DashTape

Daily

Desk brief

2026-09-17 · 8 high-impact headlines

BTC$76,536.55Bitcoin+1.31%ETH$2,434.35Ethereum+1.68%USDT$0.9996Tether−0.03%BNB$726.79Binance Coin+2.32%XRP$1.30XRP+2.20%USDC$1.00USD Coin0.00%

Market cap

+1.48%

50

Neutral

Headlines

Flash

  1. Ignas: Arc leans more toward payments and forex use cases, with the only potential draw being a possible ARC airdropDashTape reports: Crypto researcher Ignas posted on X platform, stating that he currently has "no FOMO" about trading on Arc, believing that Arc focuses more on forex, payments, and tokenization scenarios, and that the team's support for Crypto Native culture is relatively limited. Ignas stated that one of Arc's potential attractions may come from an ARC token airdrop. He noted that Arc has plans for 60% of its tokens to be allocated to the "ecosystem," but expects that the relevant tokens will be used more to incentivize ecosystem partners in payments, forex, and tokenization rather than Degen traders. Additionally, he believes that from Robinhood and Solana to Arc, the "Meme coin + stocks" playbook is being repeated, and unless Arc introduces a new narrative, he will look at other trading opportunities.
  2. Arc Mainnet Goes Live: 7.76 Million Transactions on Day One, USDC Transfer Volume Nears $1 BillionDashTape reports, according to Dune data, Arc mainnet recorded 7.76 million transactions on its first trading day, generating approximately $280,000 in fees. Meanwhile, Uniswap's single-day trading volume on Arc exceeded $410 million. Additionally, Arc uses USDC as its native gas token, with single-day USDC transfer volume approaching $1 billion and total on-chain USDC reaching $650 million. New addresses on the day exceeded 700,000, bringing the total number of addresses past 840,000.
  3. DashTape Morning News1. The Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points for the first time in three years; 2. Celsius sues BitMEX over 2020 liquidation event, seeks to recover 6,360 BTC; 3. Trump says U.S. interest rates should fall below 1%, urges the Fed to cut rates quickly; 4. The U.S. House Financial Services Committee passed the American Reserve Modernization Act; 5. The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act by a vote of 38 to 5; 6. Paradigm founder: The Zcash developer fund is very important, and pure coin-weighted voting may be detrimental to building long-term trust; 7. Worth approximately $13.55 million, a certain WLFI multisig wallet transferred a cumulative 248 million WLFI to Binance over the past month; 8. Losing approximately $890,000 in 3 hours, a certain whale was liquidated after shorting 8,120 ZEC with 10x leverage; 9. Bonk Guy: Over the past month, USELESS whale inflows totaled approximately $12 million.
  4. Gold briefly pulled back to $4,300/oz, up 0.6% in 24 hoursDashTape reports that according to Gate data, gold (XAUUSD) briefly pulled back to $4,300/oz, now trading at $4,306.36/oz, up 0.6% over 24 hours.
  5. 7 U.S. Senate Democrats pledge bipartisan push to pass Clarity ActDashTape reports: A Fox Business crypto reporter posted on X that 7 U.S. Senate Democrats, including Gillibrand, Mark Warner, Ruben Gallego, and Angela Alsobrooks, said they are committed to advancing the Clarity Act through bipartisan efforts. According to 3 people familiar with the matter, initial attempts are underway to restart bipartisan negotiations and assess both sides' willingness to return to the negotiating table before the end of the year to push for the bill's passage.
  6. US stock market closes with AI concept stocks broadly declining, onsemi drops over 9.02%DashTape informa According to MSX.COM data, at the US stock market close, the Dow fell 1.21%, the S&P 500 declined 0.45%, the Nasdaq dropped 0.01%, and the VIX fear index rose 2.97%. AI concept stocks broadly declined, with onsemi down 9.02%, EPAM down 5.13%, IBM down 4.38%, UiPath down 4.22%, and SoundHound AI down 3.58%. It is reported that MSX is a leading RWA trading platform and has cumulatively listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering popular US stocks and ETF token assets such as Nvidia, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, META, TSM, and AMD.
  7. WTI crude oil fell 0.8%, reported at $101.34 per barrelDashTape informa According to the latest data from Gate, the price of gold has risen to $4,280.25 per ounce, with an intraday gain of 0.38%. The price of silver has risen to $63.191 per ounce, with an intraday gain of 0.86%. In the forex market, the U.S. dollar rose 0% against the offshore Chinese yuan (USD/CNH) intraday, with the current exchange rate at 6.71215. The U.S. dollar fell 0.03% against the Japanese yen (USD/JPY) intraday, with the current exchange rate at 156.205. In global stock indices, the Euro Stoxx 50 Index (EUSTX50) rose 0.02% intraday, reported at 6,261.94 points; the UK FTSE 100 Index (UK100) fell 0.02% intraday, reported at 10,716 points; the Germany DAX 40 Index (GER40) rose 0.41% intraday, reported at 25,671.6 points. In commodities, WTI crude oil fell 0.81% intraday, reported at $101.34 per barrel. Brent crude oil fell 0.76% intraday, reported at $105.18 per barrel. Gate supports users in directly trading traditional financial market products within the platform, offering one-stop coverage of multiple asset classes including precious metals, forex, global stock contracts for difference (CFDs), major indices, and commodities, achieving deep integration between crypto assets and traditional financial assets. Gate TradFi-related features have been fully integrated into the Gate App and Web platforms, allowing users to conveniently participate in global asset price trading without switching platforms, unlocking more strategies and opportunities beyond the crypto market, and continuously enhancing the diversified asset allocation experience.
  8. A whale lost approximately $890,000 in 3 hours after being liquidated on a 10x leveraged short position of 8,120 ZECDashTape informa — According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, a whale shorted ZEC ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. At around 11 PM last night, when the ZEC price was approximately $1,245, the whale opened a 10x leveraged short position of 8,120 ZEC, with the position value at approximately $10.11 million. About 3 hours later, as ZEC rose above $1,390, the whale's short position was fully liquidated, resulting in a cumulative loss of approximately $890,000.