Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, in the past 24 hours, global futures markets saw $1.03 billion in liquidations, with long positions accounting for $190 million and short positions $840 million. Bitcoin longs were liquidated for $73.38 million while shorts totaled $536 million;

According to ChainCatcher, on September 18, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted AI-focused financial institution Catena preliminary conditional approval to establish Catena Trust Bank, N.A. Upon full approval, the bank will provide digital asset custody, investment

Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL) have posted senior-level job openings involving stablecoins and tokenized deposits. According to a Sept. 21 report by CryptoNews, Apple is recruiting in the United States for a “Head of Financial Product Strategy, Apple Pay,” with an annual salary range of $149,700 to $280,000. The position requires familiarity with stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and crypto technology. Google, meanwhile, is recruiting in Hong Kong for a “Chief Architect, Web3 Industry.” Apple Pa

Bitcoin surged to $85,900 on September 22, while crypto stocks Strategy and Coinbase rose in U.S. trading. Globally, 129,660 investors were liquidated within 24 hours, with total liquidations across the market reaching $922 million. On the institutional side, Strategy bought 950 bitcoins between September 14 and 20, bringing its total holdings to 846,000 bitcoins. September 22 Gains in Bitcoin and Major Crypto Assets: BTC, ETH, XRP, and HYPE Reach New Highs The crypto market rose across the boar

According to Trueo, the prediction market protocol plans to migrate from Base to Ethereum mainnet to leverage Ethereum's liquidity, ecosystem integration, and decentralized infrastructure, while advancing a next-generation oracle system. During the migration, the Base version will continue normal tr

According to CoinDesk, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), a US-listed crypto treasury company, purchased 27,562 ether last week, worth approximately $75.2 million at Monday's ether price of $2,727. This extends the company's ethereum buying strategy launched in June 2025. Bitmine's total ether h

From 00:45 to 01:00 UTC on September 22, 2026, ETH experienced a short-term pullback, with a -0.62% Return % over the past 15 min, a price range of 2753.08–2775.6 USDT, and an Ampl of 0.81%. ETH had previously risen 2.50% over the past 24 hours, with an intraday price range of 2643.94–2807.02 USDT. After reaching an intraday high, it came under profit-taking pressure, and market attention increased significantly. The main driver of this move was a technical pullback following the overly rapid ga

According to BlockBeats data, Solana's USELESS memecoin rallied to break through a $300 million market cap today (September 22), surging 20.1% in 24 hours. The token currently trades at a $280 million market cap with $16.5 million in 24-hour trading

According to Bitwise CEO, the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF BSOL saw inflows exceeding $60 million over the past two days, bringing assets under management above $1.2 billion and marking an all-time high for the

From 00:45 to 01:00 UTC on September 22, 2026, BTC fell 0.52% over 15 minutes, with a price range of 85,874.3 to 86,407.6 USDT and an amplitude of 0.62%. In the preceding 24 hours, BTC rebounded approximately 5.01% to around $85,758, indicating a technical recovery after the market digested earlier macroeconomic headwinds, although short-term volatility intensified. The primary driver of this move was the decline in oil prices, with WTI falling below $100 and easing the immediate inflationary im

From 00:00–01:00 UTC on September 22, 2026, BTC’s Return % during the hour was -0.16%, with a price range of 86303.1–86625.2 USDT and an Ampl of 0.37%. In the preceding 24 hours, BTC rebounded approximately 5.01% from its low to $85,758, with volatility reaching 8.1%. After the market digested macro headwinds, including the Fed’s rate hike and the U.S.-Iran conflict, a technical recovery emerged, but the current hourly trend indicates that rebound momentum has already weakened at elevated levels

According to SoSoValue data, Hyperliquid spot ETFs recorded combined net inflows of $2.82 million yesterday on September 21. The 21Shares Hyperliquid ETF (THYP) led with $2.16 million in single-day inflows, bringing its historical cumulative net inflows to $54.85 million. Grayscale Hyperliquid

According to Onchain Lens, a Hyperliquid trader recently closed 1,840 ETH long positions, realizing approximately $775,000 in profit from the trade.

According to Odaily, WLFI community opened proposal voting to launch a governance participation incentive plan, targeting rollout before October 1, 2026. WLFI holders can lock tokens for at least 180 days and participate in governance voting at least once every 90 days to earn dynamically

Shinhan Investment Corp., Lotte Future Strategy Institute, and Blueord signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the 21st to jointly develop fractional investment and token securities business models utilizing content intellectual property (IP), Shinhan Investment announced on the 22n

Bitcoin reached $87,000 on the 22nd according to TradingView, marking the first time the cryptocurrency surpassed this level in 236 days since January 29. The rally, which began on August 17 from the $62,000 range, has driven Bitcoin to a 48.51% gain in the second half among major stocks across

According to BlockBeats, Genius.fun announced today (September 22) that all new tokens issued on the platform will have contract addresses ending in 6666 as a brand identifier. Co-founder Ryan Myher stated the change aims to provide clearer distinction between Genius.fun and its parent platform Geni

According to Digital Daily, Shinhan Securities, Bluaard, and Lotte Future Strategy Institute signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) on September 22 to jointly develop investment contract securities and security token offerings (STO) based on Lotte Group's content and intellectual

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that BTC has fallen below 86,000 USDT and is currently priced at 85,992.8 USDT.