Solana ETFs outpaced Bitcoin funds during Fed week, a period when macro-sensitive assets typically face heightened volatility and institutional positioning shifts ahead of Federal Reserve rate decisions.
More than $750 million in crypto liquidations swept through leveraged markets as Bitcoin pushed above $85,000 and both Ethereum and XRP climbed to new local peaks. The sharp cross-asset rally caught short-positioned traders off guard and forced a wave of automatic position closures across derivatives markets.
X has filed a lawsuit against a group of Bitcoin influencers, alleging they manipulated engagement on the platform to fraudulently obtain at least £207,384. The allegations have not been established as fact, and the named parties have not publicly responded to the claims at the time of writing.
Grayscale's spot Zcash ETF has reportedly posted a nearly $100 million weekly increase, according to a claim circulating in crypto markets this week.
The total crypto market capitalization climbed to $2. 76 trillion in a single trading day as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) each posted strong gains, lifting the combined value of tracked digital assets in a broad-based advance.
For creators and collectors whose digital property is priced in crypto, the $80K line is more than a chart landmark: it helps set the risk appetite behind liquidity for art, gaming assets and PFPs.
The filing, submitted to the CFTC's trading organization products registry , proposes perpetual futures instruments that would give traders exposure to price movements in single stocks and ETFs without requiring direct share ownership.
Solana ETFs have now logged 12 consecutive weeks of inflows, even as Bitcoin exchange-traded products recorded their quietest week on record, according to reported fund-flow data. The divergence marks a notable split in institutional appetite across two of crypto's most prominent assets.
Brazil is not banning stablecoin payments. The country's regulators are blocking stablecoins from a key cross-border payment rail, a targeted move that affects how value moves across borders rather than whether stablecoins can be held or spent domestically.
Bitcoin climbed to $81,400 on Friday afternoon, absorbing a Federal Reserve policy decision and the passage of the CLARITY Act before turning its attention to the $82,000 threshold that now defines its immediate path.
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.
The $112. 28 level represents the highest SOL has traded in seven months , placing Solana back in a price range last seen in early 2026.
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.
Layer-2 and DeFi tokens surged to the front of a broad cryptocurrency rally on September 18, 2026, as markets shook off the anxiety that followed the Federal Reserve's latest rate increase and rotated into higher-beta digital assets with renewed conviction.
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.
OpenSea has begun moving users off its OpenSea Mobile waitlist, signaling the start of a phased rollout for a self-custody app that spans tokens, NFTs, and perpetuals across multiple chains.