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SEC Innovation Exemption is not a live tokenized stock market
The SECs Sept. 17 Order 34-106402 is a five-year permissioned TSV sandbox with volume caps, not a public onchain stock exchange.
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CleanSpark priced $2.276B notes; close still pending
CleanSpark priced $2.276 billion of 7.875% senior secured notes due 2031 at 98.5% of par on 18 Sep 2026. Expected close is 25 Sep, so this is still…
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CFTC crypto prerule sits at OIRA, not a live rule
OIRA lists CFTC RIN 3038-AF80 as a prerule received 17 Sep 2026. That is not a published crypto market-structure rule, and it is not a substitute for the…
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CleanSpark $2.227B notes are a pitch, not cash
CleanSpark Sept. 17, 2026 8-K announces a proposed $2.227 billion 2031 note offering for Sandersville. That figure is an ask, not cash received.
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Circle Arc mainnet is live, not permissionless PoS
Circle switched on public Arc mainnet on 16 September 2026 as a USDC-gas Layer 1 with a permissioned validator set. The ARC mint is not a public token…
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Aave LTV ARFC is a forum post, not extra leverage
Aave 16 Sep 2026 LlamaRisk ARFC would lift Core WBTC from 73/78 to 81/85 LTV/LT, but Snapshot and an AIP have not executed. Treat live parameters as unchanged.
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FOMC 25 bp hike leaves Bitcoin under $80k
The FOMC raised the federal funds target 25 bp to 3.75-4% on 16 Sep 2026, 12-0. CoinGecko Bitcoin was $75,961 at 19:06 UTC, still under $80k.
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Senate cloture on Clarity Act fails 49-50, not a law
The U.S. Senate failed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633 on Sept. 15, 2026, 49-50. That LIS vote is a blocked debate, not a signed…
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Strategy paused bitcoin buys: STRC buybacks, not a dump
Strategy's Sept. 14 8-K shows zero ATM sales and zero bitcoin trades Sept. 8-13. Holdings stay 845,050 BTC while USD Cash funds $139.3 million of STRC buybacks.
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Clarity Act final draft is a cloture substitute, not law
Senate offices posted a Sept. 14 substitute for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. It is a cloture vehicle for H.R. 3633, not enacted SEC or CFTC rules.