BTC reclaimed support at $110,000 and trades near $111,200 after a modest intraday lift; ETH edged toward $4,000.
Spot flows mixed: Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $20.33 million net inflow (BlackRock IBIT led with $108 million). On the other hand, Ethereum ETFs saw another day of outflows worth $128 million.
Long-term holders are still distributing, however, the Dolphin cohort (100–1,000 BTC) now holds ~26% of supply and remains the marginal buyer.
Elevated open interest can amplify volatility with key liquidation clusters sitting above $114,000.
Macro shock: U.S. government shutdown enters day 24; ADP suspended data sharing to the Fed, with policymakers facing an unprecedented information vacuum ahead of the October FOMC.
The two treasuries fund their accumulation in very different ways, and a filing shows Strive holding a stake in Strategy's own preferred stock, so the two are not just parallel bets on bitcoin. They hold each other's paper.
The deal puts a bank-issued stablecoin on a major exchange while giving that exchange's institutional clients access to round-the-clock dollar settlement.
