The crypto market saw a strong surge over the past few hours, with Bitcoin reclaiming $78,000 and several altcoins accelerating sharply. HYPE, SOL, ZEC, DOGE, XRP, and ETH also moved higher, while the total market value increased by around 2%. (CoinDesk)
📊 What’s most striking? Trading volume and participation rose during the move, signaling much more intense buying activity.
⚠️ Still, after such a fast rally, profit-taking and volatility can also appear.
Crypto is waking up again. Will this be the start of another push? 🚀
📰 Bitcoin stays near $76,000 after the Fed rate hike
September 17, 2026 — Crypto
Bitcoin trades around $76,000–$77,000 after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its interest rate by 25 basis points, bringing it to a range of 3.75%–4.00%.
Despite the pressure that a more restrictive monetary policy typically puts on risk assets, BTC has shown a relatively steady response, while Ethereum is also posting gains during the session.
In addition, the market remains focused on the failure of the CLARITY Act in the U.S. Senate and on the next regulatory moves regarding cryptocurrencies.
Donald Trump said today that the United States should have interest rates of 1% or less, pushing for a much more flexible monetary policy.
However, the Federal Reserve raised its rate to 3.9%, marking a clear difference from Trump’s stance.
📊 What does it mean for crypto? Lower rates usually support liquidity and can increase interest in risk assets like Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, although they don’t guarantee price increases.
📉 BTC retreats as the market awaits the Federal Reserve’s decision
September 16, 2026 — Crypto Market
Bitcoin is trading around $75,900 after recording a decline of nearly 4% following the U.S. Senate’s rejection of moving forward with the CLARITY Act, a proposal aimed at establishing a broader regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency market.
The move also impacted other major cryptocurrencies. Ethereum and XRP saw declines as investors additionally await the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision scheduled for today.
🔎 What’s moving the market?
* Bitcoin: around $75,900. * Ethereum: also faces selling pressure. * XRP: has suffered a sharper drop. * CLARITY Act: failed to advance in the Senate vote, with a 49–50 outcome. * Fed: the market remains focused on today’s interest-rate decision.
Conclusion: BTC is showing an interesting recovery after the strong rejection at 77,620, but it is now just below an important resistance. If it breaks 78,800 with volume, it could again target 79,170–79,485. If it loses 78,350, the risk of retesting 77,620 increases.
🏦 Bank of America points to a scenario that deserves attention heading into September:
📉 If stocks suffer a significant drop, systematic strategies like CTAs and volatility control funds could generate up to $163 BILLION in potential sales.
💰 In the opposite scenario, the estimated buying capacity would be approximately $9 BILLION.
That implies a difference of around 18x between potential selling pressure and buying capacity.
⚠️ Also, periods when companies cut back on stock buybacks could leave the market with less support.
Important: the $163B represent a potential scenario, NOT a guaranteed sale.
And although this analysis mainly refers to the stock market, a sharp drop in traditional markets could increase pressure on risk assets like Bitcoin and XRP.
👀 September could be a month to watch very closely.
We entered at $0.01133 and the price went up to $0.01174, securing an excellent profit in a quick move. 🔥
The key is not to chase the price, but to wait for a good entry and be patient. The market always gives opportunities; we just have to know how to identify and take advantage of them. 💰📊
The strategy remains SPOT and without leverage. I won't go in all at once; I will reserve capital to confirm a recovery of 0.01148–0.01155.
📌 Important: since the previous analysis did not play out, I have not made any entry so far, as the price did not reach the 0.0130–0.0131 zone we had set. I prefer to stay out rather than enter on impulse and unnecessarily increase the risk.
HEMI comes from a strong rebound and is now consolidating around 0.01615. The key zone is between 0.01610 and 0.01636. If it manages to recover 0.01636 with volume, we could look again at 0.01675–0.01707. For now, patience: better to wait for confirmation than to jump in impulsively. The market rewards those who know how to wait. 📈