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Issue #96 · Thursday, September 17, 2026 | | Market mood Neutral · 50/100 ▼ from 51 yesterday | | Bitcoin held steady near $76,000 as the Federal Reserve raised rates, while Zcash surged 20% following a major institutional investment disclosure. |
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☀ The Numbers | Bitcoin (BTC) | $76,320 +0.5%
-2.1% this week | | Ethereum (ETH) | $2,435 +1.2%
-1.4% this week | | Total crypto market | $2.62T -1.8% | | BTC dominance 58.3% · BTC 39% below its all-time high |
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☀ The Movers Top gainers (24h) | MCAT Marscat Token | +183.0% | | NEAR NEAR Protocol | +15.7% | | LIT Lighter | +13.4% | | ZEC Zcash | +11.8% |
| Top losers (24h) | STABLE Stable | -12.1% | | BTW Bitway | -10.8% | | SKY Sky | -3.5% | | RAIN Rain | -3.3% |
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From the top 100 coins by market cap. |
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☀ The Read Where the chart sits — description, not prediction Bitcoin is trading above both its 50-day ($72.1K) and 200-day ($70.3K) averages — the longer-term trend reads as up. Over the past 30 days it has traded between $69.3K and $81.3K; today's price sits in the middle third of that range. RSI(14) is 29 — territory traditionally described as oversold. See all nine coins on the daily markets page → |
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☀ The Brief | | House Committee Advances US Bitcoin Reserve Bill A House committee voted to advance legislation that would establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the US government, though with reduced Federal Reserve funding provisions and scaled-back transparency requirements. (Decrypt) |
| | Crypto Markets Rally Through Fed Rate Increase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rose as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, with Fed projections suggesting only one additional hike ahead, potentially easing pressure on risk assets. (CoinDesk) |
| | Paradigm's ZEC Investment Triggers Zcash 20% Gain Zcash jumped 20 percent after venture capital firm Paradigm disclosed it made a significant investment in the cryptocurrency, marking major institutional interest in the privacy-focused asset. (Cointelegraph) |
| | Revolut Confirms Breach, Denies Ransom Contact Revolut disclosed it experienced a security breach after receiving public ransom demands totaling millions in crypto, but stated it has had no direct communication with the alleged attackers. (Cointelegraph) |
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