Fed Hikes, Bitcoin Holds Above $76,000
Bitcoin trades at $76,299 after the Federal Reserve's first rate hike since 2023, with Zcash the standout mover among major tokens.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:10 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Bitcoin trades at $76,299, up 0.52% over 24 hours but down 2.30% over seven days.
- •Total crypto market capitalisation is $2.62T, down 1.70% in 24 hours, with BTC dominance at 58.35%.
- •Zcash leads gains at $1,353.07, up 16.96% on the day, while Rain falls 8.20%.
- •The Fear and Greed index reads 50 (Neutral), and the desk sentiment gauge sits at 41 (Fear).
- •OKX BTC-USDT perpetual funding is 0.0065% per eight hours, with open interest of $2.19B.
Bitcoin trades at $76,299, up 0.52% over 24 hours and 0.10% in the last hour, according to data as of 05:45 UTC. The move follows the Federal Reserve's first rate hike since 2023, a quarter-point increase that CoinTelegraph reported was unanimous. Over seven days the largest cryptocurrency is down 2.30%, and it sits 39.48% below its all-time high of $126,080. Its 24-hour range runs from $75,161 to $76,683 on $30.84B of volume.
Market Breadth Narrows
The wider market is softer. Total crypto market capitalisation stands at $2.62T, down 1.70% over 24 hours, and 24-hour volume across the market is $92.94B. Bitcoin dominance is 58.35%. Among majors, Ethereum trades at $2,436.77, up 1.35% on the day and down 1.30% on the week. BNB is at $724.53, up 1.35%, while Solana at $99.55 is up 2.43%. XRP lags at $1.29, down 0.26% over 24 hours and 6.60% over seven days. The Fear and Greed index reads 50, labelled Neutral, against 51 yesterday, while the desk sentiment gauge sits at 41, labelled Fear.
Zcash Leads, Privacy Lags
Zcash is the sharpest large-cap move, at $1,353.07, up 16.96% on the day and 9.90% on the week, with $2.58B in 24-hour volume. NEAR Protocol follows at $2.65, up 12.47%. Aster gains 7.14%, Canton 7.01% and Uniswap 5.97%. On the downside, Rain falls 8.20% and 21.30% over seven days. The gold tokens PAX Gold and Tether Gold both slip, down 0.85% and 0.77% respectively. CoinDesk reported Zcash jumped as bitcoin and major tokens rose despite the hike.
Policy and Positioning
Legislative news continues to build. The Block reported a House committee moved to codify the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and Decrypt reported a crypto tax bill cleared a House committee after a Clarity Act setback. Senator Gillibrand told The Block that Democrats remain committed to passing the Clarity Act, with CoinTelegraph noting a policy advocate sees another shot in the lame-duck session.
On-chain, Bitcoin fees are modest, with the fastest transactions at 3 sat/vB and the economy tier at 1 sat/vB. The difficulty adjustment is 84.72% complete, with 308 blocks remaining and an estimated change of 4.16%. In derivatives, the BTC-USDT perpetual swap on OKX carries a funding rate of 0.0065% per eight hours, with open interest of $2.19B. DeFi total value locked is $87.41B, with Ethereum at $49.41B and Solana at $5.80B.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-09-17T06:00:10.453Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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