Market Brief

Saturday, September 12, 2026

2026-09-12

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GCG Research Desk

BTC $77,012-1.2%

ETH $2,478.63-1.5%

Sentiment: Greed (69)

Bitcoin slides to $77,012 as CLARITY Act odds collapse to 16% on Polymarket, erasing Monday's rally.

Regulatory

CLARITY Act odds fall to 16% as key Democrats resist GOP's final offer.

via CoinTelegraph

House crypto tax package omits mining and staking reward deferral provisions.

via CoinTelegraph

Bank trade groups demand stricter stablecoin limits in CLARITY Act.

via CoinTelegraph

DOJ seeks $61M in USDT tied to sanctioned Iranian oil sales.

via CoinTelegraph

Bitcoin drops 1.2% to $77,012, giving back Monday's gain.

via CoinTelegraph

Ethereum falls 1.5% to $2,478.63 as altcoins track BTC lower.

via CoinTelegraph

Bitcoin short-term holders hit 30-day profit streak, CryptoQuant reports.

via CoinTelegraph

Fear & Greed Index reads 69, still in Greed territory.

Strive's bitcoin stash hits 25,000 BTC after $36.6M purchase.

via CoinTelegraph

Bernstein says market has 'definitely not priced in' CLARITY Act surprise.

via CoinTelegraph

Nigel Farage-backed Stack BTC eyes $16M gold dealer deal for bitcoin buy.

via CoinTelegraph

Solana triples transaction size limit on mainnet, narrowing Ethereum gap.

via CoinTelegraph

Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says.

via CoinTelegraph

XRP Ledger one vote away from starting next payments upgrade.

via CoinDesk

CoinEx ceases operations after 9 years, citing significant crypto contraction.

via CoinTelegraph

Coding mistake lets hacker drain $7.8M from a crypto wallet.

via CoinTelegraph

Analysis by Global Coin Guide Research • Data: CoinGecko, CoinTelegraph, CoinDesk, Decrypt