{"id":48195,"date":"2025-09-18T09:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=48195"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:01:45","slug":"latest-crypto-market-news-today-september-18-fomc-rate-cut-aftermath-btc-eth-xrp-and-solana-stable-as-bnb-close-to-1k-usd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=48195","title":{"rendered":"Latest Crypto Market News Today, September 18: FOMC Rate Cut Aftermath, BTC, ETH, XRP, and Solana Stable as BNB Close to 1K USD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking at the crypto market today, there\u2019s a real excitement around the FOMC rate cut, the 25 basis points that becomes news headlines everywhere in a mostly positive way as BTC is dancing around 117K USD, ETH is just above 4.5K USD, creeping up about 0.7% in the last day, while XRP is trading close to 3.07, enjoying a 1.6% gain against. If history is any guide, similar rate cuts usually spark 20\u201330% gains for high-risk assets over the next few weeks. So yes, there\u2019s cause to be mildly excited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"cpp-crypto-chart cpp-crypto-chart-99btc cpp-crypto-chart-btc\" data-coin-symbol=\"btc\" data-price-usd=\"BTC Price (USD)\" data-main-color=\"#4caf05\" data-watermark-image=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99bitcoins-logo.png\" data-chart-style=\"99btc\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-top-section\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-info-section\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/26205235\/btc.svg\" alt=\"btc logo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-details\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-labels-row\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-name\">bitcoin<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-price-info\">Price<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-market-cap\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-values-row\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-symbol\">BTC<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-market-cap-value\">$2.34T<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-selectors cpp-chart-selectors-99btc\"><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"24h\">24h<\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"7d\">7d<\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"all_time\">1y<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><canvas id=\"cpp-chart-68cbc90601824\" class=\"cpp-chart-container cpp-chart-container-99btc\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Altcoins are getting attention now that the easing has landed. Data from TradingView shows total crypto market cap rising, suggesting some capital is rotating out of <a class=\"cpp-widget-coin cpp-widget-99btc\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored\" data-symbol=\"btc\" data-name=\"bitcoin\" data-price=\"117360.010000000000000\" data-change=\"0.50\" data-chart-style=\"99btc\" data-cta_text=\"Buy with Best Wallet\" data-cta_link=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/26205235\/btc.svg\" alt=\"btc logo\">BTC <span style=\"color: #37a72b;\">\u25b20.50%<\/span><\/a> and into high-risk plays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-284469\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-TradingView.jpg\" alt=\"Looking at the crypto market today, there\u2019s a real excitement around the FOMC rate cut as BTC, ETH, and XRP are showing strength against USD.\" width=\"832\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-TradingView.jpg 832w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-TradingView-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-TradingView-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-TradingView-130x63.jpg 130w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-TradingView-50x25.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(source \u2013<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/markets\/cryptocurrencies\/global-charts\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <b>TradingView<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a class=\"cpp-widget-coin cpp-widget-99btc\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored\" data-symbol=\"sol\" data-name=\"solana\" data-price=\"245.660000000000000\" data-change=\"4.06\" data-chart-style=\"99btc\" data-cta_text=\"Buy with Best Wallet\" data-cta_link=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/solana-sol-logo-2.svg\" alt=\"sol logo\">SOL <span style=\"color: #37a72b;\">\u25b24.06%<\/span><\/a> is up to 244 USD, gaining 3.2% today, helped by DEX volumes that climb to about $2.5B daily per DeFiLlama, a 5% jump since the cut and about 26% this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-284465\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-Defillama.jpg\" alt=\"Looking at the crypto market today, there\u2019s a real excitement around the FOMC rate cut as BTC, ETH, and XRP are showing strength against USD.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-Defillama.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-Defillama-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-Defillama-768x316.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-Defillama-50x21.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(source \u2013<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/chain\/solana\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <b>DefiLlama<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a class=\"cpp-widget-coin cpp-widget-99btc\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored\" data-symbol=\"bnb\" data-name=\"bnb\" data-price=\"1003.050000000000000\" data-change=\"5.04\" data-chart-style=\"99btc\" data-cta_text=\"Buy with Best Wallet\" data-cta_link=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bnb-bnb-logo.svg\" alt=\"bnb logo\">BNB <span style=\"color: #37a72b;\">\u25b25.04%<\/span><\/a>, on the other hand, is with a nice round number, at 1,000 USD, just as this article is being written. Its BSC TVL is at $7.8B, up by almost10% this week. These are the foundations of stronger sentiment across crypto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"cpp-crypto-chart cpp-crypto-chart-99btc cpp-crypto-chart-bnb\" data-coin-symbol=\"bnb\" data-price-usd=\"BNB Price (USD)\" data-main-color=\"#4caf05\" data-watermark-image=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99bitcoins-logo.png\" data-chart-style=\"99btc\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-top-section\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-info-section\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bnb-bnb-logo.svg\" alt=\"bnb logo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-details\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-labels-row\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-name\">bnb<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-price-info\">Price<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-market-cap\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-values-row\">\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-coin-symbol\">BNB<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-market-cap-value\">$149.38B<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpp-chart-selectors cpp-chart-selectors-99btc\"><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"24h\">24h<\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"7d\">7d<\/span><span class=\"cpp-chart-selector\" data-period=\"all_time\">1y<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><canvas id=\"cpp-chart-68cbc90602385\" class=\"cpp-chart-container cpp-chart-container-99btc\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\"><b>Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Today Crypto Market News Roundup: BTC, ETH, XRP Ready for Moon as Rate Cut Brings Stronger USD<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s where things are headed. According to CoinGlass, open interest for BTC USD is about $85B, and long positions dominate in liquidations since the cut, a pattern we\u2019ve seen in past ramps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-284464\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-Coinglass.jpg\" alt=\"Looking at the crypto market today, there\u2019s a real excitement around the FOMC rate cut as BTC, ETH, and XRP are showing strength against USD.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-Coinglass.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-Coinglass-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-Coinglass-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-Coinglass-50x18.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(source \u2013<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/BitcoinOpenInterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <b>CoinGlass<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ETH USD is supported by Layer\u20112 TVLs (via DeFiLlama https:\/\/defillama.com\/chain\/ethereum) exceeding $40B, and ETF inflows pushing over $1.2B weekly. XRP may gain institutional credibility as its CME options pick up steam with doubled volume, now around USD 15B.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Could BTC USD slip under $115,000 briefly? Sure. But with signals from the Fed hinting at perhaps two more cuts this year, bullish pressure remains. The overall DeFi total market cap is $4.2B, a huge number considering it against the traditional market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-284468\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-GECKO.jpg\" alt=\"Looking at the crypto market today, there\u2019s a real excitement around the FOMC rate cut as BTC, ETH, and XRP are showing strength against USD.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-GECKO.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-GECKO-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-GECKO-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crypto-market-news-BTC-ETH-XRP-USD-GECKO-50x26.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(source \u2013<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/charts\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <b>CoinGecko<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If things break well, XRP might test 3.20 USD, with BTC, ETH, and SOL leading. Optimistically, September will end on a strong note, even if there are a few dips along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-crypto-to-explode\/\"><b>20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2025<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-live-articles-list\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-updates-container\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-live-article\" id=\"article-284473\" data-timestamp=\"1758185419\" data-modified=\"1758185419\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-update-meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"nnbtc-update-time-dot\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<a class=\"nnbtc-update-time\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/latest-crypto-market-news-today-september-18-fomc-rate-cut-aftermath-btc-eth-xrp-and-solana-stable-as-bnb-close-to-1k-usd\/#article-284473\" target=\"_self\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t5 minutes ago\t\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-update-title\">\n<h2>Memecore and EIGEN Price Blasts 20%: Is BTC Layer 2 Next 100X Crypto?<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-update-author\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-09-at-7.24.08%E2%80%AFPM.jpg\" class=\"nnbtc-custom-avatar\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" alt=\"Akiyama Felix\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\tBy  <span class=\"nnbtc-author-name\">Akiyama Felix<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-update-content\">\n<p>The hunt for the next 100x crypto intensified today as traders digested Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell\u2019s 25bps rate cut, a move that has fueled bullish sentiment across risk markets. Crypto reacted almost instantly, with Memecore and EigenLayer both surging more than 20% higher in the past 24 hours, sparking a fresh wave of speculation about where smart money will next rotate.<\/p>\n<p>While Bitcoin reclaimed $117K, history shows the biggest returns don\u2019t come from BTC itself but from smaller-cap tokens building innovative ecosystems around it. With monetary policy easing and liquidity returning, traders are now asking: could a Bitcoin Layer 2 project deliver the next crypto to 100x as new capital floods into the market?<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/presales\/memecore-and-eigen-price-blasts-20-is-btc-layer-2-next-100x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/latest-crypto-market-news-today-september-18-fomc-rate-cut-aftermath-btc-eth-xrp-and-solana-stable-as-bnb-close-to-1k-usd\/\">Latest Crypto Market News Today, September 18: FOMC Rate Cut Aftermath, BTC, ETH, XRP, and Solana Stable as BNB Close to 1K USD<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at the crypto market today, there\u2019s a real excitement around the FOMC rate cut, the 25 basis points that becomes news headlines everywhere in a mostly positive way as BTC is dancing around 117K USD, ETH is just above 4.5K USD, creeping up about 0.7% in the last day, while XRP is trading close [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-48195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}