Crypto market today — BTC $86,320 (-0.29%) · premium -2.52% · 218 up vs 95 down · 23 Sep

The past 24 hours (measured by AntProfit · as of 08:30 on 23 Sep KST)

These numbers are not borrowed from other outlets — we read them directly from 21 exchanges.

A funding rate at the 0.01% baseline means longs are not crowding the futures market. And a negative kimchi premium means Korean investors are not chasing the move. With far more gainers than losers, the market moved together today.

Biggest gainers and losers (24h)

We count only coins with at least $10M turnover listed on three or more exchanges (this keeps single-venue pumps and scam tokens out). Prices come from the largest venue by turnover; turnover from the largest spot venue.

Biggest gainers

Biggest losers

Where the money went (turnover far above a week ago)

• FTT $2.07 (+1.92%) — spot turnover $981K, 10.6x a week ago
• ZAMA $0.0955 (+0.73%) — spot turnover $27.8M, 7.9x a week ago
• BR $1.15 (+3.88%) — spot turnover $5.2M, 6.7x a week ago

If turnover jumps while the price does not, someone large may be accumulating or exiting — check the order book on the coin page.

Kimchi premium right now

The kimchi premium (the price gap between Korean and overseas exchanges) is -2.52% — 24h average -2.14%, range -2.82% to -1.79%. Korea is much cheaper (reverse premium) = more selling at home.

Coins with the widest gaps in our latest scan (one row per coin):

• BSV premium — Poloniex $20.26 · Upbit $20.95 — 3.43% apart
• EGLD premium — Binance $4.41 · Upbit $4.52 — 2.60% apart
• LSK premium — OKX $0.3101 · Bithumb $0.3177 — 2.46% apart

Read these gaps after fees, transfer time and FX. They are not an arbitrage call — they are a thermometer for which side of the market runs hotter.

Funding-rate skew (which way futures lean)

The funding rate is a fee that passes periodically between longs and shorts in perpetual futures. Positive means longs pay shorts; the further it drifts from the 0.01% baseline, the more crowded one side is.

• BTC 0.002% per 8h (about 0.01% a day) — At the baseline = longs are not crowded
• ETH 0.0096% per 8h (about 0.03% a day) — At the baseline = longs are not crowded
• ONE a lot of money is betting it falls — holding leverage costs about 14.48% a day (OKX)
• KERNEL a lot of money is betting it falls — holding leverage costs about 9.51% a day (Bybit)

A holding cost this wide is not an income opportunity — it is a signal that one side is badly crowded. On such coins, price swings dwarf the fee.

Yesterday's main stories

1. Bitcoin Surpasses $86,000 to Hit an 8-Month High

Between September 21 and September 22, 2026, Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a sharp price surge, breaking past $86,000 and securing its highest price level since January 28. This rally occurred despite the U.S. Senate rejecting the 'CLARITY Act' (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act), a bill aimed at easing cryptocurrency regulations, as the market absorbed the news by focusing on potential independent regulatory frameworks from the SEC and CFTC.

The price was driven upward by a massive inflow of approximately $999 million into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs on September 21, which triggered a short squeeze (a phenomenon where rising prices force short sellers to buy back assets to minimize losses), while falling oil prices and declining U.S. Treasury yields boosted overall investor appetite for risky assets.

2. MicroStrategy Acquires Additional 950 BTC

MicroStrategy Inc., the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, announced in a regulatory filing on September 21, 2026, that it purchased an additional 950 BTC for approximately $75.7 million between September 14 and September 20.

This purchase increased the company's total holdings to approximately 846,000 BTC, representing about 4% of Bitcoin's total fixed supply, which reinforced institutional buying pressure and helped Bitcoin maintain its strong support level at $86,000.

3. BVNK Integrates Stellar Blockchain for Global Payments

On the morning of September 22, 2026 (EST), global stablecoin payment infrastructure provider BVNK announced the integration of the Stellar blockchain network into its platform.

This integration allows corporate clients of BVNK, which processes $39 billion in transactions annually, to facilitate faster and lower-cost global stablecoin transfers, showcasing the growing scalability of blockchain infrastructure in real-world payments.

What to watch today and this week

1. 23 Sep (Wed) 13:00 KST — Permanent closure and termination of all services on the BitMEX exchange. All remaining open positions will be forcibly closed, and users who do not withdraw their assets will be charged a monthly maintenance fee of either $50 or 1% of their assets, whichever is greater.
2. 23 Sep (Wed) 22:45 KST — Release of the U.S. September S&P Global Manufacturing and Services PMI Preliminary data. This economic indicator provides an early look at the health of the U.S. real economy and can influence investor sentiment across financial markets.
3. 24 Sep (Thu) 21:30 KST — Release of the U.S. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims. This data reflects the health of the U.S. labor market and can trigger volatility in both traditional and cryptocurrency markets.
4. 29 Sep (Tue) 11:00 KST — Termination of spot trading services and automatic CET buyback on CoinEx exchange. All unwithdrawn non-USDT assets will be automatically converted to USDT or delisted, and the exchange's native CET token will be automatically repurchased at a rate of 0.005 USDT per token.

Volatility often picks up around these dates. Simply knowing when they land helps you avoid being caught off guard.

Newly listed (past 3 days)

• OURA — on 3 exchanges
• STAMP — on 3 exchanges, spot turnover $977.8K
• USDBRL — on 3 exchanges

Newly listed coins have short price histories and swing hard day to day. If the name is unfamiliar, start with the exchange count and turnover on the coin page.

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XRP $1.58 (+1.94%) · BTC $86,312 (-0.28%) · ETH $2,763 (-0.54%)

This wrap is compiled automatically every morning. The numbers are read directly from 21 exchanges by AntProfit; stories and dates are included only when the source checks out. Nothing here recommends a trade.