Why risk a smart contract exploit when safe US Treasuries pay better crypto yields?

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: CryptoSlate
Why risk a smart contract exploit when safe US Treasuries pay better crypto yields?WorldPing
Image via CryptoSlate.

What happened

The Federal Reserve raised its target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% on Sept.

16, pushing the one-year Treasury yield to 4.45% the same day and pressuring crypto lending yields.

Key facts

  • The Federal Reserve raised its target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% on Sept.
  • 16, pushing the one-year Treasury yield to 4.45% the same day and pressuring crypto lending yields.
  • Reported by CryptoSlate and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:50:29 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Why risk a smart contract exploit when safe US Treasuries pay better crypto yields?

  2. UAE, Sweden Arrest Seven Over $7.1M Crypto Laundering Ring Linked to Contract Killings

  3. Bitcoin reclaims $80,000, Solana and Hyperliquid rally as crypto markets shrug off Clarity setback

  4. Bitcoin hits $81K as US bond yields rebound on global oil woes

  5. CFTC submits crypto market regulation plan for White House review

  6. CFTC Kicks Off Crypto Rulemaking, Bypassing a Stalled Congress

  7. US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange and its software developer over alleged IRGC Bitcoin transfers

Sources

The original report was published by CryptoSlate. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

Read the full report at CryptoSlate

Follow the story

Living hubs that keep updating as this story develops.

Related WorldPing coverage

CFTC Kicks Off Crypto Rulemaking, Bypassing a Stalled CongressWorldPing
Decrypt

CFTC Kicks Off Crypto Rulemaking, Bypassing a Stalled Congress

The agency submitted a prerule on crypto asset transactions and markets to the White House for review, signaling it will build a derivatives framework on its own authority after the Clarity Act's collapse.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt