Market Brief

Friday, September 18, 2026

2026-09-18

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GCG Research Desk

BTC $78,110+2.4%

ETH $2,512.59+3.3%

Sentiment: Greed (56)

Bitcoin climbs 2.4% to $78,110 as altcoins rally and institutional money keeps flowing into crypto payments.

Regulatory

CFTC opens door for crypto apps to offer regulated derivatives access.

via CoinTelegraph

US sanctions Iran's BitBank over 'Hormuz Safe' Bitcoin toll payments.

via CoinTelegraph

Binance reaffirms Europe commitment despite Lagarde MiCA speculation.

via CoinTelegraph

UAE and Sweden arrest seven in $7.1M crypto laundering ring.

via CoinTelegraph

Bitcoin recovers toward $78K; HYPE leads altcoin rally.

via CoinTelegraph

Ether and XRP ETFs post outflows even as majors move higher.

via CoinDesk

Analyst James Check says Bitcoin cycle bottom may be in at $58K.

via CoinTelegraph

Solana speeds up blocks by 17%, but transaction capacity stays flat.

via CoinTelegraph

SBI Group backs stablecoin payments firm dtcpay in $25M round.

via CoinTelegraph

Corporate treasuries bought just 5,900 bitcoin in three months.

via CoinTelegraph

World launches self-custodial 'super app' World Money.

via CoinTelegraph

Ethereum confirms Glamsterdam dates, warns 'fake' builders could stall chain.

via CoinDesk

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