The post Hyperliquid Perps to Enter US Market via Kraken; HYPE Up 1.7% appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

In the future, Americans will be able to trade Hyperliquid (HYPE) on-chain perpetual futures through a one-of-a-kind partnership with Kraken crypto exchange. According to a recent announcement by Kraken’s parent company Payward, the partnership leverages Kraken’s regulated operations to bring Hyperliquid trading to US clients. Hyperliquid perpetuals to start trading in the US Notably, Hyperliquid’s …

The post US Bitcoin Reserve Bill Advances, but Odds of 2027 Law Drop to 6% appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

The US House Financial Services Committee has voted to advance the unprecedented Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, now known as the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 (H.R. 8957). Despite this development, the odds of the proposal becoming law by 2027 are now as low as 6%, down from a 60% high in December. Source: Polymarket  US …

The post NEAR Protocol Achieves Historic Milestone: Price Surges 7.6% Amid Massive Airdrop appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is the second-best-performing cryptocurrency among the top 30 by market cap in the last 24 hours. The token is up 7.59% to trade at $2.51 following the attainment of the “NEAR@3.33” Milestone. Why is NEAR’s price up today? NEAR Protocol rewards ecosystem growth by airdropping NEAR tokens to eligible users whenever its …

The post Fed Raises Rate by 25 Bps for First Time in 3 Years — Bitcoin Holds $76K appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

The U.S. Federal Reserve voted unanimously to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, lifting the target range to 3.75%–4.00%. The move marks the first rate hike in more than three years, reversing the rate cuts seen in late 2025 and putting the Fed back on a tighter policy path. Despite the rate …

The post UK FCA Releases Final Crypto Rules as Applications Open September 30 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released final guidance for its upcoming cryptoasset regulatory regime, giving firms a clearer view of which activities will need authorization.  The guidance states that the application gateway is open until 30 September and the full regime starts in October 2027. FCA Clarifies Which Crypto Activities Need Authorization The …

The post AVAX Price Faces $7 Test as CLARITY Act Shakes Market appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

AVAX price has taken a hit from the September 15 crypto sell-off, with sentiment around recovering altcoins getting shaken after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a 49–50 procedural cloture vote, below the 60 votes required. AVAX Price Holds Key $7 Support The reaction has put AVAX back …

The post ‘They’re Not Waiting Anymore’: Evernorth CEO On A Decade-Long Wall Street U-Turn On XRP appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Evernorth CEO Ashish Birla said RLUSD’s expansion on the XRP Ledger is central to deepening liquidity across the network, describing the dollar-backed stablecoin as “paramount” to XRP’s broader ecosystem. He said RLUSD’s share of XRP Ledger supply climbed from roughly 20% to 34%, a jump he called 642% growth. Birla tied that growth directly to …

The post KAS Price Risks $0.025 as CLARITY Act Shock Hits Market appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

KAS price has been hit hard by the crypto market sell-off. After collapsing from $0.20 in July 2024 to $0.025 by 2026, KAS rallied toward $0.38 in H2 2026 before slipping back under the 200-day EMA band by mid-September. KAS Price Gets Caught Between Key EMAs The latest weakness came as crypto prices dumped on …

The post When Is The FOMC Meeting Today? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

The Federal Reserve will announce its FOMC interest rate decision today at 2:00 PM ET. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh holds his press conference shortly after, at 2:30 PM ET. Money markets are pricing a more than 90% probability that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points today, according to CME’s FedWatch …

The post XRP Price Prediction: After A 10% Fall, Where Does XRP Bottom Post-FOMC? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

XRP is trading at $1.27, down 10% over 24 hours and 11.2% over the past week, following a decline that broke a key technical support level chart watchers had been monitoring for weeks. Today’s drop lands directly ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate announcement, expected around 2:00 PM ET, with markets pricing in a roughly …