What Happened In Crypto Market Today: September 12 Latest Crypto News

What Happened In Crypto Market Today Across Bitcoin, Altcoins And ETFs

So, what happened in crypto market today? A lot, actually. Coins climbed, a bank had a very bad data day, a regulator made a quiet but big call, and a US inflation number just made the Fed's next move a lot messier. Here's every piece of it, one story at a time.

Key Takeaways

• The global crypto market cap sits at $2.74 trillion today, up 1.0% in a day, with $103 billion traded, per CoinGecko.

• Bitcoin ETFs logged their smallest outflow of the month while Ethereum ETFs pulled in their biggest single day gain of September, per SoSoValue.

• US CPI rose 0.4% in August, and Fed rate hike odds for September 16 jumped to 87.3%, while Revolut faces a data leak and Canada reshapes bank deposit rules.

The Big Picture: Where The Crypto Market Stands Today

Start with the scoreboard. The total crypto market cap is $2.74 trillion right now, up 1.0% over the last 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. Traders moved $103 billion through the market in that same window. Bitcoin still runs the show with 56.7% dominance, and Ethereum holds 11.3%. 

Bitcoin And Altcoin Rally: Who Moved And By How Much

Bitcoin price trades at $77,341.76 today, up 0.5%, and its market cap sits at $1.553 trillion. That's a steady move, not a dramatic one. Ethereum is where the real story is. It jumped 3.1% to $2,534.52, pushing its market cap to $309.313 billion. 

XRP price matched that pace, up 3.1% to $1.37, with an $86.253 billion cap. When Ethereum and XRP outrun Bitcoin like this, it usually means traders are chasing higher returns further down the risk curve while Bitcoin holds steady as the anchor.

Top Crypto Gainers And Losers Today

Crypto market today recorded that small cap coins did the heavy lifting on the extreme end of today's board. Lobster led every gainer with a 219.8% surge to $0.1363, moving $59.8 million in volume. Ember followed with a 121.3% jump to $0.02251 on $70.0 million traded, and ZZZ rose 83.9% to $0.07318. On the losing side, Knots dropped 42.7% to $0.02498, Brew fell 31.9% to $0.01748, and Goldfish Gold slid 24.0% to $3.30.

Source: Coingecko Data 

Crypto ETF Flows: A Split Story Between Bitcoin And Ethereum

Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of just $13.29 million on September 11, the smallest daily outflow of the month, per SoSoValue. That's a sign of cooling, not panic. Cumulative inflow since launch still stands at $55.15 billion, with $2.60 billion traded that day and $97.58 billion in total assets, or 6.28% of Bitcoin's entire valuation. 

Source: SoSoValue Data 

Ethereum told a different story. Spot Ethereum ETFs pulled in $216.41 million on the same day, their biggest single day gain this month. Cumulative inflow now reads $13.39 billion, with $2.56 billion traded and $16.31 billion in assets, or 5.28% of Ethereum's value. Spot XRP ETFs recorded $0.00 in flow, the second silent day this month, holding steady at $1.70 billion cumulative inflow, $36.00 million traded, and $1.45 billion in assets. 

Spot Solana ETFs posted a small outflow of $278.84K, led by Bitwise, with $1.36 billion cumulative inflow, $98.90 million traded, and $1.42 billion in assets.

US CPI Data For August: What Actually Rose

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4% in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from 0.1% in July. Over the past 12 months, prices are up 3.4% before seasonal adjustment. 

Gasoline did most of the damage, jumping 3.9% and accounting for over a third of the entire monthly increase. Energy overall rose 2.1%. Shelter costs rose 0.3%, a bit faster than July's 0.1%. Food rose 0.1%, with food away from home up 0.3%. In plain terms, it wasn't rent or groceries driving this number up, it was the price at the pump.

Fed Rate Hike Odds Surge After The CPI Print

Here's where it gets interesting. Core inflation, the number the Fed watches closest because it strips out gasoline and other swings, actually cooled to its lowest annual pace since March 2021. But since gasoline alone drove over a third of the headline gain, the Fed is stuck with an awkward choice, according to a Crypto Rover post on X. 

Market pricing tools now show the odds of a 25 basis point Fed rate hike at the September 16 meeting climbing to roughly 87.3%, while the chance of no move at all fell to about 12.7%. A hike would push the federal funds rate up from its current 3.50% to 3.75% range, a level it has held since December 2025.

Revolut Data Leak: What Got Exposed And Who's At Risk

On-chain investigator ZachXBT raised an alert stating that fintech company Revolut appears to have mistaken a fraudulent government information request for a real one, and handed over user data to people who had no right to it. The exposed data reportedly includes full names, contact details, copies of identity documents, verification selfies, IBAN numbers, bank account statements, withdrawal records, and complete transaction histories, including Bitcoin transfers. 

ZachXBT noted the total number of affected accounts looks limited for now, but the attack may have specifically targeted high-net-worth individuals, and several affected users have already received notification emails from Revolut.

Canada Says Tokenized Deposits Equal Traditional Bank Deposits

In a much quieter but important development, Canada's banking regulator OSFI ruled that tokenized deposits carry no separate legal status from traditional bank deposits. This confirms a technology-neutral approach to regulation. 

In practice, it means federally regulated Canadian banks can now build blockchain-based deposit products without needing a brand new regulatory category, while all existing rules on capital, technology and risk management still apply in full.

What's Next For The Crypto Market?

Two events now sit at the center of everyone's attention: the upcoming Clarity Act update and the Fed's September 16 meeting. Between a possible rate hike and new regulatory clarity, the next few weeks could set the tone for the rest of the quarter.

Conclusion

Crypto market Today moved on several fronts at once. Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP all rallied, ETF flows split between Bitcoin cooling and Ethereum surging, hot CPI data pushed Fed rate hike odds sharply higher, Revolut faces a serious data leak, and Canada just cleared a legal path for tokenized bank deposits. The Clarity Act and the Fed meeting are next on the calendar.

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