ROLLUP: The Fed Lowered Interest Rates: What That Means For Crypto

In this Weekly Rollup, we discuss the implications of recent Federal Reserve rate cuts on crypto markets, exploring their potential benefits for Bitcoin and Ethereum. We highlight the SEC's easing of crypto ETF regulations, Tether's new compliant stablecoin, and SEC Chair Paul Atkins' vision for clearer regulations. Finally, we touch on how global finance is adapting to crypto innovations in Ghana and Nepal. --- 📣0G | CRYPTO X AI https://bankless.cc/OGAI --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🎩DEGEN | JOIN THE COMMUNITY https://bankless.cc/degen 🌳KGEN | REQUEST A DEMO https://bankless.cc/KGEN-podcast 🏄 SURF | UPGRADE YOUR CRYPTO RESEARCH https://bankless.cc/surf --- TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 3:24 Markets https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS https://polymarket.com/event/fed-decision-in-october https://x.com/CryptoMalfoy_/status/1968357964906979484 https://x.com/joechalom/status/1968383138943361374 https://x.com/CryptoHayes/status/1968060229805019140 https://x.com/GarrettGoggin/status/1967905389321535779 15:52 Solana DATS https://x.com/zoomerfied/status/1967560072717869273 https://blockworks.com/analytics/treasury-companies/market-data https://panteracapital.com/helius-hsdt-building-the-preeminent-solana-treasury/ https://x.com/AltcoinDaily/status/1967645702429044799 21:34 New ETF Standards https://x.com/JSeyff/status/1968437645660352620 https://x.com/matt_hougan/status/1968432392726593686 26:00 Base Token https://blog.base.org/the-state-of-base-at-basecamp-2025 https://x.com/base/status/1967602096360063341 https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1967602534601875734 https://x.com/coinbase/status/1967609260667535463 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1968320893953933781 44:30 Tether USAT https://x.com/USAT_io/status/1966520959713620001 48:25 Banking Lobby vs. Crypto https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/09/16/the-genius-act-is-already-law-banks-shouldn-t-try-to-rewrite-it-now https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1968392328474706285 https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1968317057109287046 https://x.com/0xKofi/status/1968221311806718320 56:49 The Revolution in Nepal https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/exclusive-nepal-turns-to-bitcoin-and-stablecoins-as-protests-rock-the-nation 59:50 Paul Atkins https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/atkins-keynote-address-inaugural-oecd-roundtable-global-financial-markets-091025 1:01:23 Wrapping Up https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1967592719603429824 https://syndicate.io/blog/community-first-token-launch https://x.com/NasdaqExchange/status/1966512285465170265 https://x.com/BTC_Archive/status/1967960768264970690 https://x.com/afpost/status/1968426582764093740 --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures