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According to CoinGlass data, SOL and XRP spot ETFs recorded net inflows on Sept. 9, while HYPE spot ETFs posted net outflows. - SOL: +$11.2 million - XRP: +$12.29 million - HYPE: -$5.3 million

Bitwise’s Solana ETF BSOL saw $107.4 million in net inflows over the past 20 trading days, Arkham reported. Funds posted net outflows on just two of those trading days.

Global cryptocurrency trading activity showed a clear recovery in August 2026, with spot volume on major centralized exchanges rising 18.64% from a month earlier and outpacing the 10.89% gain in perpetual futures volume, according to BlockBeats. The data points to a market recovery driven by spot buying. BlockBeats analyzed the increase as stemming more from higher trading frequency among existing users and improved conversion rates than from an influx of new users. Web traffic at major centralized exchanges fell 0.26% and app downloads dropped 5.61%, while trading volume climbed. Perpetual futures volume on decentralized exchanges also rose 8.98% from the previous month, marking a parallel rebound. By exchange, Binance held onto a clear lead with $233 billion in spot volume and $1.606 trillion in futures volume. OKX and Bybit followed. In spot trading, Coinbase rose to seventh and Kraken climbed to ninth. Among futures DEXs, Hyperliquid led the market with $207 billion in volume.

Experts at a seminar in Seoul said South Korea’s digital asset market continues to face a regulatory vacuum and urged the government to move quickly on institutional reforms, according to Maeil Business Newspaper. The seminar, titled "Cases of digital asset financial innovation and response strategies," was jointly hosted by Democratic Party lawmakers Min Byoung-dug and Ahn Do-geol at Yeouido Post Tower on Sept. 10. In opening remarks, Ahn said assets under management in the global digital asset ETP market had exceeded $180 billion as of the end of last year, while major countries were moving to take the lead in financial markets integrating digital assets. By contrast, Ahn said, South Korea remains in a policy vacuum, pushing domestic investors' funds into overseas markets that are not protected by South Korean law.

Trust companies are reluctant to accept assets from wealthy individuals who made large sums from cryptocurrency, citing money-laundering risks and price volatility, the Financial Times reported. The report said not only crypto holdings themselves but also cash raised from selling them can be difficult to verify in terms of origin. Because trust companies are tasked with managing assets over the long term for future generations, they are concerned about potential disputes over fiduciary responsibility if crypto prices fall sharply. In the UK, £13.8 billion ($18.1 billion) worth of cryptocurrency was sold between May 2024 and April 2025, and about 250 people made profits of more than £1 million ($1.3 million) through those sales, according to the report. Some trust companies, meanwhile, are targeting that demand by specializing in crypto-related assets and using tools to track transaction histories, FT said.

South Korea’s crypto industry is calling for a review of the planned January rollout of a tax on virtual asset income next year, arguing the market is not ready and a delay is needed, Digital Times reported. According to a policy paper on virtual asset income taxation prepared by the Digital Asset eXchange Alliance (DAXA) on Sept. 10, the industry’s biggest concern is how acquisition costs would be calculated. For virtual assets transferred to South Korean exchanges from overseas exchanges or personal wallets, there is no public system to verify the initial acquisition date and purchase price, the paper said. The industry also said a withholding tax system for non-residents would be difficult to implement in practice, adding that information obtained through exchanges’ know-your-customer procedures alone is not enough to accurately determine whether a user is a resident or non-resident under tax law.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 49.09% long, 50.91% short - Binance: 49.42% long, 50.58% short - OKX: 50.3% long, 49.7% short - Bybit: 47.95% long, 52.05% short

The spot CVD chart is an order-book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair. The upper panel shows the volume heatmap, while the lower panel shows cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap in the upper panel tracks trading volume at each price level. The background color becomes brighter when the price stays in a specific range for an extended period or moves sharply. Brighter zones may act as support or resistance levels. - The CVD indicator in the lower panel reflects buy and sell orders by order size, and the line for each color rises as buy orders increase in that segment. The yellow line represents $100 to $1,000 orders, while the brown line is based on large orders ranging from $1 million to $10 million.

Binance announced it will delist all Pax Dollar (USDP) spot trading pairs at 3:00 a.m. UTC on Sept. 24. The exchange said the decision followed a regular review that considered trading volume and liquidity, development activity, network stability, regulatory requirements, and changes in token supply and tokenomics.

A South Korean court has ruled that the Ethereum network qualifies as an information and communications network under current law, Digital Asset reported. The court rejected the defendant’s claim that there was no unlawful intrusion into an information network because Ethereum is decentralized and has no service provider that grants access permissions. The 13th Criminal Division of the Seoul Northern District Court sentenced a defendant identified only as A to three years and six months in prison on July 23 on charges including fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes and violations of the Information and Communications Network Act. The court said A took part in stealing more than 800 million won worth of USDT and has made no recovery of the victims’ losses. A was indicted on allegations of creating a fraudulent website as a developer and producing smart contract source code. Prosecutors identified A as an accomplice in a scheme that introduced multiple victims to a fake digital-asset staking website, obtained access permissions for their MetaMask wallets, and then stole digital assets through smart contracts.

South Korea’s annual parliamentary audit is expected to pass without any major virtual-asset issues as weak market conditions have reduced public and political attention, Bizwatch reported. According to the outlet, citing the virtual-asset industry and political circles on Sept. 10, there have so far been few moves by National Policy Committee and other National Assembly standing committees to review crypto-related issues or request materials on specific matters. With the market underperforming this year, public interest has cooled and political circles are not placing much weight on the sector. A basic law on digital assets could still emerge as a wildcard during the audit, however. Legislation is scheduled for later this month, and the parliamentary audit is set to begin in early October, meaning the submission of a government bill and the details of the legislation could become points of contention. The National Assembly’s Political Affairs Committee is currently waiting for the government’s draft bill, and if South Korea’s Financial Services Commission does not submit it promptly, lawmakers plan to introduce a basic law through member-sponsored legislation. In political circles, committee chair Yoo Dong-soo is already said to have set a public hearing date for late September and is accelerating the legislative process. A National Assembly official said witness lists for the audit are set to be compiled for the first time next week, adding there appears to be no special issue in the virtual-asset sector so far. The official added the ruling Democratic Party plans to push ahead with the Digital Asset Basic Act this month, and if the government draft is still not submitted before the audit or if it spells out details such as ownership dispersion, the issue could surface during the audit.

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Coinbase (COIN) Class A stock with a Neutral rating and a $250 price target, Odaily reported.

A new anonymous wallet starting with 0x4C2 bought 2,100 ETH today, worth $5.18 million, according to on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa. The address withdrew ETH from OKX about four hours earlier at an average withdrawal price of $2,469. ETH is the only asset currently accumulated in the wallet.

An anonymous large Bitcoin holder that never sold despite posting more than $300 million in paper gains at the peak has drawn attention for its on-chain activity, according to on-chain data analytics firm Arkham. On-chain data shows the whale wallet withdrew, or bought, $461.5 million worth of Bitcoin from Coinbase about two years ago. Its unrealized profit reached $315 million at the peak, but the position later swung to an unrealized loss of as much as $100 million at a low in July, reflecting sharp volatility. Even so, the holder did not sell and continued to hold the assets. Since August, the whale has transferred $82 million worth of Bitcoin to Kraken and still holds $418 million worth of Bitcoin. After weathering the sharp price swings, the wallet's unrealized profit now stands at about $40 million.

Concerns are growing in Chinese crypto communities over Binance’s heavy pace of listing new projects. Qwerty, a well-known Chinese crypto influencer, said almost new Alpha projects are being launched daily and about 75% of all Alpha projects eventually make it into futures or spot trading, while the faster listing pace is eroding the scarcity, authenticity and value once associated with a Binance listing. Qwerty added that Binance should reduce its listing frequency and focus more on the authenticity of projects and their communities, leaving room for projects with genuine culture, real users and strong communities that deserve Binance’s recognition. Qwerty is known as the second-largest individual holder of Niulai, which was listed for spot trading on Binance yesterday.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng said on X, "The market gives plenty of opportunities to enter (or exit). The only thing you need to do is make the right decision."

Citadel Securities submitted a formal comment letter on Sept. 9 arguing that oversight of stock-linked derivatives and event contracts should remain with the SEC. Citadel said a recent surge in KPI prediction contracts and stock-linked perpetual derivatives under CFTC regulation risks allowing those products to evade the SEC’s regulatory framework. The firm said exchanges may be exploiting the CFTC’s self-certification system, which allows products to be listed the next day, to avoid the SEC’s stricter oversight process, which requires public review and formal approval. Citadel added that stock-linked products should remain under the SEC’s market surveillance system, as they directly affect securities markets, including through insider-trading risks, and urged both agencies to clearly establish jurisdiction.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in an interview in Singapore that Bitcoin has already formed its cycle bottom and is likely to enter an uptrend within the next one to two years. Armstrong also said the U.S. Congress’ Clarity bill is nearing a final agreement and expects the SEC and CFTC to provide clearer guidelines within one to two weeks regardless of whether the bill passes. Armstrong added Coinbase will soon move to launch tokenized stocks in the United States. He also identified four key mainstream trends that will lead the crypto market through 2027: stablecoin payments, the tokenization of stocks and real-world assets, prediction markets, and smart-agent finance, stressing that those areas will drive market growth.

South Korean exchange Upbit announced the addition of Renzo (REZ) for KRW trading.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded about $34.7 million in net inflows on Sept. 9, reversing to net inflows after a one-day outflow, according to Farside Investors. - BlackRock ETHA: +$9.7 million - BlackRock Staking ETHB: +$22.9 million - 21Shares TETH: +$2.1 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted about $120.2 million in net outflows on Sept. 9, marking a second straight trading day of net withdrawals, according to Farside Investors. - BlackRock IBIT: -$19.5 million - ARK Invest ARKB: -$78 million - Morgan Stanley MSBT: +$4.5 million - Grayscale GBTC: -$27.2 million

Nathan Benish, co-founder of stock token launchpad platform LONG, said stock-based trading pairs will become the crypto market’s final meta. In a post on X, Benish said stock-market narratives, investor bases and capital pools are far larger than anything seen in crypto so far, while the potential remains deeply underestimated. Benish added that distinct investor groups and narratives are already beginning to form around major stock trading pairs on LONG, and said the market could grow much larger if it expands beyond Crypto Twitter, or "CT," to attract stock-market investors as well.

An anonymous whale address starting with 0x8e48 bought an additional 116,427 HYPE worth $9.91 million six hours ago and staked the entire amount, according to Lookonchain. Over the past eight months, the whale has bought a total of 1.89 million HYPE worth $159 million through Galaxy Digital and staked all of the tokens.

Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend MANTRA withdrawals at 7:00 a.m. UTC today for a MANTRA network upgrade.

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $83.45 million liquidated (63.86% longs) - ETH: $60.48 million liquidated (72.91% longs) - SOL: $14.18 million liquidated (85.28% longs)