Market Brief

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

2026-09-16

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GCG Research Desk

BTC $75,907-1.5%

ETH $2,403.47-3.2%

Sentiment: Neutral (51)

Bitcoin slid 1.5% to $75,907 as the CLARITY Act failed a Senate vote and ETF outflows hit $450 million.

Regulatory

CLARITY Act stalls in Senate, failing to clear key procedural vote.

via CoinTelegraph

Coinbase-backed crypto group warns of midterm payback after CLARITY Act failure.

via CoinTelegraph

ECB seeks online merchants for 2027 digital euro pilot program.

via CoinTelegraph

UK commits $676 million and 500 new officers to money laundering crackdown.

via CoinDesk

Bitcoin ETFs shed $450 million as CLARITY Act fails Senate vote.

via CoinTelegraph

Coinbase Premium hits one-month low, signaling weak US demand.

via CoinTelegraph

Bitcoin traders brace for Fed hike; surprise hold poses bigger risk.

via CoinTelegraph

Zcash climbs 6% as major cryptocurrencies slide ahead of Fed decision.

via CoinDesk

Deutsche Bank awaits regulatory approval to launch institutional crypto custody.

via CoinTelegraph

Two Prime launches $10 million bitcoin yield vault for onchain finance.

via CoinTelegraph

Circle debuts Arc blockchain, calls it 'more consequential' than USDC.

via CoinDesk

Tonkeeper adds Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tron support, rebrands as Keeper.

via Decrypt

Ethiopia cuts Bitcoin miners' power by 77% amid hydropower shortage.

via CoinTelegraph

Phemex CEO says AI has been 'net negative' for crypto industry.

via CoinTelegraph

CoinEx shuts down after nine years, gives users until December to withdraw.

via Decrypt

US charges ex-Robinhood engineers with insider trading on Hyperliquid perpetuals.

via CoinTelegraph

Italy investigates government email breach linked to Revolut data leak.

via CoinTelegraph

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