Flipster Crypto Weekly (September 26)

Crypto slides as pressure builds

September 26, 2025

Markets weakened across the week, with BTC slipping from ~$115K to below $110K and ETH falling under $4K. Bitcoin dominance rose above 59% as equities retreated and macro pressure built ahead of fresh PCE data.

Yet crypto headlines surged.

• Stablecoins and capital: Tether is targeting a $15–20B equity raise at a $500B valuation, while Native Markets’ USDH went live on Hyperliquid. $ASTER pumped 1,300%+ since TGE, and Pantera-backed Helius Medical acquired 760K+ SOL.

• Institutional positioning: Coinbase Institutional launched the first U.S. futures contract, the CFTC greenlit stablecoins as collateral, and GSR filed for an ETF targeting digital asset treasuries.

• Security and regulation: UXLINK was hit with an $11.3M multisig exploit, Elizabeth Warren pushed an ethics probe into Trump-linked crypto policy, and the U.S. and U.K. formed a joint crypto task force.

• Asia in focus: Naver, Korea’s top internet giant, announced plans to acquire Upbit’s operator Dunamu. The deal aims to launch a KRW stablecoin and signals the convergence of Korea’s leading tech and crypto ecosystems into a powerful new fintech player.

With macro data flashing red and crypto-native capital still accelerating, the question now is: Where do we go from here?

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