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Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023

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Bitcoin traded above $76,000 as the Fed projected limited further tightening, while Paradigm’s Matt Huang discussed Zcash’s role as a privacy complement to bitcoin.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

    Long-term bonds move when yields change

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

    Treasury bonds move when yields change

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

    Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500

    Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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RIOT———————
HOOD———————
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Bitcoin traded above $76,000 as the Fed projected limited further tightening, while Paradigm’s Matt Huang discussed Zcash’s role as a privacy complement to bitcoin.

Source: CoinDesk

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023,” Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is +0.61%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.65% over the same days, a -0.04% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

Companies tied to this story

  • BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF

    Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 17 Sep 2026 story “Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023.” Reason on file: GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITU Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf

    In “Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023,” Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf (BITU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITX 2X Bitcoin Strategy Etf

    For “Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023,” 2X Bitcoin Strategy Etf (BITX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf

    In “Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023,” Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF

    In “Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023,” Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GBTC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF

    For “Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023,” iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected IBIT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

The 17 Sep 2026 story “Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023” names Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) because of this story.

The link for Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is this: GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf (BITU), is listed for a different reason: GA selected BITU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

BITB traded between 43.26 and 47.30 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 44.34. BITU traded between 13.70 and 16.49 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 14.38. BITX traded between 17.70 and 21.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 18.59.

How strong the case is around Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

46 out of 100

“Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.