Crypto Investing and Decentralized Finance, Coinstack

Coinstack

Coinstack is published weekly by Ryan Allis. He was previously CEO and Co-founder of iContact and led the company from 300 employees, 70,000 customers, and $50M in annual sales and an exit for $169M. Ryan was an angel investor in SpaceX, LendingClub, Change.org, Kuli Kuli, and Catalant. Today, Ryan advises companies and governments on blockchain-related projects and is the Chairman of Hive.org, a global community of 3,500 purpose-driven leaders from 130 countries making a positive impact in the world. Ryan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was Co-President of the Harvard Social Enterprise Club and a fellow of the Harvard Graduate School Leadership Institute.

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<ul><li>Bitcoin closed at $81,169 (CoinGecko, Sep 20 close), up nearly 5.7% w/w after both twin catalysts landed.</li><li>CLARITY Act failed cloture 49-50 on Sep 15. Four Republicans defected. Effectively dead for 2026.</li><li>Fed hiked 25bp to 3.75-4.00% on Sep 16 in a unanimous 12-0 vote. First hike since July 2023. Dot plot shows 16 of 18 expect another hike this year.</li></ul>

Bitcoin closed at $81,169 (CoinGecko, Sep 20 close), up nearly 5.7% w/w after both twin catalysts landed.CLARITY Act failed cloture 49-50 on Sep 15. Four Republicans defected. Effectively dead for 2026.Fed hiked 25bp to 3.75-4.00% on Sep 16 in a unanimous 12-0 vote. First hike since July 2023. Dot plot shows 16 of 18 expect another hike this year.

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SEC Fills CLARITY Vacuum