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Bitcoin and crypto stocks fell Wednesday as Fed rate news, Clarity Act failure sour week. Cipher Digital surges on Texas energy win.

Crypto volatility is likely to remain elevated as investors weigh the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decis...

In this episode, Scott Melker discusses the Clarity Act’s failure to advance in the Senate, the Fed’s expected interest rate hike, and Circle's (CRCL) launch of its Arc blockchain. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.

Circle Arc went live today, September 16, 2026, as an open, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. The network arrives exactly one day after the CLARITY Act failed a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate, leaving a regulatory vacuum that Circle is now attempting to fill through private-sector consensus rather than federal mandate. By positioning itself as […]

Retail sentiment on SPY and QQQ moved to ‘bearish’ ahead of the Fed’s rate decision today.

According to CME FedWatch data, there is a 92.4% probability that the Fed will hike interest rates by 25 basis points from the current 3.50% to 3.75%.

Over the past few weeks, the market has been extremely choppy, frustrating, and has lacked liquidity. The good news is that Wednesday's FOMC meeting should bring volatility back in a big way and finally give the market some direction.

Bitcoin, crypto stocks and digital assets slipped as Wall Street braced for two major Washington decisions.

Circle Internet Group (CRCL) enters a week where two Washington events take place a day apart, both influencing the reserve income that makes up nearly all of its revenue.

The Wallet That Wants to Become a Bank On September 8, 2026, Block, Inc. filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter under the name Builders Bank & Trust, N.A. The filing positions Block to custody Bitcoin and stablecoins under federal preemption, bypassing the state-by-state […]

A Federal Reserve rate hike is likely while the crypto Clarity Act faces long odds with a Senate vote on deck. Salesforce holds its Dreamforce conference.

Payment and cryptocurrency firm Block (NYSE: $XYZ) has filed for a U.S. bank charter that would make it a federally...

Wall Street returns from summer vacation to a market suddenly bracing for a rate hike, with fresh analyst calls on Intel, Lockheed Martin, Amgen, and SpaceX adding more pressure points to an already tense week.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.16% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.28%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.138%, and September E-mini...

The rally in cryptocurrencies came after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would support holding rates steady if inflation continues to ease.

Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller sparked a crypto rally Thursday with his interest rate game plan. Several stocks or ETFs surged above key levels.

Robinhood and Coinbase rally as the price of Bitcoin surges to its highest level since May, fueled by easing Federal Reserve rate hike expectations.

WTI crude climbed above $90 a barrel following U.S. military strikes, stoking inflation and rate-hike concerns, today, Aug. 31, 2026.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.5% and the actively tr

Circle now runs a federally regulated bank that takes no deposits and makes no loans. Here's what it actually does, and what would make it matter.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) shares rose around 7% in pre-market trading after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter results in line with expectations, secured the first federal bank charter granted to a stablecoin company and raised parts of its full-year outlook. The company also announced that BlackRock, Visa and Mastercard will serve as validators for its upcoming blockchain network.

Investing.com -- Shares of Circle Internet Group jumped 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter earnings in line with estimates and disclosed it had received the first federal bank charter awarded to a stablecoin company.

Circle Internet Group (CRCL) issues USDC, a digital token backed by cash and short-term government securities and designed to maintain a value of $1. The company earns interest on the assets held behind USDC. Investors are watching whether Circle can retain more of that income as distribution costs ...

A federal law nobody outside Wall Street noticed quietly handed one ETF a captive customer base worth tens of billions, and the buyers are not the investors you think they are.

The Tiger Global-led round values the startup at $1 billion as it wires stablecoin rails directly into a federally chartered bank, aiming to modernize the correspondent-banking plumbing behind cross-border payments.

Tarbert also highlighted Circle's newly approved national trust charter, which allows the firm to manage USDC reserves under federal oversight.

Circle's new federal trust charter could strengthen its position in the stablecoin market while boosting institutional adoption.

Circle's new OCC-chartered trust bank gives USDC federal custody backing, sending CRCL up 10%+ as it claws back OpenUSD selloff losses.

Scott Melker dives into Circle winning approval to become a federally regulated bank, New Hampshire and it's $100 million bitcoin bond, the CLARITY Act being stuck, and other big crypto headlines. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.

Federal trust charter expands Circle's custody services and consolidates oversight under the OCC.