U.S. close | Wed, Oct. 21
U.S. stocks closed higher, led by tech. The Dow gained 0.69% to 52,856, the S&P 500 rose 0.58% to 7,757 for a third straight session, and the Nasdaq added 1.05% to 26,703. A positive SpaceX-related surprise helped revive buying in AI stocks.
DXY was around 101.70. The 10-year Treasury yield held near 5.11–5.12%, while oil climbed: WTI to about $98.05 and Brent to $110.10. Ongoing Middle East supply risks are keeping oil elevated, and high yields remain a headwind for no...
bitcoin ETFs are back in the green $289.8M flowed in on October 21.
After a volatile stretch, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $289.8M in net inflows, while capital also moved into ZEC, NEAR, SOL, and XRP investment products.
Bitcoin ETF flows
FBTC (Fidelity): +$212.7M
BITB (Bitwise): +$19.2M
ARKB: +$9.8M
EZBC: +$7.3M
GBTC (Grayscale): +$32.6M
The other spot BTC ETFs were mostly flat, bringing the daily total to +$289.8M.
Altcoin ETF flows
ZEC: +$15.18M cumulative net inflows re...
$ALT and $DYM are quietly becoming the pair to watch in the modular stack.
AltLayer is trading around $0.0129, up roughly 29% in 24h on exploding volume, and Dymension is following at $0.0193, up about 8% today, as money rotates back into restaking and rollup infrastructure.
Both move together because they share the same narrative engine: modular blockchains, restaked security, app-specific chains. When this corner of the market wakes up, the smaller caps move with extra beta, and ALT and DYM ...