According to Odaily, the median of the Federal Reserve's dot plot indicates one additional rate hike in 2026. (Jinshi)

Odaily reports that the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points, lifting the benchmark rate to 3.75%-4.00%, marking the first rate hike since July 2023 and matching market expectations, after the Fed had held rates steady for five consecutive meetings.

Odaily reports: Earlier this month, the verified Reddit account of streaming service HBO Max was hijacked by hackers, who deployed 108 malicious ads over approximately 48 hours, tricking Mac and Windows users into executing commands to install infostealer malware.

The malware can steal browser credentials, Telegram data, Apple Notes, saved passwords, and crypto wallet recovery phrases, and may also alter wallet addresses in the clipboard. Reddit has suspended the relevant ads and launched a security investigation. The number of infections and crypto asset losses have not yet been confirmed. (Decrypt)

According to Odaily, Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that users can borrow up to 1000 USDT using BTC as collateral at a 40% collateral ratio, and price fluctuations will not trigger liquidation during the initial 30-day period. The loan has a one-time promotional fee rate of 0.5%, with no additional interest charged during the term; overdue repayment will incur a daily penalty and may ultimately trigger liquidation.

Odaily News: U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins stated that regardless of whether the relevant legislation advances, the SEC will take decisive action to provide a clear regulatory framework for American investors and entrepreneurs, adding, "Stay tuned."

The CLARITY Act previously stalled in the U.S. Senate, and CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig also stated that he will use existing statutory authority to continue advancing crypto asset regulatory rulemaking.

Odaily reports that Robinhood has officially announced a new round of product launch events scheduled for September 29-30, with the tagline "Can you hear our signal?"

Robinhood co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev subsequently reposted, stating that it has "been far too long" since Robinhood's last product launch event, and called this event one "you won't want to miss."

According to Odaily, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed a bipartisan-supported cryptocurrency tax bill by a vote of 38 in favor and 5 against. The bill has been scaled back from an earlier version and still needs to go through subsequent legislative procedures.

The bill aims to reduce the tax burden on small cryptocurrency transactions and expand related tax rules so that digital assets receive the same tax treatment as other financial products. (CoinDesk)

Odaily: Bitcoin News posted on X that SEC Chair Paul Atkins thanked the government, Congress, investors, and innovators involved in advancing the CLARITY Act after it failed to pass the Senate. Atkins stated that the SEC will act decisively within its statutory authority to provide certainty for American investors and entrepreneurs.

Odaily reports: Anchorage Digital Bank, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, has added custody support for Etherlink and 7 assets on its network, including xU3O8, a token representing ownership of physical uranium.

The other supported assets include WXTZ, liquid staking token stXTZ, USDT, USDC, USDSM, and WETH. Institutional clients can custody assets issued on Etherlink, a Tezos Layer 2 network, through the bank's segregated accounts. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily reports that Coinbase has announced it will list BLUE CHIP (BLUECHIP) for spot trading today. If liquidity conditions are met, the BLUECHIP-USD trading pair will open in supported regions later today.

Odaily News: Robinhood co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev posted that Robinhood Chain is developing rapidly, with new teams launching products every week, and the ecosystem is becoming more tightly knit.

Tenev also reached out to developers, stating that if they are building on-chain, Robinhood wants to hear from them, signaling an effort to attract more builders to join the Robinhood Chain ecosystem.

Odaily News: A letter from the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, was included in the U.S. Department of Justice's asset forfeiture filing on September 9. In the letter, potential donors were advised not to use Binance to transfer funds, recommending platforms such as Bybit, OKX, Kast, and Redotpay instead, and suggesting the use of Tether's USDT and the TRC-20 network on the Tron blockchain.

The letter stated that Binance "can only be used to purchase currency, and then another app should be used to complete the transfer." Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman said that terrorist organizations advising others to avoid Binance demonstrates that Binance's controls are working.

According to Odaily, Coinbase announced on X that the fee tier threshold for Advanced trading has been lowered from $25,000 to $10,000, with both spot and derivatives trading volume counting toward fee tiers. Holding USDC can qualify users for VIP status, and Coinbase One members can earn a 3.5% annualized reward on their USDC balances.

Odaily News: According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) has fallen to $106/barrel, currently trading at $105.87/barrel, with a 24-hour decline of 3.0%.

Odaily reports that the funding round was led by Bullish Capital, the venture capital arm of Bullish, with participation from multiple angel investors. Deadstock is a physical goods on-chain marketplace and liquidity layer created by ATH Labs and built on Arbitrum. It integrates physical inventory, tokenization, marketplace trading, and redemption infrastructure, aiming to enhance the ease of holding and trading traditionally illiquid goods. The new funds will be used to advance its public beta phase and build infrastructure for the global trading card market.

Odaily News — The funding round was led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Janus Henderson, Strobe Ventures, Venture Dept, Neoclassic Capital, and the Avalanche Foundation. Aave CEO Stani Kulechov, Tether co-founder Phil Potter, and Privy CEO Henri Stern also participated in the investment. Tare plans to develop loan management software on Avalanche, creating digital records for loans and automating back-office processes such as record-keeping, payment distribution, and transaction verification, in order to consolidate fragmented private credit business processes and reduce intermediary and operational costs.