Gold and silver lost about 1,050 billion dollars in market value on Monday, weighed down by bets on a new Fed rate hike. Caught between a strong dollar and high bond yields, bitcoin also dropped.
Peter Brandt finds the XRP chart interesting enough to consider a bet on the token. However, the trading veteran does not confirm any purchase and does not renew his previous target of 5.40 dollars in his latest post.
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Bitcoin broke below 83,000 dollars on Monday after having again approached 85,000 dollars over the weekend. BTC dropped to about 82,700 dollars on some marketplaces, erasing a new part of its September rally. Nasdaq futures are also declining while oil prices are rising again. Tensions between Washington and Tehran return to the forefront.
Michael Saylor wants to enshrine five freedoms at the heart of the crypto economy: create, issue, hold, transfer, and use digital assets. In an essay published on September 26, the Executive Chairman of Strategy advocates a "declaration of digital rights" rather than a new catalog of restrictions. His ambition goes far: to enable 10 million new companies to raise capital through digital markets.
The market is watching Strategy's movements, as the company could reveal a new bitcoin purchase. On Sunday, Michael Saylor, executive chairman of the company, posted a chart accompanied by the message "Even more orange." This signal usually occurs before the release of new acquisition figures. On Mondays, Strategy typically reports its purchases to US authorities. After a purchase of 950 BTC was announced following a similar message, this post now attracts the attention of the crypto market.
Jurrien Timmer sees bitcoin, the crypto queen, reaching $300,000 in 2029. His Power Law model relies on the support of $60,000 and the BTC/gold ratio.
The crypto market returns to a key level as the bitcoin price tests a major resistance again. Jurrien Timmer, global macroeconomics director at Fidelity, believes a four-year bullish cycle could be underway. Nine months earlier, he considered 2026 a year of respite after a down phase. His chart places the 80,000-dollar threshold at the center of the scenario, with a projection toward 100,000 dollars in case of a breakout.
Bitcoin and the US dollar rise simultaneously. Since early August, BTC has gone from around 63,000 dollars to nearly 87,000 dollars before returning to about 84,600 dollars. However, the DXY also follows an upward slope. Falling to around 98.4 in early September, the dollar index now trades above 101. An unusual situation for two assets whose movements have often been opposite.
Bitcoin enters October around 85000 dollars after gaining nearly 9% in September. Its seasonal history and several on-chain indicators support the "Uptober" scenario, but profit-taking is already reaching an unprecedented level in 2026.
Bitcoin records its second-best Q3 performance in history with +43.5%, while Ethereum explodes its record with +71%. A quarter driven by strong ETF demand and controlled profit-taking. At the same time, the gold-bitcoin rotation theory reemerges… coincidence?
The federal appeals court for the 6th circuit ruled Friday in favor of Ohio and Tennessee against Kalshi. States can apply their sports betting laws to the platform's contracts, a second loss on appeal bringing the case closer to the Supreme Court.
The SEC brings new clarifications to the crypto market. In an FAQ published on September 25, its staff details the treatment of tokens, liquid staking, buyback programs and promises made by issuers. A crypto asset that is not itself a security can still be sold under an investment contract. It all depends in particular on what the issuer promises to buyers.
The cost of protecting bitcoin against quantum computing has sharply dropped in a few days. An open competition led by StarkWare, Yukon Research, and Eigen Labs allowed developers and AI agents to speed up the necessary calculations. In one week, the estimate went from about 320 dollars to 67 dollars in GPU computation. This decrease especially shows how code optimization can reduce the resources needed to build transactions capable of better resisting the quantum threat.
Predictive markets still anticipate growth for Ethereum, Solana, and Zcash before the end of this year. However, their bets remain much more cautious regarding the closing price on December 31.
The cryptocurrency market enters a phase where every level counts. On Saturday, September 26, 2026, bitcoin trades below its all-time high after a pullback from 87,374 dollars. The rise since mid-September remains visible despite less sustained activity. The hourly, four-hour, and daily charts show consolidation around 84,000 dollars. From then on, supports near 83,000 dollars and resistances from 85,500 to 86,000 dollars focus traders' attention.
On September 25, the U.S. spot XRP ETFs recorded $22.65 million in net inflows. Bitwise mainly concentrates these flows, while XRP remains close to $1.55 despite this demand.
Binance puts 100 million dollars on Circle and gives a serious boost to USDC. The exchange acquired 1.237 million shares of the stablecoin issuer at 80.84 dollars each, while signing a new five-year business agreement. The goal is to further push USDC on Binance, especially in emerging markets where Tether maintains a considerable lead with USDT.
What if Bitcoin could whisper your transactions instead of shouting them in public? Three researchers have just put a plan on the table that would allow Zcash-style privacy on Bitcoin without touching the protocol.
American Bitcoin ETFs remain in the green, but the pace has clearly changed. After a record $998.9 million inflow on Monday, flows dropped to $190.7 million on Thursday, September 24, a decline of about 81% in three sessions. The streak remains positive, however: six consecutive days of inflows have brought more than $2.8 billion to the funds. Bitcoin itself retreated around $83,800 after exceeding $87,000 at the start of the week.
The group is preparing an evolution of its dividend policy. The company wants to obtain the agreement of its shareholders to modify the payment schedule of its four preferred shares, including STRC. If the proposal passes, each calendar day will become a record date, with payment on the next business day. This measure brings Strategy closer to a model already adopted by Strive, another bitcoin treasury company. The project comes as STRC seeks to stabilize its price after its drop in June.
Circle and Tether froze on Friday part of the assets of an address linked to the Bitget hack, about 318,000 dollars of stablecoins. The amount remains marginal compared to the 387.5 million dollars stolen. Most of the loot is held in ether, an asset that no issuer can block.
The query "how to buy bitcoin" now surpasses "how to invest in AI" on Google Trends. This result indicates a more direct intention around BTC, but it does not measure the actual number of buyers or invested capital.
The crypto market is going through a new phase after a strong price increase. This rise pushes some holders to sell in order to quickly realize gains. However, the pace of profit taking remains lower than that observed at previous peaks. Bitcoin gained 44% over the quarter, reaching nearly 85,000 dollars. After three consecutive quarters of decline, flows to ETFs show that demand remains active and supported in the current crypto market.
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Bitcoin is often presented as "digital gold." In institutional portfolios, its classification is sometimes quite different. A Bitwise survey conducted among 15 major institutions shows that several still place their crypto investments in pockets dedicated to technology, innovation, or venture capital. Yet Bitcoin remains the common asset among all respondents exposed to cryptocurrencies. Allocations range from 0.5% to 13% of investable assets, with a majority between 1% and 2%.
Real world assets tokenized (RWA) on Solana have just reached a new high. Their value rose to 4.6 billion dollars on September 23, according to RWA.xyz data. At the same time, the number of wallets holding these assets nearly doubled in one month.
XRP and DOGE showed latent losses significantly higher than those of bitcoin and Ethereum according to information provided by Santiment. Such a signal can therefore contribute to reducing the risk of profit-taking, however it does not guarantee a rebound after their new drop.
Sequans Communications sold its last 314 BTC and officially ends its Bitcoin strategy. The French group now holds no crypto on its balance sheet, after owning more than 3,200 BTC at the peak of its accumulation. This exit comes at a bad time for all treasury companies: according to DWF Ventures, only 4 of the 20 largest companies in the sector still trade above the value of their crypto assets. The premium that fueled their purchases is seriously starting to disappear.
The recent rise in bitcoin prices brings a technical signal that the market is closely watching. On September 22, the price crossed its 365-day simple moving average, around 80,900 dollars. This crossing comes after 310 days below this line, according to Ryan Horst and Joni Zhuleku, the founders of Altcoin Pro. Their study shows that this crossing preceded increases over several previous periods, while reminding them that this indicator does not guarantee a sustainable rise.