[LIVE] Crypto News Today – Sept 8, 2025: Worldcoin Leads AI Surge, Meme Coins Rally

[LIVE] Crypto News Today – Sept 8, 2025: Worldcoin Leads AI Surge, Meme Coins Rally

The crypto market has staged a broad rebound, with strength concentrated in the AI and Meme sectors.

🔑 Market Overview:

Bitcoin (BTC): Near $111K, up ~1%.

Ethereum (ETH): Briefly dipped below $4,300.

AI Tokens: +3.5%, led by Worldcoin (WLD) +20%.

Meme Tokens: +4% sector-wide, powered by Dogecoin (+7%) and SPX6900 (double-digit gains).

Other sectors: NFTs, PayFi, L1s, CeFi tokens also posted solid growth.

📊 ETF Flows:

BTC Spot ETFs: +$246M inflows last week, second consecutive week of gains.

BlackRock’s IBIT led with $434M inflows (cumulative $58.74B).

Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust +$33M.

ARKB & BITB saw outflows.

Total BTC ETF holdings: $144.05B (6.48% of BTC market value).

ETH Spot ETFs: Outflows of $788M last week.

🌍 Global Regulation:

HKMA will issue a limited number of stablecoin licenses.

Applicants include HSBC, ICBC (Asia), BOC Hong Kong, Standard Chartered.

77 institutions expressed interest.

🏦 Corporate Moves:

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet bought 136 BTC ($15.2M) at avg. $111,666.

Total holdings: 20,136 BTC ($2.08B), avg. cost $103,196/BTC.

Reported 487% YTD BTC yield in 2025.

⚡ Takeaway:
Crypto markets are finding strength in narrative-driven sectors (AI + Meme), while institutional demand continues to support BTC through ETFs and corporate treasuries. Regulatory clarity in Asia may further accelerate stablecoin adoption.