Bitcoin holds near $77K ahead of the Fed decision as investors weigh rate guidance and potential prolonged high rates, while Dogecoin surges 8.5% on technical breakout. Galaxy Digital leads $20M investment in Fence for tokenized credit markets, and MoonPay acquires Israeli security firm Sodot for $100M to expand institutional offerings. Canada proposes banning crypto ATMs over scam concerns, and ZetaChain admits overlooking a bug bounty before a $334K exploit. Tether launches a Bitcoin Lightning faucet in its wallet, and Polymarket sees concentrated profits among a tiny group of users—markets show cautious optimism with focus on institutional inflows, security incidents, and regulatory scrutiny.

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