What is happening in the crypto market today, on Sept. 15? Let’s explore!
The majority of key altcoins have turned red, while Bitcoin BTC $107 602 24h volatility: 3.2% Market cap: $2.15 T Vol. 24h: $73.49 B continues to climb. The leading coin is trading around the $116K level. What else is happening in the crypto industry?
MetaMask officially launched its native stablecoin MetaMask USD (mUSD), providing bullish momentum that helped stabilize Ethereum’s price near $4,495 despite a 3% intraday decline.
The new token offers global deployment through MetaMask Card at over 150 million merchant locations worldwide, along with low-cost fiat onramps and direct integration across Swap and Bridge functions.
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An alleged Coinbase hacker from May’s $180-400 million breach recently lost nearly $1 million trading Ethereum within a two-day period. The account purchased 3,976 ETH worth $18.9 million at $4,756 per token on September 13, then panic-sold the entire position at $4,522 per ETH just two days later, resulting in approximately $932,000 in losses.
The hacker continues trading freely through decentralized exchanges like CoW Protocol, which operate on censorship-resistant blockchain networks that cannot impose sanctions on specific addresses.
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Ripple announced a $25 million commitment in RLUSD stablecoin to support Accion Opportunity Fund and Hire Heroes USA, targeting small business capital access and veteran career development.
The funding is expected to generate $1 billion in total economic impact and create 14,000 employment opportunities for veterans and military spouses.
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PayPal has introduced “PayPal links,” a new peer-to-peer payment service that allows users to send and request money through shareable URLs. The feature is designed to enable instant cross-border transactions and will soon integrate cryptocurrency support including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and PayPal’s own PYUSD stablecoin.
This launch represents PayPal’s continued expansion into cryptocurrency services, complementing their existing “Pay with Crypto” offering that already supports over 100 digital currencies for merchants.
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Digital asset funds pulled in $3.3 billion last week, led by $2.4 billion flowing into Bitcoin, pushing total assets under management to $239 billion. Ethereum and Solana also saw notable gains, signaling renewed investor interest in major cryptocurrencies.
The United States accounted for the majority of inflows at $3.2 billion, with Germany adding $160 million, while Switzerland experienced outflows.