Bitcoin ETFs logged $198 million net inflow, marking a ninth straight day of inflows; ETH ETFs saw $8.54 million outflow. Total Bitcoin ETF assets now exceed $168 billion, representing ~7% of total market cap.
Bitcoin futures OI hit $100 billion, while options data show a 59.57% call bias, signaling bullish positioning.
BTC consolidated above $121,000, ETH at $4,341, SOL at $221, and BNB at $1,270.
Gold holds near $4,040 per ounce, S&P 500 remains at record highs amid Fed easing expectations.
Corporate and treasury demand for Bitcoin continues accelerating, as DDC Enterprise announces $124 million equity raise to expand Bitcoin treasury.
The deal would give Payward a full EU banking license on top of its Irish e-money license, letting it pay interest on deposits and lend across five European markets.
An implant that read recovery phrases off the screen and sent them out over LTE has been linked to more than $86 million in suspected thefts, and a second tampered device has now surfaced in Singapore.
Headline and core CPI both came in a tenth above forecasts, and Bitcoin slipped below $82,000 as traders raised the odds of a second consecutive rate increase at the Fed's Oct. 27–28 meeting.
Tiger Research's Q3 data shows the rebound's capital went into tokens and ETFs, while the money that did reach crypto companies came increasingly from exchanges, lenders and public markets instead of the lead VCs that set terms in past cycles.
