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French Bitcoin treasury company Capital B has acquired 376 Bitcoin (BTC) for 25.3 million euros ($29.5 million), bringing its total holdings to 3,521 BTC.

The purchase was funded after Capital B completed roughly 30.1 million euros ($35 million) in capital raises, including a private placement backed by investors Adam Back and TOBAM, according to a Monday announcement.

The company bought the Bitcoin at an average price of 67,182 euros apiece, with Swissquote Bank Europe executing the purchase and Taurus providing custody.

Capital B has spent a total of 309.4 million euros acquiring its Bitcoin treasury, at an average cost of 87,878 euros per BTC. The purchase moved the company to 25th among publicly traded companies by Bitcoin holdings, according to BitcoinTreasuries.net.

The latest acquisition was Capital B’s largest since September 2025, when it purchased 551 BTC for 54.7 million euros. The company also holds 61 BTC for operational purposes, which it keeps separate from its treasury reserve and excludes from its Bitcoin-related performance metrics.

Top BTC treasury firms continue accumulatingWhile companies including K Wave Media and Sequans Communications have moved to unwind their Bitcoin treasuries, others are continuing to accumulate.

Japan-based Metaplanet acquired 2,823 BTC during the second quarter for about $222 million, bringing its holdings to 43,000 BTC. The company paid an average of roughly $78,850 per Bitcoin during the quarter and now ranks as the third-largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder, behind Michael Saylor’s Strategy and Twenty One Capital, according to BitcoinTreasuries.net.

In August, Sweden-based H100 Group more than tripled its Bitcoin holdings after acquiring Norwegian companies holding 2,455 BTC. The all-share deal lifted H100’s treasury to 3,506 BTC, making it Europe’s second-largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder at the time. Capital B’s latest purchase puts it 15 BTC ahead of H100, though both remain behind Germany’s Bitcoin Group SE with 3,605 BTC.

Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, also resumed buying in August after a two-month pause, acquiring 4,603 BTC for $370 million. The purchase brought its holdings to 845,050 BTC, acquired for a combined $63.3 billion.

Top 30 Bitcoin treasury companies. Source: BitcoinTreasuries.NET

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Bitcoin (BTC) is correcting below $79,000 on Monday, mirroring the broader cryptocurrency market’s lethargic, bearish-shifting outlook. The Crypto King was rejected near $81,500 last Thursday, suggesting investor exhaustion.

Meanwhile, Gold (XAU/USD) remains pressed against the near-term $4,400 support, as focus shifts to the upcoming United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Friday. Investors are currently pricing in 60% odds that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will adopt a stricter monetary policy, raising interest rates in the 3.75%-4.00% range.

US-Iran exchange strikes, weighing on Bitcoin and GoldOver the weekend, the US military struck three Iran-linked oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, reportedly disabling two and destroying the third. In retaliation, Iran targeted three US-affiliated vessels and three additional oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran also announced plans to declare a restricted zone near the strait and to unveil a new shipping route with Oman in the coming days. The exclusion zone will be used to stop shipping vessels attempting to transit through the strait without Iranian permission.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil has risen above $90.00 on Monday, suggesting renewed tensions between the two nations could continue to intensify price pressures.

WTI Oil price chartTechnical analysis: Bitcoin slips despite bullish outlookBitcoin trades at $78,704, maintaining a constructive bullish bias as price stays well above the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), suggesting a firmly supported medium-term uptrend despite the latest pullback from recent highs.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 61 stays in positive territory, hinting that buyers still retain control even as momentum cools from overbought extremes, while the negative drift in the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) line below its signal and toward the zero line warns of easing upside pressure in the near term.

BTC/USDT daily chartInitial support lies near $72,708, where the 200-day EMA converges with the broader trend floor, followed by the 50-day EMA around $72,044, which reinforces a deeper but still corrective setback within the broader bullish structure.

A more pronounced decline would expose the 100-day EMA at $70,255 as the next key cushion, where dip-buying interest could re-emerge if sentiment remains broadly constructive. As long as price holds above this EMA stack, the path of least resistance is likely to remain to the upside, with any fresh highs above current levels needed to re-energize the bullish leg.

Gold technical outlook: XAU presses against key supportGold trades at $4,412 and holds above the 50-day, 100-day and 200-day EMAs, which cluster between roughly $4,318 and $4,368 and suggest the broader uptrend remains supported despite the recent pullback.

The RSI at about 51 is neutral to slightly positive, while the MACD sits in negative territory with its recent downturn hinting that bullish momentum is still fragile.

XAU/USDT daily chartInitial resistance lies at the next psychological level at $4,500, followed by the downward resistance trendline, with its latest break reference near $4,528. A sustained move above this barrier would reopen the way toward higher highs. On the downside, immediate support is seen at the 100-day EMA around $4,368, followed by the 50-day EMA near $4,349 and then the 200-day EMA at about $4,318, where buyers would be expected to defend the prevailing bullish structure.

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Bitcoin, altcoins, stablecoins FAQs Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, a virtual currency designed to serve as money. This form of payment cannot be controlled by any one person, group, or entity, which eliminates the need for third-party participation during financial transactions.

Altcoins are any cryptocurrency apart from Bitcoin, but some also regard Ethereum as a non-altcoin because it is from these two cryptocurrencies that forking happens. If this is true, then Litecoin is the first altcoin, forked from the Bitcoin protocol and, therefore, an “improved” version of it.

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to have a stable price, with their value backed by a reserve of the asset it represents. To achieve this, the value of any one stablecoin is pegged to a commodity or financial instrument, such as the US Dollar (USD), with its supply regulated by an algorithm or demand. The main goal of stablecoins is to provide an on/off-ramp for investors willing to trade and invest in cryptocurrencies. Stablecoins also allow investors to store value since cryptocurrencies, in general, are subject to volatility.

Bitcoin dominance is the ratio of Bitcoin's market capitalization to the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies combined. It provides a clear picture of Bitcoin’s interest among investors. A high BTC dominance typically happens before and during a bull run, in which investors resort to investing in relatively stable and high market capitalization cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. A drop in BTC dominance usually means that investors are moving their capital and/or profits to altcoins in a quest for higher returns, which usually triggers an explosion of altcoin rallies.

Key Highlights Bitcoin has surged approximately 30% from its recent bottom, now approaching the critical $82,800 resistance threshold Coinbase achieved an unprecedented 10.3% market share of worldwide cryptocurrency trading activity during Q2 Circle’s USDC stablecoin circulation expanded to $73.3 billion, representing a 19% annual increase Robinhood delivered exceptional Q2 performance with $1.31 billion in revenue, marking a 32% year-over-year jump Circle is set to unveil its Arc blockchain mainnet to the public on September 16 The cryptocurrency sector has demonstrated renewed momentum as September begins. Bitcoin’s value has climbed roughly 30% from its recent trough, with prices now advancing toward the $80,000 threshold. A key resistance barrier exists near $82,800, and Bitcoin’s ability to penetrate this level could determine the market’s trajectory in coming weeks.

Simultaneously, robust employment figures from the United States and climbing energy costs have elevated market expectations for a potential Federal Reserve interest rate adjustment during its September 15-16 policy meeting. An imminent inflation data release may serve as a pivotal catalyst for both Bitcoin valuations and cryptocurrency-related equities.

Three companies deserve particular attention in this market landscape: Coinbase, Circle, and Robinhood.

Coinbase Coinbase maintains its position as America’s dominant cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and continues to represent a primary investment vehicle for those seeking direct cryptocurrency market participation.

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During the second quarter, the platform secured an all-time high of 10.3% of worldwide cryptocurrency trading volume. This represented growth from the 9.1% captured in Q1 and extended the company’s market share expansion streak to three consecutive quarters.

Additionally, Coinbase recorded its 14th consecutive quarter delivering positive adjusted EBITDA results.

The company’s revenue profile has evolved beyond heavy Bitcoin dependence. Approximately 88% of net revenue now originates from activities unrelated to Bitcoin spot transactions. Revenue from subscriptions and services climbed to $555 million throughout Q2.

Stablecoin engagement continues accelerating. The average USDC balance maintained across Coinbase’s suite of products reached a record $20 billion during the reporting period.

Should Bitcoin successfully breach the $82,800 resistance level, increased trading activity could provide Coinbase with additional momentum through the remainder of the year.

Circle Circle pursues a distinct business model. Rather than operating a trading platform, the organization issues USDC, ranking among the world’s premier dollar-pegged stablecoins.

USDC circulation achieved $73.3 billion during Q2, representing a 19% increase versus the corresponding quarter in the previous year. On-chain transaction volume exploded 151% to reach $14.8 trillion.

Circle generated $701 million in combined revenue and reserve income throughout the quarter. Adjusted EBITDA expanded 8% to $143 million.

A significant company-specific milestone approaches. Circle intends to activate the public mainnet of its Arc blockchain on September 16. Arc focuses on stablecoin payment infrastructure, programmable financial applications, and tokenized real-world asset management. Over 100 institutional participants and ecosystem developers have already committed involvement.

Circle’s primary challenges include intensifying competition within the stablecoin sector and vulnerability to interest rate fluctuations, given that reserve income constitutes a substantial component of the company’s revenue generation.

Robinhood Robinhood presents the most varied business model among these three companies. Its platform encompasses equity trading, options contracts, prediction markets, and cryptocurrency services within a unified ecosystem.

The platform achieved all-time record revenue of $1.31 billion during Q2, representing a 32% annual increase. Diluted earnings per share surged 48% to reach $0.62. Net customer deposits hit an unprecedented $21.7 billion while Robinhood Gold membership expanded 39% to 4.8 million subscribers.

Cryptocurrency revenue actually declined 38% to $100 million during the quarter. However, overall revenue still reached record levels due to exceptional performance across alternative business segments.

Equity trading volume increased 85% and event-contract trading volume multiplied more than ten times. This diversification means Robinhood’s success doesn’t require a cryptocurrency market rally, although such conditions would certainly provide additional benefits.

Near-term prospects for all three stocks remain closely tied to Bitcoin’s performance. A decisive breakthrough above $82,800, coupled with favorable inflation data, could drive cryptocurrency-related stocks higher throughout late September.

Crypto fund flows are becoming increasingly sensitive to changes in the US interest-rate outlook, with CoinShares arguing that Federal Reserve policy remains a key barrier to Bitcoin (BTC) breaking above $80,000 despite continued investor demand for crypto.

In his latest market update, CoinShares head of research James Butterfil argued that “Bitcoin is trading like gold again, but the Fed still sets the ceiling” at around $80,000.

That sensitivity was evident after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole. Warsh said progress on inflation had been modest and that price pressures were not easing quickly enough to give the central bank’s policy makers the confidence inflation was returning to its 2% target. Roughly $100 million exited digital asset investment products immediately after the speech, as markets sharply increased the probability of a September rate hike.

Flows reversed over the following week, reaching $1 billion by Sept. 4. The turnaround coincided with comments from Fed Governor Christopher Waller, who pointed to recent signs of “disinflation” and said he was inclined to keep rates steady in September if upcoming inflation data showed further progress.

“Investors are not exiting the asset class,” Butterfill wrote. “They are trading the rate path.”

As of Monday, Fed Funds futures prices implied a roughly 60% chance of a rate hike following next week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, according to CME Group.

Markets are now pricing in a 25 basis-point rate hike on Sept. 16. Source: CME Group

The movements suggest that Bitcoin and broader digital asset markets remain highly sensitive to shifts in liquidity and monetary policy. Easier financial conditions have historically supported crypto and other risk assets.

Treasury buybacks add to liquidity backdropCoinShares’ assessment comes against the backdrop of a strong rebound in Bitcoin and the broader digital asset market last month, when the US Treasury announced plans to double certain long-dated bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation. Bitcoin climbed from the low $60,000s to above $80,000 during the month. 

The expanded buyback program is expected to run from Sept. 9 through Nov. 4.

“Around the Treasury announcement we also saw equity sell-offs and shifts across the yield curve, layered on top of the ongoing noise from the Iran war — oil and equities swinging depending on whether or not people are feeling optimistic about diplomacy on any given day,” wrote 21shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder in her Substack newsletter last week.

“Taken together, these factors suggest to me that the current Bitcoin rally may have less to do with crypto-specific catalysts and more to do with growing interest in de-risking exposure to the US specifically,” she added.

The move reinforced the market’s focus on liquidity conditions and prompted Standard Chartered to forecast that Bitcoin could reach $100,000 before the end of the year.

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The oldest trick in the con artist’s handbook, updated for the crypto age: call someone pretending to be from a trusted institution, create enough panic, and walk away with their life savings. In this case, the life savings happened to be more than 4,100 Bitcoin, worth over $240 million at the time of the theft.

Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean national, is scheduled to appear in a U.S. federal court on September 9, 2026, to enter a guilty plea linked to one of the largest Bitcoin thefts ever prosecuted on American soil.

How the scheme worked Lam and his associates allegedly impersonated representatives from both Google and the Gemini crypto exchange, contacting a wealthy investor based in Washington, D.C.

The goal was straightforward, even if the execution was elaborate: convince the target that his accounts were compromised, then talk him into handing over security codes and access credentials. Once inside, the group transferred his Bitcoin holdings out of his control entirely.

The theft occurred in August 2024, though the broader criminal operation had been running since approximately October 2023. By the time authorities dismantled it, the group had been linked to thefts totaling more than $263 million across multiple incidents stretching through March 2025.

The FBI arrested Lam in September 2024 at a mansion in Miami, a detail that says everything about how the stolen funds were being spent. Prosecutors allege the group converted Bitcoin into cash and then burned through it: dozens of sports cars, private jets, and a single nightclub visit in Los Angeles that reportedly ran to over $569,000.

A landmark prosecution This case carries legal significance that extends well beyond the dollar amount. It marks the first time a Bitcoin-related prosecution has been brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, a statute historically associated with organized crime syndicates rather than crypto theft rings.

Eighteen people have been indicted in connection with the scheme. Ten have already pleaded guilty ahead of Lam’s scheduled hearing, suggesting prosecutors have built a durable case from the inside out. Lam himself faces a minimum sentencing guideline of 14 years in prison if the plea proceeds as expected.

The operation also had a physical dimension that investigators found notable. The group reportedly conducted home burglaries specifically to steal hardware wallets, the small USB-like devices that store crypto private keys offline.

What this means for crypto security Exchanges invest heavily in technical infrastructure, multi-factor authentication, and blockchain-level security. None of that matters if an attacker can simply call your customer and impersonate your support team.

Gemini’s brand was used as a prop in this scheme, though the exchange itself was not compromised at the infrastructure level.

For individual holders of significant crypto assets, the case reinforces several uncomfortable realities. Legitimate exchanges and platforms do not initiate unsolicited calls asking for security codes. Any unexpected contact claiming to be from a financial institution or exchange, requesting credentials or urgent account action, should be treated as a red flag regardless of how official it sounds.

Ten guilty pleas already secured, a lead defendant scheduled to follow, and a case that federal prosecutors are framing as organized crime rather than opportunistic fraud.

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Well-known trader Killa: Altcoins may have already bottomed out ahead of schedule, making now a good time to accumulate positions.

Renowned crypto trader Killa said in a recent post that while he dislikes the vast majority of altcoins and even believes 99.9% of projects will eventually go to zero, selective participation is worth it as long as there are profit opportunities in the market. He noted that historically, one of the favorable periods to allocate to altcoins is when Bitcoin starts forming a bottom and begins a gradual rally. Killa pointed out that during the last cycle, when Bitcoin rallied from $16,000 to $74,000, many altcoins saw gains of 300% to 500%. However, after Bitcoin began significantly outperforming the market and its market dominance rose further, many altcoins started to plunge sharply. He believes that if his assessment is correct and Bitcoin has now formed a cyclical bottom, many altcoins may have also completed bottoming at low levels, meaning there is significant upside potential for selectively allocating to quality assets ahead of the actual bull market expansion phase. Killa revealed that he previously bought SOL at $76, and the position is now up roughly 50% from entry. His previously disclosed entry price for HYPE spot and long positions was $51.55, with subsequent gains of around 70%. He also recently shared a swing long position in ASTER, and expects this position to deliver upside of at least 50% to 100%. “Altcoins may have already bottomed out in advance, while the real rally has not yet started. Now is the time for selective allocation,” he said. He added that different altcoins will likely rally in rotation going forward, and he will continue holding his previously disclosed positions in SOL, ASTER, and HYPE, while looking for more worthy assets to allocate to.

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OpenAI’s Chief Scientist warns that AI is advancing too rapidly, saying “extreme caution” is needed now.

Insight: Beating AI News Flash — OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki warned that artificial intelligence is advancing too rapidly, growing increasingly difficult for humans to understand and control, stating that "extreme caution is needed now." He noted that AI models can already operate computers, collaborate with humans and other AIs, and conduct research, and that in the near future, they may achieve "recursive self-improvement" without human intervention. Pachocki expressed concern that no one is prepared for the consequences of the continuous rapid advancement of machine intelligence. Developers can align AI more closely with human interests, or slow down future research and development (R&D) if necessary. He anticipates and hopes that "voluntary slowdowns" in R&D by AI labs will become the norm before the industry establishes common safety standards. OpenAI has currently adopted a limited rollout approach for GPT-6 Astra due to its advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

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Biden-themed Meme coin LAPTOP unveils detailed tokenomics

Hunter Biden’s upcoming Meme coin project, set to launch on September 9, has released detailed tokenomics for its LAPTOP token on its official website. The LAPTOP token has a total supply of 1 billion units, with 35% (350 million tokens) unlocked at the Token Generation Event (TGE), and full unlocking will take 36 months. The token allocations are as follows: 30% to founders, 30% to prediction markets, 10% to initial airdrops, 10% to future airdrops, 10% to liquidity, 5% to the foundation treasury, and 5% to charity. Notably, the handling of the 30% total allocation will be determined by the settlement results of 30 Polymarket prediction markets covering political, crypto, and cultural categories. If a market settles to YES, the corresponding tokens will be burned directly; if settled to NO, they will be donated to charity.

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The Hunter Biden-linked meme coin LAPTOP warns the community to beware of counterfeit tokens and malicious links.

Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, is set to launch a meme coin called LAPTOP. The project team has issued a reminder to the community to beware of counterfeit tokens and malicious links, stating that the LAPTOP project will never proactively contact users, nor will it ever request private keys, mnemonic phrases, or personal information, urging users to only trust communications from official channels. As BlockBeats previously reported, after Hunter Biden officially announced the coin launch, numerous LAPTOP-named tokens emerged on various popular meme coin blockchains, with most of them following a trend of surging first and then plummeting to near-zero value.

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Markets currently view the probability of the Republican Party securing a landslide victory in the midterm elections as low as just 11%.

According to data from Predict.fun, in its prediction market for the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections, the current probability of a "Democratic landslide" is as high as 51%, the probability of Republicans winning the Senate and Democrats holding the House is currently reported at 35%, while the probability of a "Republican landslide" is only 11%.

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Liquid's white hat hacker has returned 3,400 BTC, while approximately 600 BTC remains to be returned.

The "white hat hacker" who attacked the Liquid network and stole approximately 4,000 BTC has returned around 3,400 BTC to the Liquid Federation, with roughly 600 BTC still outstanding. The repayment stems from earlier on-chain communication, where the address claiming to be the white hat hacker stated it would return the stolen Bitcoin once Blockstream patched the vulnerability. The incident remains under active development. Notably, during prior discussions with Blockstream, the Liquid white hat hacker pledged to return "most" of the 4,000 BTC, not the full amount; the unreturned funds are likely intended as a bounty.

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In brief Malone Lam, 22, is due in federal court in Washington on Tuesday for a plea agreement hearing. Prosecutors say callers posing as Google and Gemini staff talked a Washington investor out of more than 4,100 BTC. The same indictment describes a racketeering group that also burgled homes to steal hardware wallets. Malone Lam, the 22-year-old Singaporean whom prosecutors identify as an organizer of the crew that took $245 million in Bitcoin from a single investor, is due in federal court in Washington on Tuesday for a plea agreement hearing.

A man named in court filings only as Victim-7 was at home in Washington when callers claiming to be from Google and Gemini warned him his accounts were under attack. They talked him into installing remote desktop software and surrendering his security codes, then moved more than $245 million in Bitcoin out of his wallets.

The indictment charges 18 people as a racketeering group it calls the Social Engineering Enterprise, with roles running from database hackers to callers to money launderers. It grew out of friendships formed in online gaming and worked from stolen crypto databases to pick targets. When a victim kept coins on a hardware wallet, prosecutors say, members flew to the house and broke in.

Rivals came for the familyWord of the score spread, and the crew became targets themselves. A week later, co-defendant Veer Chetal's parents were driving in Danbury, Connecticut, when a car rammed their Lamborghini and men pulled up in a van, beat the couple and tied them up, meaning to extort Chetal for his share. Eyewitnesses called police, and an off-duty FBI agent happened to be driving past.

The money itself went into Monero through exchanges that ask for no identification, then through peel chains, prosecutors say. Cash came back in bulk, some of it shipped across the country inside stuffed toys. Lam spent $4 million at Los Angeles nightclubs in a month and bought more than 30 cars, titling them to a shell company called Crypto Administration LLC.

Myriad: Bitcoin next price move? Click to make your prediction.Members relayed messages to and from Lam in a Miami jail, funded his defense with fraud proceeds, and were still attempting social engineering attacks from Dubai in early 2025, discussing them in coded language about "playing tournaments," according to the indictment.

Ten of the 18 have so far pleaded guilty. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who rejected one lawyer's description of the group as mischievous young kids, has sentenced three. "Being young only goes so far," she said.

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The bears tell us that Bitcoin will return to 60,000 dollars. On the other side, some bulls are already talking about completely outrageous prices. As always, reality is probably somewhere in between. As a trader and two-time winner of global crypto trading competitions in 2024 and 2025, I will simply explain to you what I see today in the market, without euphoria and without trying to announce unrealistic targets.

As I explained in my previous analysis, I expected a few relatively boring weeks on Bitcoin, with a more sideways market. That is exactly what we observed, with a major resistance zone around 82,000 dollars and an important support zone around 76,000 dollars.

Today, Bitcoin touched about 82,500 dollars, which places the market at a particularly interesting level.

The $82,000 remains the level to break In my opinion, Bitcoin will eventually break this $82,000 zone. If this happens, the next level I will watch will be around $88,000.

But beware: to me, touching $82,000 or making a simple spike above this zone absolutely does not mean that the resistance is broken.

A spike is not a breakout.

I want to see a real close above this zone, with a solid candle and especially volume. Only from there will I start considering $88,000 as the next truly probable target.

For now, on a macro reading, the structure is still bearish. However, there is something important to take into account: the market is showing strength.

Flows into Bitcoin ETFs remain present and today this gives a bit more control to the buyers. The bulls have clearly regained part of the advantage, even if I do not yet consider the bull market definitely confirmed.

Recent spot Bitcoin ETF flows. What if Bitcoin corrects again? We must also consider the opposite scenario.

The first zone I watch is around $78,500. It is a former resistance that the market must now successfully turn into support.

Below, we find the $76,000 zone, which remains for me the main support of this current structure.

If Bitcoin loses $78,500, then also breaks $76,000, then the scenario could quickly change and we might see the price return to $71,000.

Can Bitcoin still go to $71,000? Yes.

But before that, the market must first break the $76,000 support. As long as this zone holds, announcing a direct return to $60,000 seems premature to me.

And if Bitcoin eventually returns to $71,000, I would personally consider this zone an excellent opportunity for those who missed the lower buys and who did not take advantage of the move from $60,000.

Bitcoin on daily chart: $82,000 resistance, $76,000 support, and next level at $88,000. What I expect for Bitcoin in September For September, my scenario remains overall positive.

I do not expect an interest rate hike, I think the market can continue to show strength and I also expect positive developments around the CLARITY Act, which could continue to support sentiment around the crypto sector.

This does not mean that Bitcoin will go straight up.

The levels remain simple:

$82,000 broken with volume → $88,000 becomes my next target. $78,500 then $76,000 lost → $71,000 becomes possible again. For now, the bulls have regained some control, but to really talk about the start of a new bull market, I want to see Bitcoin confirm this strength above $82,000.

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In brief Annual MENA blockchain transactions reached an estimated $350 billion by 2025–2026, up from about $100 billion in 2022. The institute says the Iran conflict pushed a growing share of regional capital into digital assets. Investors shifted toward Bitcoin after an initial sell-off, while Gulf crypto firms continued operating during the fighting. The Iran conflict is pushing a growing share of regional capital into digital assets as investors seek to preserve wealth and move money during disruption, according to the Bitcoin Policy Institute.

In a report published Friday, the group estimates that annual blockchain transaction value across the Middle East and North Africa reached $350 billion by 2025–2026, more than triple the approximately $100 billion recorded in 2022.

Myriad: Bitcoin's next price move? Click to make your prediction.Regional conflicts tend to accelerate capital outflows,” researchers for the institute wrote. “The Iran conflict displayed a different dynamic: instead of exiting the region, a growing share of capital shifted into digital assets, underscoring the increasing role of cryptocurrencies—and Bitcoin in particular—as a hedge against economic and geopolitical uncertainty.”

While the institute attributes the broader growth to economic pressures and government efforts to develop crypto markets, it argues that the fighting has increased demand for financial alternatives and demonstrates the benefits of markets that remain open during disruption.

Bitcoin initially fell alongside other risk assets after fighting broke out between Israel and Iran in June 2025.

“Rather than behaving as an immediate safe-haven asset, Bitcoin initially traded in line with global equity markets as investors adopted a classic risk-off posture,” the report says.

Investors then moved from riskier cryptocurrencies into Bitcoin, pushing its share of the crypto market to a one-month high of 64.8%, according to the institute. Its price stabilized despite continued fighting.

The institute says investors moved toward Bitcoin to protect their money from the economic fallout of the conflict, including higher oil prices, inflation and interest rates. Helping matters is the fact that crypto markets also stayed open around the clock, while traditional markets were closed.

The report identified several countries, including Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon and Iran, as countries where currency depreciation has also encouraged people to use Bitcoin and stablecoins pegged to the U.S. dollar to preserve purchasing power.

“Rather than slowing regional adoption, the episode highlighted the growing divergence within MENA,” the report said. “In countries experiencing sanctions, conflict or currency instability, cryptocurrencies served as a means of preserving wealth and transferring value outside traditional financial systems, while regulated Gulf markets continued to attract institutional capital and strengthen their position as the region's leading centers for digital assets.”

The Bitcoin Policy Institute did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Decrypt.

More recent activity in Iran shows how quickly funds can move after an attack. Chainalysis tracked roughly $10.3 million leaving Iranian crypto exchanges between February 28 and March 2 this year, following U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. The firm cautioned that those transfers could include personal withdrawals, exchanges managing liquidity, or state-linked actors moving assets.

The report also points to the UAE and Bahrain’s efforts to attract crypto firms and institutional investors by establishing regulatory frameworks for the industry.

In May, Kraken parent company Payward said it had received preliminary authorization from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority for broker-dealer and investment management activities.

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Eight years ago, at the height of XRP’s meteoric 2017 run, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse sat down to explain why Ripple was gaining traction against legacy payment networks like SWIFT, and why XRP itself, despite the volatility swirling around it, made sense as a bridge asset for cross-border payments.

Solving a Problem That Sounds Absurd Today

In an interview with Bloomberg, Garlinghouse opened with a comparison that still lands. He pointed out that if two people wanted to send $10,000 to California, the fastest method at the time was essentially to fly there in person. “That’s a crazy thing to think about when you’re in the age of the internet,” he said, framing Ripple’s mission as compressing payments that took days to settle into transactions that took seconds.

Addressing XRP’s Explosive Year

Turning to XRP itself, Garlinghouse acknowledged the token had just posted one of the most extraordinary runs in digital asset history, up roughly 25,000% in 2017, making it the best-performing digital asset of the year. He tied that performance directly to Ripple’s approach of working within existing regulatory frameworks and partnering with already-regulated institutions like banks, arguing that reduced uncertainty was part of what fueled investor confidence in XRP specifically.

The Volatility Answer That Became Ripple’s Signature Line

Asked why anyone would use a cryptocurrency as volatile as XRP for real payments, Garlinghouse gave an answer that’s been repeated in Ripple’s messaging ever since. “XRP has clearly been volatile, as all digital assets have been,” he said, “but it’s a thousand times faster than Bitcoin, so the volatility risk you’re taking around XRP is only for three seconds.” Because the exposure window was so brief, he argued, the practical risk to end users ended up being negligible despite the headline volatility.

The Original Cross-Border Pitch

Garlinghouse walked through the mechanics using a live corridor Ripple had running at the time, US dollars to Mexican pesos. A bank or payment provider could hold dollars, convert them to XRP in roughly three seconds, move that XRP to Mexico, then convert it into pesos on arrival. He framed the appeal as universal for any payment provider handling cross-border transactions, banks first, with corporates eventually following, all drawn by the combination of dramatically lower cost and dramatically higher speed compared to existing rails.

Looking Back From Today

Eight years on, with XRP now trading with institutional ETF backing and regulatory clarity taking real legislative shape in Washington, Garlinghouse’s 2017 framing, treat volatility as a brief transactional window rather than a long-term holding risk, reads less like a defensive talking point and more like an early version of the argument Ripple has spent nearly a decade building out in practice.

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TLDR Liquid reported that attackers removed about 4,000 Bitcoin, worth roughly $320 million, from its federation wallet. The funds moved through SideSwap’s Peg-out Authorization Key service, although Liquid and SideSwap said the PAK itself was not compromised. SideSwap linked the affected L-BTC to a reported vulnerability in Elements, the Bitcoin-based software behind Liquid. Liquid disabled bridge nodes and paused network activity while federation members investigated the incident. Charles Hoskinson used the breach to warn that AI could make software vulnerabilities easier to discover and exploit. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has responded to reports that attackers removed about 4,000 Bitcoin from the Liquid Network federation wallet. The reported loss totaled roughly $320 million and prompted Liquid to pause network activity while federation members reviewed the incident.

Charles Hoskinson linked the breach to wider concerns about artificial intelligence and software security. His response focused on whether traditional testing can keep pace as AI tools become better at finding code weaknesses and automating attacks.

Charles Hoskinson Raises AI Security Concerns Liquid said the attackers moved the funds through SideSwap’s Peg-out Authorization Key service. SideSwap and Liquid both said attackers did not compromise the PAK itself. SideSwap instead pointed to a vulnerability in Elements, the Bitcoin-based software that Liquid uses.

We are aware of a security incident on @Liquid_BTC. Purported white-hat hackers have withdrawn ~4,000 BTC (~$320 million) from the Liquid Federation wallet. The @Blockstream team is working on contacting them on-chain with a signed message.

What we know so far is that the funds…

— Liquid Network 🌊 (@Liquid_BTC) September 6, 2026

After the transaction, Liquid disabled bridge nodes and paused network operations. Exchanges also received alerts and began suspending, or preparing to suspend, L-BTC deposits and withdrawals while the investigation continued.

The transaction also carried an OP_RETURN message from the attackers, who described themselves as white hats and asked for contact through the blockchain. Liquid has not said that claim changes its investigation. The network continues to treat the transfer as an unauthorized movement of federation-held Bitcoin, still under review.

Formal Methods Enter the Security Debate Charles Hoskinson said formal methods could offer stronger protection as AI-driven security risks increase. Formal methods use mathematical specifications and proofs to check whether software follows its intended design before developers release it.

AI systems can now review source code, search for weaknesses, and automate parts of phishing and social-engineering attacks. The reported Coldcard theft of about $130 million in Bitcoin has also added attention to the role advanced tools may play in future crypto attacks.

Cardano’s Focus on Formal Verification Cardano has used academic research, peer review, and formal verification as part of its development process. Its Ouroboros consensus protocol came from formal research, while Cardano developers have used mathematical methods to test important protocol properties.

The network also uses Haskell and Plutus, which rely on strong type systems and functional programming. These tools can help developers find some software errors earlier. Charles Hoskinson has long presented this model as a way to reduce weaknesses before code reaches production safely.

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Kripto para piyasasında Bitcoin istihdam verilerinin ardından baskı altında kalırken, PONS fiyatındaki sert yükseliş dikkat çekti. Son 24 saatte yaklaşık yüzde 30 değer kazanan PONS, gün içinde 0,97 dolar seviyesine kadar yükselerek yeni bir zirveye ulaştı. Yazı sırasında 0,77 dolar civarında işlem gören PONS, zirveden gelen geri çekilmeye rağmen piyasanın en güçlü performans gösteren altcoinlerinden biri olmayı sürdürüyor. Güçlü işlem hacmi ve artan yatırımcı ilgisi, PONS fiyatının önümüzdeki günlerde yeniden yükseliş denemesi yapabileceğine yönelik beklentileri artırıyor.

PONS Fiyatı 0,97 Doları Gördü PONS, son dönemde gösterdiği güçlü performansla altcoin piyasasının öne çıkan varlıklarından biri haline geldi. Son 24 saatte yaklaşık yüzde 30 yükselen token, gün içerisinde 0,97 dolar seviyesine kadar çıkarak dikkat çekici bir fiyat hareketi gerçekleştirdi. Bu yükseliş, PONS’un kısa sürede yatırımcıların radarına girmesini sağlarken işlem hacmindeki hareketlilik de yükseliş momentumunu destekledi. Ancak 0,97 dolar seviyesinin ardından gelen satışlarla PONS fiyatı yazı sırasında 0,77 dolar seviyesine geriledi. Buna rağmen fiyatın kısa süre içerisinde ulaştığı zirve, alıcıların piyasadaki gücünü gösteren önemli bir gelişme olarak değerlendiriliyor. PONS’un yeniden yükselişe geçmesi halinde 0,90 ve 0,97 dolar bölgeleri yatırımcıların takip edeceği önemli seviyeler olabilir.

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PONS fiyatındaki sert yükselişin arkasında artan alım ilgisi ve altcoin piyasasındaki hareketlilik bulunuyor. Bitcoin’in 82.000 dolar seviyesinden geri çekildiği ve büyük hacimli altcoinlerin önemli bölümünün değer kaybettiği bir ortamda PONS’un pozitif ayrışması dikkat çekiyor. PONS’un kısa sürede güçlü bir yükseliş gerçekleştirmesi, yatırımcıların yüksek momentum gösteren altcoinlere yöneldiğini ortaya koyuyor. Özellikle yeni zirvelerin görülmesi, piyasada FOMO etkisinin oluşmasına neden olabilir. Bununla birlikte hızlı yükselen varlıklarda kâr satışlarının da sert gerçekleşebileceği unutulmamalı.

PONS Fiyatı Yükselmeye Devam Edebilir mi? PONS’un 0,97 dolar seviyesine kadar yükselmesi, tokenın mevcut yükseliş trendinde önemli bir momentum yakaladığını gösteriyor. Yazı sırasında 0,77 dolar civarında işlem gören PONS’un öncelikle kaybettiği seviyeleri geri kazanması önem taşıyor. Fiyatın yeniden 0,90 dolar üzerine çıkması halinde 0,97 dolar zirvesinin yeniden test edilmesi gündeme gelebilir. Alım hacminin güçlü kalması ve genel altcoin piyasasında risk iştahının artması durumunda PONS için yeni tüm zamanların en yüksek seviyeleri de gündeme gelebilir. Ancak 0,77 dolar çevresindeki hareketin zayıflaması, kısa vadede daha derin bir düzeltme yaşanması riskini artırabilir.

Bitcoin, güçlü ABD istihdam verilerinin ardından 82.000 dolar seviyesinden geri çekilerek 79.000 doların altını test etti. Piyasanın en büyük altcoinlerinde de satış baskısı görülürken ETH 2.500 dolar seviyesini kaybetti, XRP 1,40 dolara geriledi ve XMR yüzde 5’in üzerinde değer kaybetti. Bu tablo içerisinde PONS’un yaklaşık yüzde 30 yükselerek 0,97 dolara kadar çıkması, tokenın piyasanın geri kalanından güçlü şekilde ayrıştığını gösterdi. DASH de yaklaşık yüzde 25 yükselirken BNB, NEAR, DOT, TAO ve LTC gibi bazı altcoinler pozitif bölgede kaldı.

Değerlendirme PONS fiyatı, kısa sürede gerçekleştirdiği güçlü yükselişle altcoin piyasasının en dikkat çeken varlıklarından biri haline geldi. Gün içerisinde 0,97 dolar seviyesine kadar çıkan PONS’un yazı sırasında 0,77 dolar civarında işlem görmesi, zirve sonrası kâr satışlarının yaşandığını gösteriyor. Fiyatın yeniden 0,90 dolar ve ardından 0,97 dolar seviyelerini aşması halinde yükselişin yeni zirvelere taşınma ihtimali güçlenebilir. Buna karşılık mevcut seviyelerin korunamaması durumunda daha sert bir düzeltme görülebilir. Bu nedenle PONS yatırımcıları, özellikle işlem hacmini ve 0,77 dolar çevresindeki fiyat hareketini yakından takip etmeli.

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@PancakeSwap has crossed the 200 million user mark, a milestone that underscores its standing as the dominant decentralized liquidity venue heading into the second half of 2026.

A Platform Built on Sustained Growth The milestone did not arrive suddenly. That foundation has since expanded:

While the multi-chain footprint has broadened its reach, BNB Chain remains the engine of the platform, accounting for the deepest liquidity and the highest transaction counts.

On the tokenomics side,

Expanding Into Tokenized Assets Beyond spot trading in $BTC and memecoins, PancakeSwap has moved aggressively into tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).

The tokenized asset push was largely triggered by a partnership with Ondo Finance. The appeal is practical:

With 200 million users now on board and a growing suite of products spanning crypto-native tokens, memecoins, and tokenized equities, @PancakeSwap appears well-positioned to remain the primary decentralized exchange for retail participants through the current market cycle.

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According to HTX market data, since Hunter Biden announced the launch of meme coin LAPTOP, Bitcoin has fallen approximately 0.7%, Ethereum has dropped around 0.85%, and SOL has declined about 1.17%. Several previously high-profile meme coins also saw declines: MEME fell 19%, PONS dropped 9%, BONER declined 17%, Basecat fell 10%, and ZCAT dropped 13%. Notably, this market reaction may stem from a "precedent". Trump’s TRUMP coin was launched on January 17, 2025. While it saw continuous gains on its launch day, sparking FOMO in the community, its price has since plummeted, leaving behind a "mess" for the crypto space and drawing criticism from mainstream media. Data shows Bitcoin hit a high of $103,000 on January 17, 2025, but fell roughly 25% over the subsequent 54 days. At that time, the Solana network was also in a meme coin boom, with an average daily trading volume of around $4.53 billion, and a single-day peak of $5.86 billion (its current 24-hour volume is approximately $1.915 billion). Some of the most popular meme coin projects at that time peaked either before the launch of TRUMP coin or in recent days, including the once-hot ai16z (market cap of $2.74 billion), FARTCOIN ($2.84 billion), GRIFFAIN ($640 million), and pippin (phase peak of $370 million), among others.

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Biden-themed Meme coin LAPTOP unveils detailed tokenomics

Hunter Biden’s upcoming Meme coin project, set to launch on September 9, has released detailed tokenomics for its LAPTOP token on its official website. The LAPTOP token has a total supply of 1 billion units, with 35% (350 million tokens) unlocked at the Token Generation Event (TGE), and full unlocking will take 36 months. The token allocations are as follows: 30% to founders, 30% to prediction markets, 10% to initial airdrops, 10% to future airdrops, 10% to liquidity, 5% to the foundation treasury, and 5% to charity. Notably, the handling of the 30% total allocation will be determined by the settlement results of 30 Polymarket prediction markets covering political, crypto, and cultural categories. If a market settles to YES, the corresponding tokens will be burned directly; if settled to NO, they will be donated to charity.

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The Hunter Biden-linked meme coin LAPTOP warns the community to beware of counterfeit tokens and malicious links.

Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, is set to launch a meme coin called LAPTOP. The project team has issued a reminder to the community to beware of counterfeit tokens and malicious links, stating that the LAPTOP project will never proactively contact users, nor will it ever request private keys, mnemonic phrases, or personal information, urging users to only trust communications from official channels. As BlockBeats previously reported, after Hunter Biden officially announced the coin launch, numerous LAPTOP-named tokens emerged on various popular meme coin blockchains, with most of them following a trend of surging first and then plummeting to near-zero value.

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Markets currently view the probability of the Republican Party securing a landslide victory in the midterm elections as low as just 11%.

According to data from Predict.fun, in its prediction market for the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections, the current probability of a "Democratic landslide" is as high as 51%, the probability of Republicans winning the Senate and Democrats holding the House is currently reported at 35%, while the probability of a "Republican landslide" is only 11%.

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Liquid's white hat hacker has returned 3,400 BTC, while approximately 600 BTC remains to be returned.

The "white hat hacker" who attacked the Liquid network and stole approximately 4,000 BTC has returned around 3,400 BTC to the Liquid Federation, with roughly 600 BTC still outstanding. The repayment stems from earlier on-chain communication, where the address claiming to be the white hat hacker stated it would return the stolen Bitcoin once Blockstream patched the vulnerability. The incident remains under active development. Notably, during prior discussions with Blockstream, the Liquid white hat hacker pledged to return "most" of the 4,000 BTC, not the full amount; the unreturned funds are likely intended as a bounty.

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Galaxy Research said attackers in the third wave of Coldcard hardware wallet breaches have recently transferred 97.09 BTC, worth roughly $7.7 million at current prices, accounting for about 45% of the Bitcoin stolen in this wave. Among these funds, on September 2, attackers transferred approximately 20.5 BTC across chains to Ethereum via THORChain; they then moved some of the funds into the CoinJoin mixing process to make tracing the assets more difficult. To date, 11 of the 293 2-of-2 multisig addresses set up by attackers during the third wave have been emptied. According to reports, the Coldcard security incident stems from a firmware vulnerability introduced in 2021, which drastically reduced the randomness of the wallet's mnemonic phrase generation, allowing attackers to reconstruct private keys offline and steal funds. As of now, roughly 82% of all Bitcoin stolen in the entire Coldcard attack remains untransferred. Galaxy Research estimates that if newly identified suspected victim addresses are included in the count, the total amount of stolen BTC could reach around 1,806 coins, worth approximately $144 million.

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ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF purchased 28,589 shares of Robinhood (HOOD) on September 4. At the day’s closing price of $122.11, the stake is valued at roughly $3.5 million. The move marks a re-addition to Robinhood after Wood recently trimmed her holdings in the stock; she had previously sold 25,009 shares on August 26. Robinhood’s share price has surged over 30% in the past month, while Bitcoin rose around 23% over the same period to near $80,000. On September 4, Deutsche Bank lifted Robinhood’s price target from $115 to $136 and retained its “Buy” rating, citing that fee revenue from Robinhood Chain has grown far beyond expectations. Data shows the daily revenue of the chain stood below $200,000 in mid-August, but jumped to $3.38 million on September 1 and $4.01 million on September 2. Deutsche Bank projects its annualized run rate will exceed $100 million. As of September 4, Robinhood ranks as the seventh-largest holding in the ARK Innovation ETF, making up 4.28% of the fund’s weight. Separately, Wood has recently added positions in Veracyte, Intellia Therapeutics, and the 3iQ Solana Staking ETF, while trimming stakes in Tempus AI and Twist Bioscience.

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Over the 12-month period ending September 6, the top-performing sector in the crypto market has been privacy assets. The total market cap of privacy tokens has surged to $33.6 billion from $7.1 billion a year ago, representing a roughly 3.7x increase, with nearly half of this market cap growth coming in the past 30 days. ZEC is the core asset driving this sector’s rally, jumping 2496% over the past year. It accounts for around 62% of the total privacy sector market cap, and its ranking has surged from #82 to #7. Over the same period, XMR’s price doubled, while DASH, XMR, and ZEN all outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) in the past 90 days. 91.5% of the top 200 crypto assets by market cap have gained in the past 30 days, but only 25 assets have posted gains over the past year. Notably, the privacy sector is the only segment whose overall market cap is now higher than its peak on October 6, 2025, up 213% from that level. Beyond ZEC, the broader privacy asset index has still risen 85% over the past year, indicating this rally isn’t driven by a single token alone.

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A study finds that weekend TradFi perpetual contract trading volume surged to $53 billion in August, a nearly 12-fold increase so far this year.

According to Binance Research’s latest monthly market report, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization rose 17.6% in August to $2.70 trillion, driven primarily by ETF inflows and interest rate trading. However, as the market reprices Federal Reserve policies, whether the subsequent rally can continue will depend on whether spot and ETF demand can withstand liquidity tightening pressures. The report notes that Bitcoin (BTC) rose 24.8% over the past seven days, an extreme move ranking among the top 1% of single-week gains since 2020. Historically, after the prior seven instances of similar gains, BTC rose one month later in all cases, with six of those still rising two months later, posting an average two-month gain of 18.3%. Binance Research emphasizes, however, that the sample size is limited and the short squeeze effect in this rally has been largely exhausted. On the funding front, the allocation share of crypto assets among stock asset holders rose from 64% to 72%, stablecoin allocations fell by 22%, and the proportion of traditional finance (TradFi) perpetual contract trading volume dropped from 40% to 20%. Additionally, weekend trading volume for TradFi perpetual contracts in August hit $53 billion, nearly 12 times higher than the start of the year, signaling the formation of an independent market for 24/7 cross-asset trading demand. The report also points out that as expectations for Anthropic’s listing heat up, its related pre-IPO market saw a sharp rise in August.

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PANews, September 7 - According to SoSoValue data, the crypto market sectors showed mixed performance, with the AI sector standing out, rising 2.10% in 24 hours. Among them, Bittensor (TAO) rose 10.03%, and Pieverse (PIEVERSE) rose 5.18%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) slightly fell 0.11%, falling back below $80,000; Ethereum (ETH) fell 0.11%, holding around $2,500.

In other sectors, the GameFi sector fell over 4% in 24 hours. The DeFi sector rose 1.21% in 24 hours, with Raydium (RAY) up 34.80% within the sector; the Layer2 sector rose 0.82%, with Celestia (TIA) up 11.07%; the PayFi sector rose 0.53%, with Zcash (ZEC) up 10.94%; the Layer1 sector rose 0.27%, with Injective (INJ) up 7.30%.

Additionally, the CeFi sector fell 1.87%, with Binance Coin (BNB) down 2.36%; the Meme sector fell 2.26%, with Pons (PONS) down 15.43%. MarsCoin (MARSCOIN) fell 33.83%.

The crypto sector indices reflecting historical sector performance showed that the ssiAI, ssiDeFi, and ssiLayer2 indices rose 4.27%, 1.17%, and 1.01%, respectively.

After its sharp breakout in August, XRP is working to establish a more stable bullish pattern. The asset is now trading at $1.42, comfortably above the key moving averages. Buyers, however, have struggled to extend the advance since the surge, with price action reflecting a period of sideways movement.

XRP holds above key supportThe 200-day moving average at $1.35 remains a crucial support level for XRP. Since late August, the price has tested this area multiple times without experiencing a clear breakdown. The primary support is found between $1.35 and $1.36, strengthened by the 20-day moving average near $1.32. On the upside, the initial resistance stands at $1.45.

A sustained close above $1.45 could set up a renewed attack on the $1.50 to $1.55 range, which previously proved to be a heavy resistance zone. The price only briefly touched the $1.70 level, and there is not enough trading history at that price to consider it established resistance. Overall, the momentum remains positive.

XRP’s RSI is currently at 62, lower than during the August breakout, leaving room for further growth without technical overheating.

Bulls are supported as long as XRP consolidates above $1.35. Losing this level could weaken the recovery, shifting focus to $1.32 and then $1.23.

Solana rallies as momentum buildsSolana (SOL) has shown one of the clearest recovery trends, gaining over 3% in the current session and trading around $106.50. SOL remains above key moving averages after rebounding strongly from the June lows.

The $108 to $110 range presents the current resistance. Solana previously tested $110 during the late August rally but has not succeeded in breaking above. If the price surpasses $110, technical resistance in the immediate vicinity will be limited. Meanwhile, recent pullbacks have found support between $100 and $102. The 20-day moving average, now at $95.30, provides additional support below, with the 200-day average at approximately $91.

SupportResistance$100–$102, $95.30, $91$108–$110SOL’s RSI is nearing 68, with the signal average at 72. While the coin has cooled off since its last surge, it is once again approaching technically overbought conditions.

The setup remains favorable for buyers if SOL holds above $100. Losing this threshold could trigger deeper retracement toward $95 or $91, while a move beyond $110 would reinforce the bullish scenario.

Hyperliquid continues its market outperformanceHyperliquid (HYPE) has climbed over 4% in the current session, reaching nearly $89 and maintaining its lead over broader market performance. The upward momentum follows a surge that began on August 18, when HYPE traded below $60.

The price remains well above all major moving averages. HYPE is showing a strong pattern of higher highs and higher lows, with the 20-day moving average now at $76.91 and the 200-day at $56.47. The longer-term moving averages are clustered between $64 and $66.

The psychologically significant $90 level is currently in play. A breakout above this point would push HYPE into price discovery, with the $92 to $95 area as the next focal point. The significant distance between the current price and moving averages highlights the strength of the ongoing rally.

HYPE’s RSI stands at 68.5, just below the conventional overbought benchmark, indicating strong upside potential but an increased chance of short-term consolidation.

The first notable support lies between $84 and $85, followed by the rising 20-day average in the $77 to $80 range. HYPE’s bullish trend remains intact unless these support levels are lost.

Mini dictionary: Hyperliquid is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol focused on providing liquidity and trading solutions for crypto assets, aiming to facilitate high-frequency trading and automated market-making on blockchain networks.

Bitcoin steadies in high rangeBitcoin continues to consolidate around $80,000 after a strong move up from the $63,000 level in August. Despite several failed attempts to break decisively above $81,000, Bitcoin trades close to $79,960, reflecting ongoing high-level consolidation rather than a trend reversal.

Support has been consistently reliable between $77,000 and $78,000, where increased demand has re-emerged after price pullbacks. The most recent rally briefly pushed Bitcoin above $81,000, but selling pressure quickly returned. Immediate resistance is now clustered between $81,000 and $82,000.

Bitcoin remains distant from its major moving averages. The 200-day moving average stands near $72,638, and the 20-day is up to $75,124. Additional support comes from averages in the $69,400 to $70,000 band, reflecting the overall strengthening of market structure since August.

Momentum indicators remain robust. The RSI is now near 67—still below overbought conditions but with potential for a renewed surge above $82,000 to quickly drive momentum higher. A daily breakout above $82,000 would likely open the path toward $84,000–$85,000. The $77,000 level remains the key support on the downside.

Changxin Technology: Global DRAM product supply will remain tight in the second half of the year.

ChangXin Memory Technologies held its 2026 semi-annual performance briefing. An investor asked about the company’s Q3 DRAM price trends, and Huang Danyang, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ChangXin, stated that looking ahead to the second half of 2026, the global DRAM supply shortage pattern will persist.

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Changxin's largest long position on Hyperliquid has an unrealized profit exceeding $3 million.

According to TradingBeats' monitoring, the largest long address 0x9a80 for Changxin (trading pair: xyz:CXMT) on Hyperliquid currently holds around 1.4956 million CXMT long positions, with a position value of approximately $12.99 million, using 5x leverage, an average entry price of about $6.6156, and an unrealized profit of roughly $3.0959 million. Today, A-share listed Changxin rose sharply by 6.70%, closing at 58.47 yuan. Assuming no new trades are executed by this address, based on its current position size, the intraday price increase has generated an approximate $435,000 in paper gains for it. It is reported that this address built its current CXMT long position from scratch on July 15, accumulating around 225,200 CXMT tokens that day. It then continued to add to its position, peaking at roughly 1.63 million CXMT by the end of July. Although it reduced positions in batches during this period, it did not fully close out the position, and currently retains approximately 1.4956 million long CXMT positions.

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Capital B spent approximately $29.4 million to add 376 Bitcoin to its holdings, marking the largest single Bitcoin purchase in nearly a year.

French bitcoin treasury firm Capital B announced it purchased 376 bitcoins for €25.3 million (approx. $29.4 million), bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 3,521 coins, with a cumulative acquisition cost of roughly €309.4 million (approx. $359.3 million). This purchase marks Capital B’s largest single bitcoin acquisition since September 2025, when the firm bought 551 bitcoins. Capital B said the funds for the purchase came from a recently completed financing round, including a €28.7 million (approx. $33.3 million) private placement, in which Adam Back added €7.6 million (approx. $8.8 million) in investment, boosting his common stock stake to 17.64%. Following this acquisition, Capital B holds 3,521 bitcoins, with an average purchase price of roughly €87,878 per coin (approx. $102,058 per coin).

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Analysis: Bitcoin's on-chain realized market capitalization returns to growth, with its price recovery backed by fundamentals.

CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. published a note stating that Bitcoin’s Realized Cap returned to positive territory on August 24 after 87 consecutive days of negative growth, and rose to +0.88% on September 6, indicating that BTC’s on-chain capital base is recovering. Bitcoin’s Realized Cap currently stands at around $1.068 trillion, having increased by approximately $9.36 billion over the past 30 days, and has continued to rise even as BTC fluctuated around $80,000 recently. Adler Jr. noted that this shows the previously contracting Realized Cap is improving. However, this metric briefly turned positive back in May before falling again, so it remains to be seen whether the current capital growth can be sustained. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s Realized Premium Z-Score dropped from 4.17 during BTC’s rally on August 19 to 0.90 on September 6, though it still remains in positive territory. Adler Jr. explained that the metric’s decline does not signal a weakening price trend, as the anomaly relative to the 28-day average naturally decreases as new price levels gradually enter calculations. Overall, current on-chain signals are positive but have not yet confirmed a sustained bull market: Realized Cap is growing, while BTC has held onto its prior gains. Going forward, if the 30-day Realized Cap change remains positive and is accompanied by further expansion of Realized Cap, this will further support the continuation of the recovery; if the metric falls back below zero, it will weaken this outlook.

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Arthur Hayes releases the Flop Yellow Paper, turning AI inference computing power into an on-chain commodity, with all tokens allocated via airdrop.

Arthur Hayes has published the yellow paper for his new project FLOP on social media. According to the introduction, FLOP is a proof-of-useful-inference blockchain and native token tailored for the Agent economy. Agents use FLOP to pay miners for inference fees, directly converting the token into computing power and intelligence. Simply put, FLOP aims to position AI inference computing power as an on-chain commodity that is purchasable, verifiable, and settleable. The workflow operates as follows: AI Agents use FLOP to pay for inference requests; miners run the required models; verifiers confirm that "the inference is roughly credible and the work is valid", then settle rewards and block rewards. On token supply, FLOP has a genesis supply of approximately 2.48346 billion tokens, all allocated via airdrop, with no VC pre-mining or auctions. The initial phase reward distribution is 75% to miners, 10% to verifiers, 10% to Agents, and 5% to regular stakers. The network features an average block time of one second, with an initial block reward of 96 FLOP, which halves every 730 days for a total of five halving cycles—dropping from 96 to 48, 24, 12, 6, and finally 3—after which the reward will remain permanently at 3 FLOP. To become a miner or verifier, participants must stake FLOP tokens, and dishonest staking will incur penalties. Verifiers serve as network guardians and manage the protocol through FLOP Improvement Proposals (FIPs).

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Iran's Parliament Speaker: Attacks targeting Iran's oil and gas assets will also put U.S.-related energy facilities at risk.

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Qalibaf stated that Iran’s domestic oil and natural gas production chains are widely distributed, easily accessible, and inadequately protected, while U.S. oil and gas enterprises operating in relevant waters and facilities face similar risks. Qalibaf warned that if the U.S. attacks Iran’s energy assets, its own related assets could be targeted in retaliation, noting that Iran “has already proven this point” and calling on the international community to inquire about those “non-operational bases”. (Jinshi)

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7 September 2026 | 11:13 U.S. inflation is the main market-wide risk this week, while policy decisions, security updates, network upgrades and migration deadlines could move several individual tokens.

Date Catalyst Main exposure September 10–11 U.S. PPI and CPI Bitcoin, altcoins, yields and the dollar September 10 ECB policy decision European markets and global risk appetite No fixed date Liquid incident resolution L-BTC, Liquid services and bridge confidence September 10–11 MultiversX and XRPL upgrades EGLD, XRP and network applications September 10 Harmony migration deadline ONE holders, applications and liquidity providers 1. U.S. inflation could move the entire crypto market The Bureau of Labor Statistics calendar places the August Producer Price Index release on September 10 and the Consumer Price Index on September 11. Both reports are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. ET.

PPI measures prices received by domestic producers, while CPI tracks prices paid by consumers. CPI normally has the stronger immediate influence on Federal Reserve expectations, but an unexpected PPI result could begin changing market positioning one day earlier.

The releases arrive shortly before the Federal Reserve’s September 15-16 meeting. Because the figures could alter expectations for that decision, Bitcoin’s historical reactions to Federal Reserve rate increases provide useful context for the connection between monetary policy and crypto prices.

Hotter inflation could push Treasury yields and the dollar higher if traders reduce expectations for monetary easing. Higher yields increase the return available from lower-risk assets, while a stronger dollar can tighten financial conditions for assets priced in the U.S. currency. Both developments can pressure Bitcoin and altcoins.

Softer inflation could lower yields and weaken the dollar, creating a more favorable environment for risk assets. The initial move may still prove temporary if the data do not materially change the expected path of interest rates.

That happened after the May 2024 CPI report was released on June 12. Bitcoin initially surged above $69,000 after inflation came in below expectations, but part of the advance faded as traders considered the Federal Reserve’s cautious outlook.

After this week’s releases, traders can distinguish a broader macro move by checking whether Bitcoin, two-year Treasury yields and the dollar move in consistent directions. Softer inflation accompanied by falling yields, a weaker dollar and gains across altcoins would provide stronger confirmation than an isolated Bitcoin spike.

2. The ECB decision could send conflicting signals The European Central Bank’s monetary-policy meeting concludes on September 10. The decision is due at 12:15 UTC, or 2:15 p.m. in Frankfurt, followed by a press conference.

The ECB does not usually influence crypto as directly as the Federal Reserve, but its decisions can move European bond yields, the euro and expectations for global liquidity.

A restrictive decision or unexpectedly hawkish guidance could lift regional yields and weigh on risk appetite. A dovish decision could support European assets through lower borrowing costs, but it could also weaken the euro and strengthen the dollar. Those opposing effects make the market’s response more informative than the rate decision alone.

The ECB raised its three key rates by 25 basis points in June, confirming that renewed inflation pressure can still produce a restrictive policy surprise. That decision provides policy context rather than proof that Bitcoin will respond in a particular direction this week.

Traders should compare the ECB statement with movements in EUR/USD, European yields and the dollar index. A Bitcoin move that occurs without corresponding changes in those markets would be more likely to have a crypto-specific cause.

3. Liquid’s repayment now requires on-chain proof The Liquid Network incident has no scheduled resolution, but a return of funds, publication of a technical postmortem or restoration of normal network activity could become a significant development during the week.

Liquid said approximately 4,000 BTC, valued near $320 million at the time, left its federation wallet. It also said the SideSwap Peg-Out Authorization Key and the federation’s other keys had not been compromised.

SideSwap said the L-BTC submitted through its service had been created through an Elements software vulnerability before the related peg-outs were processed. No complete public postmortem had independently established the full mechanism at the time of writing.

The unidentified parties controlling the Bitcoin claimed in on-chain messages to be white hats. They said they would return most of the funds after the vulnerability was patched, but that promise had not been completed or independently verified.

The distinction between a stolen key and a software failure matters. A compromised private key would mean an attacker obtained direct control over protected funds. A validation failure could allow an unauthorized state change even when the relevant keys continue functioning as designed.

A detailed examination of how 4,000 BTC left Liquid without a reported key compromise explains the known transaction sequence and the questions that remain unanswered.

The broader Bitcoin market would face greater risk if the funds began moving toward exchanges or services commonly used for liquidation. Without such movement, the immediate consequences remain more concentrated in L-BTC, Liquid-based services and confidence in federated bridges.

The 2022 Ronin bridge exploit provides a relevant comparison. RON fell about 20% after the breach was disclosed, while the most direct disruption remained within Ronin and its connected applications. Security incidents generally become market-wide risks only when losses, forced selling or technical concerns spread beyond the affected system.

For Liquid, the useful evidence would be confirmed repayment transactions, a reconciled reserve balance, publication of the vulnerability fix and the restoration of network and exchange services.

4. MultiversX and XRP Ledger face execution tests Two protocol changes are expected during the week, placing the immediate focus on whether both networks complete their upgrades without disruption.

MultiversX has scheduled its Supernova mainnet activation for September 10 at epoch 2233. The upgrade is designed to reduce block times from approximately six seconds to 600 milliseconds by separating consensus from execution.

If the activation succeeds, faster confirmation could make the network more suitable for applications requiring frequent or time-sensitive transactions. Its longer-term value to EGLD will depend on whether developers and users take advantage of that additional capacity.

The XRP Ledger could activate its fixCleanup3_3_0 amendment around September 11. The projected date remains conditional on validator support staying above the required threshold.

Under the XRPL amendment process, a proposal must retain supermajority support for two weeks before activation. The current voting position and projected date can be followed through the XRPScan amendment tracker.

The bundled fixes affect features including vaults, lending, automated market makers, permissioned trading infrastructure, checks and pseudo-accounts. It is primarily a maintenance amendment rather than a new source of XRP demand.

Ethereum’s 2022 Merge shows why technical execution and price performance must be judged separately. The network completed its transition to proof of stake, but ETH initially rose by around 2% before falling about 6% below its price at the time of the upgrade, according to Coinbase Institutional. Wider market conditions and existing trader positioning outweighed the successful deployment.

For both MultiversX and XRPL, activation is the first test. A lasting token-price effect would require the technical changes to produce greater usage, liquidity, transaction activity or fee generation.

5. Harmony users face an asset-access deadline Harmony has proposed retiring its mainnet and migrating ONE to Ethereum while redirecting the project toward AI-powered video infrastructure.

The proposals are nonbinding and may be revised. Their immediate importance comes from Harmony’s instruction for users to exit smart contracts before September 10 because multisignature wallets, liquidity pools and on-chain applications cannot be transferred automatically.

The proposal says its final-state calculation would cover wallet balances, staking delegations, validator rewards and ONE reported by centralized exchanges. Users should nevertheless verify how their wallet, exchange or application plans to handle the migration rather than assume every balance will receive identical treatment.

Liquidity providers may need to unwind positions, while application teams must determine whether balances and services can be moved safely. These actions could reduce on-chain liquidity or produce selling pressure even before the proposal reaches its final form.

Validators may stop operating from 7 a.m. Pacific Time on September 10 under the published plan. Declining validator participation could therefore become relevant before the network’s final block is established.

BNB Beacon Chain’s retirement shows why migration deadlines can matter long after a blockchain stops operating normally. BNB Chain provided a formal migration process, but users who missed the primary window later needed a dedicated recovery tool to move eligible assets.

For Harmony, the most useful indicators are validator participation, bridge availability, decentralized-exchange liquidity and updated instructions for assets remaining in smart contracts after September 10. ONE’s market price will show only part of the migration’s impact.

Inflation has the widest market reach U.S. inflation has the greatest potential reach because it can reprice interest-rate expectations across crypto, bonds, currencies and equities. The ECB decision is the secondary macro event, while Liquid carries the largest unresolved security risk.

Liquid, the two network upgrades and Harmony’s migration proposal have narrower exposure. Their effects should be assessed through fund movements, network performance and user access – not automatically treated as signals for the wider crypto market.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.

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COINDESK: Live updates: Bitcoin holds $79,000 as hike odds climb, zcash runs 45% in a week

Key Takeaways Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, argues that Bitcoin can address security challenges using standard software updates without requiring broad social consensus He dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence might trigger a Bitcoin price collapse exceeding 50% within the coming two years Buterin characterized the probability of breaking Bitcoin’s fundamental cryptography as extremely low Bitcoin’s proof-of-work framework has maintained resilience against 51% attacks throughout its history Buterin has highlighted AI’s potential for strengthening blockchain security through formal code verification methods On September 7, Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, stated that Bitcoin possesses sufficient infrastructure to address cybersecurity challenges without requiring community-wide consensus mechanisms.

Vitalik: Optimistic About the Long-Term Development of Cybersecurity, Expects Bitcoin to Handle Issues Not Requiring Social Consensus Well

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he is quite optimistic about the long-term development of cybersecurity and expects Bitcoin to… pic.twitter.com/7bwg2gsVUE

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 7, 2026

His remarks addressed mounting concerns within cryptocurrency communities regarding artificial intelligence potentially threatening Bitcoin’s stability, with certain market observers predicting potential price declines surpassing 50% during the upcoming two-year period.

Buterin rejected these pessimistic projections. He explained that network-level vulnerabilities can be resolved through straightforward client software and mining pool updates, eliminating the necessity for social consensus processes.

He assessed the likelihood of successfully compromising Bitcoin’s fundamental cryptographic systems, including its hash functions and proof-of-work architecture, as exceptionally minimal.

Throughout its operational history, Bitcoin’s proof-of-work infrastructure has generated approximately 2^96 hashes. This enormous computational foundation creates significant barriers against successful attack implementations.

Bitcoin has maintained an unblemished record regarding 51% attacks. Such attacks involve a single entity acquiring majority mining power control, enabling transaction manipulation.

Distinguishing Technical Vulnerabilities from Consensus Challenges Buterin established a distinct separation between two categories of security issues. Technical vulnerabilities, according to his analysis, can be remedied through software patches. Consensus challenges, including governance disagreements or controversial protocol modifications, represent fundamentally different scenarios.

Regarding Bitcoin specifically, Buterin maintains that its technical foundation is sufficiently robust that coordinated community mobilization isn’t necessary for security maintenance.

In a publication released during May, he examined artificial intelligence’s cybersecurity implications from multiple perspectives. He recognized that AI technologies enable increasingly sophisticated attack methodologies.

However, he simultaneously emphasized that AI provides opportunities for enhanced defensive capabilities. Formal verification technologies, which provide mathematical proof of code correctness, can be implemented across blockchain infrastructures including consensus protocols.

Bitcoin employs elliptic-curve cryptographic methods. These are regarded as secure against contemporary computing systems, though theoretically vulnerable to sufficiently advanced quantum computing technology.

Present-day quantum computing systems remain significantly underdeveloped for threatening Bitcoin’s encryption standards. The cryptocurrency sector is proactively investigating post-quantum cryptographic alternatives as preventive measures.

When these statements were made, Bitcoin was trading within the $64,000 to $65,000 resistance zone. Market participants were monitoring for indications of either breakthrough momentum or continued price consolidation.

Buterin’s perspective provides confidence to stakeholders concerned about Bitcoin’s security trajectory over extended timeframes.

Key Points Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis cautions that missing this Congressional window on the CLARITY Act means waiting until 2030 for crypto market structure rules The legislation cleared the House in July 2025 but has remained gridlocked in the Senate for more than twelve months September 15 marks a crucial procedural vote, though observers doubt final approval before November’s midterm elections Ethics requirements pushed by Democratic lawmakers continue to block progress Bitcoin hovered near $79,000 while the Crypto Fear and Greed Index registered 75, signaling “greed” sentiment Wyoming’s Senator Cynthia Lummis is intensifying pressure on the Senate to advance the CLARITY Act, cautioning that inaction now threatens to freeze crypto regulation efforts for the remainder of the decade.

If the Clarity Act doesn’t pass this Congress, the next real opportunity to bring market structure legislation back up is 2030. That’s years of jobs, investment, and tax revenue we can avoid squandering if we finish this now.

— Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) September 6, 2026

In a September 6 statement on X, Lummis emphasized that failing to move the CLARITY Act through the current Congressional session pushes the next viable opportunity for comprehensive market structure legislation all the way to 2030.

“By completing work on this legislation immediately, we prevent the loss of countless opportunities—jobs, investment capital, and government revenue,” Lummis stated.

Understanding the CLARITY Act’s Framework The CLARITY Act aims to eliminate regulatory ambiguity surrounding digital assets across the United States. The legislation establishes clear criteria for determining whether a digital asset qualifies as a security or commodity, while delineating jurisdictional boundaries between the SEC and CFTC for overseeing various asset categories.

Senator Lummis: Failure to Pass the CLARITY Act This Congress Could Delay the Next Opportunity Until 2030

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis said that if the CLARITY Act does not pass during the current Congress, the next real opportunity to advance market structure legislation may not… pic.twitter.com/jmZzheLTZz

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 7, 2026

After securing House approval in July 2025, the legislation has languished in the Senate chamber for over twelve months without reaching a final floor vote.

The Senate calendar includes a procedural motion scheduled for September 15. However, this vote serves merely to determine whether deliberations can conclude and legislative proceedings can advance—it does not constitute final passage.

Republican Representative French Hill recently acknowledged that “negotiations have progressed to a meaningful stage,” though market watchers identify persistent roadblocks.

Remaining Legislative Roadblocks Democratic lawmakers continue insisting on the incorporation of ethics-related provisions as a prerequisite for their backing. These stipulations remain unresolved.

According to CoinDesk reporting, securing final passage ahead of November’s midterm elections appears virtually impossible. House leadership intends to schedule its concluding vote immediately following Senate action, just days before voters head to the polls.

Congressional terms operate on two-year intervals. Should the legislation fail to advance during the current session, it must be resubmitted entirely in the subsequent Congress, starting the process anew.

Lummis stands among the Senate’s strongest cryptocurrency advocates, having previously championed proposals to incorporate Bitcoin into America’s strategic reserve holdings.

Certain market observers contend that even with legislative postponement, near-term market consequences may prove minimal. Institutional investment has maintained momentum following spot Bitcoin ETF authorizations, while stablecoin regulatory frameworks progress through independent channels.

Current Cryptocurrency Market Conditions Bitcoin was changing hands near $79,000 on September 7, showing a modest 0.03% decline across 24 hours while posting 3.01% gains for the week.

Ethereum traded at $2,506, reflecting a 0.39% increase. Ripple sat at $1.41, experiencing a 0.47% decrease.

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index registered 75, firmly within “greed” parameters.

South Korean Bitcoin exchanges maintained a 1.48% premium, indicating slightly elevated prices compared to worldwide trading platforms.

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