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A clear divergence has opened between Bitcoin and two of the most closely watched traditional assets. Over the past five weeks, Bitcoin has advanced sharply while the S&P 500 and gold have barely moved or declined, highlighting a major shift in relative performance. According to Santiment data, Bitcoin’s market capitalization has grown by approximately 36% since August 18. Over the same period, the S&P 500 has gained only 0.8%, while gold has declined about 1.5%. Image Via Santiment.

XRP just cleared a level it hasn’t touched since February. Price pushed above $1.60 for the first time since February 4. The breakout didn’t happen quietly. Whale activity spiked right alongside it. Santiment’s insight post covers the full move. The network recorded 1,917 transactions worth over $100,000. That’s the strongest high-value activity in roughly a month. Image Via Santiment. Whale transactions alone don’t prove accumulation. But they show major holders repositioning right as price moves.

Despite Bitcoin’s recent strength, a large portion of the altcoin market remains underwater. Glassnode data on the top 500 coins by market capitalization shows that most holders are still sitting on losses, a condition that may leave room for further upside before a broad market top forms. Image Via Glassnode. The median coin among the top 500 currently has less than a quarter of its circulating supply in profit.

BlackRock is once again setting the pace in Bitcoin accumulation. Over the last four trading days, its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has recorded approximately $1.02 billion in inflows — more than any other Bitcoin fund during the same period. Arkham data shows a clear pattern of large transfers into BlackRock’s IBIT wallets. Image Via Arkham. Multiple batches of roughly 300 BTC at a time have moved from Coinbase Prime hot wallets into the ETF’s addresses in few hours alone.

Leverage is rebuilding fast across crypto. Open interest jumped 7.6% during the latest rally. Ethereum is the clearest standout in the data. Sanbase’s open interest chart tracks this data in real time. Bitcoin sits at $25.84 billion in open interest right now. Ethereum sits at $16.97 billion. Latest Stories 3 min read • 13 minutes ago 3 min read • 41 minutes ago 3 min read • 55 minutes ago Read all latest stories → Image Via Santiment. Solana trails at $2.97 billion.

Something is shifting on Avalanche, and the price chart makes it impossible to miss. AVAX is up a staggering 43.4% in just seven days. That kind of move alone would be the headline on most weeks. But underneath the price, the network just quietly posted its strongest fee generation in a week too, and that number tells a story price alone can’t.

A Bitcoin OG wallet has moved all 600 BTC after over 14 years of inactivity. That’s $51.28 million on the move. The wallet had sat completely untouched through four full market cycles. Arkham Intelligence’s transfer feed shows the transaction in full. The wallet received 600 BTC 14 years ago. That stash was worth just $4,800 at the time. BTC traded at only $8 back then. Image Via Arkham Intelligence. The wallet is now sitting on a $51.28 million unrealized profit.

Solana just posted a dominant number in a niche but fast-growing corner of crypto. The network handled 76% of all x402 transactions over a four-week stretch. That’s a bigger share than every other chain combined. Solana’s X account shared the data behind the milestone. The network processed 23.2 million x402 transactions between August 22 and September 19. Image Via Solana/X/Artemis. That’s nearly seven times the second-largest chain. Ripple came in at 3.39 million.

A sharp move in NEAR Protocol has put artificial intelligence-related tokens back in focus. The coin has climbed more than 70% over the past seven days, reaching $4.14, after the launch of a new trading product that combines privacy features with perpetual futures. NEAR recently introduced “confidential by default” perpetual futures trading, built in partnership with Hyperliquid.

A new paper filed with the SEC puts XRP at the center of a sweeping monetary scenario. Gold would anchor the sovereign balance sheet. Oil would represent the real-economy flow. XRP would serve as the bridge-liquidity layer between them. The document sits directly on the SEC’s website. It’s Rulemaking Petition 4-867. Boyd Roberts of Big Picture Group filed it. The revised version is dated July 22, 2026. Roberts wrote an earlier version in 2025.