U.S. August PPI YoY came in at 2.6% and MoM at –0.1%. This reflected a material cooling of wholesale inflation, with markets rallying.
Bitcoin pushed to $114,000 after the print, crossing the decisive $113,000 level, while spot BTC ETFs recorded $757 million net inflows on Sept 10 (third straight day).
Ethereum spot ETFs posted $172 million in inflows yesterday while Bitmine received 46,255 ETH ($201 million), taking its holdings to 2,126,018 ETH ($9.24 billion).
Futures open interest jumped to 84.86 billion for BTC, as liquidations eased to 37.96 million, with shorts bearing the brunt.
CPI tomorrow is the near-term event risk; a second downbeat print would likely accelerate the current risk-on move.
The regulator that must approve Bitget's purchase of the Z.com EX operator accuses its operating company of running an unlicensed exchange business and soliciting Thai users from 2022 to 2025. A Bitget spokesperson says it is reviewing the announcement
Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il tied the new date to crypto tax data sharing with the US and the pending Digital Asset Basic Act. The delay still needs the National Assembly
SFC executive director Elisa Ng said 17 tokenised retail products now hold US$1.3 billion, that a tokenised gold ETF may be the next pilot, and that an "innovation pathway" will offer flexibility for controlled pilots
One of the first banks to use DTCC's tokenization service says it has converted real securities. Its plan to trade tokenized equities on its own platform has moved to the first quarter of 2027
