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The Fed held rates at 3.50–3.75% overnight, but the 9–3 vote — with three officials pushing for a hike — was the real story. Bitcoin barely blinked at ~A$91,700. Plus: AUSTRAC’s registration window slams shut, Morgan Stanley launches ETH and SOL products, and BlackRock puts a tokenised Treasury fund on Uniswap.

Bitcoin slid to about A$91,100 and Ethereum to A$2,690 overnight as traders trimmed risk ahead of the least predictable Fed decision in years — due about 4am AEST Thursday — while the US Senate shelved the CLARITY Act and AUSTRAC’s registration window closes today.

Ethereum jumped 4% to a two-month high near US$1,970 as staking locks up supply and ETF money keeps flowing in — all ahead of tonight’s Fed meeting. Plus AUSTRAC’s registration window closes tomorrow, BitMart becomes the second exchange exit in a week, and oil retreats as the Iran conflict pauses.

BitMEX, one of crypto’s oldest derivatives exchanges, is winding down after 11 years — positions force-closed from late August, doors shut 23 September. Plus AUSTRAC’s registration deadline lands Wednesday, US ETF flows flip negative, and stablecoins keep quietly going mainstream.

The ethics stand-off stalling the US CLARITY Act is reportedly resolved, giving the bill a real shot at passing before the August recess — Bitcoin tagged a one-month high near US$66,900 on the news, with US spot ETFs now six days into an inflow streak. BTC A$94,287, ETH A$2,773.

Risk appetite is back: Bitcoin pushed to about A$94,800 (US$66,400) as US spot ETFs notched a second straight week of net inflows — the first back-to-back positive weeks since May. Plus Strategy buys zero BTC, Robinhood opens accounts to AI agents, the LSE goes 24/7, and Grayscale files a Worldcoin ETF.