Latest Crypto Market Update: STBL Coin Price, Google AI Payments News

The global cryptocurrency market cap stands at $4.15 trillion, reflecting a 1.3% increase in the last 24 hours. Total trading volume reached $139 billion, showing strong market activity.

Bitcoin’s dominance is currently 56.1%, while Ethereum holds 13.1%. The total number of cryptocurrencies tracked till now is 18,784. The Polkadot Ecosystem and XRP Ledger Ecosystem are among the biggest gainers in the broader crypto market today.

Major Crypto Market Events Today

Source: Forex Factory

24 Hour Crypto Market Update

Bitcoin is trading at $116,661, up 1.0% in the last 24 hours. Its market cap stands at $2.32 trillion, supported by a massive $40.21 billion in trading volume.

The top trending cryptocurrencies today include STBL (STBL), which surged by 329.1% to trade at $0.1269 with a trading volume of $247.5 million. Undeads Games (UDS) followed with a modest 3.9% gain, priced at $1.79 and backed by a $1.07 million trading volume. Meanwhile, Pump.fun (PUMP) slipped by 7.4% to $0.007857, though it maintained strong momentum with $836.2 million in trading volume.

Top 3 Gainers: Leading the gainers list is STBL (STBL), recording an impressive 328.5% rise to $0.1253, with $247.8 million in volume traded. Yala Stablecoin (YU) also posted significant growth, climbing 128.8% to $0.9419 on a relatively smaller TV of $233,000. Test (TST) rounded out the top three, jumping 90.8% to $0.05244, supported by a $204.7 million TV.

Top 3 Losers: Among the biggest losers, Unibase (UB) fell 21.0% to $0.03835, with $41.3 million traded. OpenxAI (OPENX) dropped by 19.9% to $1.29, on a trading volume of $4.28 million. Otherwise, Avantis (AVNT) fell by 17.8% to $0.9881 even though the trading volume was huge at $926.6 million.

The total market cap of stablecoins $294 billion, and it has changed by 0.3% in the past 24 hours. They have a very high volume of trading, standing at $104.64 billion, and they are known to be liquidity and stability providers.

The current market cap of the DeFi is 172 billion, which is a slight downward movement of 0.1% in the past 24 hours. Its daily trading volume reached $8.35 billion, and DeFi has a share of 4.1% of the global crypto market.

Fear and Greed Index Today

Source: Alternative Me

The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index currently sits at 53 (Neutral), showing balanced sentiment. Yesterday’s reading was 52 (Neutral), and last week's was 49 (Neutral). A month ago, sentiment was much higher at 60 (Greed). This suggests traders have shifted from strong optimism toward a more cautious outlook.

Latest Market News Today: September 17, 2025

1. Banco Santander, Spain’s largest bank and Europe’s fourth biggest, has launched retail crypto trading through its digital arm, Openbank. Starting Tuesday, clients in Germany can trade Bitcoin , Ethereum, Litecoin, Polygon, and Cardano. The service will soon expand to Spain.

2. UBS, PostFinance, and Sygnum Bank have completed the first binding payment using tokenized bank deposits on a public blockchain, the Swiss Bankers Association announced. The tokenized deposits can move across banks, offering a new blockchain-based alternative to stablecoins.

3. Binance is in talks with the U.S. Department of Justice to end the three-year compliance monitor imposed under its $4.3 billion 2023 settlement. While the DOJ hasn’t made a decision, it may instead require stronger compliance reporting.

4. Circle has launched native USDC and CCTP V2 on HyperEVM, the high-performance chain in the Hyperliquid ecosystem. Developers, institutions, and traders can now access USDC with cross-chain deposits from 12+ blockchains.

5. Stephen I. Miran has officially joined the Federal Reserve Board of Governors . Judge Elizabeth L. Branch administered the oath on September 16, 2025, following Miran’s nomination by President Trump earlier this month and Senate confirmation on September 15. His term, expected to influence monetary policy direction, runs until January 31, 2026.

6. Google introduced a free AI payments protocol with credit cards and stablecoins that were built with Coinbase, Salesforce, and more than 60 partner organizations, including the Ethereum Foundation.

7. SharpLink has recently bought back 1 million of its shares of $SBET, as part of its 1.5 billion buyback program, increasing the total number of buybacks to 1,938,450 shares. The company has 838,152 ETH valued at $3.86 billion, 3,240 ETH in staking since June, which strengthens its ETH-centered, debt-free growth strategy.

8. Binance announced the 40th HODLer Airdrop , including Avantis (AVNT). AVNT tokens were given to eligible BNB holders who subscribed to guaranteed or on-chain earning products between September 6 and distributed on September 16. Future DeAgent AI (AIA) listings were also announced by Binance.

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