Crypto Market News

BlockchainReporter’s crypto market section covers the whole digital asset market: daily price moves, the causes behind rallies and sell-offs, market sentiment, Bitcoin dominance, ETF flows, macroeconomic data and price predictions for major coins. The total crypto market was worth about $2.72 trillion on October 23, 2026, according to CoinMarketCap, with Bitcoin accounting for about 60%.

Crypto markets trade around the clock and react quickly to interest rate and inflation data, stock market moves, regulation and flows into exchange-traded funds. Our market coverage explains what moved prices, using exchange data, ETF flow reports and on-chain metrics, rather than only reporting the numbers.

What We Cover in Crypto Market News

How to Follow the Crypto Market

For live prices, CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko track thousands of coins with market capitalization, volume and supply data. For context, follow a news source that explains the drivers: macro data releases, ETF flows, liquidations and regulatory news. Our daily pages are updated several times a week with both the numbers and the reasons behind them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the crypto market down today?
Crypto sell-offs usually follow macro news, such as hotter-than-expected inflation data or weak stock markets, outflows from spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, or liquidations of leveraged futures positions. BlockchainReporter’s Why Is Crypto Down Today page explains the causes of the latest drop, and our Crypto Market Today page tracks how the top 100 coins moved.

How big is the crypto market?
The total crypto market was worth about $2.72 trillion on October 23, 2026, according to CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin made up about 60% of that, Ether about 11% and stablecoins about 10%. The market’s value changes every minute, so check CoinMarketCap or CoinGecko for the live figure, or our Crypto Market Today page for the daily summary.

Where can I follow crypto market news and analysis?
Use a mix of live data and explanatory coverage. CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko provide prices and market data, while news sources explain the moves. BlockchainReporter publishes daily market pages, sentiment and Bitcoin dominance guides, coin-by-coin hubs and price predictions, each citing its data sources and the date they were last checked.

Zcash Passed $1,200 and Every Level We Named Since July, With the ETF We Flagged Doing the Work
Zcash Passed $1,200 and Every Level We Named Since July, With the ETF We Flagged Doing the Work

Zcash trades at $1,223 after hitting a record $1,254, with Grayscale’s ZCSH ETF reaching $463 million in two weeks and short liquidations topping $45 million.

September 10, 2026
Canary Staked TRX ETF Files Final Prospectus for TRXS Listing
Canary Staked TRX ETF Files Final Prospectus for TRXS Listing

Canary Capital’s final prospectus details a proposed TRXS listing, a plan to stake most fund holdings and BitGo’s role as digital-asset custodian.

September 9, 2026
Zcash ETF Tops $500 Million as NYSE Arca Options Launch
Zcash ETF Tops $500 Million as NYSE Arca Options Launch

ZCSH crossed $500 million in reported assets two weeks after launch as options began trading and a DCG affiliate exchanged ZEC for fund shares.

September 9, 2026
Strategy Doubles Preferred-Stock Buyback Program to $2 Billion
Strategy Doubles Preferred-Stock Buyback Program to $2 Billion

Strategy expanded its preferred-stock repurchase capacity to $2 billion, using cash for STRC buybacks while reporting no weekly change in bitcoin holdings.

September 8, 2026
Harmony Proposes Shutting Down Layer-1, Migrating ONE Token to Ethereum
Harmony Proposes Shutting Down Layer-1, Migrating ONE Token to Ethereum

The non-binding plan would snapshot ONE balances and issue matching ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum, redirecting future emissions to an AI video business.

September 7, 2026
Capital B Adds 376 Bitcoin, Treasury Now Holds 3,521 BTC
Capital B Adds 376 Bitcoin, Treasury Now Holds 3,521 BTC

Capital B, Europe’s first Bitcoin Treasury Company, has finalized its capital raise and bought 376 bitcoin, lifting its total treasury to 3,521 BTC.

September 7, 2026
Tether-Backed Orionx Shuts Down After $7M Custody Gap
Tether-Backed Orionx Shuts Down After $7M Custody Gap

Chilean crypto exchange Orionx, backed by Tether, began a permanent shutdown after a forensic audit uncovered a $7 million gap in customer custody.

September 7, 2026
IMF Confirms El Salvador’s Bitcoin Growth Was Funded by Private Donations
IMF Confirms El Salvador’s Bitcoin Growth Was Funded by Private Donations

The International Monetary Fund said documentation shows El Salvador’s bitcoin added since its first program review came from private donations rather than public money.

September 6, 2026
BTC Digital Regains Nasdaq Compliance After Bid Price Recovery
BTC Digital Regains Nasdaq Compliance After Bid Price Recovery

The Bitcoin mining firm resolved a Nasdaq minimum bid price deficiency after its shares held above $1, preserving the company’s exchange listing intact.

September 5, 2026
Kraken Raises ETH/USD Margin Leverage to 20x
Kraken Raises ETH/USD Margin Leverage to 20x

Eligible Kraken Pro traders can now access up to 20x leverage on ETH/USD spot margin, with availability limited by market and account eligibility.

September 3, 2026
24X Completes First Spot Bitcoin Trade With Standard Chartered
24X Completes First Spot Bitcoin Trade With Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered and Cumberland DRW executed 24X’s first spot Bitcoin transaction, marking the Bermuda-regulated venue’s expansion into crypto trading.

September 2, 2026
TradeXYZ Q2 Volume Jumps 79% as Equity Perpetuals Surge
TradeXYZ Q2 Volume Jumps 79% as Equity Perpetuals Surge

A new Hyperliquid Research Collective report puts TradeXYZ Q2 volume at $202.36 billion, led by sharp growth across its equity perpetual markets.

September 2, 2026