Builders don’t wait for permission—they ship the future on-chain.

Prices (USD, inline):
BTC $115,412.00 🔴↓ | ETH $4,623.15 🔴↓ | SOL $245.43 🟢↑ | BNB $931.59 🔴↓ | XRP $3.05 🔴↓ | ADA $0.8918 🔴↓ | AVAX $29.46 🔴↓ | DOGE $0.2838 🔴↓ | DOT $4.34 🔴↓

Quick Index ⚡️

🚀 Bitcoin edges higher as “cracks” appear in the economy; bulls look to the Fed this week. 
🖥️ Miners chase the AI compute gold rush—hashprice lags, power deals surge.
🛡️ Ethereum Foundation’s PSE maps end-to-end privacy (private writes/reads/proofs) on mainnet path.
🌍 Pakistan invites global crypto firms to apply for licenses under new regime.
🎛️ CFTC chair-nominee Brian Quintenz’s leaked DMs with Tyler Winklevoss spark conflict-of-interest debate.
📈 “Bubble watch” mood in U.S. stocks while crypto holds firm, says Pantera’s Dan Morehead.

Markets

Bitcoin ticked up to the mid-$115Ks as macro “soft spots” (weak services prints and cooling jobs components) nudged risk appetite—while traders eye a potential U.S. rate cut on Wednesday (Sep 17). According to CoinDesk, the move keeps BTC within striking distance of August’s highs, with dip-buyers active on minor pullbacks.

Into the meeting, strategists expect near-term chop if the Fed delivers—but see medium-term tailwinds for BTC, gold and equities as policy loosens. CoinDesk’s daybook frames it as a “short-term jitters, longer-term juice” setup—one where crypto beta can outrun broader risk once the policy path is clearer. Positioning into the event remains balanced after a strong month-to-date.

Regulation

A fresh Washington subplot: CFTC chair-nominee Brian Quintenz posted private messages with Tyler Winklevoss, triggering questions about proximity to market participants. While nothing in the thread constitutes an action, policy watchers say optics matter as the new market-structure push advances. Expect calls for explicit recusals if Gemini matters land before the agency. (Coverage via CoinDesk.)

Pakistan’s Securities & Exchange Commission opened the door for international players, inviting global crypto firms to apply for local licenses. The move—outlined by Cointelegraph—seeks to channel activity onto regulated rails, attract investment and talent, and establish tax/reporting clarity. For exchanges, custodians and fintechs, it’s a green light to scope partnerships and banking lines in a 240M-person market.

Adoption

Islamabad’s licensing invitation is the week’s standout adoption play: it signals a shift from “gray-area usage” to supervised participation. If banks follow with settlement/custody services, Pakistan could become a high-growth corridor for stablecoin remittances and on-ramp volumes across South Asia. Firms that move early can shape standards—and win mindshare—before competition thickens. (As reported by Cointelegraph.)

Tech & Innovation

Miners are increasingly monetizing power, real estate and cooling capacity by hosting AI workloads—pursuing steadier cash flows while BTC hashprice lags. CoinDesk reports multi-GW expansion plans, GPU procurement and data-center retrofits across the sector. For investors, this diversifies revenue and can subsidize hashrate growth—but also adds operational complexity and capex cycles tied to AI cycles, not just crypto.

Meanwhile, the Ethereum Foundation’s Privacy & Scaling Explorations team unveiled a roadmap to make private writes, reads and proving as seamless (and cheap) as public transactions. The Block notes this end-to-end framework spans primitives and UX layers, aiming to bring mainstream-grade privacy without sacrificing compliance hooks. If realized, it could unlock consumer-finance use cases and enterprise on-chain workflows long kept on the sidelines.

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