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InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 23, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Crypto Sells Off Broadly at Midday; XRP Down 5% as Funding Rates Hold Positive Despite Tape Weakness
Crypto markets moved lower across the board Wednesday, with XRP down 4.96% on a 9.89% intraday range and Bitcoin off 2.91% to $84,004. Perpetual funding rates on Binance stayed pos...
InflowScan Staff · Flash Sep 23, 2026 · 3:25 AM ET
XRP Enters Transition Regime as Price Confirmation and ETF Engines Reset Higher
XRP transitioned from Divergence to Transition in FlowScore V2 on Tuesday, with the composite score rising to 70.0 from 57.6 as the Price Confirmation and ETF Flows engines both mo...
InflowScan Staff · Settled Flows Sep 22, 2026 · 10:15 PM ET
Spot Crypto ETFs Log $1 Million Settled Inflow Tuesday as BTC Tape Prints First
Spot crypto ETFs absorbed $1 million in net inflows in Tuesday's settled session, with Grayscale's BTC product accounting for the entirety of the reported bid as the first issuer r...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
XRP Bucks Midday Drift as Korean Bid Lifts Token 2.4%; BTC, ETH Trade Flat With Muted Funding
XRP led the majors at midday Tuesday, up 2.4% over 24 hours to $1.57 on a session range of 6.3%, while Bitcoin, Ether and Solana drifted lower on ranges of under 2%. Korean-exchang...
InflowScan Staff · Pre-Market Sep 22, 2026 · 8:30 AM ET
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Absorb $729M in Monday's Settled Session; ARKB Leads at $289M as BTC Drifts Below $86,000
Spot crypto ETFs logged $729.2 million in net inflows in Monday's settled session, according to InflowScan data, with ARK Invest's ARKB and Fidelity's FBTC together accounting for ...
InflowScan Staff · Flash Sep 22, 2026 · 3:27 AM ET
XRP Transitions to Divergence as ETF Engine Collapses 41 Points on Flat Issuer Flows
XRP moved from Confirmation to Divergence in FlowScore V2 on Monday, driven by a 41-point collapse in the ETF Flows engine to 35.0 after issuer flows went flat for the session. Pri...
InflowScan Staff · Flash Sep 22, 2026 · 3:25 AM ET
Ether Shifts to Confirmation Regime as Liquidity and Derivatives Engines Strengthen
Ether transitioned from Transition to Confirmation in InflowScan's FlowScore V2 on Monday, with the composite score rising to 66.1 from 59.9. The move was driven by a 13.4-point ju...
InflowScan Staff · Settled Flows Sep 21, 2026 · 10:15 PM ET
Spot Crypto ETFs Absorb $509 Million in Friday's Settled Session; Fidelity's FBTC Captures the Bid
Spot crypto ETFs absorbed $509.2 million in net inflows in Friday's settled session, with Fidelity's FBTC pulling in $292.8 million — more than half the day's total — as issuer...
InflowScan Staff · Closing Bell Sep 21, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Reclaims $86,900 on 7% Monday Rally; Majors Rip Higher as Friday's Settled Flows Show $509M Inflow
Bitcoin closed Monday at $86,936, up 7.0% on the session, leading a broad rally across crypto majors as ether, solana and XRP each gained 5% or more. The move retraced most of last...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Clears 50-Week Moving Average as Cross-Asset Rally Extends; Funding Stays Restrained
Bitcoin traded at $85,927 midday Monday, up 5.9% over 24 hours and clearing its 50-week moving average for the first time in more than 10 months. The move carried ether, solana and...
InflowScan Staff · Pre-Market Sep 21, 2026 · 8:30 AM ET
Spot Crypto ETFs Absorb $590M in Friday's Settled Session; FBTC Leads as Bitcoin Reclaims $84K
Spot crypto ETFs recorded $590.2 million in net inflows during Friday's settled session, led by a $292.8 million allocation into Fidelity's FBTC, according to InflowScan data. Bitc...
InflowScan Staff · Week Ahead Sep 20, 2026 · 3:00 PM ET
Week Ahead: Bitcoin Enters Session Above $80,000 as SOL Flow Momentum Leads; ETH Tests $2,600 Handle
Crypto markets open the September 21-25 trading week with bitcoin capped just below $81,000 and ether pressing the $2,600 handle after a 3.7% weekly decline. ETF flow momentum turn...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 20, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Weekend Tape Drifts Lower as SOL Leads the Fade; IBIT Put Skew Concentrated at Deep Out-of-Money Strikes
Crypto majors traded lower through Sunday's midday session with Solana leading declines at -2.2%, while options positioning from Friday's close showed IBIT put open interest concen...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 19, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Reclaims $81,650 as XRP Outperforms; IBIT Options Skew Points to Call-Heavy Positioning Into Weekend
Bitcoin traded at $81,650 midday Saturday, up 0.9% on the session, as spot ETF options positioning tilted decisively call-heavy across the major bitcoin products. IBIT's put/call v...
InflowScan Staff · Weekly Recap Sep 19, 2026 · 10:00 AM ET
Crypto ETFs Bleed $316M as Prices Rally; SOL Products Buck the Trend With $62M in Weekly Inflows
US spot crypto ETFs recorded $316.2 million in net outflows for the week ended September 18, marking a second consecutive week of redemptions even as bitcoin gained 5.3% and ether ...
InflowScan Staff · Flash Sep 19, 2026 · 3:27 AM ET
Solana Enters Confirmation State as Bitwise's BSOL Drives $47.6M Single-Day ETF Inflow
Solana transitioned from Divergence to Confirmation in InflowScan's FlowScore V2 framework Friday, with the composite score jumping to 72.2 from 57.3 as ETF flow strength surged. B...
InflowScan Staff · Closing Bell Sep 18, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET
Crypto Majors Rally Broadly Friday; SOL Jumps 11.7% as Bitcoin Reclaims $81,000
Crypto majors closed sharply higher Friday, with bitcoin gaining 6.1% to $81,148 and Solana leading the tape at +11.7%. Ether reclaimed $2,631 on a 7.6% advance and XRP rose 8.0% t...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Reclaims $80,000 in Midday Short Squeeze; IBIT Options Skew Turns Call-Heavy Around Live Print
Bitcoin traded back above $80,000 by midday Friday, up 5.7% over 24 hours, as short liquidations accelerated across major venues and altcoins outperformed. Solana led majors with a...
InflowScan Staff · Pre-Market Sep 18, 2026 · 8:30 AM ET
Bitcoin Reclaims $78,000 as ETF Flows Stay Modestly Negative; Solana Leads Weekly Gainers
Bitcoin climbed 2.1% to $78,074 in the past 24 hours as spot crypto ETFs registered $20.6 million in net outflows in the most recent settled session, according to InflowScan data. ...
InflowScan Staff · Flash Sep 18, 2026 · 3:28 AM ET
SOL Shifts to Divergence Regime as ETF Flows Stall Against $101 Price Strength
Solana transitioned from Transition to Divergence in FlowScore V2 on Thursday, with the composite falling to 57.3 from 64.3 as the ETF Flows engine collapsed 25 points to 33.1. Pri...