Garrett Jin closed his full 38,000 ZEC short for a $35.44 million loss. He still holds 202,078 ZEC spot worth about $309 million, with roughly $221 million in unrealized profit.
U.S. forces struck three more Iranian oil carriers on Sept. 5, extending tanker attacks that began near Khasab on Aug. 31. Brent neared $108, adding inflation and rate pressure for Bitcoin.
Bitcoin fell to about $83,000 as U.S. Treasury yields climbed, with the 10-year yield quoted at 5.30%. Bitfinex says higher real yields are a headwind and further Bitcoin gains need spot demand.
Ethereum moved back above $2,700 but rejected the $2,720s again. Traders see direction as unresolved, with a weekly close above $2,800 needed for another move higher.
Bitcoin is on track to finish September higher after gains in July and August, putting it close to three straight positive months.
Pump.fun users report earning thousands of dollars in callout rewards, including $3,900 in one day. A user with 117 followers also received a payout.
Owners have reclaimed 9,902 of 28,126 NFTs rescued after the Limit Break Payment Processor exploit. 0xQuit's claim site requires owners to revoke their Payment Processor approval first.
Binance says it will support the SPCXB airdrop for MarsCoin holders.
Coinbase says users will soon be able to open Pokémon card packs on their phones, then vault or ship the physical cards behind their pulls. It has not announced a launch date.
STONK pulled back from its $0.40 record and closed below its 20-period moving average. Traders see a risk of a longer correction unless it reclaims that level.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in about $2.39 billion for the week, their largest weekly inflow since October 2025. The inflow pushed 2026 net flows back above zero.
Modveon’s Sivar uses Coinbase infrastructure and USDC on Base for transfers from the U.S. to El Salvador at a flat $2, including the off-ramp. El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office denies that the government plans to launch or operate a crypto wallet.
The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield rose above 5.6%, its highest level since 2002. One trader expects the rise to weigh on Bitcoin in the short term.
Bitwise’s spot NEAR ETF began trading on NYSE Arca under NRR. The fund charges a 0.75% fee and plans to stake its NEAR in-house.
The Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act on September 15. The White House blames Democrats for the failed vote.
TxFlow announced Points Season 1 and says it will recognize traders who used the platform before the season. Traders expect points to start in about two weeks, but the quoted announcement gives no date.
The Clearing House picked Quant to build software for tokenized bank deposits, and QNT roughly tripled after the news. Dormant holders have since sent QNT to exchanges; the bank plan does not require banks to buy the token.
NEAR Intents blocked more than $50 million in attempted transfers tied to the Bitget hack and froze $503,000. It also waived its recovery bounty so Bitget can recover more.
Bitcoin moved back above $84,000 after dipping below $83,000. Long-term holders have a large supply cluster at $84,000 to $85,000, which Bitcoin needs to clear to extend the rally.
Bitget saw roughly $463 million in net outflows over 24 hours after withdrawals resumed following a roughly $388 million hack. Attackers reportedly used a vendor zero-day to obtain internal credentials and spoof withdrawals; private keys were not stolen.
Goldman Sachs’ roughly $100 billion FTIXX Treasury fund is now available to institutional crypto firms through Lynq, a private Avalanche network. It is Lynq’s first outside fund and is being offered without creating a tokenized version.
Traders now put the chance of an October Fed hike near 50%, down from roughly 70%, after weaker job openings and Williams saying there is no urgency to hike. That lowers expected near-term rate pressure on crypto.
Super Inu reached roughly $45 million to $46 million after Trump said AI would be renamed super intelligence. A Long ecosystem AI holder separately says the rename halved the token's value.
TIBBIR returned above $0.40 after gaining 55% in a week and reaching its prior highs. A trader marks $0.63 and $0.94 as the next higher-timeframe levels.
Papertrade says its perps exchange is coming to HyperEVM on October 10. Its stated design rewards losing trades with PAPER, which users can stake for USDC distributions; the venue is not live yet.