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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.

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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.

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 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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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.

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.

Bitcoin is approaching a major derivatives expiration. On Friday, September 25, about 182,000 BTC in options, representing $15.6 billion in notional value, will expire on Deribit. Calls dominate with 106,200 BTC, compared to 75,900 BTC in puts. The settlement occurs while Bitcoin was trading around $85,000 at Deribit's snapshot, significantly above the "max pain" level set at $76,000.

The crypto market crash did not trigger sales among the institutions tracked by Bitwise. Despite a decline of about 50%, none of the 15 entities surveyed reduced their exposure, and several have strengthened their positions. Bitcoin remains at the center of these allocations, often as the primary asset for these investors. Behind this stability, investors cite their durable long-term convictions, while Ether and Solana remain subject to specific exit conditions in their portfolios.

The Russian Ministry of Finance estimates crypto assets held by Russians at 44 billion dollars. The figure, based on expert estimates, is much higher than the data published by the Central Bank.

Peter Brandt believes that the price of Ethereum would reach 8600 dollars following a break of 5000 dollars. Ether progressing around 2660 dollars, this scenario remains distant and depends on multiple intermediate resistances.

In the third quarter, SHIB shows a cumulative increase of 44.1%, thanks to three consecutive months in the green. Historically, the month of October often has an average return of 167.5%, however this figure almost entirely relies on the spectacular explosion of 2021.

Cryptocurrency holding is declining among American investors. According to a Gallup survey published on September 21, 11% of them reported holding cryptos in June, down from 17% a year earlier. Despite this decline, bitcoin has strongly rebounded since the survey period.

Bitcoin has just held above $86,000 this Tuesday, after many weeks of strong progress supported by the return of appetite for risk. Various observers see in this scenario the end of "crypto winter," however, short position liquidations and monetary uncertainties still call for caution.

Last week, I explained that Bitcoin was still moving inside the $76,000-$82,000 range, continuing the sideways structure we have seen since August. My view remains unchanged: we are getting closer to another attempt to break the $82,000-$83,000 area, but for me a real breakout requires a solid weekly close above that zone.

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The crypto market briefly reclaimed a $3 trillion capitalization on Tuesday, driven by Bitcoin and several major altcoins. BTC was trading around $86,000, up about 4.5% in 24 hours, while DOGE gained nearly 11%, XRP 5.7%, and Solana 3.6%. Behind the rebound, another figure stands out: over $920 million in short positions were liquidated on Monday. American Bitcoin ETFs also attracted nearly $1 billion in a single session.

Binance opened bStocks collateral to all its margin accounts on September 21, lifting the restriction that reserved it for VIP 3 clients and above. The range exceeded 30 billion dollars in cumulative volume in less than 90 days. However, the announcement adds a questionnaire and automatic restrictions for ordinary accounts.

Ethereum rises back above $2,700 with two big buyers leading the way. In five days, two whales have engaged about $106.4 million in ETH. The largest sold 1,107 BTC before buying 34,422 ETH and staking the entire amount. The move comes as Ethereum ETFs recorded about $140 million in outflows for the week ending September 18. In the crypto market, large wallets appear much more aggressive than funds this week.

X filed on September 17 before the High Court of London a complaint against two Britons and several unidentified operators. The platform accuses them of artificially inflating the engagement of six Bitcoin-focused accounts to receive at least 207,384 pounds sterling through its former creator payment program.

The digital asset market changed pace after the rebound observed last week. Bitcoin now surpasses Tesla and Samsung in market capitalization, according to reported data. This progress follows a price rise up to 81,914 dollars on Saturday. Market capitalization reaches 1,615 billion dollars, ahead of two widely followed global groups. The ranking places the digital asset at 13th among monitored assets. Tesla holds 14th place, while Samsung ranks 15th, behind it.

Ethereum staking regains real momentum, with thirteen times more ETH awaiting entry than exit. This imbalance potentially reduces the available supply, without by itself guaranteeing a price increase.

Since September 15, Robert Kiyosaki claims that "the biggest crash in history" has already started. According to him, the movement started from Europe and Japan before gradually spreading to other markets. Some bond indicators give weight to his concern. For the rest, the data does not yet show a scenario of widespread panic.

VanEck is this time attacking Metaplanet's governance, not its Bitcoin strategy. The manager believes that the Japanese group's stock compensation plan remains far too generous despite two adjustments made since August. The pool still represents 14.7% of the fully diluted capital, while executives' exposure reaches 8.2%. Metaplanet has nevertheless reduced the number of potential shares related to this mechanism by 41%. For VanEck, the account still does not add up.

Visa will end a loophole that allowed certain memecoin purchases by card to generate loyalty points. The network has asked its payment processors to stop using the concerned merchant code starting next week. Purchases will still be possible by card, but without the associated rewards.

The crypto market is recovering, and a simple message raises questions again. Billy Markus, cofounder of Dogecoin, posted a short phrase on X without providing further explanations. However, Markus did not mention any specific asset. The link to Dogecoin remains uncertain, even though his message occurs during a general price recovery. His message comes as several major cryptocurrencies show significant gains over twenty-four hours. In this context, the publication quickly attracted the community's attention.