By Omkar Godbole (unless otherwise indicated)
Coindesk 20 Index fell by 5%, market leader, 24 hours weren’t happy for Crypto Bulls and It’s almost falling 2%.
Major altcoins like XRP, BNB and SOL have lost even more, and AST is the native token of Aster Dex, which has recently turned hyperglycemia overturned at a 24-hour volume. Still, some coins including MNT, CRO, KAS, OKB, XMR are about 1% manager profits.
The recession coincides with the stronger dollar, driven higher by US GDP and Jobless claims data on Thursday. Meanwhile, the dynamics of market flows have become bearish.
“This week, ETF behavior has changed from primary absorbers to net sellers,” a BRN analyst told Coindesk. “Yesterday, Bitcoin ETF recorded a $258 million outflow, while Ethereum ETF recorded a $251 million outflow, marking the ETH fund for the fourth consecutive day of red.”
According to Cryptoquant, the whales have offloaded 147,000 BTC since August 21st, and have offloaded 147,000 BTC since the start of the Bull Cycle in early 2023.
Bitunix Exchange analysts warned that President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on Thursday increased market uncertainty and increased vibrational sentiment between “inflation rising” and “slow growth.”
Trump announced up to 100% tariffs on effective trucks, furniture and medicines on October 1st.
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, core consumer spending, is scheduled for the second half of today. The report is projected to show a 2.9% year-on-year increase in August, consistent with July. According to Factset, it is projected to increase by 0.2% per month, slightly below 0.3% in July. Softer than expected prints will soften dollar gatherings and allow you to place the floor under Bitcoin and the wider crypto market.
Traders should remain vigilant about the development of regulations related to the Ministry of Finance on digital assets. The WSJ report on Thursday cited concerns from US regulators regarding the unusual trading volume and stock price volatility of more than 200 companies related to cryptocurrency strategies. These regulatory pressures on the Treasury or data could accelerate the sale of the market.
Furthermore, geopolitical developments require caution as reports are widespread about Russian aerial invasions in Europe. WTI crude has already risen 4% in a week, the highest since June. Keep alerts!
What to see
- Crypto
- Macros
- September 26th, 8:30am: Canada July GDP Mama EST. 0.1%.
- September 26th, 8:30am: US August headline PCE PRICE PRICE INDEX YOY EST. 2.7%, mom EST. 0.3%; Core Yoy EST. 2.9%, Core Mom EST. 0.2%.
- September 26th, 10am: (final) September Michigan Consumer Sentiment EST. 55.4.
- September 26th, 1pm: Vice-chairman overseeing Michelle Bowman’s speech on “Approach to monetary policy decision-making.”
- Revenue (Estimation based on fact set data)
Token Event
- Governance votes and phone calls
- Unlock
- September 28th: To unlock 1.75% of the circulating supply, unlock the supply worth $28.89 million.
- Token launch
- September 26th: HANA Network (HANA) listed in Binance Alpha, Kucoin, MEXC, BINGX and more.
- September 26th: Mira (Mira) is listed in Binans Alpha, Kucoin, etc.
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Token talk
By Francisco Rodriguez
- Plasma, a new blockchain dedicated to Stablecoins, launched its mainnet beta and native token XPL on Thursday, debuting with a fully diluted rating of over $12 billion.
- Backed by Bitfinex, Bybit, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino and Tech billionaire Peter Thiel, the Layer-1 network has entered the market with over $2 billion in XPL tokens.
- Built for fast, low-cost stable operations, Plasma aims to act as a backend for new classes of Defi applications. At launch, liquidity was already rolling out on major platforms such as Aave, Ethereum, Euler and Fluid.
- These include Plasma 1, which is billed as “Stablecoin-Native Neobank.”
- Several tokens sold to US investors have been locked until mid-2026 due to regulatory restrictions, which could reduce effective floats for early trading.
Positioning of derivatives
- Most major tokens, including BTC and ETH, continued to experience capital outflows from the futures market, leading to a decline in anticipated open interest (OI).
- That’s only expected as the market quickly shakes up an overly reduced bet.
- In particular, BTC and ETH OI have continued to decline in the past few hours, raising questions about the sustainability of mild price recovery.
- Small coins like KAS and KCS have seen moderate increases in OI over the past 24 hours.
- The amount of Crypto Perpetuals listed in Aster Dex has skyrocketed over $46 billion in the last 24 hours, significantly higher than Hyperliquid’s $17 billion.
- In CME, the BTC futures OI roughly reverses the early September spike from 134K BTC to 149K BTC, representing an updated capital outflow. Meanwhile, the option OI continued to rise, approaching the November 2024 high of 56.19k BTC.
- Positioning in ETH futures and options is 7% on a 3-month-year basis at Delibit, with a yield significantly lower than 15% in SOL.
- Risk reversal for BTC, ETH options has weakened to its December expiration date, and continues to tilt data from the DeRibit Show. For Sol and XRP, pricing is biased and bullish due to the end of the year.
Market movements
- BTC is up 0.4% from 4pm on Thursday at $109,669.81 (24 hours: -2.17%)
- ETH increased by 0.74% to $3,916.83 (24 hours: -3.12%)
- Coindesk 20 is up 0.18% at 3,820.89 (24 hours: -3.25%)
- Ether CESR Composite Staking Rate is unchanged at 2.9%
- BTC’s funding rate is 0.0049% (annual rate of 5.4082%) in terms of vinanence
- DXY is down 0.19% at 98.37
- Gold futures increased 0.21% to $3,778.90
- Silver futures increased by 0.56% to $45.37
- Nikkei 225 closed 0.87% at 45,354.99
- Hang Seng closed 1.35% at 26,128.20
- FTSE is up 0.37% at 9,247.82
- The Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.38% at 5,465.79
- DJIA fell 0.38% on Thursday at 45,947.32
- S&P 500 closed 0.5% at 6,604.72
- Nasdaq Composite closed 0.50% at 22,384.70
- The S&P/TSX composite was unchanged at 29,731.98
- S&P 40 Latin America closed 1.12% on 2,908.21
- The 10-year financial ratio in the US is up 0.3 bps at 4.177%
- E-Mini S&P 500 futures remain unchanged at 6,664.75
- E-Mini Nasdaq-100 futures remain unchanged at 24,614.25
- The e-mini dow Jones Industrialify Average Index is up 0.19% at 46,355.00
Bitcoin statistics
- BTC dominance: 59.06% (-0.03%)
- Ether Bitcoin Ratio: 0.03573 (0.52%)
- Hash rate (7-day moving average): 1,083 EH/s
- Hashpris (spot): $48.79
- Total fee: 3.27 BTC/$364,469
- CME Futures Open Interest: 134,940 BTC
- BTC priced in gold: 29.2 oz
- BTC vs. Gold Market Cap: 8.24%
Technical Analysis
- XRP has fallen rapidly towards the price level of key $2.65-$2.70 identified by Swing High since May, and will be in Intray’s lows in August and earlier this month.
- The break below shows a significant weakening of purchase demand, potentially leading to a slide of $2.00.
Crypto stocks
- Coinbase Global (Coin): $306.69 (-4.69%) on Thursday, with -0.1% closing at $306.39 before market
- Circle Internet (CRCL): $124.66 (-5.26%), +0.28% closed at $125.01
- Galaxy Digital (GLXY): $32.12 (-6.34%), closed at -1.26% at $31.71
- Bullish (BLSH): Closed at $61.83 (-8.52%), +0.36% at $62.05
- Mara Holdings (Mara): $16.07 (-8.9%), $16.17 at +0.62%
- Riot Platforms (Riot): $16.74 (-6.95%), +2.69% closed at $17.19
- Core Scientific (CORZ): $16.84 (-1%), closed at -0.77% at $16.71
- CleanSpark (CLSK): $13.68 (-5.33%), closed at -4.02% at $13.13
- Coinshares Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI): $42.16 (-6.31%), closed at -1.4% at $41.57
- Exodus Movement (Exod): Closed at $28.9 (-9.69%)
Cryptocurrency company
- Strategy (MSTR): $300.7 (-6.99%), +0.31% at $301.62 +0.31%
- Semler Scientific (SMLR): Closed at $30.21 (-4.46%), +1.66%, $30.71
- Sharplink Gaming (SBET): $16.31 (-7.22%), closed at -0.98% at $16.15
- upexi(upxi): $5.28 (-14.29%), -0.38% closed at $5.26
- Lite Strategy (Lits): $2.54 (-5.93%), +1.97% at $2.59
ETF Flow
Spot BTC ETF
- Daily Net Flow: -$253.4 million
- Cumulative net flow: $57.2 billion
- Total BTC holdings: 132 million
Spot ETH ETF
- Daily Net Flow: -$251.2 million
- Cumulative net flow: $133.9 billion
- Total ETH holdings: 657 million
Source: Farside Investors
While you’re asleep
- With Crypto Market’s Coindesk at $1 billion, the Ether Wipeout, which is high-lipid, is outstanding.
- Key indicators to monitor in Q4: Bitcoin Seasonal Trends, XRP/BTC, Dollar Index, Nvidia, etc. (Coindesk): Seasonal data shows a strong fourth quarter tailwind for BTC and ETH.
- Trump beats new tariffs on Pharma, heavy trucks (Wall Street Journal): The president announced tariffs on branded drugs, heavy trucks and household goods on October 1, and issued warnings from US pharmaceutical companies that it could undermine domestic manufacturing and research.
- Will China’s Digital Yuan Center be a step towards internationalization? (South China Morning Post): On Thursday, the People’s Bank of China opened an operational centre in Shanghai, unveiling three platforms to expand the cross-border role of E-CNY and highlight Beijing’s bid to reduce China’s dependence on the US dollar.
- Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance, is launching Bitcoin Yield Protocol (Coindesk). ILVERSAPTERIED Automatic Market Maker (AMM) protocol, Reave Base, backed by $5 million, will debut in Cap Pool and Viet Comnemics, removing non-Ermanent losses and open sustainable Bitcoin yields.