Range trade: BTC is currently trading between $116,800 (near-term support) and $118,000 (overhead resistance).
ETF Flows: On September 18, ETFs came back strongly into inflows with Ethereum spot ETFs adding $213 million, and Bitcoin spot ETFs adding $163 million.
Derivatives concentration: Options open interest at a record 500,000 BTC ahead of the September 26 expiry; perpetual OI pulled back to ~380,000 BTC.
Structure & breadth: Altcoin Season Index at 80 shows altseason persists as BNB, SOL, and others outperformed; BNB briefly hit $1,004 intraday.
On-chain signal: BTC saw the second-largest inflow to accumulation addresses in 2025, and 95 percent of the supply is currently in profit. This is supportive of the current price structure, but profit-taking risk is elevated.
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
