[Coin World] Fed Chairman Powell stated that he does not believe a 25 basis point rate cut would have a significant impact, and that the entire path of interest rates and expectations must be considered.

[Coin World] Recent market data shows that the S&P 500 index continues its falling trend, with a cumulative fall of 0.4%. The Nasdaq index has also seen a decline, with a cumulative fall of 0.8%. These trends reflect ongoing market fluctuation.

On September 18, according to market data, the S&P 500 index continued to fall, with the latest drop of 0.4%; the Nasdaq index fell by 0.8%.

[Coin World] The economic projections released by the Fed FOMC indicate that the median unemployment rate expectations for the end of 2025, 2026, and 2027 are 4.5%, 4.4%, and 4.3% respectively (the June expectations were 4.5%, 4.5%, and 4.4%). In addition, the median GDP growth expectation for the end of 2028 is 4.2%.

On September 18, after the FOMC statement, U.S. interest rate futures expect a 94% chance of the Fed lowering rates in October, compared to a 71.6% probability before the statement.

The Fed recently cut interest rates by 25 basis points, with some officials opposing this move, mainly focusing on future dot plot forecasts. The market may see one or two more rate cuts in 2025, while discussing strategies to remove board member Cook.

[Coin World] The cryptocurrency ETF may help resist the "September curse"; the S&P 500 index has risen 2.3% this month, with the Bitcoin ETF reshaping the price dynamics, and institutional capital inflows also driving the rise. An analyst pointed out that unless there is a significant fall, supported by strong rate cuts and ETF activity, the trend is likely to be broken, although market conditions remain fragile.

[Block Rhythm] On September 17, according to monitoring, USDC Treasury has just minted 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain.

[CoinWorld] Chainalysis's latest report shows that North America continues to play a central role in the encryption ecosystem. The United States and Canada continue to dominate the encryption ecosystem. On Wednesday, September 17, Chainalysis released a report highlighting North America's role in the digital asset space. From July 2024 to June 2025, the region processed $2.3 trillion in encryption transactions, accounting for 26% of global activity. This activity peaked in December 2024, with wallets in North America receiving $244 billion in inflows. According to Chainalysis, most of the activity came from stablecoin transfers. The month set a record for stablecoin transactions that still stands today.
The possible catalyst for this surge in activity is Trump being elected president in November 2024.

Remittix (RTX) has launched the beta testing of its Web3 Wallet, designed specifically for Solana and XRP holders. The wallet supports cross-border payments and real-time forex exchanges, having raised $25.9 million and passed audits, with plans to go live on multiple trading platforms.

On September 17, Block Rhythm announced that the L1 network Mavryk Network has completed a $10 million financing round, led by MultiBank Group.
Mavryk Network will expand its real-world asset (RWA) tokenization plan by tokenizing over $10 billion worth of real estate in the United Arab Emirates through MultiBank's RWA platform.

Maestro's Maestro Institutional is a Bitcoin financial platform designed to help enterprises and asset management companies optimize BTC holdings through compliance yield strategies, addressing idle asset issues, and combining TradFi with on-chain efficiency.

[Coin World] Two Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, BlackRock IBIT and Fidelity FBTC, have entered the top 100 ETF rankings by Assets Under Management, with a combined total of $110 billion in AUM. The largest (IBIT) is not far off from the largest gold ETF (GLD). Bitcoin is no longer a fringe asset; it is attracting a large amount of capital from TradFi.

[Coin World] Researchers indicate that the market is cautiously optimistic about BTC's short-term trend, focusing on breaking through the key resistance levels of 117 and 119. Traders believe that the short-term skew is still left-leaning, but short positions being liquidated above 117 may drive the price further up.

[Coin World] According to reports, Nasdaq-listed company CDT Equity has announced the launch of a Crypto Assets treasury reserve strategy, investing 1 million dollars to purchase 8.65252366 Bitcoins, with an average acquisition price of 115,285 dollars.

On September 17, 2023, Nasdaq-listed DeFi Dev Corp (DFDV) announced an increase of 62,745 SOL, bringing its total SOL Holdings to 2,095,748 SOL, valued at approximately $499 million as of September 16, 2025.

[BIT推] Several U.S. Congress members discussed promoting the "BITCOIN Act" bill with Bitcoin industry leaders on Capitol Hill, proposing that the U.S. government purchase 1 million Bitcoins within the next five years to establish a national strategic reserve.

On September 17, QNB Group(, Standard Chartered Bank, and DMZ Finance announced the launch of a regulated tokenization money market fund, QCD Money Market Fund, at the Dubai International Financial Center). This fund is initiated and managed by the largest banking group in the Middle East and Africa, QNB Group, with DMZ Finance serving as the co-initiator and exclusive provider of tokenization infrastructure.

On September 17, according to Nikkei News, the Bank of Japan is expected to maintain interest rates at its meeting this week. The impact of future U.S. tariff policies is expected to affect the Japanese economy, and the central bank will continue to monitor its impact on the overall economy, including corporate capital investment and wage rise.
This is the fifth consecutive meeting where the Federal Reserve has kept the policy Intrerest Rate unchanged after raising it from 0.25% to 0.5% in January 2025. Sources reveal that more and more members of the policy committee believe that the rate hike at the September meeting was premature.

On September 17, according to reports, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to officially regulate encryption companies in 2026, exempting some traditional financial rules that do not apply to the industry, including requirements for management, system controls, and "cooling-off periods," to accommodate the high fluctuation characteristics of crypto assets. The FCA stated that it will strengthen regulations related to cybersecurity to ensure alignment with actual risks.