Bitcoin traded near $77,250 three days before the Federal Reserve’s September 16 interest-rate decision, with futures markets pricing an 86.5% chance of a quarter-point increase. Ethereum and XRP also held relatively stable despite Treasury yields approaching 5%, suggesting resilience in a higher-rate environment. The expectations followed August consumer prices rising 0.4% after a 0.1% increase in July, lifting annual inflation to 3.4%. Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long said Treasury’s growing influence over longer-dated bonds and digital-dollar rules could prove more consequential than the immediate rate decision.