BTC holds $84k, QNT jumps 34%
Bitcoin holds nearly flat near $84,223 and the market stays in a neutral regime. Attention shifts to individual altcoins, where QNT added 34.3%.
Market state
BTC trades at $84,223, up 0.1% over 24 hours. Dominance stands at 58.55% and the Fear and Greed index reads 71, in greed territory. The regime is flagged neutral with a score of 52.93.
- BTC
- $84,223
- +0.11% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 71
- Greed
- BTC.D
- 58.5%
- Short term
- no clear direction
Liquidations
Liquidations stay at normal levels. Over the past hour, $1.9 million in shorts and $974k in longs were liquidated. A skew toward liquidated shorts usually signals pressure against downside bets.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $974K
- Shorts / 1 h
- $2M
Funding extremes
Funding is mild and flagged neutral across the listed tickers. BNB shows the highest annualised rate at 11.2%, followed by XRP, LINK, LTC, DOGE and BCH all around 10.9%. None of these levels points to stretched positioning.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 BNB | +11.2% |
 XRP | +11% |
 LINK | +11% |
 LTC | +11% |
 DOGE | +11% |
 BCH | +11% |
Leverage positioning
Short-term flows show net outflows in ETH of $1.0 million, plus HYPE and BTC, while LINK posts a net inflow of $89k. Crowd long share is 72.99% for ETH, 63.95% for SOL and 55.26% for BTC. All tracked tickers carry a NORMAL flag.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 ETH | $1M | · |
 HYPE | $371K | · |
 BTC | $136K | · |
| XRP | $117K | · |
 SOL | $114K | · |
| LINK | $89K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 55% · ETH 73% · SOL 64%
ETF flows
Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of $190.7 million. Ether ETFs added $66.1 million. Both figures are positive.
- BTC ETF
- +$191M
- ETH ETF
- +$66M
Movers
The biggest mover is QNT at plus 34.3% to $96.63, followed by XPL up 27.2% and ONDO up 25.1%. On the downside, VANRY lost 21.4%, MUBARAK 20.5% and NIL 18.0%. There are no new listings today.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 QNT | $96.63 | +34.3% |
 XPL | $0.115 | +27.2% |
 ONDO | $0.535 | +25.1% |
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| MUBARAK | $0.0426 | -20.5% |
| NIL | $0.114 | -18% |
Week ahead
On the calendar, US PCE lands in five days on 30 September with medium impact. Seven days out, the US NFP jobs report follows on 2 October with high impact. Both readings concern the USA.
- US PCE (Personal Income and Outlays)September 30, 2026
- US NFP Jobs ReportOctober 2, 2026HIGH
Data: the syndicate engine (Binance, Hyperliquid, Coinglass, alternative.me and other cited sources), collected at publication time. Snapshot values do not update retroactively. Educational and journalistic content, not investment advice.
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