Scott Melker discusses Bitcoin ETF inflows from Monday, noting that BlackRock's IBIT received only about $300 million of a $1 billion total, compared to its usual dominance of 80-90% on big inflow days. He explains that BlackRock's large options market enables sophisticated trading strategies like carry trades, and interprets the diversified inflows across multiple products as a bullish signal for Bitcoin.
Bitcoin surged past $85,000 on September 21, 2026, marking the end of a ten-month bear market and confirmation of a new bull run. Major discussions centered on Apple's reported hiring of a crypto lead for Apple Pay, while prominent crypto analysts shared their accumulation strategies and market outlooks for the emerging cycle.