Filecoin Surges 25% as Bitcoin Holds $78K Ahead of Key Week
Filecoin (FIL)
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Eugene Serbin
Cryptopotato.com reports that Filecoin (FIL) has rallied 25% to reach the $1.00 level, standing as one of the top gainers among the 100 largest altcoins. Bitcoin recovered from a dip below $77,000 to trade near $78,000 ahead of a critical week featuring the Fed’s decision and voting on the CLARITY Act. The cryptocurrency previously struggled to break $80,000, dipping to $77,600 before volatility spiked during CPI data release.
BTC surged from $77,000 to $79,800 within an hour of the data, only to be rejected at $80,000 and return to $77,000. Ethereum rebounded above $2,500 while BNB remained above $720. Ripple’s XRP rose over 3% and is approaching $1.40 resistance, whereas Zcash (ZEC) climbed to $1,140.
Monero (XMR) slipped nearly 4% to $515. The total crypto market cap grew 1% daily to $2.650 trillion, with Bitcoin’s dominance at 59%.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for FIL, measured when this story was written up on 14 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio’s Binance spot data for Filecoin shows a price of $0.9521 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 50.9%, indicating balanced but slightly bullish sentiment. The 1-hour buy ratio is lower at 44.4%, suggesting short-term selling pressure, while the 4-hour ratio sits at 50.2%. Volume delta reflects this mix, showing a net outflow of $242,680 in the last hour against a net inflow of $47,194 over four hours. Over 24 hours, the volume delta is positive at $675,189, with cumulative volume delta closing at $533,879. This indicates that while immediate selling exists, sustained buying has dominated the day, with net buying occurring in 15 of the last 24 hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.1% sits at the 54th percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 48.9% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for FIL, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Compared to the preceding week, today’s 24-hour buy ratio of 50.9% is 2.4 percentage points higher than the 7-day average of 48.5%. Trading volume is also elevated, reaching 4.56 times the weekly average. Despite this intensity, net buying was recorded on only one of the previous seven days. The price has risen 17.9% over the last eight days, accumulating a total volume delta of -$721,462. This suggests that while recent activity is unusually high, sustained accumulation has been sparse over the broader period.