What Happened Today in Crypto? – September 12

Today was an eventful day for the cryptocurrency market, as evidenced by major price movements, institutional engagement and regulatory updates that altered its landscape.

Market Overview Global cryptocurrency market capitalization reached approximately $4.1 trillion today, representing an approximate 1.1% increase since 24 hours ago. Bitcoin (BTC) led the rally, trading near $115,000 while Ethereum (ETH) breached $4,500 – other altcoins such as XRP, Solana (SOL) and Binance Coin (BNB) also experienced impressive gains due to expectations of Federal Reserve rate cut and strong ETF inflows according to CoinDesk.
Institutional Developments Inc.

Gemini Space Station, founded by the Winklevoss twins and raised $425 Million during its initial public offering (IPO), surpassing expectations. This marks a key achievement for Gemini Space Station as it highlights how cryptocurrency exchanges are quickly being integrated into traditional financial markets through investor purchases of cryptocurrency exchanges like Gemini Space Station.
Launch of ETF Shows Market Sentiment Improvement

Today marked an historic event, as REX-Osprey Spot XRP ETF gained access by investors and added momentum to XRP’s rally. Analysts remain upbeat, anticipating new lifetime highs for Bitcoin as well as gains for tokens such as HYPE, SOL and ENA on CoinDesk.
Security Alert: ModStealer Malware Targets Crypto Wallets

ModStealer malware has recently emerged to target cryptocurrency wallets on various operating systems such as Windows, macOS and Linux. The ModStealer threat poses significant danger for crypto holders by stealing sensitive data such as private keys, passwords and recovery phrases that threaten them greatly. Experts advise strengthening security measures on endpoint hardening devices as well as being wary when clicking links or downloading files that appear suspicious.

Coinbase analysts indicate that the current crypto bull market still has room to run, as evidenced by strong liquidity, favorable macroeconomic factors, and supportive regulatory signals. Although Bitcoin traditionally experiences volatility during September, recent trends show it could continue its upward momentum into fourth quarter as reported by CoinDesk (Bitcoin was trading at $115k +$565) at one point today (Tuesday 5D/5D/6M/6Y on CoinDesk). Historically if seen a sudden plunge by 20% that means 4 quarter = 20% drop=0.49% (Bitcoin (BTC) = $115k +$565.00 today = +0.49% = $115K +$565.00 on Bitcoin = $2600.000.00 for 24H of 2018 =$585.00 +0.49%). Today YTD 1 year 5Y =15009.00.00899.00 =1-15K
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bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC) $ 69,424.00
ethereum
Ethereum (ETH) $ 2,056.35
tether
Tether (USDT) $ 0.998173
xrp
XRP (XRP) $ 1.35
bnb
BNB (BNB) $ 673.21
dogecoin
Dogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.098265
solana
Solana (SOL) $ 88.58
usd-coin
USDC (USDC) $ 0.999815
staked-ether
Lido Staked Ether (STETH) $ 2,265.05
avalanche-2
Avalanche (AVAX) $ 9.25
tron
TRON (TRX) $ 0.277977
wrapped-steth
Wrapped stETH (WSTETH) $ 2,779.67
sui
Sui (SUI) $ 0.993786
chainlink
Chainlink (LINK) $ 8.86
weth
WETH (WETH) $ 2,268.37
polkadot
Polkadot (DOT) $ 1.39