The cryptocurrency market's total capitalisation regained $3 trillion intraday.

On Sept. 22, Cointelegraph reported that the broader market rebound grew as bitcoin and major altcoins strengthened together.

Bitcoin traded near $86,000 on the day. Ether stood at $2,745, and XRP was at $1.57. Solana was at $118 and BNB at $787. Among large-cap tokens, dogecoin rose about 11 percent, showing a relatively strong move.

The total cryptocurrency market capitalisation was slightly below $3 trillion on the day, but rose about 4.3 percent from a day earlier. It briefly moved above $3 trillion intraday, suggesting a bitcoin-led rebound spread across altcoins.

Market funds moved in both spot and derivatives at the same time. Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $1 billion of inflows on Sept. 21 alone. That was the largest daily inflow since October 2025. Spot inflows supported bitcoin's price rebound and helped drive buying interest into altcoins.

In derivatives markets, speculative leverage is also building quickly. Bloomberg reported that open interest in cryptocurrency perpetual futures rose to about $160 billion, the highest since late October 2025. On Sept. 21, when prices surged, more than $920 million of positions betting on declines were liquidated. That suggests leverage can amplify price moves in either direction if the market becomes one-sided.

Among individual tokens, the Ake token (AKE) emerged as one of the most volatile on a weekly basis. AKE ranks 208th by market capitalisation among 8,161 active cryptocurrencies listed on CoinMarketCap. It rose about 170 percent over the past 7 days, lifting its market capitalisation to about $1.2 billion.

Against this backdrop, the market's next focus is whether spot ETF inflows will continue and whether rising futures leverage will act as an additional driver for gains. Even if bitcoin holds its uptrend around $86,000, short-term volatility could increase further if high open interest coincides with large-scale liquidations.