U.S. crypto regulation is back at the heart of the market after a House committee voted 28 to 21 on September 16, 2026, to advance a bill that would turn the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into law, CoinMarketCap reported.  Bitcoin dipped under $75,000 earlier in the week before climbing back above $81,000, and the CFTC separately sent its first crypto market rules to the White House for review. Together the two steps show that policy keeps moving forward, piece by piece, instead of stalling.