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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw about $746M leave over Sept 15–16 as the Senate failed CLARITY cloture and the Fed delivered its first hike since 2023. BTC dipped under $76K briefly, then stabilized near $76.4K–$76.5K.
Days after the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate, SEC Chair Paul Atkins unveiled a notice-based, five-year conditional exemption for tokenized securities venues using AMMs—real ownership only, issuer veto included.
Privacy coin ZEC jumped about 23% to near $1,369 as Bitcoin held above $76K—helped by a “priced in” Fed quarter-point hike and Paradigm’s Matt Huang calling Zcash a private complement to Bitcoin.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their worst day since June as the Senate killed cloture on the Clarity Act 49–50—and Ethereum funds joined the exit.
USDC’s issuer just lit up a payments-focused Layer 1 with BlackRock, Visa, DTCC and a long institutional roll call—plus a 10-billion-token mint that isn’t (yet) a public launch.
The v0.3-rc1 preview adds splice flexibility, while its compatibility notes give wallet developers homework before an upgrade.
The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol team has a Reddit AMA scheduled for 14:00 UTC. Questions are already being collected.
The 0.21.5.8 maintenance release focuses on validation, relay and resource handling—not price predictions.
A stablecoin’s name tells you its ambition. Reserves and redemption rules tell you much more.
Glamsterdam is still an upgrade in development. The distinction matters when the headlines get excited.
