Bitcoin hovers near $76,900 as markets digest the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate increase.

Market Updates & Price Action

Bitcoin & Macro: BTC climbed to around $76,900 following the Fed's rate hike, while facing potential volatility from upcoming options walls.

Altcoins: Zcash (ZEC) jumped sharply following a disclosed stake by Paradigm and strong momentum. Ethena expanded its USDe stablecoin ecosystem to TRON.

Regulation & Industry News

US Senate Vote: Senate Democrats blocked the crypto regulatory Clarity Act framework over political and ethics disputes regarding presidential investments, causing brief pullbacks in tokens like Aave.

UK Crackdown: Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) targeted three London locations in a crackdown on illegal, unregistered peer-to-peer crypto trading.

Corporate & Infrastructure: S&P Global announced an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin, and Circle's Arc blockchain launch saw heavy memecoin activity on its debut.
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