- Bitcoin briefly dropped below $ 75,000 before rebounding above $ 76,000 on September 15.
- The volatile movement liquidated nearly $ 100 million in leveraged long positions.
- Rising US 10-year Treasury yields and expectations of an FOMC rate hike drove the crypto market decline.
- Public Bitcoin miners sold 28,000 to 32,000 BTC worth approximately $1.78 billion in H1 2026 to fund data centers and pivot toward artificial intelligence.
- While exchanges, spot ETFs, and stablecoin shifts captured the recent crypto market rally that pushed Bitcoin toward $80K, miners missed out due to prior liquidations and infrastructure costs.
- Major financial institutions are planning a 2027 stablecoin venture, highlighting ongoing structural divergences between crypto miners and market activity beneficiaries.