DOJ Targets $61M Iran Crypto Network, Democrats Counter CLARITY Act, Solana Triples Transaction…
Stock Market Today
September 15, 2026
Critical market moves as Senate CLARITY Act vote approaches Tuesday with Democrats rejecting GOP's final offer and preparing counterproposal-Bitcoin trades near seventy-six thousand nine hundred dollars as regulatory uncertainty persists.
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Let's get into it. Bitcoin holding $76,900 this morning as the Senate prepares for Tuesday's Clarity Act procedural vote, and it's looking shaky. Democrats rejected the GOP's weekend offer, now preparing a counter proposal after Monday meetings in Schumer's office. This bill needs 60 votes, and with 18 state attorneys general opposing over enforcement powers and eight banking groups pushing back on stablecoin provisions, passage odds on Polymarket dropped to 16%.
Meanwhile, the DOJ filed to seize $61 million in tether linked to Iranian black market oil sales. Prosecutors allege a $1.5 billion laundering network moved proceeds through unhosted wallets, with Chinese firms coordinating transfers via Binance to fund IRGC and military proxies. This follows escalating U.S.-Iran tensions that pushed Brent crude above $107 and West Texas Intermediate past $103, feeding inflation concerns ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision. Solana shipped its Transaction V1 upgrade overnight, tripling max transaction size from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes. This unlocks multi-sig approvals, zero-knowledge proofs, and atomic multi-step trades, narrowing the gap with Ethereum. The House Ways and Means Committee released a 114-page crypto tax bill ahead of Wednesday's markup. Notable omission, no mining or staking reward deferral, disappointing industry advocates. Security alert, an attacker drained 7.8 million in RSE from a Gnosis Safe wallet by exploiting a flawed authorization check. A front-running bot extracted the tokens first. Kelp Dayo froze the receiving address. CoinEx announced it's shutting down December 22nd after nine years, citing mounting security and compliance risks, the latest in a wave of exchange closures. Ethereum at $24.79, Solana at $101, XRP at $142, Treasury 10-year yield near 5%.
Empire State Manufacturing disappointed at 7.6 vs. 14.1. It expected. Fed decision Wednesday with rate hike odds above 90%.
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