Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

According to BlockBeats, on September 16, Michael Saylor predicted that following the CLARITY Act's blockage, the SEC, CFTC, and Treasury Department will advance digital asset regulations under existing laws without waiting for congressional legislation. Saylor added that the crypto industry does not need to pause development pending new regulatory clarity.

According to Bitget's official announcement, the platform launched an ETF Wealth Management section on September 16, featuring five U.S. ETFs: SPY (S&P 500 ETF), IWM (Russell 2000 ETF), TLT (U.S. Long-Term Treasury ETF), EWY (South Korea ETF), and SOXX (Semiconductor ETF). The ETF assets (rToken) support 24/7 trading and can be used as collateral to enhance capital efficiency. The section integrates key data including yields, dividend history, and holdings composition for each ETF.

According to a Form 13F filing submitted on August 14, 2026, Thiel Macro LLC reported a $418.7 million US-listed equity portfolio for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, across eight positions after two consecutive quarters of reporting no holdings. Power and energy names account for $300.7 million, or 71.82% of the portfolio, with Amazon as the single largest position at $118 million, or 28.18%. The holdings include regulated utilities American Electric Power, DTE Energy, FirstEnergy and CMS Energ

Bybit launched three stock perpetual contracts on September 16: iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBITUSDT), GraniteShares 2x Long Coinbase ETF (CONLUSDT), and Direxion 2x Long Microsoft ETF (MSFUUSDT). The contracts support up to 25x leverage. As a limited-time promotion, the platform is offering 0% maker fees and 50% discount on taker fees for these products.

According to Gate data, gold (XAUUSD) broke through $4,350 per ounce today, currently trading at $4,350.63 per ounce with a 24-hour gain of 1.6%.

According to Odaily, Bitget Wallet completed integration with Arc mainnet on its launch day, enabling access to native stablecoin on-chain financial infrastructure for 100 million users. Users can now add Arc network in-wallet, exchange Arc native tokens, and bridge assets from Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and Base to Arc. Bitget Wallet X, the enterprise API platform, joined as among the first aggregators, providing multi-chain liquidity aggregation and cross-chain transfer APIs. Arc's public te

According to ChainCatcher and CoinMarketCap research chief Alice Liu, Bitcoin's correlation with the U.S. dollar index fell to 0.08 from -0.54 ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. Meanwhile, Bitcoin's correlation with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices dropped to 0.43 and 0.3, respectively, from 0.75 and 0.6. The shift comes as the CLARITY Act failed a key Senate procedural vote on Tuesday, shifting market focus toward regulatory developments over macroeconomic factors.

Ghana's producer price index rose 4.4% year-over-year in August, according to official data.

According to Bloomberg, carry traders are shifting away from the Japanese yen as a funding currency toward the Swiss franc and Swedish krona as recent yen appreciation reduces its appeal. Russell Investments and Allianz Global Investors favor the Swiss franc, citing widening monetary policy divergence between Switzerland and Japan, while JPMorgan strategists recommend the Swedish krona and Canadian dollar as attractive alternatives.

According to ChainCatcher, on September 16 at 17:00 SGT, B.AI activated a 10% discount promotion covering five popular AI models: Qwen3.8-Flash, Hy3, MiMo-V2.5, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, and GLM-5.3-Flash. The discount allows developers to access the models at 10% of their standard official pricing.

According to a Deloitte survey reported by Bloomberg, nearly one in ten UK employees have used artificial intelligence tools their employer has prohibited or would oppose. The survey of 25,000 respondents found that 63% of employees use AI tools at work to improve performance or expedite routine tasks. However, 63% of those surveyed also expressed concern that management could use AI to replace them or justify layoffs and wage cuts.

According to the Wall Street Journal's analysis of 20 financial institutions' forecasts, the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is set to announce its latest interest rate decision on Wednesday, September 16. Among those surveyed, only 4 institutions expect no rate hike this year, while 14 of the 16 expecting increases (70%) forecast the Federal Reserve will raise rates by 50 to 75 basis points in 2026.

According to CNBC and CoinDesk, the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on September 15, with a cloture vote falling short at 49-50. The legislation required 60 votes to proceed; all Democratic senators opposed it, joined by four Republicans: Susan Collins, Josh Hawley, Jerry Moran, and Thom Tillis. XRP dropped 8.0% in 24 hours to $1.29, outpacing Bitcoin's 2.1% decline to $75,783 and Ethereum's 3.8% slide to $2,393, as the token's institutional adoption thesis dep

According to Bloomberg, Michael Kremer has been appointed chief economist of the World Bank. Kremer, an economist and Nobel laureate, takes on the role leading the institution's research and economic policy advisory functions.

According to Sky News, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has postponed the planned UK investment summit scheduled for this year.

According to BlockBeats, on September 16, Payward (Kraken's parent company) announced plans to deploy on-chain perpetual futures markets for U.S. customers, initially using Hyperliquid's HIP-3 licensed market framework. The perpetual futures will operate on Hyperliquid's blockchain with on-chain order book matching, pending regulatory approval.

According to K33 Research, bitcoin on-chain activity has reached one of its lowest levels on record over the past 180 days, with only 3.8 million BTC transferred during the period. The research firm noted that the exceptionally low transaction volume reflects declining selling pressure as bitcoin shows signs of having passed its cycle bottom.

According to Jin10, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov on September 16 questioned the substantive basis of the U.S. proposal on a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire. Ryabkov said Russia takes all U.S. statements seriously, but they often lack concrete measures, actual implementation, and evidence of Ukraine's attitude shift. Ryabkov emphasized that Russia will not avoid engagement and contact with the United States continues and will proceed further. He added that so-called hardliners are unde

According to Nasdaq data as of September 16, Micron's 484% stock gain over 12 months ($158.82 to $927.60) was driven entirely by earnings expansion, not valuation re-rating: its trailing P/E remained flat at 20.9x to 21.0x while EPS surged from $7.59 to $44.17. In contrast, Vistra fell 32% ($209.43 to $141.53) as its P/E compressed from 33.7x to 23.9x despite AI data center contracts. For Vistra to achieve a Micron-sized move while holding its current 9.3x EV/EBITDA multiple, it would require EB

According to BlockBeats, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF experienced net outflows of $450 million on September 16, the highest since June 25, 2026, while spot Ethereum ETF saw outflows of $141 million, the highest since January 30, 2026. Coinbase's negative premium widened further today, suggesting U.S. market funds may continue selling. Lebit Mining Pool founder Jiang Zhuoer noted that if Bitcoin rallies sharply before the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, he plans to consider short positions.