CPI Surprise, Jobs Shock Send Bitcoin to $115K as ETFs Pour In
Key Takeaways
U.S. August CPI came in hotter than expected at 2.9% year-over-year and 0.4% month-over-month, but a surge in weekly jobless claims reinforced rate-cut odds.
Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $553 million net inflow (4th straight day), while Ethereum spot ETFs posted $113 million net inflow (3rd consecutive day).
Wallets holding 100 – 1,000 BTC added roughly 65,000 BTC over the past seven days (30-day net +93,000 BTC), now having a record 3.65 million BTC.
BTC tested then reclaimed $115,000 (currently ~$115,505); key resistance at $116,300; downside liquidity remains concentrated near $110,000–$107,000.
Bitwise and Placeholder are reading three unrelated signals — a technical breakout, a volatility-yield divergence, and a BSC leverage frenzy — as the same warning about underpriced risk.
The regulator's annual report reiterates a plan first floated in May: converting India's ₹59 lakh crore corporate bond market into blockchain-settled tokens, integrated with the wholesale CBDC
The civil RICO case treats the theft as an ongoing crime scene, giving exchanges a court order they must legally respect when Bybit identifies stolen funds on their platforms
Shelbit allegedly moved $6.3 billion in crypto over two years while serving as a settlement layer for both the IRGC and a $540 million gambling-fraud network
