
Crypto markets faced a legislative setback and higher interest rates, alongside progress in tokenized-stock trading and renewed Bitcoin ETF inflows. ↳ The CLARITY Act failed to advance in a US Senate procedural vote, leaving the proposed crypto market-structure framework stalled. ↳ The @federalreserve raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 3.75–4.00%, tightening the monetary backdrop for risk assets. ↳ The Securities and Exchange Commission announced five-year conditional exemptions for eligible tokenized-stock trading venues and liquidity providers. ↳ US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted $433 million on September 18, led by $310.7 million in inflows to @Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund.



