🌍 Politics & World — News Bulletin 23/09/2026
Macro backdrop:
📊 CURRENT MACRO INDICATORS:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
• 🇺🇸 DXY (USD Index): 100.77
• 📉 VIX (Fear Index): 14.14
• 🏛️ SPY (S&P 500): 773.50
• 🏦 10Y Treasury Yield: 4.96
• 🥇 Gold Futures: 4354.20
📰 Notable macro news:
• [Forexlive] UK September flash services PMI 51.7 vs 52.0 expected
📰 Highlights:
₿ CRYPTO HIGHLIGHTS:
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1. [Cointelegraph] BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure
→ BitMEX officially ended exchange operations after more than 11 years, while withdrawals remain open as the crypto derivatives platform urges users to remove their funds.
2. [Cointelegraph] Zcash’s November upgrade could freeze funds in the legacy Sprout pool
→ The proposed NU7 change would disable version 4 transactions, leaving ZEC in Zcash’s legacy Sprout shielded pool unspendable.
3. [CoinDesk] Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate
4. [CoinDesk] XRP Ledger retries an upgrade that lets banks split payment and compliance duties
5. [Cointelegraph] Bitcoin ETFs take in $1.7B in 2 days as BTC tops holder cost basis
→ US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded more than $1.7 billion in net inflows over two days as Bitcoin rose above investors’ estimated average cost basis.
👉 Crypto impact:
• Monetary policy (Fed, ECB) affects crypto fund flows
• Heightened geopolitical tensions create a safe-haven flow into BTC
• Regulation (SEC, CFTC, MiCA) shapes the legal framework
✅ Follow: Fed/SEC statements, CPI/PCE data, geopolitics
⚠️ Risks: Sudden policy changes, escalating geopolitics, macro surprises. Investing comes with risks.
🎯 Outlook: The macro environment is uncertain; prioritize risk management, and don’t use high leverage.
📊 Reference BTC SL/TP (price: $85,930.00)
• Buy zone: $74,967.97 – $86,789.30
• TP1: $89,209.01 | TP2: $92,804.40
• SL: $82,650.99…
Macro backdrop:
📊 CURRENT MACRO INDICATORS:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
• 🇺🇸 DXY (USD Index): 100.77
• 📉 VIX (Fear Index): 14.14
• 🏛️ SPY (S&P 500): 773.50
• 🏦 10Y Treasury Yield: 4.96
• 🥇 Gold Futures: 4354.20
📰 Notable macro news:
• [Forexlive] UK September flash services PMI 51.7 vs 52.0 expected
📰 Highlights:
₿ CRYPTO HIGHLIGHTS:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
1. [Cointelegraph] BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure
→ BitMEX officially ended exchange operations after more than 11 years, while withdrawals remain open as the crypto derivatives platform urges users to remove their funds.
2. [Cointelegraph] Zcash’s November upgrade could freeze funds in the legacy Sprout pool
→ The proposed NU7 change would disable version 4 transactions, leaving ZEC in Zcash’s legacy Sprout shielded pool unspendable.
3. [CoinDesk] Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate
4. [CoinDesk] XRP Ledger retries an upgrade that lets banks split payment and compliance duties
5. [Cointelegraph] Bitcoin ETFs take in $1.7B in 2 days as BTC tops holder cost basis
→ US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded more than $1.7 billion in net inflows over two days as Bitcoin rose above investors’ estimated average cost basis.
👉 Crypto impact:
• Monetary policy (Fed, ECB) affects crypto fund flows
• Heightened geopolitical tensions create a safe-haven flow into BTC
• Regulation (SEC, CFTC, MiCA) shapes the legal framework
✅ Follow: Fed/SEC statements, CPI/PCE data, geopolitics
⚠️ Risks: Sudden policy changes, escalating geopolitics, macro surprises. Investing comes with risks.
🎯 Outlook: The macro environment is uncertain; prioritize risk management, and don’t use high leverage.
📊 Reference BTC SL/TP (price: $85,930.00)
• Buy zone: $74,967.97 – $86,789.30
• TP1: $89,209.01 | TP2: $92,804.40
• SL: $82,650.99…
