[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":28},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post:en:top-5-crypto-news-of-the-week-21-27-september":3},{"post":4,"related":27},{"id":5,"uuid":6,"slug":7,"source":8,"language":9,"title":10,"excerpt":11,"readingTime":12,"featured":13,"featureImage":14,"featureImageAlt":10,"publishedAt":15,"author":16,"primaryTag":20,"tags":21,"html":22,"featureImageCaption":20,"updatedAt":15,"availableLanguages":23,"seo":24},1001,"3c96715f-5e1d-473a-905e-3a792d2c5b99","top-5-crypto-news-of-the-week-21-27-september","pointpay","en","Top 5 Crypto News of the Week! (21 - 27 September)","Dear PointPay Family,\nIt's time to recap the week! We've prepared a selection of the top 5 most important and interesting news stories from the week, so you can easily stay up to date with the key developments shaping the crypto space.\nBitcoin ETF inflows hit nearly $1 billion in a single day\nUS spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $998.95 million in net inflows on September 21 - their largest single-day result since October 2025. BlackRock's IBIT led the way with $381.4 million, followed by ARKB with $28",2,false,"https:\u002F\u002Fpointpay-blog-prod.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fblog\u002Fghost\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F09\u002FWebsite_Top_5_crypto_news_of_the_week_27.09.26.png","2026-09-27T10:00:36+00:00",{"slug":17,"name":18,"profileImage":19},"pointpay-team","PointPay Team","https:\u002F\u002Fpointpay-blog-prod.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\u002Fblog\u002Fauthors\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F4JkYLp4GwGYUTTjtkNR02wsrCVP0RrxQnL5UdyHF.png",null,[],"\u003Cp>Dear PointPay Family,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's time to recap the week! We've prepared a selection of the top 5 most important and interesting news stories from the week, so you can easily stay up to date with the key developments shaping the crypto space.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"bitcoin-etf-inflows-hit-nearly-1-billion-in-a-single-day\">Bitcoin ETF inflows hit nearly $1 billion in a single day\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $998.95 million in net inflows on September 21 - their largest single-day result since October 2025. BlackRock's IBIT led the way with $381.4 million, followed by ARKB with $289.1 million and Fidelity's FBTC with $238.8 million. The Block's data is consistent with figures from Farside Investors.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Inflows continued on September 22, with Bitcoin ETFs receiving another $714.7 million. As a result, institutional demand became one of the most notable factors driving market movements this week.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"ecb-launches-pontes-for-tokenized-finance\">ECB launches Pontes for tokenized finance\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The Eurosystem has launched Pontes, a system that enables the settlement of wholesale transactions involving tokenized assets in central bank money. This marks the first stage of the ECB's strategy to adapt financial infrastructure to DLT-based markets.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The system has already moved into live operation: the ECB's records show that Pontes opened for settlement on September 21. Participants are being onboarded gradually, so for now, this is an infrastructure launch rather than a full transition of traditional markets to blockchain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"ecb-plans-to-invest-its-own-funds-in-tokenized-securities\">ECB plans to invest its own funds in tokenized securities\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>On the same day, the ECB announced plans to invest a small portion of its own funds in tokenized securities. The initiative concerns the central bank's own non-monetary portfolio, with the initial focus on euro-denominated securities issued by governments and supranational institutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is notable because the central bank is taking on a potential role not only as an operator of settlement infrastructure, but also as an institutional investor in DLT-based assets. Settlements for these transactions are also planned to take place through Pontes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"chainalysis-crypto-economic-activity-barely-changed-despite-the-market-downturn\">Chainalysis: crypto economic activity barely changed despite the market downturn\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>According to a new Chainalysis study, global measured crypto economic activity declined by just 1.6% - from $9.5 trillion to $9.4 trillion - during the 12 months through June 30, 2026, despite an approximately 50% decline in total crypto market capitalization.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the same time, the structure of activity changed significantly: domestic P2P transfers increased by 302.9% to $228.7 billion, while cross-border stablecoin flows rose by 77.5% to $220.3 billion. In other words, the decline in market valuations was significantly sharper than the decline in actual on-chain activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"canadas-six-largest-banks-explore-tokenized-deposits\">Canada's six largest banks explore tokenized deposits\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Canada's six largest banks - BMO, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank, and TD - have begun jointly exploring a Canadian-dollar tokenized deposit system. In its initial phase, the project is designed to enable the transfer of tokenized deposits between participating banks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The stated goal is to enable faster, more programmable payments while preserving the traditional banking nature of deposits. 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