Market Brief

Friday, September 18, 2026

2026-09-18

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GCG Research Desk

BTC $77,731-0.4%

ETH $2,283.01+0.6%

Sentiment: Fear (37)

Binance's $6B hack dominates flows as Bitcoin holds $77.7K and ETF investors head for exits.

Markets

Bitcoin trades $77,731, down 0.4%; Ethereum gains 0.6% to $2,283.

via CoinTelegraph

Fear & Greed index sits at 37, signaling fear across the market.

via CoinDesk

Bitcoin ETF investors exit after record Binance hack, per CoinDesk.

via CoinTelegraph

Binance hackers swap stolen Solana tokens for Bitcoin, Chainalysis reports.

via CoinTelegraph

Strategy resumes Bitcoin buys with $66M purchase, tripling weekly STRC buyback outlay.

via CoinTelegraph

Morgan Stanley downgrades Coinbase, slashes price target 53% on weak earnings.

via CoinTelegraph

Standard Chartered launches tokenized deposits in Hong Kong for corporate clients.

via CoinDesk

tZERO plans public listing via $350M SPAC deal.

via CoinDesk

FATF targets crypto hubs in review of money laundering controls.

via CoinTelegraph

FBI blames North Korea for $6B Binance hack; exchange reopens withdrawals.

via CoinTelegraph

Nvidia, Costco, Nike push back against OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans.

via CoinDesk

Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after $40M drained across 10 chains.

via CoinTelegraph

Binance taps half its SAFU Bitcoin holdings, releases reserve proof.

via CoinTelegraph

BTCPay tells merchants to switch off servers amid hot wallet attack reports.

via CoinTelegraph

Trezor lifts password ceiling after Coldcard's $100M wallet thefts.

via CoinTelegraph

Analysis by Global Coin Guide Research • Data: CoinGecko, CoinTelegraph, CoinDesk, Decrypt