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.
Bitcoin has absorbed a barrage of macro shocks without breaking $77,000. With ETF flows recovering and on-chain signals remaining relatively healthy, $84,000 has become the market’s key battleground.
In a new essay, Buterin sets out a roadmap in which zero-knowledge proofs, faster finality, multi-party block building and formal verification turn Ethereum into what he calls a cryptographic world computer by around 2030.
Crypto held steady through a weekend in which Washington turned down Tehran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, before selling off in Asian trading on Monday as reports pointed to renewed US strikes after the midterms.
