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Welcome to another edition of our weekly newsletter, where we bring you the stories, trends, and developments shaping the economic, digital, and crypto world. From market movements and Bitcoin trends to emerging ideas and industry shifts, here’s what caught our attention this week.
Without further ado, let’s move on to point 1!
Uniswap Leads Tokenized Stock DeFi Growth as UNI Holds Accumulation Signal
Uniswap has recorded the strongest growth in tokenized stock DeFi TVL over the past 30 days, adding $82.8 million across its V4 and V3 versions. The increase puts the protocol at the center of recent growth in the sector, while its native token, UNI, continues to show signs of accumulation.
📈 Uniswap Adds $82.8M in TVL
The $82.8 million increase was recorded across Uniswap V4 and V3 during the past month. While the protocol has seen notable growth in tokenized stock DeFi TVL, UNI is also showing a different but related development in its price activity.
Strong accumulation has been taking place around the token’s current level, with the trend continuing for a considerable period following its previous rise. Rather than immediately continuing higher, UNI has spent time consolidating after that move.
🔄 UNI Retests After Its Previous Rise
UNI is currently trading at $8.63, down from around $9.30. The decline has created a price structure that somewhat resembles a retest following the earlier upward move.
This gives the current price action a different context from a simple drop. The extended accumulation following the previous rise suggests that the token has been gathering energy at these levels.
With UNI holding around $8.63 after moving down from $9.30, attention now remains on how this accumulation develops. The combination of Uniswap’s recent TVL growth and the ongoing accumulation around UNI keeps the token’s current price structure in focus as it gathers energy for its next potential upward move.
🚀Bitcoin Overtakes Tesla and Samsung as Its Market Value Climbs
Bitcoin has pushed further up the global asset rankings after its latest recovery, moving ahead of both Tesla and Samsung in market capitalization. The shift comes as BTC climbed above $81,000, giving the cryptocurrency a valuation that now puts it among the world’s largest assets.
📈 Bitcoin moves into 13th place
Bitcoin’s market capitalization reached roughly $1.63 trillion, according to CompaniesMarketCap data. That puts it above Tesla at $1.438 trillion and Samsung at $1.237 trillion.
The change follows Bitcoin’s recent price recovery. BTC touched $81,914 on Saturday, extending a four-session winning streak after falling to around $74,962 earlier in the week.
With Bitcoin now ranked 13th among the assets tracked by CompaniesMarketCap, Tesla sits in 14th place and Samsung follows in 15th. The ranking can shift quickly, however, as it is directly tied to changes in asset prices and company valuations.
🔥 BTC recovers despite market setbacks
Bitcoin’s climb came despite several developments that initially put pressure on the broader crypto market. Expectations around US monetary policy weighed on risk assets, while the Clarity Act received only 49 Senate votes, falling short of the 60 needed to advance.
Bitcoin briefly slipped below $74,887 following the vote before finding support. From its midweek low near $74,962, BTC then staged a strong recovery, gaining for four straight sessions before traders began taking profits.
The move above $81,000 showed that the negative headlines did not prevent buyers from returning to the market.
🏛️ SEC decision adds another market catalyst
The recovery also coincided with a new development from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The regulator issued an order introducing an “innovation exemption” that permits certain platforms to offer tokenized versions of listed US stocks.
The decision immediately added another layer to the market narrative, particularly as tokenized traditional assets continue attracting attention.
By the latest update, Bitcoin was trading around $82,340.35, up approximately 2% over 24 hours, keeping its market capitalization ahead of Tesla and Samsung.
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💥Kiyosaki Says a Historic Crash Has Begun and Doubles Down on Bitcoin
Robert Kiyosaki says the “biggest crash in history” began on September 15, starting in Europe and Japan before spreading to other markets. He points to the AI boom, the war in Iran, global debt and retiring baby boomers among the factors behind his warning. Some bond-market data support concerns over financial pressure: Japan’s 10-year yield reached 3% on September 1, its highest level since 1996, while borrowing costs also rose in Germany, France and the UK. Bitcoin, meanwhile, was trading around $80,300 on September 20 after recovering from its September 16 low. The IMF estimates global public debt could reach 100% of GDP by 2029.
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📉 Metaplanet Cuts Its Share Plan by 41% as VanEck Pushes for More Changes
Metaplanet has reduced the potential share pool attached to its executive compensation plan from 319.5 million to 188.2 million shares, a 41% cut announced on September 11. The adjustment follows criticism from VanEck, which argues that the plan remains unusually large compared with other publicly traded companies holding digital assets. The pool still represents 14.7% of Metaplanet’s fully diluted capital, while executive exposure reaches 8.2%, compared with an average of 0.8% among the other nine companies examined by VanEck. The Japanese group holds 43,000 BTC. VanEck is calling for compensation to be approved by shareholders and linked to measures such as Bitcoin held per fully diluted share.
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🐕 Dogecoin Cofounder’s Cryptic Post Triggers Fresh Market Speculation
A short post from Dogecoin cofounder Billy Markus has reignited speculation across the crypto community. Writing under the name Shibetoshi Nakamoto on X, Markus posted “we’re so back?” without identifying a cryptocurrency or explaining what he meant. The message appeared as the broader market was recovering: Bitcoin gained 5% over 24 hours, Ethereum nearly 6%, while several altcoins advanced between 14% and 22%. Dogecoin itself rose nearly 4% to $0.088. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index also moved back toward greed. Yet the post provides no direct link to DOGE, leaving its interpretation open. The market was also adjusting to a 0.25-point Federal Reserve rate increase, bringing the target range to 3.75%–4%.
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🚀 XRP Moves Closer to a Golden Cross After a 6.93% Rebound
XRP gained 6.93% in a sharp rebound, moving from an opening price of $1.2964 to a session high of $1.4028 before trading around $1.3863. The move has brought its 50-day and 200-day exponential moving averages closer together. The 50-day EMA remains below the 200-day EMA, meaning XRP is still in a “death cross” configuration, but the gap has narrowed to its lowest level since the previous golden cross in August 2024. If the current pace continues, a crossover could occur by mid-October. Other indicators are also being watched: the ADX stands at 35.2, RSI at 54.6, and the Squeeze Momentum Indicator has remained active for 11 consecutive bars. The $1.38 area is now a key level.
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💰135,694 Crypto Millionaires Worldwide, Including 92,272 With Bitcoin
Henley & Partners estimates that 135,694 people worldwide hold at least $1 million in digital assets, including 92,272 whose wealth is linked to Bitcoin. The figure is based on data through August 31, 2026, and represents a central estimate rather than an exact count. The methodology combines blockchain data with adjustments for exchange wallets, funds, lost coins and duplicated ownership, then adds investors exposed through ETFs. Henley estimates 290 crypto centi-millionaires and 23 billionaires, including nine whose Bitcoin holdings alone reach that level. Around 371 million people are also estimated to hold Bitcoin worldwide. At the end of August, BTC remained about 38% below its October 2025 record.
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📈 Tom Lee Ties Crypto’s Next 12 Months to Wall Street’s Growing Blockchain Demand
Tom Lee expects the next twelve months to be shaped by Wall Street’s growing use of blockchain infrastructure. His argument centers on tokenized securities, stablecoins and traditional financial assets moving onto crypto networks, alongside BitMine’s expanding exposure to Ethereum. The company bought another 27,180 ETH, bringing its holdings to 5.96 million ETH as of September 13, equivalent to nearly 4.9% of circulating supply and about 98% of its stated goal of holding 5%. Lee also points to the removal of some leverage from the market after last year’s liquidations. His scenario faces a regulatory complication: the US Senate rejected a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act on September 15, with 49 votes in favor and 50 against.
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₿ Six Bitcoin Indicators Point to a Possible End of the Bear Market
Six historical indicators identified by Denny Galindo of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management are showing similarities with previous Bitcoin market reversals. The cycle calendar is approaching the period when previous recoveries began, while exchange tensions, the depth of Bitcoin’s correction, mining difficulty, the thermocap multiple and a 50% rebound from the low are also being monitored. The picture remains incomplete. Bitcoin’s latest drawdown reached 53%, compared with 77% to 84% in previous bear markets. Mining difficulty has declined but has not yet rebounded, while the thermocap multiple only fell to 13, compared with levels below 10 during previous cycle bottoms. The 2024 cycle also broke the traditional pattern by surpassing the previous record before the halving, as AI emerged as a major market narrative.
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🇫🇷 France Rejects Immediate Suspension of DAC8 Crypto Reporting Rules
France’s Council of State has rejected an urgent request from Bull Bitcoin and Paymium to suspend the French decree implementing DAC8. The decision does not settle the legality of the rules: the companies’ main appeal seeking annulment of decree no. 2025-1276 remains ongoing. The decree entered into force on January 1, 2026, covering crypto transactions carried out from that date, with the first declarations scheduled for 2027. Crypto-asset service providers must identify users and transmit information about their transactions, which will then be exchanged automatically between European tax authorities. Bull Bitcoin and Paymium have also raised concerns about the security of databases linking identities, residences and digital-asset activity, particularly in light of attacks targeting people in France’s crypto sector.
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That’s the end of our weekly roundup! 😄
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