Crypto markets broadly advanced on Sept. 18 after the U.S. rate hike was finalized, oil prices retreated and the SEC released an "innovation exemption" that enabled on-chain trading of tokenized NMS stocks. Panic sentiment quickly eased, with most sectors gaining about 2% to 7% over 24 hours. DeFi (decentralized finance) led the move, rising 6.80%, while GENIUS gained 20.66%, Uniswap rose 14.81% and Hyperliquid advanced 10.01%. The MAG7.ssi, DEFI.ssi and MEME.ssi indexes rose 0.25%, 7.75% and 2.55%, respectively. DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure networks) climbed 5.55%, led by Geodnet's 44.90% gain, while RWA (real-world assets represented on-chain) increased 4.95%, with Ondo Finance up 9.53%. Layer2 rose 4.46%, led by Arbitrum's 18.69% advance; Meme gained 3.79%, with Useless Coin up 14.21%; and Layer1 rose 3.67%, as NEAR Protocol gained 22.91%. PayFi increased 1.94%, with Zcash up 8.93% and continuing to set new all-time highs. CeFi (centralized finance) rose 1.86%, while Aster gained 4.52%. Historical-performance indexes for DeFi, RWA and Layer2, known as ssiDeFi, ssiRWA and ssiLayer2, rose 7.70%, 6.00% and 5.82%, respectively.