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Expectations that the Fed may raise interest rates at its September meeting have risen significantly following cautious remarks on inflation by Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh. The probability of a rate hike in forecasting markets has approached its highest levels in recent times, while bond yields have also seen a sharp increase. Market expectations are rapidly changing ahead of the Fed’s monetary policy meeting on September 16th. According to data from the forecasting markets, the probability of the Fed maintaining current interest rates is around 55%, while a 25 basis point rate hike is priced at around 46%. A larger rate…

U.S. spot $XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) returned to positive territory, attracting $3.45 million in net inflows just one day after recording their first outflow in nearly a month. The rebound erased much of the previous session’s weakness, when $XRP ETFs lost $3.58 million, their first day of net outflows since July 8. Bitwise and Franklin Lead $XRP ETF Recovery The recovery was driven by two issuers. Yesterday, Bitwise’s $XRP ETF attracted $2.89 million in fresh capital, while Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ added another $561,560. No other $XRP ETF recorded net flows during the session. The inflows came just a day after…

The House killed eight voting days, Polymarket odds crashed from 82% to 16%, and the ethics clause nobody can agree on may bury the most important crypto bill in a generation. The CLARITY Act was supposed to be the easy one. After the $GENIUS Act cleared both chambers and became law in July 2025, the crypto industry expected the market structure companion bill to follow within months. Fourteen months later, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act sits in a procedural limbo that would have been unimaginable when prediction markets gave it an 82% chance of passage in February. Senate Majority…

Hyperliquid announced the launch of the long-awaited HIP-4 market, which will support prediction pairs. The first providers have already emerged, starting with seven prediction pairs. Hyperliquid is ready to carve out space in the prediction market industry, and potentially compete with the leaders Polymarket and Kalshi, as well as Robinhood’s native platform. Initially, the prediction markets will be launched by curated providers, but the next Hyperliquid update may bring the potential to create permissionless pairs. Prediction markets are the next big expansion for Hyperliquid, following the launch of HIP-3 for tokenized securities and third-party markets. It may take some time…

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) stated that while artificial intelligence and Bitcoin are often considered together in investment markets, they fundamentally serve different functions. According to CZ, AI increases productivity, while Bitcoin is a unique asset that can be used to hedge against inflation and preserve wealth. In a statement on his social media account, CZ said, “AI is amazing, but it can’t protect you from inflation. Bitcoin can.” CZ stated that while artificial intelligence is a technology that increases business efficiency and overall economic productivity, Bitcoin, as a digital asset with a limited supply, offers a different value proposition.…

On September 15, 2026, Maple Finance highlighted the evolving nature of lending practices in decentralized finance (DeFi). According to a tweet from Maple, the enforcement of lending terms has shifted from traditional entities to automated code, marking a significant transformation in the financial landscape. This change suggests a future where trust in institutions may be replaced by trust in technology, reshaping how lending operates in the crypto space. Source What Happened The broader crypto market is currently exhibiting mixed signals, with varying momentum across major assets. Maple Finance’s insights come at a time when institutional interest in DeFi and related…

On Friday, the 11th of September, Ethereum experienced a rally from $2,437 that reached as high as $2,667. It liquidated $211 million in short positions for the day. To add to the bulls’ pain, the price has since fallen back below the psychological $2,500 resistance level. Here’s what you should know to understand what is ahead for Ethereum. The 2-hour, 10% Ethereum price surge, explained Crypto analyst Ali Martinez noted that the short-term price move followed the CPI report, which showed inflation was at a 3.4% annual pace. The $2,530 high has been a place the bulls have tried to…

Tokenized stock activity surged over the past 30 days, with monthly transfer volume climbing more than 415% to $29.5 billion, according to data from RWA.xyz. Monthly active addresses rose more than 209% to around 1.3 million, while the number of tokenized stock holders climbed 167% to 2.36 million over the same period. The total value of tokenized stocks distributed onchain also rose 1.45% over the past 30 days to $2.54 billion, up roughly 637% from $344 million a year ago. Tokenized stock activity accelerated in August. Source: RWA.xyz Securitize Corp. was the largest individual tokenized stock tracked by RWA.xyz at…

$XRP has had a difficult 2026, with its price falling 43%. However, whales holding between 10 million and 100 million $XRP have continued to build their holdings. Santiment data shows that this group has added 1.23 billion $XRP to its combined balance since the start of the year. For context, these whales held 10.97 billion $XRP at the beginning of 2026. Their combined balance now stands at 12.2 billion $XRP, giving them an exact increase of 1.23 billion tokens. At $XRP’s current price of $1.04, the newly added tokens have a value of about $1.2792 billion. At $XRP’s all-time high…

With 38 active cases across 21 states, conflicting federal rulings over Kalshi have raised the risk that U.S. prediction-market access will fragment by location and trading venue, Kalshinomics co-founder Aaron Courtney has told crypto.news. Courtney, who co-founded prediction-market analytics platform Kalshinomics, said the legal system is dividing access faster than trading data shows any separation in prices or liquidity. “The legal system is already moving in that direction faster than the price data,” Courtney said in comments shared with crypto.news. New Jersey filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on Sep. 2, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review…