO market-making program for centralized exchanges, drawing up to $1.5 million in recallable LDO from the DAO treasury plus up to $480,000 in USDC for fixed service fees over up to 12 months.
Assets to watch: LDO
9. New wallet buys $7.72M of HYPE via FalconX
A newly created wallet bought about 99,800 HYPE for roughly $7.72 million through FalconX about two hours ago.
Assets to watch: HYPE
Market snapshot
BTC: $75,920 (24h -1.32%) | ETH: $2,402.82 (24h -2.94%)
Gold: $4,388.50 (+1.29%) | Silver: $65.080 (+1.92%)
WTI: $103.91 (-1.81%) | Brent: $107.78 (-0.89%)
S&P 500: 7,585.73 (-0.45%) | Nasdaq 100: 28,937.84 (-0.65%)
1. Fed announces rate decision tonight with BTC near $75,900
The Federal Reserve announces its rate decision tonight and will release the latest Summary of Economic Projections along with the dot plot. Kalshi prices an 87% chance of a 25-basis-point hike, up from about 30% on Aug 27, and traders are now pricing a second hike in December. The 10-year Treasury yield holds above 5%, the S&P 500 stood at 7,585.73 and the Nasdaq 100 at 28,937.84, with BTC at $75,920.
Assets to watch: BTC, SPX500, NAS100
2. Clarity Act fails Senate vote as BTC dips below $75,000
A key procedural vote on the Clarity Act failed to pass. BTC briefly fell below $75,000 before recovering to about $75,600, while XRP dropped 10.38% and Stellar (XLM) fell 10.66%, with the PayFi sector down 8.44% over 24 hours.
Assets to watch: BTC, XRP, XLM
3. Bitcoin and Ether ETFs shed $591M in outflows
Bitcoin spot ETFs saw total net outflows of $450 million yesterday (Sept 15 U.S. time), led by Fidelity's ETF at $215 million, followed by BlackRock's at $162 million. Ether spot ETFs posted net outflows of $141 million the same day, led by BlackRock's ETF at $97.97 million.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
4. Spot gold tops $4,340 as silver gains nearly 2%
Spot gold broke above $4,340 an ounce intraday and last traded at $4,388.50, up 1.29% over 24 hours, while spot silver stood at $65.08, up 1.92%.
Assets to watch: XAU, XAG
5. SoftBank commits $64.6B to OpenAI
SoftBank has committed $64.6 billion to OpenAI, while its five-year credit default swaps traded near 383.2 basis points, close to the highest since 2023. OpenAI is in early talks with investors over a new pre-IPO funding round at a valuation above $1.2 trillion.
Assets to watch: OPENAI
6. Microsoft to host Windows and Surface event on Oct 7
Microsoft announced an Oct 7 event in San Francisco focused on how on-device AI will shape the next generation of PCs. CEO Satya Nadella and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are set to attend, with pricing and availability of the RTX Spark PC and Surface Laptop Ultra expected to be central.
Assets to watch: MSFT, NVDA
7. Solana lender Kamino appoints new CEO, opens NYC HQ
Kamino has appointed Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz as CEO and opened a New York headquarters to expand its U.S. and institutional business. Kamino describes itself as the largest lending protocol on Solana, with cumulative volume above $650 billion.
Assets to watch: SOL
8. Lido proposes $1.5M market-making budget
A Lido governance forum proposal would authorize a conditional LDO market-making program for centralized exchanges, drawing up to $1.5 million in recallable LDO from the DAO treasury plus up to $480,000 in USDC for fixed service fees over up to 12 months.
Assets to watch: LDO
9. New wallet buys $7.72M of HYPE via FalconX
A newly created wallet bought about 99,800 HYPE for roughly $7.72 million through FalconX about two hours ago.
Assets to watch: HYPE
Market snapshot
BTC: $75,920 (24h -1.32%) | ETH: $2,402.82 (24h -2.94%)
Gold: $4,388.50 (+1.29%) | Silver: $65.080 (+1.92%)
WTI: $103.91 (-1.81%) | Brent: $107.78 (-0.89%)
S&P 500: 7,585.73 (-0.45%) | Nasdaq 100: 28,937.84 (-0.65%)