Bitcoin
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No. 116  ·  20 Sept 2026
 
MARKET SNAPSHOT
BTC / USD
$80,578
  24H CHANGE
-0.8%
 
ALL-TIME HIGH
$124,749
  FROM ATH
-35.4%
NEWS
4 STORIES TODAY
Fed’s latest hike cements higher-for-longer regime that could cap Bitcoin multiples
AP reports economists increasingly see the post-2008 mix of low rates and low inflation as over after the Federal Reserve’s Sept. 16 rate hike. For Bitcoin, that points to a tougher discount-rate backdrop in which sticky inflation, large deficits and heavy capital spending can keep yields elevated even if crypto sentiment improves.
Fed  Rates  Macro
Houthi missile attempt on Riyadh revives oil-risk premium across crypto macro
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh and thwarted attacks on Yanbu and other sites, marking the first strike on the capital since the Iran-war escalation. Any renewed threat to Saudi infrastructure or Red Sea logistics can quickly feed back into oil, inflation expectations and Bitcoin-sensitive rate pricing.
Geopolitics  Macro
War-driven gas-price backlash hardens inflation politics ahead of Bitcoin’s next macro test
AP reports rising fuel costs are becoming a broad political problem for the White House as voters say the Iran war is straining household budgets. For Bitcoin, sustained gasoline inflation matters because it can reinforce the market’s higher-for-longer Fed view even while crypto-specific regulation gets more constructive.
Macro  Rates  Geopolitics
SEC tokenized-stock opening boosts Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle despite Clarity setback
Goldman Sachs and Citizens analysts told CoinDesk the SEC’s five-year innovation exemption opens new onchain-stock opportunities for Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle. The read-through for Bitcoin is that U.S. regulators are still advancing crypto market infrastructure even after Congress failed to move the Clarity Act.
Regulation  Macro
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Crypto Rover
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BREAKING: Bitcoin is dumping after rumors suggested the U.S. could intervene militarily in Yemen against the Houthis.

No major news outlet has confirmed this so far. https://t.co/dtPPgajy0o
 
 
 
 
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Alex Pfeiffer
@AlexPfeiffer
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All of these massive accounts just tweeting horseshit. CNN never reported this. https://t.co/LpUei8iZSi
 
 
 
 
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Joao Wedson
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If Bitcoin drops over the next few weeks, it could become one of the biggest disappointments in the recent history of the crypto market.

Not because I am saying BTC will fall, but because the current level of optimism is enormous. The number of investors positioned for and expecting a strong continuation of the Bull Market appears to exceed many comparable moments from previous cycles.

A significant decline in this environment would be extremely disruptive to investor sentiment.

Markets are often most dangerous when there is too much consensus.
 
 
 
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Alphractal
@Alphractal
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A particularly intriguing trend line emerges when we compare Bitcoin’s Market Cap to Global M2 in USD.

The red line marked zones of euphoria in 2017, 2021, and 2025. In each of these cycles, the ratio encountered resistance near this trend line and failed to break above it sustainably.

Today, Bitcoin’s Market Cap represents approximately 1.21% of Global M2. Since 2024, levels near this region have also acted as intermediate resistance zones, highlighted by the yellow arrows on the chart.

Custom charts like this can be easily created in the Alphractal Workbench, combining different metrics and exploring new relationships across a wide range of data.
 
 
 
 
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Rafael
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$BTC long-term holders spent most of this year selling at a loss. that has now been slowly flipping back to profit.

typical of past cycles on the way out of the bear, yet well before anything that felt like a bull. https://t.co/fuqkDwE6Ft
 
 
 
 
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