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Bitcoin coils near $76.5K as US stocks rebound from Fed rate hike

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Bitcoin made modest daily gains as US stocks saw upside in the aftermath of the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike since July 2023.

Published Date: 2026-09-17 16:22:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Zcash miner Fortitude taps former Hut 8 CEO to lead ahead of public listing

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Former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton will take the helm at Fortitude as the Zcash-focused miner expands its operations and moves toward a planned public listing.

Published Date: 2026-09-17 15:58:33
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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OG.com cleared by SEC to offer single-stock futures, says Crypto.com CEO

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Crypto.com’s CEO said its sister exchange was cleared to offer US access to single-stock perpetual futures, as the latest platform to bridge TradFi and digital assets.

Published Date: 2026-09-17 13:35:57
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock trading

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The SEC’s Innovation Exemption allows limited tokenized US stock trading on onchain venues with trading caps and transparency requirements.

Published Date: 2026-09-17 13:34:17
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Bitcoin treasury firms can outperform BTC... but is the risk worth taking?

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Bitcoin treasury companies promise to amplify returns over investing in Bitcoin alone, but does the potential upside outweigh the risks to the downside?

Published Date: 2026-09-17 13:30:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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S&P Global to acquire blockchain security platform OpenZeppelin

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S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers.

Published Date: 2026-09-17 12:56:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Crypto adoption blooming in Germany, while UK is falling ‘behind,’ says CoinShares researcher

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German crypto adoption is progressing through family offices and wealth managers, while the UK’s retail-facing cryptocurrency market remains “nascent,” according to the researcher.

Published Date: 2026-09-17 12:34:11
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds

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North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions.

Published Date: 2026-09-17 12:00:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Zcash gains 20% as Paradigm founder reveals firm made ZEC investment

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Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally.

Published Date: 2026-09-17 10:35:29
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Revolut says no direct contact from hackers after $3M public ransom demand

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Revolut says it received no direct contact despite separate ransom demands for $3 million in Monero and 10,000 Bitcoin from competing breach claimants.

Published Date: 2026-09-17 09:57:51
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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