Flipster Crypto Weekly (September 12)

Momentum builds as crypto flows defy macro caution

September 12, 2025

Markets climbed through a volatile macro week, with BTC rising from ~$111K to ~$115K and ETH from ~$4.3K to ~$4.5K. Bitcoin dominance stayed near 58%. 

The U.S. jobs report landed far below expectations with just 22,000 jobs added in August, while downward revisions showed June as a net loss. That drove early-week weakness, but sentiment rebounded on a surprise drop in PPI, which reinforced bets on a Fed rate cut. CPI then came in hotter than expected at 2.9% YoY, the highest since January, keeping volatility high ahead of next week’s FOMC.

Crypto headlines were just as busy. World Liberty Financial (WLFI) blacklisted 272 wallets amid growing scrutiny, while Eric Trump exited the board of its parent, ALT5 Sigma, due to Nasdaq rules. 

Paxos proposed powering Hyperliquid’s USDH stablecoin, and VanEck flagged plans for a Hyperliquid (HYPE) spot staking ETF. Metaplanet raised $1.4B, Strategy added 1,955 BTC (~$217M), and Forward Industries locked in $1.65B for its Solana treasury buildout. 

BlackRock joined the tokenization push, while Binance struck a partnership with Franklin Templeton on the same theme. Elsewhere, NASDAQ proposed rule changes to allow dual trading of traditional and tokenized securities, CBOE set a November launch for continuous BTC and ETH futures, and Upbit unveiled GIWA (a new L2) alongside listings for $PUMP and $HOLO.

With capital building and structural shifts accelerating, markets could be coiling for their next move.

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