Stacey George covers NFT launches, creator ecosystems, digital culture, and emerging Web3 trends for NFTenex.
Weekly crypto ETF flow data is challenging a familiar assumption: for at least one recent trading week, neither Bitcoin nor Ethereum funds topped the inflow charts. An altcoin ETF captured the week's leading position, a result that points to shifting institutional appetite beyond the two dominant digital assets.
Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs posted a combined $577 million in net inflows on Sept. 18 (ET), with Bitcoin products leading at $433 million and Ethereum funds adding $144 million, according to data tracked by Farside Investors and The Block.
Coinbase Derivatives, the regulated futures arm of Coinbase, submitted the filing through the CFTC's designated contract market self-certification process, which allows exchanges to list new products by certifying compliance with core principles rather than waiting for a full commission review.
REX Shares, an exchange-traded product issuer managing approximately US$5 billion in assets, announced on September 18 that it would launch a 2x leveraged ETF designed to track the daily performance of Strive (ticker: ASST), a Bitcoin treasury company.
JPMorgan analysts say bitcoin could attract stronger market support than gold if hedging pressure tied to ETF positioning eases, framing the comparison as a conditional thesis rather than a price forecast.
The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, a move equal to 0. 25 percentage points, and Bitcoin's price registered an immediate reaction as traders processed the implications for risk-sensitive assets.
The claim was reported by The Block , which said the Symbiosis Bitcoin bridge exploit ended with the team recovering 15 BTC and extending a 20% bounty offer to the person behind the incident. Symbiosis publishes protocol updates on its official blog .
Bitcoin traded at roughly $79,000 after breaking beneath that threshold, extending a risk-off tone across crypto markets. For related coverage, see Solana, XRP, Ethereum ETFs in Red as Bitcoin ETF Adds $100 Million .
Prediction market traders on Polymarket are placing a large wager that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates unchanged at its September 2026 meeting, turning the platform's Fed market into a live readout of where the smart money expects policy to land.
Bitcoin briefly touched $82,240 early on September 4 before reversing hard and falling back under the $80,000 mark, according to Decrypt. The token changed hands near $79,710 by press time, down about 1.
US crypto policy is entering a decisive stretch, with the CLARITY Act facing a key Senate step on September 15 that could shape how digital assets, and the creators and marketplaces built on them, are regulated. It is a procedural moment rather than a final verdict, but one the industry is watching closely.
Bitcoin climbed to $82,000 as dovish signals from the Federal Reserve lifted risk appetite across digital assets, with Ethereum, XRP, and Dogecoin also spiking as the rally broadened beyond the market leader.