Market digest
Saturday, 19 September 2026
Bitcoin climbed to $81,232 (+4.1% in 24 hours), Ether rose to $2,635 (+5.5%), and the whole crypto market is worth $2.80T, +1.4% on the day. Sentiment reads 71 (greed) on the fear and greed index, up 15 points from yesterday. Among established coins the biggest winner was Akedo (AKE) at +133.1%, while Bitway (BTW) lost the most at -13.7%. $386M of leveraged positions were liquidated in the last day, mostly shorts. Perpetual funding on the majors sits at +11% annualised, a calm, balanced market. Whales made 4278 trades of $10k or more, net $595M bought; the largest was a $17M sell of Bitcoin on binance futures. Zcash (ZEC), Hyperliquid (HYPE), Bedrock (BR), Venice Token (VVV) and Pieverse (PIEVERSE) set new all-time highs. In traditional markets: S&P 500 -0.1%, Nasdaq Composite +0.7%, Gold +1.7%, Crude oil (WTI) -5.2%.
- Bitcoin
- $81,232 +4.07%
- Ether
- $2,635 +5.46%
- Crypto market cap
- $2.80T +1.39%
- Fear & greed
- 71 Greed
- Liquidated 24h
- $386M
Top gainers
| Asset | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
| AkedoAKE | $0.0614 | +133.15% |
| EthenaENA | $0.2007 | +23.29% |
| InjectiveINJ | $7.57 | +16.69% |
| AvalancheAVAX | $9.24 | +15.32% |
| FilecoinFIL | $0.9912 | +14.41% |
Top losers
| Asset | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
| BitwayBTW | $0.5810 | -13.67% |
| WorldcoinWLD | $0.4280 | -2.48% |
| JUSTJST | $0.1159 | -2.24% |
| PancakeSwapCAKE | $2.43 | -1.82% |
| Pump.funPUMP | $0.004136 | -1.69% |
Stocks and macro
- S&P 500-0.08%
- Nasdaq Composite+0.72%
- Dow Jones-1.69%
- FTSE 100+0.08%
- DAX-1.03%
- Nikkei 225+2.40%
- Hang Seng-0.22%
- Gold+1.68%
- Crude oil (WTI)-5.24%
- US dollar index+0.76%
- US 10-year yield+0.75%
The briefs behind the numbers
All news
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Planet Fitness Director Christopher Tanco Buys Nearly $120,000 of Shares
Bitcoin Breaks Above $80,000 as Short Liquidations Top $480 Million
CFTC Expands Crypto Trading Access Through Passive Online Software
FINRA panel orders Schwab to pay $1.34 million over crypto scam
UAE and Sweden Arrest Seven in $7.1 Million Crypto Laundering Case
NEAR Launches Confidential Perpetual Futures Through Hyperliquid
Liquid Network resumes operations but peg-outs remain suspended
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