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Bitcoin faced this week’s second major Washington catalyst on Sep. 16, with the Federal Reserve hiking the interest rates after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act a day earlier. The Federal Open Market Committee voted 12-0 to raise the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%, its first increase since 2023. The Fed said inflation “remains elevated” and that the move would support a timelier return to its 2% target. The unanimous hike puts the central bank directly at odds with President Donald Trump, who has called for lower borrowing costs and said earlier this…

Industry recognition highlights AML RightSource’s expertise in helping organizations navigate evolving crypto and digital asset regulations HIGHLAND HILLS, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AML RightSource, a global expert solutions provider of financial crime compliance managed services and advisory solutions, has been recognized by CobraSight with a 2026 Crypto & Digital Assets Growth Partner Award in the Licensing & Compliance category. The award recognizes firms that demonstrate deep expertise, specialization, and experience supporting organizations operating within the digital asset ecosystem. As digital assets continue to move further into the financial mainstream, organizations face an increasingly complex regulatory environment. New and evolving…

Willemstad, Curacao, September 17th, 2026, PlayNewswire 1win, a leading crypto casino and betting platform, is introducing Provably Fair technology that lets crypto players independently verify game fairness. The technology becomes available on Coin Flip and Dice on September 17, 2026, and will expand to more of 1win’s crypto games in the coming months. Provably Fair is a cryptographic system widely used in crypto-native gaming. Its core principle is simple. Before a round begins, the platform commits to the data used to determine the result. This commitment is cryptographically secured, as the server automatically records the original game input after a…

A rising share of builders are slashing prices on newly built homes despite increasing construction costs, as buyers get spooked by high mortgage rates.

The hackers behind a data breach at Revolut are demanding $3 million worth of monero (XMR) within 24 hours, threatening to sell the stolen customer data to other criminal groups if the bank refuses to pay, according to the Financial Times.The group, which calls itself “iamnotavillain,” posted the demand Wednesday alongside a countdown clock, the FT reported. It asked Revolut to send 6,000 XMR, a cryptocurrency designed to obscure transaction details.At least 680 Revolut customer accounts were affected by the breach, according to the report.The hackers told the FT they chose their targets using blockchain analysis to find Revolut accounts…

Gold (GC=F) December futures opened at $4,333 per troy ounce on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, flat from Tuesday’s close. Gold moved higher in early trading this morning to $4,389.40 per troy ounce as of 6:38 a.m. ET. Gold prices have settled in the $4,300 range all week as gold investors and others await the Fed’s rate decision this afternoon. If the Fed raises rates, it will be the first increase in three years. According to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, there is still a 92.5% chance the Fed will raise the target range for the fed funds rate by 25…

New York, United States, September 16th, 2026, Chainwire Co-founder John Lilic to lay out Tria’s institutional self-custody thesis as the company brings the infrastructure behind its profitable global neobank to major platforms Tria, the self-custodial neofinance platform for trading, earning, spending and moving assets across chains, today announced a major presence at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 (KBW2026), joining as a Diamond Sponsor and bringing CEO Vijit Katta and Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer John Lilic to Seoul. Tria is one of only two Diamond Sponsors announced for KBW2026, which runs September 29 through October 1. The sponsorship comes as Tria…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 16th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, today launched “Test Your Wall Street DNA,” a new campaign built around the theme “Different Traders. Different Styles. Different Ways to Participate.” Following its “Trade Wall Street, Without Walls” initiative, MEXC is taking the next step in supporting retail investors by helping users better understand their own trading preferences and discover participation methods that align with their individual goals. The previous “Trade Wall Street, Without Walls” campaign explored how traditional market barriers, including access, cost, time and capital constraints, have historically limited retail participation. As financial…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 16th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its July–August 2026 security report. The report shows that MEXC successfully intercepted all 215 reports involving risk-related funds during the period, covering approximately 38.66 million USDT. The total balance of the Futures Insurance Fund rose to 792 million USDT. Meanwhile, the reserve ratios for BTC, ETH, USDT, and USDC all remained above 100%. In July and August 2026, the crypto industry recorded 184 security incidents, with reported losses totaling approximately $535 million. Phishing and fraud incidents, together with endpoint and supply-chain security incidents, accounted…

London, United Kingdom, September 16th, 2026, Chainwire New developments extend BASIS across real-world asset and AI-native infrastructure while introducing automated reward restaking for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG participants BASIS, the institutional-grade crypto yield and staking platform built on market-neutral execution infrastructure, is continuing to expand its institutional footprint with three new developments: an ecosystem partnership with XDC Network, a collaboration with Zypher DAO, and em-dash (Auto Earn an automated) reward restaking feature now live for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG participants. Yield Infrastructure Meets Real-World Financial Infrastructure BASIS and XDC Network have announced a new partnership exploring opportunities at…