Market digest
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Bitcoin slipped to $83,986 (-3.1% in 24 hours), Ether fell to $2,656 (-3.6%). Sentiment reads 71 (greed) on the fear and greed index, down 7 points from yesterday. Among established coins the biggest winner was Sky (SKY) at +6.2%, while Akedo (AKE) lost the most at -11.1%. $333M of leveraged positions were liquidated in the last day, mostly longs. Perpetual funding on the majors sits at -0% annualised, so shorts are the ones paying and positioning leans bearish. Whales made 242 trades of $10k or more, net $103M sold; the largest was a $17M sell of Bitcoin on deribit. Zcash (ZEC), Hyperliquid (HYPE), Bedrock (BR), Venice Token (VVV) and Bitway (BTW) set new all-time highs. In traditional markets: S&P 500 +2.2%, Nasdaq Composite +3.8%, Gold -2.5%, Crude oil (WTI) -7.7%.
- Bitcoin
- $83,986 -3.14%
- Ether
- $2,656 -3.61%
- Fear & greed
- 71 Greed
- Liquidated 24h
- $333M
Top gainers
| Asset | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
| SkySKY | $0.0726 | +6.19% |
| CronosCRO | $0.0660 | +4.40% |
| Bitcoin CashBCH | $342.70 | +3.49% |
| XDC NetworkXDC | $0.0310 | +3.48% |
| MantleMNT | $0.6535 | +2.48% |
Top losers
| Asset | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
| AkedoAKE | $0.0530 | -11.09% |
| PepePEPE | $0.000004400 | -10.29% |
| Pump.funPUMP | $0.004038 | -9.69% |
| StacksSTX | $0.3142 | -9.22% |
| WorldcoinWLD | $0.4150 | -9.10% |
Stocks and macro
- S&P 500+2.16%
- Nasdaq Composite+3.78%
- Dow Jones+0.16%
- FTSE 100+0.16%
- DAX-0.50%
- Nikkei 225+2.40%
- Hang Seng+0.49%
- Gold-2.45%
- Crude oil (WTI)-7.72%
- US dollar index+0.88%
- US 10-year yield+2.59%
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