The Federal Reserve cut 25 basis points to 4.25%; FOMC guidance is dovish, and markets now price a 94% chance of an October cut.
Bitcoin moved back above $117,000 intraday; $118,000 remains the dominant liquidation/resistance zone.
Spot ETF flows flipped: Bitcoin ETFs recorded $51.28 million net outflow on Sept 17 (first outflow after seven days of inflows). Ethereum ETFs were roughly flat with $1.89 million outflow.
Exchange deposits: three distinct waves of inflows exceeding $25 million per block in the past 48 hours. This is indicative of partial spot selling into the bounce.
Derivatives split: BTC and SOL perp open interest declined (less speculative long exposure); ETH, XRP, and BNB OI rose, highlighting reallocations within leverage pools.
From Broadridge's NYFIX integration to Japan's FSA reclassification, infrastructure and regulation enabling institutional crypto adoption is already operational.
The MAS Capital Markets Services licence transforms Libeara from infrastructure provider to regulated market participant, enabling it to deal in tokenised securities and fund units for institutional clients
The HKMA is prioritizing note-issuing banks as inaugural license holders, a deliberate choice that puts regulated incumbents at the center of the city's digital asset ambitions
The Singapore-based payments and wealth platform has now attracted institutional heavyweights to its hybrid fiat-crypto model, signaling growing confidence in regulated digital finance
