Market digest
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Bitcoin climbed to $83,880 (+0.9% in 24 hours), Ether rose to $2,696 (+1.7%). Sentiment reads 73 (greed) on the fear and greed index, down 1 point from yesterday. Among established coins the biggest winner was Hedera (HBAR) at +20.6%, while Bitway (BTW) lost the most at -10.4%. $183M of leveraged positions were liquidated in the last day, mostly longs. Perpetual funding on the majors sits at +7% annualised, a calm, balanced market. Whales made 5601 trades of $10k or more, net $232M bought; the largest was a $21M buy of Bitcoin on deribit. Zcash (ZEC), Quant (QNT), Hyperliquid (HYPE), Bitway (BTW) and Gram (prev. Toncoin) (GRAM) set new all-time highs. In traditional markets: S&P 500 -1.0%, Nasdaq Composite -1.1%, Gold -2.9%, Crude oil (WTI) -0.7%.
- Bitcoin
- $83,880 +0.87%
- Ether
- $2,696 +1.71%
- Fear & greed
- 73 Greed
- Liquidated 24h
- $183M
Top gainers
| Asset | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
| HederaHBAR | $0.1174 | +20.55% |
| AlgorandALGO | $0.1325 | +13.52% |
| Internet ComputerICP | $3.34 | +9.51% |
| ChainlinkLINK | $14.97 | +8.37% |
| StellarXLM | $0.2264 | +8.02% |
Top losers
| Asset | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
| BitwayBTW | $1.12 | -10.38% |
| OndoONDO | $0.5156 | -10.22% |
| ZcashZEC | $1,402 | -9.62% |
| NEAR ProtocolNEAR | $4.71 | -8.96% |
| DashDASH | $60.37 | -8.48% |
Stocks and macro
- S&P 500-1.04%
- Nasdaq Composite-1.11%
- Dow Jones-1.09%
- FTSE 100-0.50%
- DAX-0.78%
- Nikkei 225+0.33%
- Hang Seng-2.14%
- Gold-2.89%
- Crude oil (WTI)-0.72%
- US dollar index-0.03%
- US 10-year yield+5.48%
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