MONETUM INTELLIGENCE | MIDDAY UPDATE
*Thursday 17 September 2026 13:17 UTC*
Bitcoin opened the London session under pressure following the Clarity Act's failure to advance, briefly dipping toward $75,400 before finding buyers and recovering to the $76,700 range. Ethereum outperformed throughout, holding a clean trending structure and consolidating above $2,440 — a level that has now flipped to intraday support. Solana similarly maintained composure above the $99.50 zone despite the broader noise, confirming the altcoin bid remains intact. XRP lagged, oscillating in a narrow $1.29–$1.31 band with no meaningful directional resolution.