Weekly: CLARITY Act Failure, Poland Losing $230 Million Due to Cryptocurrencies, and a Zcash Rally

The Incrypted editorial team has prepared a weekly digest of the crypto industry’s key events. In it — the failure of the CLARITY bill in the US, Poland’s $230 million loss linked to cryptocurrencies, CoinEx shutting down, an investigation involving Trump, and much more.

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• How did the asset’s price change over the week?

At the start of the week, on September 14, the leading cryptocurrency climbed above $79,000. However, the very next day bitcoin fell below $75,000 amid the failure of the CLARITY Act. Later, the asset rose to $78,000. At the time of writing, its price stands at $80,362: 

• Bitcoin did not react to the interest rate hike

The US Federal Reserve raised the interest rate by 25 basis points — from 3.5-3.75% to 3.75-4%. The decision was made on September 16 at a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). This is the Fed’s first rate hike since July 2023.

Bitcoin barely reacted to the US regulator’s decision. After the rate announcement, the leading cryptocurrency remained near $76,000.

CryptoQuant analysts said that bitcoin’s current rise remains insufficiently supported by spot demand. According to them, the market structure is increasingly resembling the January–March 2026 period, when the role of derivatives grew noticeably.