Crypto market summary for September 28: a day in the red as Hedera rises 33,74%

Market summary September 28, 2026
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A day in the red: 7 of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies fall and the top 10 gain an average of 3,71%.

The key points of the day

  • Bitcoin and Ethereum: BTC 73.575 € (-1,18%), ETH €2.359 (-0,30%).
  • What moved the most: Hedera + 33,74 %, Quant + 26,84 %.
  • The reason for the day: The session combined signs of institutional adoption with increased technical pressure.

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What has moved the market

News about institutional financial infrastructure and tokenization boosted QNT and reinforced the narrative of Chainlink as a cross-chain infrastructure. View source View source

Derivatives liquidations amplified intraday movements in QNT, LINK, and SUI. View source View source View source

QNT revaluation linked to institutional adoption and banking tokenization (The Clearing House / On Chain Money Initiative).

Hedera (HBAR) rises 33,74%

Hedera goes from €0,08 to €0,11 in 24 hours.

  • A news report published on September 28 attributed HBAR's rally to renewed attention on Hedera's board's ties to an NVIDIA AI initiative, in addition to describing a technical price break above $0,12.

Sources: Coinscreamer

Quant (QNT) rises 26,84%

Quant goes from €164,77 to €208,99 in 24 hours.

  • It surged after the news that The Clearing House selected Quant for its On Chain Money Initiative, an interoperable payments network to settle tokenized deposits; several hedges published on September 28 explicitly link that announcement to QNT's rally.
  • A news report published on September 28th linked QNT's rise to The Clearing House's selection of Quant for its on-chain money and tokenized deposit initiative. The same source noted that the intraday movement was also amplified by short-selling.

Sources: cryptonews · Kucoin · Fxempire

Sui falls 8,56%

Sui goes from €1,12 to €1,02 in 24 hours.

  • SUI fell 5,42% in four hours as approximately $550.000 in long position liquidations were recorded on Binance, Bybit, and OKX. The news report documents this event as an explanation for the intraday decline.

Sources: TokenPost

Chainlink (LINK) rises 7,36%

Chainlink goes from €12,39 to €13,31 in 24 hours.

  • Chainlink announced CCIP 2.0, an update to its cross-chain infrastructure that allows for the addition of its own security verifiers. A report published within the window linked LINK's rise to this key catalyst and to a wave of short-selling that accelerated the move.

Sources: CoinDesk · CoinMarketCap

The rest of the top

Near Protocol (-12,40%), Solana (-3,23%), Litecoin (-2,81%), XRP (-2,32%), Bitcoin (-1,18%) and Ethereum (-0,30%) fell without any news of their own in the window, in line with the general market correction.

Top 10 Prices

CriptomonedaPrice24 hOperate
Bitcoin BTC73.575 €-1,18%Operate
Quant QNT208,99 €+ 26,84 %Operate
XRP1,31 €-2,32%Operate
Ethereum ETH2.359 €-0,30%Operate
Solana SOL104,68 €-3,23%Operate
chainlink LINK13,31 €+ 7,36 %Operate
Near-Protocol NEAR4,22 €-12,40%Operate
Hedera HBAR0,11 €+ 33,74 %Operate
Sui1,02 €-8,56%Operate
Litecoin LTC60,80 €-2,81%Operate

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