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$Bitcoin trades at $84,601 on Sunday, September 27, up 5.3 percent on the week after briefly topping $87,000 for the first time since January. The whole top 20 is green on a seven-day view, with NEAR, Chainlink and Cardano leading. Here is where crypto prices stand today and what is behind the move.

Despite all the market turbulence, and BTC’s collapse from the $126,000 peak, the leading crypto asset has actually performed better than almost all alts. Almost. ByJordan Lyanchev

The Chainlink price prediction discussion has brightened as LINK regained momentum near $14.33 on September 26. Traders have a fresh market move to study, while the network’s longer-term case rests on its role in connecting financial data, blockchain applications and institutions. Actual integration matters too.

Bitcoin news today is still being shaped by a remarkable September 21 session: U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted almost $1 billion in net inflows. The rebound is also renewing interest in practical crypto products.

Bitcoin is holding near $84,000 after pulling back from a weekly high above $87,000, leaving the market caught between strong quarterly momentum and a tightening short-term range.

Borrowing dollars against Bitcoin costs about 3.8%–13.8% a year in the larger DeFi markets right now, and 7.49%–11.5% APR from lenders, depending on loan size and LTV. Lending out Bitcoin pays much less: close to 0% in DeFi, and up to about 4.7%–5.7% on centralized platforms.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in roughly $2.4 billion on a net basis in the week to September 25. According to The Block that is the strongest week since October 2025, and it is enough to push the 2026 year-to-date balance from negative into positive territory for the first time. Two things matter in that…

Shaurya is a Senior Ecosystems Analyst driving CoinDesk’s market-leading coverage on tokens, data and insights, with a deep focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.

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The 90-day correlation between Bitcoin and gold just hit a six-year high, and Bitcoin is now just 3% away from flipping positive against gold for 2026. In today’s Chart of the Day, Sean breaks down the Bitcoin-to-gold chart, the string of higher lows since February, and the new high above 17.9 ounces.