US crypto ETFs recorded more than $3 billion in net inflows this week. Nearly $800 million of that went into crypto assets beyond Bitcoin, spanning tokens such as ETH, SOL, XRP and ZEC. The allocation suggests institutional positioning is spreading from BTC toward a broader mix of crypto assets. ETF products continue to draw large-scale mainstream capital, pointing to wider market acceptance of crypto assets.

Hyperliquid ecosystem protocol Hyperliquid Strategies has continued accumulating HYPE tokens. A strong price move in HYPE has translated into multi-million-dollar unrealized gains, according to the report. The report did not disclose the size of the position or a timeline for the added purchases.

MGM Resorts has submitted an acquisition bid for Barry Diller’s People Inc. After the news became public, People Inc. shares rose about 10% in early trading on Friday.

U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 all in the green. Oil prices retreated on news that the U.S. and Iran were discussing a phased approach to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Brent crude sliding toward $106 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate falling below $94. The move in crude helped ease market worries about supply disruptions.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said interest rates may need to rise, warning officials “can’t afford to wait” for clearer evidence that surging energy prices are feeding through the economy. Two other rate-setters have also said borrowing costs could increase from 3.75% if high oil prices continue to squeeze household budgets. Investors are already pricing in a move to 4% in November, pushing up real borrowing costs in bond markets and tightening the government’s fiscal headroom. The Bank expects inflation to reach 4.2% early next year, while typical energy bills are projected to rise 24% to above £2,000.

Tesla has started volume production of its Semi electric truck at a dedicated factory in Nevada, saying the site can build 50,000 trucks per year across Standard, Long Range and a European-spec variant. The company says its Semi fleet has logged over 98% uptime so far in 2026 and can recover up to 60% of range in 30 minutes using a Megacharger. It also points to operating economics, with diesel fuel costs rising to roughly $0.80 per mile while electricity remains in the $0.20 to $0.30 range.

Microsoft has introduced a Copilot “super app” that consolidates AI chat, task tools and coding into a single interface for business users, alongside a new Autopilot feature that adds agent-like capabilities. Autopilot will begin with limited user testing, and a broader rollout will depend on how testers rate the tools. The coding tool is set to reach Microsoft 365 Premium and Pro subscribers via a test program later this year. In July, Microsoft said Microsoft 365 Copilot had surpassed 30 million paid seats, with net seats added doubling quarter over quarter.

An Upbit official interview says XRP Ledger is increasingly being used to tokenize real-world financial assets such as gold, silver, real estate, stocks, Treasuries and money market funds. As more assets sit on one network, the number of potential direct trading pairs expands sharply, with 100 assets implying nearly 5,000 pairs. As of early September, Ondo’s OUSG had more than $670M in TVL and RLUSD had roughly $2.396B circulating. Upbit Data Lab reported that XRP accounted for 20.19% of Korea’s crypto trading value, and on September 17 the U.S. SEC issued temporary conditional relief allowing qualifying tokenized U.S.-listed stocks to trade via permissioned on-chain AMM environments.