• Bitcoin’s six-figure streak. BTC has closed above $100K for 135 days, holding ~$102.5K with support near $95K and resistance at $110K . ETF inflows topped $2.5B, tying momentum to tech stocks.

• Ethereum’s upgrade path. Fusaka fork set for Dec 3 adds PeerDAS & EIP-7934, boosting rollups to ~12K TPS and slashing fees ~80% . Roadmap includes PlasmaFold & zkTLS for private DeFi . ETH trades ~$4.2K; ETFs absorbed 1M+ ETH.

• Stablecoin law of the land. Trump signed the GENIUS Act on July 18, mandating full reserves & banning yield . Certification reviews, AML rules, and foreign-issuer curbs now define U.S. stablecoins

• CBDC divide. U.S. codified its CBDC ban, while Europe preps a digital euro pilot for 2026 —a clash of privacy vs. innovation.#

• Rate cut fizzles. Fed’s Sept 17 cut left crypto flat: BTC stuck ~$115K–117K, ETH slipped 3%. BNB pierced $1K on risk-on flows

• DOGE & XRP ETF mania. Launched Sept 19, they hit $54.7M day-one volume; XRP’s $37.7M marked 2025’s biggest ETF debut

• China halts tokenization. CSRC told brokers to pause RWA tokenization in Hong Kong, citing risk , even as firms push yuan-pegged stablecoins

• Nigeria taxes crypto. New rules hit Jan 2026, taxing gains above ₦800K ($990) while sparing small traders .

• Memes vs AI. Meme tokens like BONK & WIF imploded after hype, while AI tokens FET, TAO, HAiO outperformed—HAiO +700% in H1 2025

• Institutions expand. Grayscale’s Crypto 5 ETF (BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA) is up 40% YTD ; BlackRock’s ETHA holds 3M ETH .