https://www.whalefactor.com/news/fed-hikes-rates-for-the-first-time-since-2023-bitcoin-barely-a7tl Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T21:20:33.561Z Fed Hikes Rates for the First Time Since 2023. Bitcoin Barely Blinks at $76,581 https://www.whalefactor.com/news/the-cftc-just-widened-the-door-for-wallets-to-sell-derivativ-38vp Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T19:51:09.493Z The CFTC Just Widened the Door for Wallets to Sell Derivatives, and That's a Bigger Deal Than It Reads https://www.whalefactor.com/news/cryptos-first-big-tax-bill-clears-committee-38-5-stakers-are-fayq Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T17:40:33.986Z Crypto's First Big Tax Bill Clears Committee 38-5. Stakers Are Still Waiting. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/splash-patched-the-bug-24m-ada-is-still-gone-and-oada-holder-huq1 Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T15:50:34.441Z Splash Patched the Bug. 2.4M ADA Is Still Gone and OADA Holders Are Still Trapped https://www.whalefactor.com/news/house-panel-votes-28-21-to-lock-federal-bitcoin-in-treasury-zvie Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T14:40:36.422Z House Panel Votes 28-21 to Lock Federal Bitcoin in Treasury for 20 Years https://www.whalefactor.com/news/the-sec-just-opened-a-tokenized-stock-sandbox-with-a-dollar5-a6wm Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T13:52:38.518Z The SEC Just Opened a Tokenized Stock Sandbox With a $50,000 Daily Cap. Here's Who Wins https://www.whalefactor.com/news/bis-paper-bitcoin-transfer-figures-can-swing-sixfold-on-meth-w3kz Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T13:41:41.027Z BIS Paper: Bitcoin Transfer Figures Can Swing Sixfold on Method Alone https://www.whalefactor.com/news/sam-bankman-frieds-dollar500-million-still-hangs-over-anthropic-mu5khm2e Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T13:30:25.142Z Sam Bankman-Fried's $500 Million Still Hangs Over Anthropic https://www.whalefactor.com/news/germanys-crypto-edge-isnt-retail-its-a-20percent-rule-and-th-2k95 Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T12:50:43.337Z Germany's Crypto Edge Isn't Retail. It's a 20% Rule and the Dullest License in Europe https://www.whalefactor.com/news/state-hackers-pushed-onchain-malware-up-420percent-tron-is-d-01sm Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T12:20:46.486Z State Hackers Pushed Onchain Malware Up 420%. Tron Is Doing the Heavy Lifting https://www.whalefactor.com/news/hacker-turned-55-days-of-failed-transactions-into-a-dollar3-million-master-key-mu5h9qs1 Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T12:00:19.153Z Hacker Turned 55 Days of Failed Transactions Into a $3 Million Master Key https://www.whalefactor.com/news/mexcs-ai-upgrade-closing-the-gap-between-a-trading-idea-and-a-filled-order-mu5fubjt Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T11:20:19.961Z MEXC's AI Upgrade: Closing the Gap Between a Trading Idea and a Filled Order https://www.whalefactor.com/news/the-fed-grew-its-balance-sheet-by-dollar134b-this-year-that-fdtz Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T10:40:43.463Z The Fed Grew Its Balance Sheet by $134B This Year. That Still Isn't QE. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/bitget-widens-proof-of-reserves-to-19-assets-does-broader-coverage-mean-safer-mu5dp6pc Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T10:20:21.168Z Bitget Widens Proof of Reserves to 19 Assets. Does Broader Coverage Mean Safer? https://www.whalefactor.com/news/bitcoin-holds-dollar76000-after-fed-hikes-to-375percent-but-a240 Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T09:40:35.760Z Bitcoin Holds $76,000 After Fed Hikes to 3.75%, but Four Demand Gauges Are Fading https://www.whalefactor.com/news/stock-linked-memecoins-trade-nvda-vibes-not-nvda-htx-research-just-ran-the-numbers-mu5bjy18 Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T09:20:17.420Z Stock-Linked Memecoins Trade NVDA Vibes, Not NVDA. HTX Research Just Ran the Numbers https://www.whalefactor.com/news/the-100000percent-apy-is-a-mirage-inside-robinhood-chains-do-iemq Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T08:51:06.003Z The 100,000% APY Is a Mirage: Inside Robinhood Chain's $1.7 Billion Stock-Memecoin Trade https://www.whalefactor.com/news/circle-built-arc-for-banks-meme-coins-took-82percent-of-day-one-volume-mu5a4h9n Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T08:40:16.235Z Circle Built Arc for Banks. Meme Coins Took 82% of Day One Volume. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/chainflip-zeroes-tron-usdt-balances-after-dollar736k-exploit-mu59206j Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T08:10:21.163Z Chainflip Zeroes TRON USDT Balances After $736K Exploit https://www.whalefactor.com/news/openai-admitted-its-models-broke-the-rules-6-times-thats-the-real-story-mu57zwpm Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T07:40:43.738Z OpenAI Admitted Its Models Broke the Rules 6 Times. That's the Real Story https://www.whalefactor.com/news/tokenized-stocks-pulled-dollar2478-million-into-defi-heres-what-theyre-actually-used-for-mu56wukj Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T07:10:21.379Z Tokenized Stocks Pulled $247.8 Million Into DeFi. Here's What They're Actually Used For https://www.whalefactor.com/news/a-bitcoin-reserve-cleared-a-house-panel-28-21-now-comes-the-hard-part-mu55u6xq Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T06:40:17.822Z A Bitcoin Reserve Cleared a House Panel 28-21. Now Comes the Hard Part. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/avalanches-helicon-upgrade-cuts-validator-lockups-to-48-hours-mu54s6n5 Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T06:10:44.513Z Avalanche's Helicon Upgrade Cuts Validator Lockups to 48 Hours https://www.whalefactor.com/news/ethereums-client-diversity-math-doesnt-add-up-mu51wnwk Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T04:50:14.660Z Ethereum's Client Diversity Math Doesn't Add Up https://www.whalefactor.com/news/openai-left-dollar2-million-on-the-table-and-the-real-story-isnt-modesty-mu4yozvg Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T03:20:18.076Z OpenAI Left $2 Million on the Table, and the Real Story Isn't Modesty https://www.whalefactor.com/news/arc-goes-live-sept-16-circle-wants-usdc-to-be-both-the-money-7hrp Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T02:10:42.230Z Arc Goes Live Sept. 16: Circle Wants USDC to Be Both the Money and the Gas https://www.whalefactor.com/news/ron-baron-says-buy-tesla-the-streets-dollar377-target-says-something-else-mu4vhbr8 Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T01:50:21.380Z Ron Baron Says Buy Tesla. The Street's $377 Target Says Something Else https://www.whalefactor.com/news/ecb-opens-digital-euro-checkout-pilot-to-eu-merchants-clock-03ah Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T00:40:58.025Z ECB Opens Digital Euro Checkout Pilot to EU Merchants, Clock Runs Out Oct. 27 https://www.whalefactor.com/news/congress-wants-to-lock-200000-seized-bitcoin-away-for-20-yea-zt8x Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T00:40:45.009Z Congress Wants to Lock 200,000 Seized Bitcoin Away for 20 Years https://www.whalefactor.com/news/apollos-torsten-slok-is-comparing-ai-debt-to-2008-housing-hes-not-wrong-to-try-mu4rk0y7 Whale Factor en 2026-09-17T00:00:28.879Z Apollo's Torsten Slok Is Comparing AI Debt to 2008 Housing. He's Not Wrong to Try. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/schiff-says-the-fed-lost-in-2020-gold-at-dollar5500-and-bitc-k5s4 Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T20:44:37.828Z Schiff Says The Fed Lost In 2020. Gold At $5,500 And Bitcoin Down 23% Is His Scoreboard. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/bitcoin-settles-near-dollar75800-after-feds-first-rate-hike-cmap Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T20:10:46.370Z Bitcoin Settles Near $75,800 After Fed's First Rate Hike Since 2023 https://www.whalefactor.com/news/the-uk-opens-crypto-licenses-in-september-most-gaming-studio-a7re Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T19:40:54.602Z The UK Opens Crypto Licenses in September. Most Gaming Studios Aren't Ready. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/solana-triples-transaction-size-to-4096-bytes-as-250ms-slots-9rp3 Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T19:40:33.783Z Solana Triples Transaction Size to 4,096 Bytes as 250ms Slots Hit Mainnet Sept. 18 https://www.whalefactor.com/news/the-fed-hiked-to-4percent-sixteen-officials-say-theyre-not-done-mu4hwlln Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T19:30:19.355Z The Fed Hiked to 4%. Sixteen Officials Say They're Not Done. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/cftc-goes-solo-on-crypto-rules-after-clarity-act-dies-at-60-5r6n Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T18:41:27.263Z CFTC Goes Solo on Crypto Rules After Clarity Act Dies at 60 Votes https://www.whalefactor.com/news/mark-yusko-says-bitcoin-is-on-sale-hes-not-wrong-mu4dmbph Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T17:30:21.509Z Mark Yusko Says Bitcoin Is on Sale. He's Not Wrong. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/26-million-bitcoin-cant-move-and-asias-custodians-are-alread-9xlb Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T16:52:43.727Z 2.6 Million Bitcoin Can't Move, and Asia's Custodians Are Already Pricing That In https://www.whalefactor.com/news/mark-yusko-puts-bitcoins-fair-value-at-dollar105000-the-mark-8oh2 Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T16:51:45.255Z Mark Yusko Puts Bitcoin's Fair Value at $105,000. The Market Says $75,701 https://www.whalefactor.com/news/defi-development-opens-a-dollar300m-chad-atm-the-dollar39-mi-7snl Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T16:51:04.017Z DeFi Development Opens a $300M CHAD ATM. The $39 Million Dividend Bill Is the Real Story. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/xrpl-just-processed-3254-transactions-and-moved-dollar3400-uwwd Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T16:41:02.989Z XRPL Just Processed 3,254 Transactions and Moved $3,400 https://www.whalefactor.com/news/coinbase-has-the-most-to-lose-from-the-clarity-act-stall-and-s0iu Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T16:10:48.102Z Coinbase Has the Most to Lose From the CLARITY Act Stall, and Saxo Just Said It Out Loud https://www.whalefactor.com/news/bolivias-viva-taps-iris-to-run-stablecoin-settlement-as-rese-hfmi Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T14:10:35.994Z Bolivia's VIVA Taps Iris to Run Stablecoin Settlement as Reserves Fall Below $2B https://www.whalefactor.com/news/celsius-sues-bitmex-for-dollar495m-over-a-15-minute-crash-fr-eudq Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T13:40:35.534Z Celsius Sues BitMEX for $495M Over a 15-Minute Crash From 2020 https://www.whalefactor.com/news/bitcoin-shrugs-off-the-clarity-act-fail-but-dollar70k-decides-what-warshs-fed-does-next-mu451poi Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T13:30:22.914Z Bitcoin Shrugs Off the CLARITY Act Fail, But $70K Decides What Warsh's Fed Does Next https://www.whalefactor.com/news/zcash-votes-99percent-to-cut-block-times-to-25-seconds-and-t-78ue Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T12:10:42.182Z Zcash Votes 99% to Cut Block Times to 25 Seconds, and the Halving Math Gets Strange https://www.whalefactor.com/news/ethiopia-cuts-bitcoin-miners-power-77percent-wiping-out-a-th-ze10 Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T10:40:36.804Z Ethiopia Cuts Bitcoin Miners' Power 77%, Wiping Out a Third of Utility Revenue https://www.whalefactor.com/news/korea-blockchain-week-2026-lands-upbit-bitgo-and-0g-six-spon-ydit Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T10:11:49.878Z Korea Blockchain Week 2026 Lands Upbit, BitGo and 0G: Six Sponsors, One Institutional Thesis https://www.whalefactor.com/news/us-bitcoin-demand-hits-a-30-day-low-after-the-clarity-act-vo-wzcr Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T10:10:44.859Z US Bitcoin Demand Hits a 30-Day Low After the CLARITY Act Vote Fails https://www.whalefactor.com/news/a-dollar100m-crypto-etf-debut-isnt-proof-anyone-showed-up-mu3t97az Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T08:00:16.955Z A $100M Crypto ETF Debut Isn't Proof Anyone Showed Up https://www.whalefactor.com/news/global-bond-yields-are-screaming-is-crypto-listening-mu3pbu3o Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T06:10:21.348Z Global Bond Yields Are Screaming. Is Crypto Listening? https://www.whalefactor.com/news/a-stale-route-in-miami-took-29percent-of-solanas-stake-offli-hvib Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T04:51:04.259Z A Stale Route in Miami Took 29% of Solana's Stake Offline. The Finality Margin Was 4%. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/dollar450m-left-bitcoin-etfs-in-one-week-the-clarity-act-sta-5kpv Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T04:41:30.404Z $450M Left Bitcoin ETFs in One Week. The CLARITY Act Stall Is Why https://www.whalefactor.com/news/phelan-warns-the-fed-a-hike-right-now-would-be-a-mistake-mu3kopkj Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T04:00:23.923Z Phelan Warns the Fed: A Hike Right Now Would Be a Mistake https://www.whalefactor.com/news/clarity-act-fails-cloture-why-the-crypto-options-market-shru-u91b Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T02:40:43.583Z CLARITY Act Fails Cloture: Why the Crypto Options Market Shrugged at a 60-Vote Problem https://www.whalefactor.com/news/ripples-third-college-deal-in-10-weeks-puts-xrp-on-louisvill-1rzi Whale Factor en 2026-09-16T01:50:35.502Z Ripple's Third College Deal in 10 Weeks Puts XRP on Louisville's Hardwood https://www.whalefactor.com/news/tethers-dollar61-million-burn-order-is-the-real-story-in-the-dcjf Whale Factor en 2026-09-15T23:11:37.659Z Tether's $61 Million Burn Order Is the Real Story in the $1.5 Billion Iran Case https://www.whalefactor.com/news/bis-just-dunked-on-cryptos-favorite-stat-4-out-of-5-onchain-8nmn Whale Factor en 2026-09-15T21:43:59.903Z BIS Just Dunked on Crypto's Favorite Stat. 4 Out of 5 Onchain 'Transfers' Might Be Noise. https://www.whalefactor.com/news/bitcoin-slips-to-dollar75038-as-the-senate-kills-the-clarity-5he0 Whale Factor en 2026-09-15T21:41:31.848Z Bitcoin Slips to $75,038 as the Senate Kills the Clarity Act 49-50, and the Gulf Wins by Default