Overnight trading was so boring it made you want to smash your keyboard. BTC is at 77231.9, with a 24-hour change of -0.005%—this isn’t consolidation; it’s an ECG flatline. All night it stayed trapped in the box between 77025.1 and 77477.4. The upper edge at 77477.4 is barely touched and it shrinks; the lower edge at 77025.1 is stepped on and it pops right back. Even the main force didn’t bother with fake moves.
But the details didn’t let you sleep.
1. ETH trading volume: 3.38B, directly overtaking BTC’s 3.01B. Big bro got punished with stand-by duty, while second bro did the work—where the funds moved doesn’t need me to translate. ETH is up 0.489% to 2523.22, just one step away from the daily sell point at 2544.71.
2. Leverage is clean. BTC funding rate is a bit over 0.005%, while ETH is 0.0054%. Bulls didn’t borrow money to force the move—so this little rebound wasn’t built with leverage stacks. XRP is even more absurd: the funding rate is still negative, yet the price is up 0.685% to 1.3663. Shorts are paying for the party; longs are eating for free. When was the last time you saw待遇 like this?
3. XRP is stuck oscillating between the daily buy point at 1.35 and the daily sell point at 1.38. Altcoins move first—either it’s an appetizer for sentiment warming up, or a greedy-trap “open the appetite” soup. Watch if you want, but don’t rush to push your position out as if it were chips.
Direction: slightly bullish, but BTC today only has one chance to prove itself.
Remember the levels: the BTC daily pivot is 77248.43, and the current price is grinding just below the pivot. If it reclaims above 77248.43, then you have the right to go after 77471.77; if it loses 77019.47, don’t talk about a rebound—downside risk is immediately amplified. For ETH, hold 2526.16 to reach 2544.71; if it breaks below 2506.2, everything gained yesterday gets fully given back.
Final line, poisonous: consolidation isn’t a safe zone—it’s the main force’s nap time. If 77471.77 can’t break through, no matter how lively the rise looks, it’s still just a fake action. The thing retail traders are best at is getting trapped to death with high-sell/low-buy inside boxes like this.
BTC drew an awkward silence; ETH raked in $15.15B in trading volume and took control
One-line daily recap: BTC surged to 79,859.8, then slid back to 77,325.8—up just 0.433% for the day, drawing an awkward silence. ETH pushed from 2,433.04 all the way to 2,666.0, then closed at 2,535.2—up 3.178%, with $15.15B in volume, forcibly outpacing BTC’s $14.39B. BNB is up 3.313%, XRP up 3.267%—the altcoins are showing more spirit than the big brother.
More honest about liquidity: BTC funding rate 0.0041%, ETH 0.0059%, XRP 0.0079%—all single-digit basis points. Leverage isn’t getting carried away, and sentiment hasn’t hit a boiling point—markets often run the farthest when nobody is chasing.
What to watch in the night session: BTC current price 77,325.8, stuck below the daily pivot point of 77,683.73. This is the bulls’ only homework tonight. If it regains 77,683.73, first target is 79,367.17. If it can’t reclaim it, don’t get attached to the low at 76,000.3 that the day already tested— the real line of defense is 75,507.67. Until the level breaks, don’t scare yourself.
ETH is the real protagonist. It closed near the pivot 2,538.17, and a strong consolidation is no joke. If it holds above 2,538 overnight, the first target is 2,643.3. As long as the pullback doesn’t break 2,410.34, the structure hasn’t been damaged—any retracement is just a feint.
Time for sarcasm: Yesterday you were yelling “BTC is the only star.” Today you instantly become ETH believers—your narrative-switching speed is faster than the needle on an exchange. The numbers are right in front of you: money is flowing into ETH and the altcoins; BTC is merely a somewhat uncompetitive backdrop. The day funding rates spike together and everyone starts shouting buy orders—then that’s the signal you should truly watch out for.
Direction: Slightly bullish. But the main battleground isn’t BTC—it’s ETH. The price levels are all laid out for you; the rest depends on execution.
Circle plans to acquire Tazapay to strengthen cross-border payments
On September 8, Circle announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tazapay, a cross-border payment infrastructure company headquartered in Singapore. The transaction is valued at approximately $400 million and will be paid in Circle stock. The deal is expected to close in 2027, subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Based on information disclosed so far, this is not an already-completed merger or acquisition, but a transaction arrangement pending approvals and closing.
Tazapay’s value mainly lies in its real-world payment network. According to available materials, its business serves payment service providers and financial institutions. It has connected with more than 60 banks and fintech partners, and its local payment network covers more than 100 markets. Annualized payment transaction volume exceeds $25 billion, with about 60% of the volume involving stablecoins. For Circle, while USDC provides a digital dollar settlement tool, businesses still need local accounts, fiat currency conversion, banking connectivity, and compliant in-and-out fund transfer channels to send and receive cross-border payments. Tazapay fills exactly this gap.
Logically, competition in stablecoin payments is shifting from “whether on-chain transfers are fast enough” to “whether end-to-end delivery can be completed.” If a commercial payment only transfers value on-chain, it does not automatically solve the issue of the recipient obtaining local currency. By combining USDC, the Circle Payments Network, and Tazapay’s local payment rails, Circle aims to connect digital dollar settlement with local fiat distribution into a closed loop.
The impact pathway on the crypto market first plays out in stablecoin application scenarios, not in short-term price volatility. If the transaction is approved and integrated smoothly, the entry points for using USDC in cross-border trade, business payments, and institutional settlement may increase, and the demand source for stablecoins may extend further from trading scenarios into real commercial payments. At the same time, banking relationships, regulatory permissions, and local distribution capability will become key barriers for stablecoin issuers.
It is important to note that public information has not yet disclosed Tazapay’s revenue, profits, integration costs, or its specific contribution to Circle’s performance, nor does it indicate that Tazapay has any official native token, a tokenomics model, or an airdrop plan. Therefore, the market should view this event more as an integration of stablecoin payment infrastructure rather than a new asset issuance story. In editorial terms, the core of a $400 million purchase is not a single company name, but a set of already operational cross-border payment connectivity capabilities. The key going forward will be regulatory approvals, the progress toward closing the deal, and whether these payment flows can be converted into sustainable revenue.
The optical communications sector rose 3.17% intraday; AI fiber demand receives confirmation from large orders
On September 8 in U.S. Eastern Time, U.S. stocks in the optical communications sector strengthened. The sector index rose 3.17% to around 4,983, with 19 of 21 constituent stocks gaining. Viewed over a longer time frame, this is yet another concentrated surge in the industry chain: in May this year, Lumentum jumped 16.52% in a single day and hit a record high; its cumulative gain for the year at one point exceeded 180%. In early August, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged more than 5% in a single day, and optical communications and storage sectors moved up in tandem. The buoyancy of the AI industry chain is continuing to spill over from the chip layer to the network hardware layer.
The most direct catalyst for this round of gains is that Corning signed a multi-billion-dollar, ten-year optical fiber supply agreement with U.S. telecommunications operator Verizon. The supply will exceed 80 million miles of high-density fiber, serving residential broadband and AI data center backbone networks. Previously, Corning had already secured large long-term orders with companies including Meta, NVIDIA, and Amazon. On the trading board, AXT and Lumentum rose more than 12%, POET rose more than 10%, and Viavi, Corning, and Coherent rose more than 9%, reflecting a broad-based rally.
The logic can be viewed in three layers. On the demand side: market estimates put AI data center demand for fiber at about 16 times that of traditional switching-facility scenarios. Large-model training and inference clusters are shifting the compute race from the chip layer to the network interconnection layer. On the supply-validation side: top manufacturers have continued to lock in multi-year large orders, indicating that cloud companies’ capital expenditures are willing to secure production capacity in advance for network infrastructure. On the sentiment side: AI compute demand had already been backed by multiple rounds of orders. For example, Anthropic signed a six-year, up-to-$10 billion compute procurement agreement with cloud infrastructure companies supported by NVIDIA, giving firms confidence to keep expanding along the AI infrastructure chain.
Optical communications and crypto assets have no direct business linkage, but they are synchronized indicators of AI infrastructure growth. The transmission path to the crypto market (the following is the editor’s speculation, not a factual statement): first, as AI hardware chain growth rebounds, it typically brings a sentiment linkage to crypto market AI-concept sectors, and attention to compute narratives may heat up; second, expansion in AI capex will trigger discussion about the supply landscape for compute. Decentralized compute and storage-related projects are often used by investors as comparisons against traditional infrastructure; third, when U.S. stock risk appetite improves, tolerance for high-volatility crypto assets generally also rises. It is important to emphasize that such cross-market transmission does not always materialize every time in history—correlations may break quickly when sentiment cools.
Editor’s view: the core of this optical communications market rally is order validation of AI capital expenditures, rather than a one-off news pulse. For participants in the crypto market, a more valuable observation is whether AI infrastructure growth can continue to receive order and earnings confirmation, and whether the valuations of crypto AI sectors can track fundamentals rather than purely sentiment-driven fluctuations. The content above is for reference only and does not constitute investment advice.
#Optical communication stocks collectively rise more than 3% #BTC #ETH #BNB
ETH’s trading volume surpasses BTC: funds vote with their feet, while the “big pie” lies flat as copycats dance
The most interesting thing on the midday board isn’t the percentage gain—it’s the volume ranking.
BTC is up 0.123% over 24 hours, trading at 77186.3; its heartbeat chart has turned into a straight line. Even the intraday pivot at 77683.73 hasn’t been reclaimed. The bulls don’t press the attack, and the bears can’t smash it down either. Inside the broad range of 76000.3 to 79859.8, both sides are grinding it out, waiting to see who blinks first.
The real drama is in ETH. Up 2.173% to 2511.51, with 24-hour trading volume of $15.62 billion, ETH has cleanly edged out BTC’s $15.35 billion. Funds vote with their feet—more honest than any “call” or shouting.
Even more thought-provoking is the funding rate: ETH’s rate is -0.00000423. The price has risen by more than two points, yet the funding rate is still negative. What does that mean? This wave isn’t “inflated fat” built from leverage piling up. The shorts are still paying to prop it up—its structure is far cleaner than a FOMO-style pump. Those voices shouting “ETH is dead” every day are collectively muted today.
BNB isn’t idle either. Up 2.354% to 734.1, the strongest in the whole market. It’s already reached right up to the daily sell level at 743.62—now we’ll see whether that kick lands. XRP is up 1.128% to 1.3626, stuck between 1.30 and 1.42. It’s neither hot nor cold—basically a supporting character.
Conclusion upfront:
The bias is still bullish, but the lead role has changed. Only if BTC reclaims above 77683.73 will it have the right to probe 79367.17. If it can’t get back up, then it continues to “work for ETH.” If ETH retraces, holding 2410.34 keeps the upside eyes on 2643.3. If BTC loses 76000.3, then directly look at 75507.67 below—don’t hold out fantasies.
The big pie dozes off while the alts dance. In a rotation market, what really tests you isn’t hand speed—it’s your seat. Retail chasing the price is always one beat behind; people who understand where the capital is flowing have already moved into a better position.
Now there’s just one question: are you staring at that straight-line BTC chart and losing sleep, or have you read the ETH signals that are being passed to you?
ETH trading volume of $16 billion reversing to outperform BTC; this overnight rebound has something
The overnight script is simple: BTC dipped to 76,000.3, the daily buy zone at 75,507 held (it didn’t break), then it bounced back to 77,236, up 0.34%. As long as the low doesn’t break, the panic from overnight is just paper tiger. But this increase is honestly a bit awkward—alive is good, but don’t expect it to really “work.”
The real signal is in ETH. In the past 24 hours, it’s up +2.13%: it pulled back from 2,433.04 to 2,511, with trading volume of $16.01 billion, pushing past BTC’s $15.93 billion by sheer force. A $16B turnover isn’t something that retail can “kick-start” with a few coins here and there—it’s big money moving seats. Even better: the funding rate is still in negative territory. It rose more than two points on leverage and still didn’t cause people to get carried away/head over heels—this kind of rebound is far more solid than those “inflated” rebounds where funding is fully maxed out.
Now take a look at BTC—it looks a bit miserable: funding rate at +0.006% is positive; longs are paying to prop it up, but the price can’t lift its head below the pivot at 77,683.73. The crowd that got rejected after touching the overnight high of 79,859.8 is still up on the mountaintop, blowing the wind and waiting for a break-even.
BNB is up 1.70% to 727.35, holding steadily above the pivot at 725.19—pretty straightforward, not dragging. XRP is up 1.01% to 1.3573, with 1.42 above and 1.30 below; it keeps acting as background scenery—the main storyline doesn’t revolve around it.
Yesterday around 76,000, how many people shouted that the sky was falling. Today it bounces back and they’re already chasing to ask whether they can still get on. Retail sentiment is always about half a beat faster than the market, and wallets are always half a beat slower. This rhythm hasn’t changed in over a decade.
Direction: slightly bullish, but the small red flowers are only handed out to the “student representatives” of ETH.
For BTC to prove itself, it first needs to reclaim 77,683.73 before it has any right to touch 79,367.17. If it falls back below 75,507, the overnight rebound is immediately void, and the bullish narrative gets tossed straight out the window. On the ETH side: hold above 2,538.17 to target 2,643.3; a pullback to 2,433.04 that doesn’t break counts as sufficient turnover. If it loses 2,410.34, don’t even talk about an upward structure.
The data is right there, the direction is given, the price levels are given—what’s left is execution.
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📊 Market Snapshot: BTC $77,252 (+0.52%), funding rate 0.0062%; ETH $2,509.50 (+2.24%), funding rate -0.0004% 📍 Daily buy/sell levels: $BTC daily sell point $79,367 | daily buy point $75,508 / $ETH daily sell point $2,643.30 | daily buy point $2,410.34 / BNB daily sell point $743.62 | daily buy point $708.68
U.S. August core inflation monthly rate higher than expected
U.S. August inflation data were released before the Federal Reserve’s September policy meeting, with the market focused on whether underlying price pressures are continuing to cool. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that in August, the core consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.4% year over year, in line with expectations and down from the prior 2.5%. However, the core CPI increased 0.3% month over month, exceeding the market estimate of 0.2%. This means that on an annual basis, core inflation is still slowing, but on a monthly basis, price pressure has not fully returned to a more moderate range.
For overall CPI, August climbed 3.4% year over year and 0.4% month over month, both matching market expectations. By component, energy prices rose 2.1% month over month, reversing July’s decline. Gasoline prices rose 3.9%, contributing more than one-third of the overall monthly CPI increase. Food prices rose 0.1% month over month and 2.7% year over year. Within the core items, housing costs rose 0.3%, and lodging, communication services, airfares, and education prices also moved higher. Meanwhile, healthcare and motor vehicle insurance helped buffer core inflation.
Logically, the data present a combination of “the total matches expectations, the core monthly rate is somewhat stronger, and the core annual rate is easing.” At the factual level, a core monthly rate higher than expected could heighten policymakers’ concerns about stickier service prices and secondary (pass-through) inflation. But the year-over-year decline indicates the inflation trend is not simply accelerating upward in a single direction. Therefore, the market’s assessment of the subsequent interest-rate path may depend more on how the Fed weighs energy shocks, housing costs, and service prices.
For the crypto market, the impact pathway mainly comes from macro liquidity expectations and risk appetite. If investors believe stronger-than-expected core inflation will delay easing or increase the weight of rate-hike discussions, expectations for higher yields on dollar-denominated assets could suppress valuations of risk assets; highly volatile assets such as BTC and ETH would typically face greater discounting pressure. Conversely, if the market places more emphasis on the core year-over-year figure continuing to fall, expectations that liquidity will improve could be supported.
Editor’s note: This report is not a one-way signal, but a differentiated one. Near-term volatility may stem from the market repricing the policy meeting. In the medium term, it will still be important to observe whether subsequent employment, energy, and services inflation data together point to price pressures accelerating again. For crypto investors, the key is not the single CPI number itself, but how it changes interest-rate expectations, U.S. dollar liquidity, and portfolio positioning in risk assets.
#U.S. August core CPI rises 0.3% month over month, exceeding expectations #BTC #ETH #BNB
US CPI beats expectations as BTC breaks through 78,000 USDT 📰 Crypto Evening News | 2026-09-11 21:00
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📊 Market Snapshot: BTC $77,993 (+1.54%), funding rate 0.0060%; ETH $2,510.24 (+4.08%), funding rate 0.0088% 📍 Daily Buy/Sell Points: $BTC Daily sell point $77,919 | Daily buy point $75,778 / $ETH Daily sell point $2,479.58 | Daily buy point $2,398.92 / BNB Daily sell point $722.73 | Daily buy point $699.26
XRP is down 3.4% and nobody says a word; BTC holds at 76,400 and everyone starts shouting “reversal”?
This intraday bearish candle was pretty “polite” during the day. BTC slid from 77,935.8 all the way down to 76,402.9—down -1.076% for the day. Now at 77,013.9, it’s just lying dead under the daily pivot at 77,160.83. Trading volume is 10.14B. The drop isn’t deep, and it also can’t bounce—both bulls and bears are waiting for the other side to make the first move.
The funding rate is 0.002973%, which is positive, but it’s so small it’s almost nonexistent. Translate it this way: after falling all day, there are still people paying to hold longs—not many have given up. What this structure fears most isn’t a sudden dump, but a slow grind that wears your patience down—until you near 76,400 and end up handing over your chips on your own, without the main players even needing to coordinate.
ETH, on the other hand, is tougher. -0.204% for the whole day; 2,457.58 is sitting above the pivot at 2,441.45. It touched 2,483.73 briefly and then snapped back. Funds are huddling together in BTC and ETH—nobody’s really looking after the alts. Look at XRP: -3.446%, with 1.3283 clinging to the intraday low 1.3201. The next rest stop is 1.31. A few days ago when people chased alt coin rotations, now they should understand: what they call “rotation” is getting hit in turn.
In the night session, watch three lines:
① 76,402.9 — today’s low. Hold it: the storefront is still there. Break it: straight to 75,777.77, with no meaningful buffer in between. ② 77,160.83 — the daily pivot. If the market reclaims above it during the night, the bears’ narrative immediately goes silent. ③ 77,918.77 — almost perfectly overlaps today’s high at 77,935.8. Only counts as a structural reversal if it stands above on higher volume. A quick touch on low volume doesn’t count.
My bias: slightly bearish. Price stays overnight below the pivot; alts are leading the downside; the funding rate isn’t extreme enough to ignite a reversal. If 76,400 gets lost in the Europe/US segment of the night session, then 75,777 shows up. If you want to flip long, make BTC reclaim 77,160 first.
BNB at 713.58 is grinding right on top of 712.87—no direction at all. Don’t look for signals in it.
This XRP lesson: the market teaches investors’ efficiency better than any research report.
Liquid Network resumes block production; more than 80% of stolen Bitcoin has been returned
Launched by Blockstream in 2018, the Bitcoin sidechain Liquid Network is designed to enable faster settlement through the issuance of L-BTC backed by reserve Bitcoin. Over the weekend of September 6–7, the network was hit by a security vulnerability attack in which nearly 4,000 out of about 4,200 Bitcoin (worth roughly $320 million) were extracted. The network then paused all transactions, and an alliance comprising more than 80 exchanges, infrastructure companies, and asset management firms began handling the aftermath. The core facts are: Liquid Network has resumed block production, but as a precaution, trading and pegging operations are still suspended to monitor network stability. After the involved parties confirmed that affected nodes completed repairs, about 3,400 Bitcoin were returned. Currently, 598 Bitcoin (worth about $46 million) have not yet been recovered. The network team has published an emergency software update that fixes the vulnerability-related proof-verification cache issue, and it is actively working to restore the BTC and L-BTC reserve. From the mechanism, this incident differs from the typical paths of most crypto-hacking cases. According to disclosures, the funds were not stolen due to password or private-key leaks; instead, the related Bitcoin left via the normally authorized trading platform SideSwap. Blockstream’s investigation found that a software bug in the Elements system caused some of the implicated Bitcoin to be generated abnormally. Security experts noted that the vulnerability lies in the unit-processing layer of the transaction software, not in compromised keys or hardware modules. The attacker claimed to be a white-hat hacker via an on-chain message, demanding that each node’s vulnerability be fixed before returning the funds—subsequent return behavior aligns with that statement. The impact on the crypto market can be observed through three lines of development. First, because L-BTC depends on reserve Bitcoin backing, with reserves nearly depleted, the credit foundation of this model is directly shaken; outsiders will likely re-examine the security assumptions of consortium-custodied sidechains. Second, the incident puts infrastructure code audits in the spotlight, showing that proof-verification-like underlying components can also become single points of failure; timely node software updates and multi-party verifiability are expected to gain higher weight. Third, with block production resumed and most funds returned, the likelihood of further risk expanding is reduced. However, the pegging pause means related liquidity remains constrained, and institutions using this network may need to assess alternative settlement routes in the near term. Editor’s view: What can currently be confirmed is that the network has resumed block production, about 3,400 Bitcoin have been returned, and the root cause points to the proof-verification cache issue. What remains to be seen is whether the remaining 598 Bitcoin can be recovered, when pegging functionality will restart, how reserves will be replenished, and whether the alliance’s governance will introduce stricter multi-party validation mechanisms. It should be emphasized that the white-hat identity is still the attacker’s unilateral claim. Although the return actions are consistent with the statement, the final classification still requires further explanation by the project team and the alliance. Overall, this is a rare incident driven by a technical root cause. Its remediation approach may become a reference sample for similar sidechains and custody solutions.
BTC slips below the axis but still mouths off; don’t talk about a bottom until the funding rate turns negative
The midday session is green in a neat, orderly way—so neat even the market can’t be bothered to paint over it with a token red candle.
BTC is at 77,076, down 1.68%, just sitting below the 77,160 axis. This is the most tortifying spot: if you call it weak, the low at 76,402 is still holding; if you call it strong, yesterday’s 78,542 breakout buyers now have a different kind of story to tell. The market’s favorite trick is to make people who hesitate at both ends get punished together.
XRP is the laggard—down over 3% and then suddenly gone, smashing through the 1.35 axis from 1.3928, with a low at 1.3282. The coin that was yelling the loudest usually falls the hardest. The next test is 1.31—if you can’t hold it, don’t ask how much further there is; the answer is: the market is educating investors.
ETH looks relatively respectable, down only 0.828%. At 2,458 it’s still standing; volume is 8.7B, second only to BTC’s 10.75B. The funding rate is 9.25e-06—almost flat. Bulls and bears are both waiting for BTC to make up its mind. Above 2,479 being reclaimed means sentiment can finally be repaired; if 2,398 is lost, the catch-up selloff will come fast and hard—don’t blame anyone for not reminding you.
What’s most worth thinking about is BTC’s funding rate: even after falling this much, it’s still sitting positive (8.675e-05). Put simply, the longs haven’t admitted defeat. As long as the funding rate doesn’t turn negative and the panic positioning hasn’t cleared out, the so-called bottom is still missing that last breath. On the flip side, if the low at 76,402 from last night is broken, it would directly hand over the daily buy point at 75,777—that’s the number to watch today.
BNB is the most laid-back: down 0.842% to 717, with volume only 0.39B. No one is smashing it, and no one is catching it. The survival philosophy of a laid-back coin: if you don’t make noise, you won’t get hit.
Conclusion: slightly bearish. Before 77,918 is reclaimed, treat any rebound as just a breather. Drifting lower isn’t an opportunity, and going sideways isn’t safety—this market flips its face without giving advance notice.
SEC Clears Nasdaq’s State Rule Revision; SOL and XRP Included in Digital Commodity Definition
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Nasdaq’s submission of a rules amendment application, with Order No. 34-106268. The core of this revision is the addition of a “digital commodity” definition in Nasdaq Rule 5711(d). Following Bitcoin and Ethereum, Solana and XRP are also explicitly included in this definition, and operating restrictions for commodity trust shares are simultaneously loosened. In the order document, the SEC cites trust products that include these four assets as examples, listing them as “digital commodities” that currently meet the relevant conditions.
Based on the rule details, the new rule allows certain assets that have not met existing listing standards to be included in the portfolio of commodity trust products, but limits their share to no more than 15% of the fund’s net asset value (NAV). This means there is now a more flexible “gap” between the previously clear-cut boundary of assets that do and do not meet listing requirements, giving asset management institutions more room in structuring products. The market expects that the allocation status of XRP and Solana in subsequent compliant investment products may further move closer to Bitcoin and Ethereum—though this is speculation and expectation rather than an established fact.
The boundary must be clearly drawn: this approval applies only to the amendment of Nasdaq’s exchange rules, and does not mean that the federal regulatory layer has formally categorized XRP or Solana within the commodity regulatory regime. It is not a nationwide, unified legal framework, and it does not constitute direct approval for any specific XRP or Solana ETF. Whether later products can be launched and whether the relevant assets can be listed still depends on additional review requirements and processes.
Now, consider the market impact pathway. Fueled by policy expectations, risk appetite has visibly rebounded: over the past 24 hours, total forced liquidations across the market were about $567 million, of which short liquidations were about $479 million, accounting for the vast majority—showing a fairly clear short-squeeze characteristic. Total market capitalization for cryptocurrencies rose to about $2.71 trillion. Flows were also active: U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of approximately $731 million on the day, with IBIT leading at about $454 million; Ethereum spot ETFs saw net inflows of about $141 million on the same day; the XRP spot ETF has recorded net inflows for 11 consecutive trading days, with cumulative scale reaching $1.68 billion; and the amount of the stablecoin RLUSD issued on the XRP Ledger surpassed $1 billion. It should be noted that the above figures reflect the market’s overall condition, and the rule revision is only one of the influencing factors. On the macro side, statements by Fed Governor Waller—about slowing inflation and support for keeping interest rates unchanged at the mid-September policy meeting—are also seen as factors supporting risk assets.
Editor’s observation: the real significance of this revision lies in institutional flexibility at the product-structure level, not in a final “regulatory characterization” verdict. Looking ahead, two key points are worth tracking: first, the Senate plans to hold a final vote on ending the CLARITY Act on the 15th; if it passes, the digital asset regulatory framework may become even clearer. Second, whether asset management firms will use the 15% exception quota to file new product applications. Ripple CEO Garlinghouse said that the U.S. becoming “the global crypto hub” is within reach, provided the final wrap-up of the regulatory system is completed. Whether compliance coverage can extend from Bitcoin and Ethereum to mainstream assets such as XRP and Solana still needs to be tested by subsequent processes.
Overnight drop of 1.63%—the funding rate is still positive. Bulls are paying for lessons
Prices don’t lie: BTC is currently trading at 76,971.8, down 1.63% over the past 24 hours. Overnight it slid all the way from 78,543.9 to a low of 76,402.9. Even more ironic: the funding rate is 0.005858%—still positive. Translate this: while prices are falling, the bulls are still digging into their own pockets to maintain their positions. This isn’t conviction. It’s doing free labor for the exchange.
The daily pivot is 77,160.83, and the current price is hanging just below it. Bulls that entered overnight are now collectively “underwater.” Want to turn it around? First get back above the daily sell point at 77,918.77—then talk about your dreams. Until then, every bounce is just a courtesy ticket for the trapped-position crowd to get out.
Lock your sights on two gates below: first, 76,402.9, the 24-hour low. If it breaks, you immediately look at the daily buy point at 75,777.77. If it truly gets there, don’t get excited yet—check whether volume is supportive. With $11.04B USDT in 24-hour turnover, don’t confuse a rebound with a reversal during a low-tide period.
Over on the side, ETH is tougher: 2,458.43, down only 0.41%. The funding rate is -0.000075%, so neither bulls nor bears really want to place a bet. The 24-hour low at 2,403.33 and the daily buy point at 2,398.92 are almost touching. Whether this gate holds decides if ETH is the “resilient benchmark” or just another “catch-up dump” candidate.
The worst off is XRP: down 3.44%, currently 1.3436, having jumped down from the 1.395 peak. Its daily buy point at 1.31 still leaves some room to fall. BNB is at 715.3, down 1.06%. Whether it stays steady depends on 699.26—if that level is lost, the “buy-the-dip but it keeps dumping” scenario automatically loads.
Here’s the direction: bearish. With price below the pivot, an overnight bearish candle, and funding not turned negative—those three things stack together, making downside risk greater than upside. Today’s script is simple: break 76,402.9 and look at 75,777.77. The day it gets back above 77,918.77, I’ll be the first to change my tune.
Yesterday, whoever yelled “a pullback is an opportunity” all changed their chorus today to “healthy consolidation.” The market hasn’t changed—the talk did. In this industry, the most reliable product has always been the wording.
Under Macro Shocks, the Crypto Market Faces Pressure 📰 Crypto Morning News | 2026-09-11 09:00
🔥 Major Events 1. SBF files an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court — FTX founder SBF appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking a new trial and overturning the order to forfeit $11 billion in assets…
📊 Market Data 1. Crypto market continues to retrace; Bitcoin falls below $77,000 — Ahead of the release of the U.S. CPI, pressure on the bond market and oil prices intensifies. The material says Bitcoin fell below $77,000, while ZEC is down 13.6% over 24 hours… 2. U.S. and Brent crude rise above $100 per barrel — The widening Middle East conflict raises supply concerns, pushing oil prices up more than 6% on Thursday. Brent crude is quoted at $107.63, while WTI is at $102.48… 3. A whale’s $70 million BTC long position nears liquidation — According to monitoring by Residual Ember, a whale’s $70 million BTC long position is only about $400 away from the liquidation price… 4. U.S. Treasury repurchases long-term Treasuries below the cap — The U.S. Treasury repurchased $5.187 billion of 10- to 20-year Treasuries, below the $6 billion highest repurchase limit. The material says this move could exacerbate selling… 5. U.S. two-year Treasury yields rise to 4.58% — U.S. two-year Treasury yields rose by 15 basis points to 4.58%, reaching the highest level since 2024, indicating a clear rise in pressure on short-term interest rates. 6. Australian Treasury yields hit a new high since 2011 — Driven by Middle East tensions boosting oil prices, Australia’s 3-year Treasury yield briefly rose 18 basis points to 5.03%… 7. Arthur Hayes mentions the MOVE index breaking above 130 — Arthur Hayes said that in addition to the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield reaching 5%, it also needs to see the MOVE index break above 130… 8. U.S. stocks: AI-related shares broadly fall — The three major U.S. stock indexes fell at close, and the VIX volatility index rose 13.49%. AI-related stocks broadly declined, with CoreWeave down 6.13%… 9. South Korea’s KOSPI dips 3.29% in early trading — South Korea’s KOSPI index slips downward to touch 7,000 points, down 3.29% in early trading. The material says SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics both fell by about 4%… 10. Japan’s Nikkei 225 falls 3% intraday — The Nikkei 225 fell 3.00% during the day, to 63,229.63 points. shares of Kioxia fell 6.6%, and SoftBank Group fell 6.3%… 11. U.S. officials say Iran’s oil loading volumes have dropped sharply — U.S. officials said Iran’s oil loading volumes over the past 30 days were about 200,000 barrels per day, down from 1.8 million barrels per day in January and February… 12. South Korea’s semiconductor exports in early September up 270.1% year over year — Data from South Korean customs shows semiconductor exports grew 270.1% year over year from September 1 to 10…
🏛️ Regulatory Policies 1. European regulators warn about risks to prediction market platform licenses — ESMA said platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi providing event contracts in the EU may lack the necessary authorization… 2. Bessent downplays concerns over U.S. Treasury buybacks coming in below expectations — U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said conditions in the U.S. Treasury market are very good, and that the Treasury only repurchases when prices are cheap. The total repurchase amount on Thursday was $5.19 billion… 3. Trump says the $5,000 election bonus does not require congressional approval — Trump said that if Republicans keep control of both chambers, he plans to give each U.S. citizen a $5,000 election bonus, adding that he believes no congressional approval is needed… 4. The Trump administration will issue $500 healthcare premium refunds — The Trump administration announced it will send a one-time $500 refund to nearly 1 million Obamacare enrollees, with distribution expected in October…
💡 Project Updates 1. Bitwise announces liquidation of the Dogecoin ETF — Bitwise announced it will liquidate and close the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF BWOW… 2. Ethereum’s GlAmsterdam tentatively activates on Oct 6 for Sepolia — Ethereum developers tentatively set the GlAmsterdam upgrade activation on October 6 at 13:53 on the Sepolia testnet… 3. Kalshi plans to launch about 60 types of perpetual contracts — According to The Wall Street Journal, Kalshi plans to launch about 60 perpetual contracts linked to ETFs and individual stocks…
📊 Market Overview: BTC $76,880 (-1.63%), funding rate 0.0057%; ETH $2,455.42 (-0.37%), funding rate -0.0001% 📍 Daily trading levels: $BTC daily sell point $77,919 | daily buy point $75,778 / $ETH daily sell point $2,479.58 | daily buy point $2,398.92 / BNB daily sell point $722.73 | daily buy point $699.26
The ECB Raises Rates Again to a Deposit Rate of 2.5%
The euro area’s monetary policy has once again turned toward tightening. On September 10 local time, the European Central Bank announced it would raise all three key interest rates for the euro area by 25 basis points. The deposit facility rate, the main refinancing rate, and the marginal lending facility rate were raised to 2.50%, 2.65%, and 2.90%, respectively. Previously, in June, the ECB had already increased the three rates by 25 basis points, with the deposit facility rate rising to 2.25%. This means the current tightening cycle continues into September.
The core background remains inflation pressure driven by energy prices. Evidence shows that the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East has pushed international oil and gas prices higher. Front-month Brent crude futures briefly traded above $100 per barrel, and European natural gas prices also rose to their highest levels since 2023. For the euro area, which is highly dependent on energy imports, higher fuel costs will directly raise production costs for businesses and living costs for residents, and may also create a second-round effect through channels such as wage negotiations and pricing of goods.
From a policy logic perspective, this rate hike by the ECB is not only aimed at current inflation readings; it is also intended to prevent energy shocks from turning into broader, more persistent inflation expectations. The market and many economists have generally expected a 25-basis-point hike in September, but there is disagreement about the path afterward. Some economists believe tightening may be paused after September to avoid overly suppressing the economy. Others argue that if the energy shock persists, further actions may still be possible in October and December.
For the crypto market, the impact is mainly transmitted through three channels. First, higher euro area interest rates increase the appeal of risk-free assets, compressing valuation space for risk assets; digital assets are also indirectly affected by tighter liquidity. Second, if elevated energy prices continue to push up inflation, the period during which major central banks remain relatively tight could be extended, and market risk appetite may swing back and forth. Third, if rate hikes further intensify concerns about economic slowdown, investors may in the short term focus more on cash flow, leverage, and balance-sheet strength rather than simply chasing high-volatility assets.
The editor’s view is that the key point of this rate hike is not the 25 basis points itself, but how the ECB balances “anti-inflation credibility” against “pressure on growth.” The confirmed fact is that rates have been raised to the levels mentioned above; what remains unconfirmed is whether further consecutive hikes will follow. What is more worth watching going forward is the persistence of energy prices, signs of euro area inflation expectations, and wage transmission. These variables will determine whether this tightening cycle is nearing its end or entering a longer observation period.
#The ECB’s Second Rate Hike to 2.5% #BTC #ETH #BNB
Macroeconomic Disruptions and On-Chain Project Developments in Parallel 📰 Crypto Evening News | 2026-09-10 21:00
🔥 Major Events 1. Liquid: About $5 billion in assets ordered to be fully repaid — Samson Mow warns of the Liquid attacker, allegedly a white-hat hacker, and says that approximately $5 billion in assets belong to the issuer and holders… 2. Salesforce completes acquisition of Fin — Materials indicate that Salesforce has completed the acquisition of Fin; the original text does not provide the transaction amount or additional business details, so the announcement information should be used.
📊 Market Data 1. BTC breaks below 77,000 USDT — OKX market data shows BTC fell below 77,000 USDT and is now at 76,974.4 USDT, down 3.28% over 24H… 2. Wall Street watches U.S. midterm election combination — The U.S. midterm election is nearing its end, and investors are focusing more on the combination of congressional control; the prediction market favors Democrats winning the House, while Republicans hold a slight lead in the Senate. 3. Suspected “AI bull god” funds buy AI call options — Analysts say suspected funds related to Leopold Aschenbrenner have made concentrated buys of AI-related FLEX Calls… 4. JUGGERNAUT market cap briefly falls below $25 million — GMGN data suggests it may be affected by the listing of Robinhood Crypto… 5. FRONG market cap reaches $17.6 million — GMGN data suggests it may be affected by the listing of Robinhood Crypto; FRONG’s market cap reaches $17.6 million… 6. Suspected Cumberland wallet keeps buying PONS — Lookonchain monitoring says a wallet allegedly related to Cumberland has bought PONS every day over the past week… 7. SEI research: 71% of affluent investors have an opportunity to manage more assets — SEI research notes that 71% of affluent investors have an undeveloped opportunity to have advisers manage more of their assets…
🏛️ Regulatory Policy 1. Probability of a rate hike after the PPI rises to 70% in September — After U.S. producer prices rose 5.4% year over year over 12 months, market bets on the Federal Reserve raising rates by 25 bps at its September 15–16 meeting increased from about 65%… 2. PPI data adds uncertainty for the Fed’s policy meeting — Materials say the U.S. August PPI came in at 2.4% year over year, core PPI at 0.2% month over month; the report released mixed signals…
💡 Project Updates 1. Strive raises this week to buy 130+ bitcoins — BitcoinTreasuries.NET says Strive’s pre-market trading has started… 2. Solana’s daily token issuance hits 263k — Materials show Solana’s number of tokens issued in a single day reached a record 263k, reflecting that its on-chain token issuance activity was notably active that day. 3. Study cuts the benchmark for quantum resources used in bitcoin and ethereum attack scenarios — THE BLOCK says researchers have halved a quantum-resource benchmark for a key operation in attacks targeting Bitcoin and Ethereum… 4. Bonding Period 2 launches with 250BTC tied to four institutional profiles — Materials state that at launch, 250 BTC is bound across four institutional profile categories, including bitcoin-native funds, top crypto ETP issuers, and regulated financial entities… 5. Bonding Period 2 is now live — Materials show Bonding Period 2 is opening; capacity is limited and allocated in order, and institutions can register today… 6. ProphetX teams up with Agg Market to integrate Solana — ProphetX and Agg Market have partnered to bring sports prediction markets to Solana… 7. NEAR emphasizes user-owned AI infrastructure — Materials say that users and enterprises want to protect IP and sensitive data, and NEAR is building a confidential infrastructure to support users’ own AI-related needs. 8. Dolby expands OptiView platform capabilities — Dolby expanded its Dolby OptiView platform capabilities at IBC 2026 and added new features… 9. Cisco WebexOne to showcase AI workplace progress — Materials say global industry leaders will join Cisco’s WebexOne to showcase the next stage of AI-driven work…
📊 Market Snapshot: BTC $76,860 (-3.40%), funding rate 0.0080%; ETH $2,413.21 (-3.85%), funding rate -0.0021% 📍 Daily buy/sell levels: $BTC daily sell point $79,432 | daily buy point $77,401 / $ETH daily sell point $2,513.12 | daily buy point $2,430.46 / BNB daily sell point $747.98 | daily buy point $707.59
BTC closing pinned to the daily low all day—are leveraged longs still paying to stubbornly hold on?
That little bounce during the day was all given back at night. BTC probed the all-time high of 79,648, and now it’s at 77,820, down 1.88%. The price is trading right along the daily low at 77,651. This isn’t a pullback—it’s the bulls being pressed to the ground with friction right before the close. Even more ironic is the funding rate: 0.0081%—still positive. With a drop this big, leveraged longs are still paying to harden themselves—can they really hold?
Look around: BNB is down 4.62% and only has 716 left; XRP is down 3.62%. The whole market is basically pretending to look respectable with only BTC and ETH. ETH is down 1.62% to 2,461, with volume of 7.72B—way less lively than BTC’s 11.24B. Where is the so-called dip-buying support? There isn’t even a shadow of it.
The overnight script is simple: 1. 77401 is the BTC daily buy point—and tonight’s line between life and death. If it holds, at most you may see a retest before a rebound toward the 78569 axis line. If it doesn’t hold, there’s no meaningful buffer below, and the downside risk directly amplifies. 2. Don’t get excited about the bounce. The 78569 above is the axis point; 79432 is the daily sell point, and also the graveyard of today’s failed push-up—people who chased in near 79,648 during the day are lining up to learn what position management really means. 3. For ETH, watch 2430—its daily buy point. If it breaks, the all-day low at 2440 becomes essentially meaningless.
Someone asked: after dropping this much, can you buy into it? My principle is: when the bearish signals are obvious, don’t catch the falling knife with your face. Wait for 77401 to react—either volume holds above it so we can talk about repair, or after a breakdown we look to lower steps. Guessing the bottom is the hobby of believers; it isn’t trading.
During the night, keep an eye on two things: whether the funding rate turns negative (you get rebound fuel only when shorts are crowded), and the volume near 77401. Until the answer comes out, keeping your hands in check is worth more than anything.
The market is educating investors—the tuition fee will be collected as usual tonight.
The EU Passes an Authorisation Bill to Extend the Central Contact Point Mechanism to Crypto Service Providers
For a long time, the EU’s anti-money-laundering regime has had a gap: once an institution is licensed in its home country, when it carries out business across borders in another country, the host-state regulator often lacks a fixed channel for engagement. Previously, the “Central Contact Point” (CCP) mechanism applied only to electronic money institutions and payment institutions, while crypto asset service providers were excluded. This situation is now changing. At the core factual level, according to reports from multiple media outlets, on 8 September 2026 the European Commission adopted an authorisation bill that amends the authorisation regulation, extending the CCP framework from electronic money and payment institutions to crypto asset service providers (CASPs). This standard derives from Article 45(9) of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The bill will enter into force on the 20th day after publication in the EU Official Journal. As a preconditionary step, the European Banking Authority conducted a public consultation from 4 December 2024 to 4 February 2025, and issued its final report on 25 April 2025. Under the new rules, member-state regulatory authorities may require institutions such as crypto trading platforms that operate in their territory in the form of non-branch entities to designate a local contact person responsible for anti-money-laundering cooperation, information reporting, and assistance with enforcement. The triggering thresholds retain existing standards: having ten or more operating points in a single member state, or cumulative annual transaction value exceeding €3 million, or refusing to provide the information required by the host-state regulator. Logically, the key is to distinguish two supervisory lines. A MiCA licence addresses the authorisation question of “whether a crypto business may provide services in the EU”; the CCP addresses the enforcement question of “how the host state collaborates with institutions that are already licensed but operate across borders.” In other words, even platforms already authorised under MiCA may still be required, when setting up points across multiple member states, to appoint a local contact point separately. This is not a new licensing hurdle, but an extension of the “local, reachable, and accountable” requirements under the existing anti-money-laundering framework. The impact pathway can be observed on three levels. First, for exchanges and service providers with operations across multiple countries, compliance costs and organisational complexity will rise: they need to inventory cross-border touchpoints, assess whether the thresholds are met, and incorporate the contact-person mechanism into compliance manuals and vendor due-diligence processes. Second, smaller cross-border platforms may reconsider the input-output balance of investing in the EU market, with industry resources potentially shifting further toward large institutions with stronger compliance capabilities. Third, this move aligns with the regulatory convergence direction following the establishment of the EU’s AML authority, and the gap in anti-money-laundering standards between the crypto industry and traditional finance will continue to narrow. The “editor’s observation” portion involves speculative judgments: these rules are typical “slow variables”—they do not directly change near-term market supply and demand, but they continuously raise the institutionalisation level of the industry. For long-term allocation-focused capital, clearer rules are often seen as a neutral-to-slightly-positive factor because they reduce compliance uncertainty; for business models that rely on cross-border regulatory leniency, they create real pressure. Follow-up nodes worth tracking include the timing of publication of the bill in the Official Journal, the pace at which each member state issues implementing measures, and how leading exchanges disclose their EU compliance framework. The above is an information consolidation and editorial viewpoint and does not constitute investment advice.
TSMC's August revenue hits a record high for the month
TSMC's latest monthly data has once again brought the heat of the AI compute supply chain back to the forefront. The company announced that its net revenue for August 2026 was approximately TWD 514.806 billion, up 53.3% year over year and up 10.1% month over month. Total net revenue from January to August was about TWD 3.39 trillion, up 39.3% year over year. In addition, reports say that August's single-month revenue reached a historical high for the company and has marked a fourth consecutive month of month-over-month revenue growth. The core fact is that the growth is not simply driven by short-term order fluctuations, but is closely tied to demand for advanced-process chips brought about by global AI infrastructure buildout. The report notes that TSMC is an important chip foundry partner for companies including Nvidia and Apple. Demand for AI server processors is concentrated in advanced processes. TrendForce data shows TSMC's share of the global wafer foundry market rose to 72.5% in the second quarter, and capacity for 5nm, 4nm, and 3nm nodes is fully utilized. Company management also said it is building and equipping around 20 fabs in Taiwan, China, and overseas—significantly more than the four or five sites it has typically advanced at the same time in the past. Logically, the high revenue growth reflects the “manufacturing-side realization” after the AI industry chain moves from model competition to infrastructure expansion. However, tight supply does not necessarily mean profit pressure is absent. Evidence shows that TSMC plans to adopt High NA extreme ultraviolet lithography technology starting from 2030 for volume production in advanced processes. The price of related equipment can be as high as roughly $400 million per unit. The company also raised its 2026 capital expenditure outlook to between $60 billion and $64 billion, which means depreciation, overseas fab construction, and the ramp-up of 2nm process technology could all affect gross margin. For the crypto market, the impact pathway is more indirect. At the factual level, TSMC's data validates that AI compute demand remains strong, which may continue to support expectations for GPU, advanced packaging, wafer foundry, and data center investment. On the speculative side, this could affect market risk appetite for AI-related crypto narratives—for example, sectors like decentralized compute, AI agents, and data services may be more easily driven by broader macro technology cycles. But the revenue, demand, and value captured by these tokens themselves are not the same as order growth for semiconductor companies. The editor's observation is that TSMC's monthly revenue provides a strong signal for the AI infrastructure upcycle, but crypto investors need to distinguish between “true growth in industry demand” and “narrative spillover.” Semiconductor capacity expansion cycles are long and capital expenditures are heavy; if, going forward, growth rates, price adjustments, or profit margin expectations change, risk appetite in the related area may also fluctuate repeatedly. A more reliable angle is whether AI compute demand continues to translate into verifiable on-chain usage, rather than remaining only as a theme-driven imagination.
#TSMC's August revenue up 53.3% year over year #BTC #ETH #BNB