Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum gain between 1% and 2% on Thursday, XRP back above $0.53


  • BTC is back above $58,000 and ETH hovers around $2,363 at the time of writing. 
  • XRP is back above $0.5369 on September 12, gains slightly on the day. 
  • Ethereum scaling solution Arbitrum sees over 40% increase in daily active users in the last 30 days. 
  • ARB gains 1.52% on the day, trades at $0.5221. 

Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP updates

  • Bitcoin trades at $58,180 on September 12. The largest asset by market capitalization noted net outflows in the Spot ETFs on September 11. $43.9 million in institutional capital flowed out of the Spot Bitcoin ETFs, after two consecutive days of inflows, per data from Farside Investors. 
  • Ethereum is changing hands at $2,363. The second-largest cryptocurrency gained 1% on the day and noted a steep decline in gas revenue. Fees collected by the Ethereum network has been in a downward trend since a relatively high percentage of the fees is collected by the Layer 2, scaling solutions used by traders. 
  • XRP is back above $0.5369. The altcoin recovers while XRP holders keep their eyes peeled for the next steps from the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). Though the SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit ended with an outcome that was considered a partial win for both parties; it remains to be seen whether the regulator will appeal the final ruling. An appeal could impact the legal clarity of XRP and likely hurt investor sentiment. 

Chart of the day: SUI 

SUI broke out of its multi-month downward trend with a close above $0.6167 on August 8. The DeFi token added 9% to its value on September 12. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator shows that SUI price trend has underlying positive momentum. 

The green histogram bars above the neutral line support the bullish thesis. SUI could extend gains by 14.51% and target the June peak at $1.1700. SUI faces resistance in the Fair Value Gap (FVG) between $1.0439 and $1.0639. 

SUI

SUI/USDT daily chart

If SUI sees a daily candlestick close below the September 11 low of $0.8663, it could invalidate the bullish thesis and the DeFi token could sweep liquidity at $0.8288. This is a key support level and the upper boundary of the FVG in the daily chart. 

Market updates 

  • Data from crypto intelligence tracker Lookonchain shows that the wallet identified as Vitalik Buterin deposited 2.27 million USDC obtained from the sale of 950 Ether on September 11, into AAVE. Another 2,851 Ether from earlier was also deposited into AAVE. 
  • Binance announced that the exchange is working with crypto custody firm Fireblocks HQ to enhance its custody service for users.  
  • Bitcoin transactions of $100,000 and higher have dropped by 33.6% since the asset’s all-time high in March. While this would typically be considered bearish, Santiment analysts note that this may not be a bearish indicator for the asset. 

Whale

Crypto whale transactions

Industry updates

  • Arbitrum, an Ethereum scaling solution notes a 41% increase in daily active users, per data from DYOR. This implies higher demand for the asset and relevance among traders. 
  • Venmo and PayPal announced a partnership with the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) for crypto payments. 
  • South China Morning Post reports that Hong Kong is considering having its securities regulator oversee over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading services. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) would oversee the task in collaboration with the Customs and Excise Department (C&ED).

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