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      "title": "State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/onchain-malware-writes-surge-420-north-korea-iran-chainalysis?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000",
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      "title": "Grayscale’s Pandl still sees bitcoin’s $58K low as the bottom, gives clients ‘green light’",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-09-17-grayscales-pandl-still-sees-bitcoins-58k-low-as-the-bottom-gives-clients-green-light-415346",
      "summary": "Grayscale's Zach Pandl maintains bitcoin bottomed near $58,000 as the firm gives clients a \"green light\" to allocate.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:47:30 +0000",
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      "title": "How Circle’s institutional Arc blockchain got taken over by memecoins on day one",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/17/circle-launched-a-corporate-l2-backed-by-blackrock-but-traders-immediately-turned-it-into-a-memecoin-casino",
      "summary": "Circle blockchain Arc's first day was dominated by memecoins, and the traders behind them had already moved on by Thursday morning.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:42:22 +0000",
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      "title": "Optimism creeps back into crypto, with the 2022 test still to come",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/09/17/optimism-creeps-back-into-crypto-with-the-2022-test-still-to-come",
      "summary": "Your day-ahead look for Sept. 17, 2026",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:19:09 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Live updates: Bitcoin flat near $76,000 as stocks set for sharply higher open",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/17/live-updates-zcash-jumps-17-as-usd345-million-of-liquidations-hit-crypto-traders",
      "summary": "The Bank of England held rates steady on Thursday at 3.75%, as expected by markets.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:41:15 +0000",
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      "title": "Crypto rallies through the Fed's first rate increase since 2023",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/17/crypto-rallies-through-the-fed-s-first-rate-increase-since-2023",
      "summary": "Bitcoin rose 0.88% over 24 hours to $76,621 as the central bank's projections implied only one further hike. Zcash jumped 23% to a record after Paradigm disclosed a stake.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:40:01 +0000",
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      "title": "Zcash gains 20% as Paradigm founder reveals firm made ZEC investment",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/markets/zcash-zec-price-paradigm-investment-privacy-coins?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:35:29 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Bitwise CIO Hougan revises Clarity Act outlook, says crypto bull market may continue without legislation",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-09-17-bitwise-cio-hougan-revises-clarity-act-outlook-says-crypto-bull-market-may-continue-without-legislation-415339",
      "summary": "Bitcoin climbed above $80,000 in early September despite declining odds of the legislation passing this year, Hougan noted.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:19:55 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Revolut says no direct contact from hackers after $3M public ransom demand",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/revolut-data-breach-monero-ransom-no-direct-contact?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "Revolut says it received no direct contact despite separate ransom demands for $3 million in Monero and 10,000 Bitcoin from competing breach claimants.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:57:51 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Bitcoin treasuries buy just 5.9K BTC in three months as paper losses linger",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-treasuries-buy-just-59k-btc-in-three-months-as-paper-losses-linger?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "Bitcoin corporate treasuries remained at an unrealized loss on their holdings as the price fell below $80,000 and fresh capital inflows dwindled.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:31 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Bitcoin faces 2022 parallels as Federal Reserve resumes rate increases",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/17/bitcoin-faces-2022-parallels-as-federal-reserve-resumes-rate-hikes",
      "summary": "Bitcoin’s drawdown mirrors its position before the Fed’s first hike in March 2022, raising questions over whether a relief rally could precede further losses.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:41:48 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Ripple adds XRP payments to Stripe and Tempo’s AI standard in new developer kit",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/17/ripple-adds-xrp-payments-to-stripe-and-tempo-s-ai-standard-in-new-developer-kit",
      "summary": "The update expands support for automated payments in XRP and RLUSD, with tools that let agents pay repeatedly for services and manage wallets across blockchains.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:54:33 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "U.S. diesel prices hit record high as bitcoin and gold struggle",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/17/u-s-diesel-prices-hit-record-high-as-bitcoin-and-gold-struggle",
      "summary": "Record diesel prices could feed through to consumer price inflation, confirming more Fed rate hikes. The central bank appears determined to raise rates into a oil supply shock.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:27:07 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Here’s what happened in crypto today",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-happened-in-crypto-today?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:01:31 +0000",
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      "title": "BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/celsius-estate-bitmex-6360-btc-liquidation-lawsuit?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:55:18 +0000",
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      "title": "Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/17/zcash-jumps-23-as-bitcoin-and-major-tokens-rise-despite-fed-s-first-hike-since-2023",
      "summary": "Bitcoin traded above $76,000 as the Fed projected limited further tightening, while Paradigm’s Matt Huang discussed Zcash’s role as a privacy complement to bitcoin.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:47:27 +0000",
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      "title": "Bitcoin absorbs Fed rate hike as officials see more tightening",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-absorbs-fed-rate-hike-as-officials-see-more-tightening?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "Bitcoin showed little immediate reaction to the Fed’s first rate increase since 2023, but 16 of 18 officials expect at least one more hike before the end of the year.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:52:08 +0000",
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      "title": "House committee moves to codify Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-09-16-house-committee-moves-bitcoin-reserve-bill-415317",
      "summary": "A House committee advanced a bill to create a strategic bitcoin reserve, which would codify Trump's plan for permanent bitcoin holdings.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:56:10 +0000",
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