Crypto’s Made Billions, But One Signal Is Ruining the Party 🎭

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The crypto bazaar, much like a gentleman’s club with a suspiciously lively bar, is presently experiencing an upsurge in demand. This is chiefly on account of the whispered promises-those delightful rumors-of the US Fed possibly slicing its rates. An economic boost, you say? How charmingly optimistic.

On the dates of September 12 and September 14, Tether has, with the precision of a taxman at Christmas, conjured up two billion new USDT tokens, as per the diligent scribblings of Lookonchain.

Tether (@Tether_to) has just minted another 1,000,000,000 $USDT!

– Lookonchain (@lookonchain) September 14, 2025

One must understand, when the fabled mint presses fresh USDT into existence, it’s rather like opening the floodgates of money into the market. Both the greenhorns and the burly institutions clutch their stablecoins tightly as they frolic into Bitcoin (BTC), splash about in Ethereum (ETH), or even fancy a dip into XRP (XRP) and the ever-exciting waters of decentralized finance.

Thanks to these recent monetary forgeries, Tether’s market capitalization has gallantly strode to an all-time high of $170.3 billion, accompanied by a circulating supply of 175.7 billion tokens-numbers that would make even a banker blush.

Not to be outdone, Tether launched its latest creature: a US-focused stablecoin baptised USAT, guided by none other than Bo Hines, the former White House crypto czar. One can only assume this is meant to inspire confidence, or at least a good deal of bewilderment.

In a coup de grâce, 835.6 million USDT have rambled into centralized exchanges in the past week, with a sprightly 200 million parachuting in just within 24 hours, as Coinglass obligingly reports. One might say this shores up that buying frenzy on CEXs, where liquidity flows like cheap champagne at a rowdy wedding.

All the Signs Say “Bullish”-Except the Party Pooper

Beyond the stablecoin inflows, the crypto aficionados have been pouring cash into US spot ETFs like it’s the last night at Monte Carlo. Last week alone, spot BTC ETFs recorded a net inflow of $2.34 billion, the first such feat since the languid days of July 18. Meanwhile, ETH-based funds gleaned another $637.7 million in the same period, as if to say, “Hold my token.”

Thus emboldened, the total crypto market capitalization ascended to a local high of $4.1 trillion on September 13, according to our faithful CoinMarketCap. The ranks of altcoin enthusiasts swell while Bitcoin’s dominance has been sulking downward for two months, languishing at a local low of 56%. Evidently, the crowd favours brighter, more volatile baubles over the old reliable.

Oh, the confidence! The global momentum! One might almost be convinced the harbor is safe… until it is not.

But here’s the little fly in the artisanal ointment: the torrid love affair with those highly volatile, low-cap altcoins tends to foreshadow a night of shattered dreams, liquidations, and the dreaded rug pulls. Or, as Coinglass soberly warns, these might be precursors to the market’s zenith-the grand finale before the lights dim.

The august Coinglass bull market peak indicators-a respectable list of thirty portentous signs-now show their altseason index has breached the critical threshold of 75. When one strikes this number or experiences a sudden spike, it typically forecasts peak euphoria. Historically, such moments have ushered in local tops in altcoin rallies, shortly followed by the financial hangover known as correction.

In layman’s terms, the Coinglass altseason gauge suggests the market is overheating, or at best, giving a cheeky nod to a near-term climax. Perhaps it’s time to clutch one’s pearls-or simply sell before the music stops.

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2025-09-14 18:12