Bitcoin buyers finally absorbed the major $85,000 sell wall yesterday after nearly a week of failed attempts to break through it.
Now, the remaining ask liquidity above BTC appears to have thinned significantly, removing some of the immediate resistance that was sitting above the market.
That matters because when large sell orders disappear, there is less overhead supply for buyers to absorb. If fresh demand continues coming in, BTC can potentially move through the upper levels much faster.
Of course, thin sell side liquidity can work both ways. It can accelerate upside when buyers are active, but it can also make price more volatile if demand suddenly disappears.
The $85K wall has been cleared. Now the market needs to show whether buyers can take advantage of the thinner liquidity above.
🚨 STABLECOINS COULD BE ENTERING A MASSIVE GROWTH PHASE
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says stablecoins are going “much, much higher,” and new research from the San Francisco Fed gives the sector another reason to pay attention.
Stablecoin issuers have increased their U.S. Treasury holdings by roughly $200B over the past five years, offsetting more than 40% of the decline in China’s Treasury holdings.
The Fed estimates that if the current trend continues, stablecoin issuers could hold around $400B in short-term Treasuries by 2030.
That means stablecoins aren’t just becoming a bigger part of crypto. They’re increasingly becoming a meaningful source of demand for U.S. government debt.
The stablecoin market may be much bigger than a crypto liquidity story.
Bitcoin gained roughly 42.6% in Q3 2026, marking its strongest third quarter performance in nine years.
What makes the move more notable is how much ground BTC had to recover. Bitcoin recorded losses in both Q1 and Q2, putting significant pressure on the market before the third quarter rebound changed the picture.
Q3 effectively became the quarter where Bitcoin regained momentum, with the rally helping erase a large portion of the weakness seen during the first half of the year.
Now the focus shifts to Q4.
After its strongest Q3 since 2017, can Bitcoin carry that momentum into the final quarter of 2026?
🔥 BRAZIL IS PUTTING TRADITIONAL FUND RECORDS ON THE XRP LEDGER
Brazilian financial-market infrastructure operator CSD BR has partnered with Ripple to mirror securities ownership records on the public XRP Ledger, starting with BTG Pactual investment fund shares.
The important part is that this is moving beyond a simple blockchain test. CSD BR’s existing systems will remain the official ownership record, while XRPL provides an additional layer for verification and auditing in near real time.
CSD BR manages more than BRL 22 trillion in registered assets, although that entire amount is not being tokenized on XRPL. The first phase is limited to selected BTG Pactual fund shares.
If the initial rollout works, the partnership plans to explore native issuance and trading of assets onchain, including Brazilian real estate and agribusiness receivables.
Traditional financial infrastructure is starting to use public blockchains as part of the actual system, not just as a proof of concept.
Kakao Pay Securities has signed separate agreements with Ondo Finance and Dinari to explore tokenizing South Korean stocks for overseas investors.
The idea is to create a blockchain-based route for international investors to gain exposure to Korean-listed companies, with the partnerships examining custody, token issuance, redemption and shareholder rights.
This is still an exploration, not a commercial launch. The companies will first assess the technical and regulatory requirements before deciding whether to move forward.
But the direction is significant.
Korean equities could be the next traditional asset moving deeper into global onchain markets.