BTC traded at $84,541, up 5.19% over 24 hours, while ETH stood at $2,720.22, up 5.59%. Gold was at $4,389.10 and silver at $66.750; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose 0.17% and 0.67%, respectively, while WTI and Brent fell 2.32% and 2.37%.
1. BTC breaks $85K, $26M in shorts liquidated
Per Lookonchain, two traders had large short positions liquidated after BTC broke above $85,000 and ETH above $2,750. Address 0x06bc had 5,867 ETH short liquidated for about $16.13 million, while 0xec0b's 122.88 BTC short was fully liquidated for about $10.16 million.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
2. Bitcoin ETFs see $6.2M weekly inflow, IBIT leads
Per SoSoValue data, US bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $6.21 million in the week of September 14-18. BlackRock's IBIT led with $121 million in weekly inflows, bringing its cumulative net inflow to $64.12 billion.
Assets to watch: BTC, IBIT
3. Ether ETFs post $140M weekly outflow, ending 4-week streak
Per SoSoValue data, US ether spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $140 million in the week of September 14-18, ending four consecutive weeks of inflows. BlackRock's ETHA led the outflows at $56.05 million.
Assets to watch: ETH
4. Wallet buys $9.36M in HYPE from FalconX
Per Onchain Lens, a wallet purchased 996,400 HYPE tokens worth about $9.36 million from market maker FalconX.
Assets to watch: HYPE
5. Bitcoin long-term holders cut for 5th week, selling slows
Per CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., long-term holder (LTH) bitcoin holdings have declined for five consecutive weeks, though 30-day selling shrank from 105,900 BTC to 21,700 BTC. Despite BTC reaching $81,200 last week, the cohort remained at a slight loss on average when moving holdings.
Assets to watch: BTC
6. ECB DLT settlement platform Pontes goes live
Per an ECB announcement, the eurosystem's tokenized-asset settlement infrastructure Pontes went live on September 21, allowing wholesale tokenized assets to settle in central bank money while integrating issuance, trading, settlement and custody with smart-contract automation. Deutsche Bank, Santander, Societe Generale and 12 other banks plus 4 DLT operators including Clearstream joined the first wave, with full buildout targeted for 2028.
7. Morgan Stanley sees 7% downside risk for US stocks
Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson's team said US equities are vulnerable to further energy-price gains and heightened bond-market volatility, a scenario in which the S&P 500 could fall as much as 7%; the index's valuation has slipped over the past four months to its lowest since March.
8. Apple to pay $250M over Apple Intelligence claims
Per Truth in Advertising, Apple will pay $250 million to settle consolidated class actions including Landsheft v. Apple Inc. in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs alleged Apple misled buyers over Apple Intelligence features on the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 lineup.
Assets to watch: AAPL
9. Samsung shares jump 5%, leading KOSPI
Samsung Electronics shares jumped 5%, their biggest single-day gain in two weeks, leading South Korea's KOSPI index higher.
Assets to watch: SAMSUNG
Market snapshot
BTC: $84,541 (24h +5.19%) | ETH: $2,720.22 (24h +5.59%)
Gold: $4,389.10 (-0.81%) | Silver: $66.750 (-0.59%)
WTI: $97.97 (-2.32%) | Brent: $101.41 (-2.37%)
S&P 500: 7,650.50 (+0.17%) | Nasdaq 100: 29,644.17 (+0.67%)
1. BTC breaks $85K, $26M in shorts liquidated
Per Lookonchain, two traders had large short positions liquidated after BTC broke above $85,000 and ETH above $2,750. Address 0x06bc had 5,867 ETH short liquidated for about $16.13 million, while 0xec0b's 122.88 BTC short was fully liquidated for about $10.16 million.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
2. Bitcoin ETFs see $6.2M weekly inflow, IBIT leads
Per SoSoValue data, US bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $6.21 million in the week of September 14-18. BlackRock's IBIT led with $121 million in weekly inflows, bringing its cumulative net inflow to $64.12 billion.
Assets to watch: BTC, IBIT
3. Ether ETFs post $140M weekly outflow, ending 4-week streak
Per SoSoValue data, US ether spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $140 million in the week of September 14-18, ending four consecutive weeks of inflows. BlackRock's ETHA led the outflows at $56.05 million.
Assets to watch: ETH
4. Wallet buys $9.36M in HYPE from FalconX
Per Onchain Lens, a wallet purchased 996,400 HYPE tokens worth about $9.36 million from market maker FalconX.
Assets to watch: HYPE
5. Bitcoin long-term holders cut for 5th week, selling slows
Per CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., long-term holder (LTH) bitcoin holdings have declined for five consecutive weeks, though 30-day selling shrank from 105,900 BTC to 21,700 BTC. Despite BTC reaching $81,200 last week, the cohort remained at a slight loss on average when moving holdings.
Assets to watch: BTC
6. ECB DLT settlement platform Pontes goes live
Per an ECB announcement, the eurosystem's tokenized-asset settlement infrastructure Pontes went live on September 21, allowing wholesale tokenized assets to settle in central bank money while integrating issuance, trading, settlement and custody with smart-contract automation. Deutsche Bank, Santander, Societe Generale and 12 other banks plus 4 DLT operators including Clearstream joined the first wave, with full buildout targeted for 2028.
7. Morgan Stanley sees 7% downside risk for US stocks
Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson's team said US equities are vulnerable to further energy-price gains and heightened bond-market volatility, a scenario in which the S&P 500 could fall as much as 7%; the index's valuation has slipped over the past four months to its lowest since March.
8. Apple to pay $250M over Apple Intelligence claims
Per Truth in Advertising, Apple will pay $250 million to settle consolidated class actions including Landsheft v. Apple Inc. in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs alleged Apple misled buyers over Apple Intelligence features on the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 lineup.
Assets to watch: AAPL
9. Samsung shares jump 5%, leading KOSPI
Samsung Electronics shares jumped 5%, their biggest single-day gain in two weeks, leading South Korea's KOSPI index higher.
Assets to watch: SAMSUNG
Market snapshot
BTC: $84,541 (24h +5.19%) | ETH: $2,720.22 (24h +5.59%)
Gold: $4,389.10 (-0.81%) | Silver: $66.750 (-0.59%)
WTI: $97.97 (-2.32%) | Brent: $101.41 (-2.37%)
S&P 500: 7,650.50 (+0.17%) | Nasdaq 100: 29,644.17 (+0.67%)