Whale tape totaled $17.5B in the last 24 hours, with a 49.2% buy share and a two sided lean. $BTC led with $10.6B in whale notional, and $ETH had the largest single print at $17.8M.
BREAKING: Standard Chartered becomes the first bank distributor of the HKD stablecoin as HKDAP expands into conventional banking with tokenized money market fund settlements planned for Q4. $HKD? (Keep ticker if relevant; otherwise omit)
JUST IN: U.S. diplomats evacuated from the Middle East set to return this week, signaling no full-scale Iran conflict restart. Oil markets soften on the news, with WTI under $82 and Brent near $88. $BTC / $ETH unaffected in the alert but macro risk tilts supportive for risk as...
JUST IN: Alibaba chairman Joseph Tsai increases stake again, buying 720,000 more shares for HK$82 million alongside Eddie Wu amid AI push. This signals credibility-building in Alibaba’s AI rollout. $BABA
JUST IN: Arthur Hayes remains bullish on ENA, citing renewed interest from OTC brokers and the potential return of basis trading as a catalyst for upside; ENA currently around $0.15. $ENA
The market is up with $BTC at $80150 and +4.07% in 24h, but US bids are still below the global price for 111 straight days. That supports staying with $BTC trend exposure while keeping risk tight because liquidity is in GROUND STATE 9 and Coinbase Premium is still -0.01%. Watch whether the premium flips and the 111 day streak breaks.
JUST IN: A whale short of 50,000 ETH was liquidated for about $24M, snapping a 23-win streak and wiping out prior gains. Could renew focus on risk checks and leverage discipline across large holders. $ETH 🚨
$BTC call premium bought reached $65.4M versus $8.1M in put premium bought. The biggest print was a buy of $4.1M in 25SEP26 82000 call blocks, and blocks made up 72% of the tape; bought calls can hedge, and the daily balance beats any single print.
Since 2021, days in this very low band saw a median -0.1% BTC move over the next 7d (n=390, base +0.2%, 5y of records). History, not a forecast.
11.8M dollars of BTC longs and 0.2M dollars of BTC shorts were liquidated across major venues in the last 30 minutes. Historically, a long side flush like this has often marked forced deleveraging and sharp position cleanup, though it does not by itself tell us what comes next.
$ATOM at -0.0263 funding with OI down 0.12% means shorts are paying to hold. Deeply negative funding with OI still near flat can still fuel a violent short unwind, while $SOL at 0.01 funding with OI up 3.52% and $BTC at 0.01 with OI up 1.6% show longs paying up into size.
Breaking: Bitcoin ETFs add $338M as six-day inflow streak extends to $2.26B. This ongoing demand underscores institutional appetite for spot BTC rather than just futures exposure. $BTC
$BTC options flow showed $66.1M in call buys versus $7.5M in put buys, with blocks making up 73% of the flow and the largest trade a $4.1M buy call at the 82000 strike for 25SEP26. That points to heavier upside positioning, led by block orders.
JUST IN: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix leveraged ETFs in Korea posted near $1B in outflows this month amid cooling AI enthusiasm and tighter regs. If outflows persist, risk-off shifts could weigh on chip-linked exposure. $KRX $TSLA ?
$BTC premium is -0.014%, so US is bidding below the global price, and the same sign has held for 111 days. The 7 day average is -0.028%, and the carry yield is 5.14% annualized.
Since 2017, days in this low band saw a median +0.0% BTC move over the next 7d (n=653, base +0.5%, 9y of records). History, not a forecast.
JUST IN: Strive’s CEO reiterates that the Bitcoin bull run has just begun, backing long-term conviction as insiders continue buying ASST stock. Could reinforce upside sentiment for $ASST on renewed BTC exposure.
JUST IN: Strive (ASST) CEO doubles down on BTC bulls, reaffirming a long-term bull market outlook despite a bear-driven stock dip earlier this year. Executives are adding to holdings, signaling strong internal conviction. $ASST $BTC
South Korea’s KOSPI finished higher by 0.68% at 6742.73, with SK Hynix up 0.42% and Samsung flat; global risk-on mood nudges crypto correlations higher. $BTC $ETH
JUST IN: US businessman convicted in a $24M crypto Ponzi scheme; faces up to 280 years in prison. DOJ says funds were recycled to pay old investors with new “mining revenue” claims. $BTC /$ETH implications: regulatory risk remains a key crypto risk factor for the space.
JUST IN: BSC meme coin Niu Lai jumps ~43% in under 10 hours, market cap topples $43M. No clear use case, as usual with meme tokens—risk remains elevated for holders. $NIUAI
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