Aurora Innovation has signed a commercial agreement with McLane Company, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, to launch fully driverless trucking operations on the Dallas-Houston corridor in Texas. The deal, announced on May 6, 2026, transitions what was previously a supervised pilot program into unsupervised commercial hauling, a distinction that matters enormously in the autonomous vehicle world.
The pilot phase wasn’t exactly a warm-up lap. Aurora logged over 280,000 autonomous miles and completed 1,400 loads for McLane, all with a 100% on-time delivery rate.
How the partnership actually works The operational model is a hybrid approach that splits the work between machine and human. Aurora’s self-driving technology handles the long-haul interstate segments between Dallas and Houston, roughly 240 miles of highway driving. McLane’s own drivers then take over for last-mile deliveries, navigating the trickier urban streets and loading docks that still challenge autonomous systems.
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McLane operates one of the largest distribution networks in the US, serving convenience stores, restaurants, and mass merchants.
Aurora’s growth targets and revenue outlook Aurora isn’t treating this as a one-route curiosity. The company has laid out aggressive expansion plans, targeting additional routes across US Sun Belt distribution-center corridors by the end of 2026.
On the fleet side, Aurora aims to have over 200 driverless trucks in operation by year-end 2026.
The financial projections reflect that ambition. Aurora has guided for $14 to $16 million in revenue for 2026, with an annual run-rate potential reaching $80 million once operations hit full scale.
Looking further out, Aurora is preparing to launch a Driver-as-a-Service model in 2027. Rather than selling trucks or software licenses outright, DaaS would essentially let logistics companies pay per mile or per load for autonomous capability.
What this means for the autonomous trucking race For investors in Aurora, which trades under the ticker AUR, the McLane deal offers commercial traction with a credible counterparty. The 100% on-time delivery rate across 1,400 loads is the kind of operational data that procurement teams at other major shippers will scrutinize when deciding whether to sign their own contracts.
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The most consequential device in cryptography does not exist yet. Quantum memory, an Oxford lecturer argues, will decide whether Bitcoin (BTC) breaks or gets replaced by something better.
Stefano Gogioso published that argument on Tuesday. He says the promise of quantum cryptography now rests on building a single piece of hardware.
“The development of portable long-term quantum memory will be one of the most consequential milestones of quantum technology. These devices will power an entirely new class of applications, such as quantum money, the ultimate incarnation of a digital store of value.”
Gogioso, a quantum computing lecturer at the University of Oxford and co-founder of quantum security firm Spooqy, told BeInCrypto.
The Bottleneck Quantum Money Never ClearedAn earlier report from the BeInCrypto Experts Council ended on an unsolved problem. Quantum money cannot be forged, because quantum states cannot be copied.
Nobody, however, can hold those states for long. The best laboratory systems keep one alive for seconds, which is why the case for quantum money has stayed theoretical.
Gogioso’s post sets out what a usable device would actually need. Stability measured in months, or ideally forever. Portability, first inside a shipping crate and later inside a pocket. Capacity running to billions of separate states.
He also rules out the more familiar idea of quantum RAM. Nothing in his design needs random access or in-place editing. States are drawn in order and spent once.
The distance between seconds and months is the entire problem.
Why Gogioso Calls Quantum Memory InevitableHis answer arrives in two steps, and the first one is categorical.
A fault-tolerant quantum computer must keep fragile states alive at scale, against noise, for as long as a calculation runs. That requirement is what fault tolerance means.
Remove the computing, Gogioso argues, and a quantum memory device is what remains. Denying one therefore means denying the other.
The reframing matters commercially. Billions of dollars are already committed to fault-tolerant machines. The memory sits inside those roadmaps as an unavoidable step.
His second step concerns portability. Machines running at cryogenic temperatures will keep their states at the bottom of a refrigerator for years to come.
Atom-based designs are different. They store information in properties that nature already keeps isolated. That turns the problem into hard engineering rather than physics.
Gogioso also lowers the bar in a way the debate has mostly ignored. A memory does not have to survive decades. A sealed single-use cartridge, filled at a facility and spent state by state, would serve every application he describes.
The Same Machine Breaks Bitcoin and Builds Its ReplacementFollow that argument into crypto and it produces an awkward symmetry.
In March, Google Quantum AI worked with the Ethereum Foundation and Stanford on the cost of attacking Bitcoin. The team put the requirement at fewer than 500,000 physical qubits.
Such a machine only works if it is fault tolerant. And fault tolerance, by Gogioso’s own definition, is quantum memory.
The conclusion is uncomfortable for both camps. The hardware that would expose Bitcoin’s signatures would also fuel quantum money.
Every dollar chasing fault tolerance therefore funds both futures at once. No version of this story exists where quantum computers break Bitcoin and the alternative stays impossible.
Gogioso and Daniela Herrmann, chief executive of quantum firm Dynex, made the wider case on the panel above.
Why a Stolen Shipment Would Not MatterThe security model behind all of this inverts an old assumption.
Classical key material is dangerous in transit. Whoever copies it owns it, and leaves no trace of having done so.
An entangled pair carries no information at all while it sits in storage. The randomness that becomes a key appears only at the moment of measurement.
A hijacked crate would therefore cost a supplier its stock rather than its secrets. Gogioso writes that the worst a corrupt supplier can deliver is a tank of useless gas.
A second consequence is stranger. These resources burn. A key consumes entangled pairs, and a banknote gets spent across its own verifications.
Gogioso calls the effect cryptography by combustion. Money built this way would arrive with a fuel gauge.
Q-Day Has a Calendar. Quantum Money Does Not.The two halves of this story move at very different speeds.
The attack side is full of dates. IBM expects quantum computing to move its earnings by 2028 or 2029. Hong Kong has set its banks a quantum readiness deadline of 2030.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to retire current elliptic-curve signatures by 2030. It would disallow them outright by 2035.
The replacement side has no calendar whatsoever. Gogioso declines to supply one. His post argues for the inevitability of the resource, not the imminence of a product.
He was more forward-looking on the panel, suggesting provably impossible applications within five to seven years. That estimate covered quantum resources broadly, not a memory small enough for a wallet.
Herrmann drew the same boundary during the discussion.
“Quantum money is the vision, once this all plays out. Right now, quantum money as such isn’t available yet. But as soon as the chips advance, these things have to be handled with real responsibility.”
What the Argument Leaves OpenTwo questions survive it.
Somebody still has to fill the memories. That leaves an issuer inside a system advertised as having no custodian.
A bearer instrument with no ledger also has no recovery. A note that is lost, stolen, or simply left to decay takes its value with it.
The industry is building the machine regardless. It has not yet decided which of the two things it wants.
Well-known crypto KOL Bonk Guy called out Binance CEO CZ on X, urging him to fulfill the "buy/sell meme coin" commitment he referenced on July 30. Bonk Guy specifically highlighted MarsCoin, which just launched on Binance’s spot market, calling it a strong candidate. Notably, Bonk Guy holds MarsCoin worth $4.6 million in his public wallet address, having purchased $984,000 worth of the token at an average price when MarsCoin’s market cap stood at $38.9 million. Yesterday, Binance co-founder He Yi followed Bonk Guy on X, triggering widespread discussion in the crypto community.
MEME Token Posts Extraordinary Single-Day GainsA token called MEME has become the latest standout from the Pumpfun memecoin launchpad, surging more than 500,000% in a single trading day and briefly pushing its market cap above $250 million. The move follows a broader revival of speculative activity on Solana-based platforms, where tokens can launch in seconds, attract outsized attention within hours, and collapse just as quickly.
On-chain data tracked by Lookonchain highlighted two standout traders. FrankDeGods reportedly converted a $1,491 position into more than $1.2 million after purchasing 11 million MEME tokens. A second trader is said to have turned $2,972 into more than $2.1 million within 12 hours. While these returns are eye-catching, such outcomes represent a small minority of trades on memecoin launchpads, where the vast majority of tokens lose most of their value shortly after launch.
Robinhood's Tokenized AMC Shares Spark Corporate BacklashThe MEME frenzy came on the same day that a separate controversy over tokenized equities escalated. AMC CEO Adam Aron criticized Robinhood's tokenized AMC shares, saying the company did not authorize the product. Robinhood's stock tokens claim to provide economic exposure to shares without giving investors ownership of the underlying stock.
Aron took aim at the fact that Robinhood's stock tokens are not registered under US securities laws, calling the practice "contemptible, outrageous, disgusting," and said AMC instructed outside securities counsel to review the matter. AMC has not announced legal action against Robinhood. Aron said the company will first ask outside securities counsel to review the tokenized AMC product and the circumstances surrounding its use of the company's name.
The dispute is not isolated. OpenAI previously rejected Robinhood tokens linked to the private company, saying they were not OpenAI equity and had not been endorsed by the firm. The episode highlights the tension between competing models for tokenizing equities as financial firms push stocks onto blockchain rails.
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CoinDesk: AMC CEO blasts Robinhood stock tokens
Crypto.news: AMC CEO Adam Aron hits out at Robinhood over tokenized AMC shares
Ether.fi’s CASH card, a Visa-linked product that lets users spend directly from their crypto vaults, has crossed $800 million in cumulative spend as of early September 2026. The kicker: roughly $600 million of that total was racked up this year.
The numbers behind the surge Q1 2026 alone saw $170 million in spend volume, a 35% jump from the previous quarter. By late April, cumulative spending had already cleared $400 million, with monthly volumes regularly topping $50 million even during choppy market conditions.
By early September, the CASH product had processed nearly 10 million transactions. Perhaps more telling than the raw volume is the average transaction size: below $100. That pattern suggests users aren’t making a handful of large purchases to game cashback rewards. They’re buying coffee, paying subscriptions, covering everyday expenses.
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The platform currently supports approximately 70,000 active cards and around 300,000 accounts, numbers that grew meaningfully after Ether.fi migrated the CASH product to Optimism’s OP Mainnet in February 2026.
CASH also offers up to 3% cashback on transactions, credited directly back to user vaults.
A revenue engine, not just a feature In Q1 2026, CASH accounted for 26% of Ether.fi’s total revenue, nearly doubling its share from 14.2% in Q4 2025. That revenue comes from a mix of interchange fees, foreign exchange activity, and lending operations tied to the card’s underlying mechanics.
Why this model is different Crypto debit and credit cards aren’t new. Coinbase, Crypto.com, and others have offered them for years. The difference with Ether.fi’s CASH product is the non-custodial structure. Users aren’t depositing funds with a centralized entity that issues a card. They’re spending from self-custodied vaults, meaning the protocol never takes possession of the underlying assets.
The assets continue generating yield while simultaneously serving as the backing for card transactions. With Ether.fi’s model, users aren’t liquidating positions every time they tap to pay. They’re borrowing against them or drawing from earned yield, keeping their core holdings intact.
What to watch from here The trajectory from $200 million at the end of 2025 to $800 million by September 2026 is a fourfold increase in roughly nine months. The 26% revenue contribution in Q1 suggests this isn’t a loss-leader marketing exercise.
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PONS, Binance Alpha’da işlem görmeye başlamasıyla birlikte daha geniş bir yatırımcı kitlesine ulaşırken, tokenın güçlü geri alım mekanizması da yeniden gündeme geldi. Robinhood Chain ekosistemindeki büyümenin etkisiyle dikkat çeken PONS, artan işlem hacmi ve gelirlerinin önemli bölümünü geri alımlara ayırması sayesinde talep tarafında yeni bir ivme yakalamaya çalışıyor. Ancak erken dönem yatırımcılarının elde ettiği yüksek kazançlar, token üzerinde potansiyel satış baskısının devam edebileceğini gösteriyor.
PONS Binance Alpha ile Daha Geniş Pazara Ulaşıyor PONS, lansmanından bu yana Robinhood Chain etrafındaki spekülasyonların da etkisiyle önemli bir işlem hacmine ulaştı. İki aylık süreçte 5 milyar doların üzerinde işlem hacmi görülmesi, tokena yönelik ilginin yalnızca lansman dönemindeki hareketlilikle sınırlı kalmadığını gösterdi. 2 Eylül’de Binance Alpha’ya eklenen PONS, böylece daha geniş bir işlem piyasasına erişim kazandı. Listeleme sonrasında token fiyatının 0,52 dolar seviyesine yükselmesi, mevcut piyasa momentumunun güçlenmesine katkı sağladı. Bundan sonraki süreçte spot işlem hacminin sürdürülebilirliği, PONS için daha geniş tabanlı talebin en önemli göstergelerinden biri olabilir.
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PONS açısından en önemli gelişmelerden biri, işlem faaliyetlerinden elde edilen gelirin geri alımlarda kullanılması. Günlük işlem hacminin Ağustos ayında 100 milyon doların altından ay sonunda 500 milyon doların üzerine çıkması, ekosistemdeki kullanımın hızlandığına işaret ediyor. Gelirlerin yaklaşık yüzde 80’inin geri alımlara yönlendirilmesi, günlük bazda yaklaşık 640 bin ila 800 bin dolarlık satın alma gücü oluşturuyor. Ayrıca yaklaşık 2 milyon dolarlık geri alım fonunun dağıtılmayı beklediği belirtiliyor. Arzın önemli bir bölümünün yakıldığına yönelik veriler de dikkate alındığında, işlem hacminin devam etmesi PONS üzerindeki kıtlık etkisini güçlendirebilir.
Balinaların Yüksek Kazançları Satış Riski Yaratıyor Ancak geri alım mekanizmasının karşısında önemli bir balina riski bulunuyor. World Liberty Financial danışmanı Ogle’ın yaklaşık 4.997 dolarlık yatırımını milyonlarca dolarlık bir PONS pozisyonuna dönüştürmesi, erken yatırımcıların elde ettiği olağanüstü kazançları ortaya koyuyor. Ogle’ın elinde yaklaşık 10,9 milyon PONS bulunurken bu varlıkların değerinin yaklaşık 5,58 milyon dolar olduğu belirtiliyor. Böyle yüksek gerçekleşmemiş kazançlar, erken dönem yatırımcılarının satış yapması halinde piyasada ciddi arz baskısı oluşturabilir.
Bu nedenle geri alımların satışları ne ölçüde karşılayabileceği, PONS fiyatının gelecekteki görünümü açısından kritik önem taşıyor. Binance Alpha listelemesi, PONS’un daha geniş yatırımcı kitlesine ulaşması açısından önemli bir adım olarak öne çıkıyor. Artan işlem hacmi, geri alımlar ve token yakımları talep tarafını desteklerken, yüksek kazançlı balinaların potansiyel satışları piyasadaki dengeyi zorlayabilir.
Değerlendirme PONS, Binance Alpha listelemesiyle birlikte Robinhood Chain merkezli hareketliliğin ötesine geçerek daha geniş bir piyasa erişimi elde ediyor. Gelirlerin büyük bölümünün geri alımlara yönlendirilmesi ve arz azaltıcı mekanizmalar, token için uzun vadede destekleyici unsurlar oluşturabilir. Ancak erken yatırımcıların yüksek gerçekleşmemiş kazançları önemli bir satış riski yaratıyor. Bu nedenle yatırımcıların önümüzdeki dönemde PONS işlem hacmini, geri alım faaliyetlerini, balina hareketlerini ve Binance Alpha sonrasındaki fiyat davranışını yakından takip etmesi önem taşıyor.
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The UAE’s flagship artificial intelligence (AI) group G42 is exploring a sale of a majority stake to American companies, people familiar with the matter said. The move comes as it races to guarantee access to high-tech chips beyond next year. Notably, Sheik Tahnoon-linked companies have ties to Trump-linked World Liberty Financial.
G42 AI Firm Plans Selling Majority Stake for Chips Access Abu Dhabi-based AI firm G42 held talks over potentially selling a majority stake to American companies, Bloomberg reported on September 4.
This would mark a sharp shift for a company chaired by UAE National Security Adviser Sheik Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The company was built as the Emirate’s main plan for artificial intelligence, cloud, and data center ambitions.
The company aims to ensure long-term access to advanced AI chips after current export arrangements expire. Notably, G42 was allowed to purchase AI chips without a U.S. license until around April 2027.
However, a move by the US to tighten export controls on advanced AI chips impacted G42’s AI plans. The AI company depends on Nvidia and other U.S. chipmakers to power its large-language models.
How Will U.S. Ownership Help the Firm? G42 cut its China-linked holdings and hardware, including Huawei gear and a stake in ByteDance, in 2024. Majority US ownership could help meet export control and national security concerns that have pressured the firm for years.
Notably, Microsoft already holds a $1.5 billion minority stake and a board seat. Moreover, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co are also investors. No deal is finalized yet, and the company has declined to comment on the latest discussions.
The UAE is planning to invest $1.4 trillion in the US. This will lead to the Trump administration moving to ease export restrictions on the UAE. However, Sheikh Tahnoon’s StringZ Holding having a 49% majority stake in Trump’s World Liberty Financial’s WLTC Holdings has raised scrutiny.
G42 is also building a 5-gigawatt UAE-US AI Campus in Abu Dhabi, using chips supplied by Nvidia Corp. As part of those goals, the UAE has developed deeper ties with the US despite the Iran war.
Meanwhile, NVIDIA agreed to acquire AI platform Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion. CEO Jensen Huang said, “Together, we will scale Hugging Face’s platform, strengthen its infrastructure and expand access to AI for developers and institutions worldwide.”
As the UAE continues to consolidate its position as a global hub for technological innovation and digital assets, many investors are looking for the best crypto exchanges in UAE and Dubai to manage their portfolio alongside these expanding institutional developments.
Uniswap co-founder: AMC CEO attempted overreach in law enforcement, and stock tokenization was carefully structured in a legal manner.
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Trump released a post stating: "We just got outstanding jobs data. The market should rally given our improved credit and economic conditions, but as has been the case over the past 25 years, the stock market is falling anyway. This is because we live in a false reality where if things go well, we must 'kill it' out of 'fear' of inflation. It should be the opposite, and that is how things operated until 25 years ago. If we cling to this theory, we will never achieve the real economic prosperity our country deserves, because every time we perform well, foolish people immediately want to halt this positive upward momentum. Growth does not cause inflation! This morning, as soon as I saw these strong jobs numbers, I knew the market should have skyrocketed, but instead it dropped. Our GDP growth rate should be 15% to 20%, not 2%, 3% or 4%; the U.S. should be far more financially robust than it is now. Debt should be repaid, and all sorts of other benefits should be realized. Remember, every one percentage point increase in interest rates costs the U.S. $650 billion annually. We should adopt the lowest interest rates in the world, because we keep everything running and bring massive economic wealth to countries that might otherwise be struggling!"
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Trump: Strong jobs data, yet the stock market is falling, and high interest rates are the culprit.
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US stocks have maintained low volatility for 25 consecutive days, marking the longest such stretch since May 1992.
According to market data, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), the benchmark gauge for U.S. stock market volatility tied to the S&P 500, has closed in the 14 to 17 point range for 25 consecutive trading days — the longest such stretch since May 1992. Over the past 34 years, the only comparable period occurred in 2025, with the streak lasting 24 trading days. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has not posted a decline of at least -1.0% across 26 consecutive trading days, leaving the market in an unusually calm phase.
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Hyperliquid (HYPE) surged to a record high of $88, demonstrating robust growth in an otherwise dynamic cryptocurrency landscape. Data from CoinGecko shows that HYPE’s value climbed 5.2% over the past 24 hours, rose 18.5% across the last 14 days, and grew more than 51% in the previous month.
Surge in user activity and platform growthHyperliquid, a decentralized derivatives exchange, has attracted notable attention in 2026 as traders increasingly turn to the platform for futures trading, especially with commodities like oil. This uptick in participation is largely attributed to Hyperliquid’s 24/7 trading capabilities, making it appealing for active market participants worldwide.
As user activity intensified, the exchange saw an increase in transaction fee collection. The platform directs these fees to buy back its native HYPE token, reducing the token’s circulating supply and placing upward pressure on its price. This cycle of fee-driven buybacks is widely recognized as a significant factor behind the recent price acceleration.
Mini dictionary: Hyperliquid, a decentralized crypto exchange, enables perpetual futures trading without a central authority, offering continuous market access and direct on-chain settlement for users.
Institutional optimism and market sentimentHYPE’s strong performance also followed remarks from President Donald Trump, who expressed support for digital assets at a White House event. Trump stated that Michael Selig, Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is working toward bringing Hyperliquid’s platform to the US market. While an official launch date has not been announced, these developments have contributed to heightened optimism among investors and traders.
Market watchers cited the influence of wider crypto market trends as another catalyst. The Federal Reserve’s latest communication, delivered by Governor Christopher Waller, suggested that interest rates may remain steady if inflation shows no significant change. Many traders are now anticipating a potential rate reduction later in the year, fueling an ongoing rally in several digital assets.
Recent moves to buy back HYPE tokens, reduced circulating supply, and rising user activity have all been credited for the surge to new highs. Market observers say investor sentiment notably improved after President Trump signaled regulatory support for Hyperliquid’s prospective US rollout.
Outlook for HYPE price and potential US expansionIf Hyperliquid secures approval to operate in the United States, analysts believe the exchange’s native token could experience further momentum. A US launch may attract a broader investor base, potentially allowing HYPE to challenge the $100 mark within the year.
The synchronized effect of platform growth, favorable macroeconomic signals, and regulatory discussions has placed HYPE among the top performing cryptocurrencies of 2026.
PeriodHYPE Price Change24 hours+5.2%14 days+18.5%1 month+51%Investors and analysts are watching closely for any official updates on Hyperliquid’s expansion plans and the evolving regulatory environment in the US. HYPE’s performance remains subject to further developments in macroeconomic policy and digital asset oversight.
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According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), the smart money address yixie10 has accumulated over $9.503 million in profits from long positions in ZEC. Per the provided screenshot, the address holds $20 million in ZEC long positions (leveraged 2x), with a realized profit of $1.038 million and an unrealized profit of $8.465 million; no take-profit target has been set yet. The address was previously active primarily on Hyperliquid, having earned over $6.5 million from bets on the AI sector.
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WhiteBIT Coin (WBT), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and Rain (RAIN) all printed all-time highs within the past 10 days. All three altcoins now trade just beneath those records rather than rolling over.
Two of the three sit within roughly 3% of a new peak. RAIN needs a far larger move, which makes it the outside bet of the group heading into the weekend.
WBT Price Sits 2.7% Below Its RecordWBT trades at $73.05 after gaining 1.49% in 24 hours, giving it a market capitalization of nearly $8.6 billion. The token set its record of $74.87 on Aug. 25.
Price action has stayed in discovery mode since WBT cleared its former peak at $64.43. An ascending parallel channel formed in early February, broke down before the June selloff to $42.38, then recovered on Aug. 21.
WBT daily chart / Source: TradingviewThe upper channel band near $72.50 has since held as support. Resistance runs from $73.50 to $75.05. WBT approached similar territory in early August without breaking through. Meanwhile, the relative strength index (RSI) reads 69, down from 80 in late August, which indicates cooling momentum.
HYPE Price Needs 3.1% for a New All-Time HighHYPE changed hands at $85.39 after a 3.36% daily gain. Its market capitalization is near $19 billion, ranks 10th by size, and its record of $88.06 arrived on Sept. 3.
Two objectives sit above the spot. A new peak requires 3.1%. The 1.272 Fibonacci extension at $92.37 demands 8.2% and caps a supply band starting at $88.50. Hyperliquid already featured among the altcoins flagged for September.
HYPE daily chart / Source: TradingviewSupport starts at the former record of $77.00. Below that, an ascending trendline from the February low runs near $57. It converges with the 0.618 Fibonacci level at $55.41 and has held three times since March. RSI near 66 suggests strength is fading, though HYPE has still gained about 70% since Aug. 2.
RAIN Price Must Climb 17% to Set a RecordRAIN trades at $0.01661 for a market capitalization near $11.8 billion. Its record of $0.01943 dates to Aug. 25, so a new peak this weekend would take almost 17%. That makes RAIN the least likely of the three.
Longer-term structure still favors buyers. A late-May breakout lifted RAIN from $0.0067, and the token has built higher lows while holding the $0.01624 shelf. RAIN traded near record levels in mid-July as well.
RAIN daily chart / Source: TradingviewResistance sits at the 1.272 Fibonacci extension of $0.01884, roughly 3% under the record. Support follows at $0.01420 and $0.01259. However, volume has thinned for four sessions and RSI has slipped from 78 to 60. Momentum may not carry price that far.
In brief The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, nearly triple the 53,000 economists expected, while unemployment held at 4.1%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bitcoin fell back below $80,000 after touching a four-month high of $82,240 earlier Friday, as fed funds futures pushed September rate-hike odds to 58% from 49.4% a day earlier. The Dow fell 226 points and gold sank to $4,419 an ounce, while President Trump demanded lower rates on Truth Social hours after the report landed. The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, nearly triple the 53,000 gain economists polled by Dow Jones had forecast, according to the BLS report released Friday.
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, matching expectations, and both June and July payrolls were revised higher.
Myriad: What will the Fed do in September? Click to make your prediction.Traders read the beat as fuel for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 226 points, or 0.4%, while the S&P 500 slid 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite ticked up 0.1%.
Fed funds futures traders are now pricing a 58% chance of a hike at the central bank's Sept. 15-16 meeting, up from 49.4% the day before, according to the CME FedWatch tool. Treasury yields rose across the curve, with the two-year note touching its highest level since January 2025.
"Great jobs number just announced, breaking all estimates," President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday. He renewed his demand that the Fed cut rates and threatened to halt trade with countries running a surplus against the U.S. if it doesn't.
Gold gave up ground too, falling to a session low of $4,380 an ounce, on pace for a second straight weekly loss.
Crypto felt the same jolt. Bitcoin had climbed as high as $82,240 earlier Friday—a four-month high—after Fed Governor Christopher Waller signaled Thursday he'd be "inclined to support" holding rates steady, then gave the gain back once the payrolls number hit. The coin fell more than 2% to trade near $79,300 within minutes of the release.
Higher rates make risk-free assets more attractive, so a hike raises the bar for what stocks and crypto need to return to justify holding them over U.S. treasuries. It also tends to strengthen the dollar, which weighs on dollar-priced assets like Bitcoin the same way it weighs on gold. That's the mechanical link between a stronger jobs number and a weaker Bitcoin price.
It's the mirror image of what happened after July's jobs miss, when a soft print cut rate-hike odds and gave crypto room to run. A beat this large closes off the case Waller made a day earlier for standing pat.
Bitcoin opened September near $77,500, a month crypto traders have nicknamed Red September—the token has closed lower in eight of the last 13 Septembers. Friday's reversal fits the script, even after Thursday's short squeeze wiped out more than $415 million in bearish bets.
Crypto market snapshotOverall, crypto sentiment cooled but stayed bullish. CoinMarketCap's Fear and Greed Index read 75, still within "greed" territory, while total crypto market capitalization held near $2.67 trillion, up 0.11% on the day. It’s worth noting, though, bullish sentiment has receded some from last week’s “extreme greed” readings.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged $730.8 million in net inflows, extending the buying that started with Thursday's rate-pause optimism. CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index sat at 38, still favoring Bitcoin over the broader field.
Bitcoin ETF Net Flows. Image: DecryptThe Fed's rate decision lands September 15-16, the first hike under consideration since the tightening cycle that ended in July 2023. The next jobs report, covering September payrolls, is due October 2.
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Bitcoin (BTC) is back below $80,000 at the time of writing on Friday, after an earlier rejection near $81,500. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization aims for short-term support at $79,000, which could encourage dip buying.
Gold (XAU/USD), meanwhile, is trading amid growing headwinds, with the price now testing support at $4,400. The metal surged to $4,511 on Thursday, aligning with positive market sentiment as the United States (US) Services PMI improved to 55.4 in August from 54.1 in July.
US Nonfarm Payrolls rise in AugustUS Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) surged by 162K in August, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This robust gain not only marks a significant acceleration from July’s modest 21K increase, but also broadly beats consensus forecasts of 56K, signaling unexpected labor market resilience.
Additional report metrics reveal the Unemployment Rate held steady at 4.1%, in line with expectations, while Labor Force Participation edged higher to 61.6%. Meanwhile, annual wage inflation, tracked by Average Hourly Earnings, eased to 3.1%, down slightly from 3.2%, reflecting a modest cooling in wage growth.
Bitcoin and Gold shed gains after the NFP report, as investors price in a 60% probability that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interest rates to the 3.75%-4.00% range from 49% a day earlier, according to the FedWatch tool
FedWatch tool | Source: CME GroupTechnical analysis: Bitcoin slides amid broader bullish biasBitcoin trades at $79,450 with a constructive bullish bias as price holds well above key Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), providing a rising trend backdrop. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) hovers near 66 on the daily chart, suggesting firm but not extreme buying pressure, while the latest downtick in the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) histogram hints at some loss of upside momentum rather than a confirmed reversal.
BTC/USDT daily chartInitial support is seen at the 200-day EMA around $72,553, with the shorter-term 50-day EMA at $71,071 acting as secondary dynamic support. A deeper pullback would expose the 100-day EMA near $69,668 as the next key demand area that would need to hold to preserve the broader uptrend. With no nearby measured resistance on the daily chart, price action will likely remain driven by how well these EMA supports absorb corrective dips.
Gold technical analysis: XAU trims gains testing $4,400 supportGold trades above $4,400 after correcting from the daily high of $4,491. The metal holds above the 50-day, 100-day and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), keeping the broader backdrop mildly constructive despite the recent pullback from this week’s highs.
Momentum, however, has cooled, with the RSI hovering near 52 and the MACD deep in negative territory, suggesting upside attempts could be labored rather than impulsive as the market digests prior gains.
XAU/USDT daily chartInitial resistance is aligned with the downward resistance trendline around $4,536, and a daily close above this barrier would reopen the path toward the next psychological level at $4,600. On the downside, immediate support lies at the 100-day EMA near $4,367, followed by the 50-day EMA around $4,346 and the 200-day EMA close to $4,319, where buyers would be expected to defend the prevailing uptrend as long as these layers hold.
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The US economy added 162,000 jobs in August, roughly triple what economists had penciled in. Wall Street expected something in the range of 53,000 to 56,000. What it got instead was the strongest monthly gain since March, and a clear signal that the labor market isn’t slowing down the way the Federal Reserve might have hoped.
Bitcoin responded the way risk assets tend to respond when rate hikes suddenly look more likely: it fell. The largest cryptocurrency dropped nearly 2-3% to trade as low as $79,197, slipping below the psychologically important $80K level. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed roughly 226 points.
The numbers behind the selloff July’s initial reading of a 23,000-job loss was revised upward to a 21,000-job gain. Combined upward revisions across previous months added another 55,000 jobs to the running total.
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%. Labor force participation ticked up to 61.6%, meaning more Americans are actively looking for and finding work.
Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% month-over-month and 3.1% year-over-year.
The CME FedWatch tool showed the odds of a 25 basis-point rate hike at the September 15-16 meeting jumping to approximately 58-60%. Before the jobs data landed, those odds were considerably lower.
What comes next The jobs report is one input in the Fed’s decision-making process, not the only one. Upcoming Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index readings will be critical in determining whether the central bank actually pulls the trigger on a September hike. A hot inflation print on top of strong employment data would make the case nearly airtight. A cool one could give the Fed cover to hold steady despite the labor market strength.
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Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has defended public Bitcoin advocacy in the United States as protected free speech. He has also called Bitcoin a commodity rather than a security, while stressing that fraud remains illegal.
Michael Saylor Backs Public Bitcoin Advocacy Saylor has argued that Americans do not need a license to discuss Bitcoin or publicly recommend owning the asset. His comments are drawing attention as Washington continues working on broader rules for the cryptocurrency market.
“In America, you don’t need a license to discuss Bitcoin, advocate for it, or publicly recommend owning it,” Saylor wrote.
He added, “Bitcoin is a commodity, not a security,” while separating Bitcoin advocacy from illegal market conduct. Saylor also stated that fraud and manipulation remain prohibited under existing laws.
The Strategy chairman has repeatedly supported wider Bitcoin adoption through public comments and his company’s treasury strategy. His latest remarks are focusing specifically on public discussion and recommendations involving BTC.
CLARITY Act Debate Continues in Washington Saylor’s comments are arriving as lawmakers continue preparing for a September 15 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act.
The National Sheriffs’ Association has now shifted its position on the legislation from opposition to neutral. The group had previously raised concerns about illicit finance enforcement under the proposed regulatory framework.
Senator Cynthia Lummis has welcomed the change while calling for lawmakers to advance the legislation. She has argued that the bill would provide law enforcement with additional tools against illicit crypto finance.
The CLARITY Act is seeking clearer divisions between federal agencies overseeing digital asset markets. However, lawmakers are still negotiating several provisions before the legislation can complete the Senate process.
However, the September 15 vote is procedural and would allow the Senate to advance consideration of the legislation, but it would not represent final passage of the bill.
MSTR Still Falling Despite Resumed Bitcoin Purchases Saylor’s latest remarks are also following Strategy’s return to Bitcoin purchases after a roughly 10-week buying pause.
As we reported, Strategy has acquired 4,603 BTC for approximately $369.7 million at an average price of $80,318 per Bitcoin, increasing the holdings to 845,050 BTC.
Despite the buys, Strategy shares are trading lower, even as Saylor maintains his public support for Bitcoin and the company resumes BTC purchases.
At press time, the MSTR stock had fallen by about 4.2% to $138.74 as Bitcoin faced renewed volatility following the latest U.S. employment data. Despite recent multi-week momentum fueled by stabilizing macroeconomic updates, the MSTR stock remains down 56% over the last 12 months.
Prominent crypto analyst Rekt Capital notes that Bitcoin has successfully retested its macro downtrend line as support, with this line aligning closely with the highs from April-May 2026. Current price levels indicate the retest is initially valid. Rekt Capital also states that to avoid a shift into a downtrend, BTC must prevent its monthly closing price from falling below the downtrend line (approximately $761.87 million), as this could form an upper wick and weaken its breakout potential.
Bitcoin’s recent price action increasingly resembles gold as investors respond to renewed concerns over US fiscal sustainability, CoinShares said in its latest market update.
The crypto asset rose from above $60,000 to the upper-$70,000s, briefly touching $82,000 after Fed Governor Christopher Waller delivered more dovish comments on monetary policy.
However, CoinShares said the ongoing US-Iran war and monetary policy could cap the rally. Kevin Warsh’s recent remarks at Jackson Hole were seen as hawkish and prompted markets to price roughly a 66% chance of a September rate hike.
Still, Waller later countered that recent inflation data showed encouraging disinflation and said he would favor holding rates steady if the August data confirms the improvement.
According to CoinShares, the market’s rate-hike expectations appear too aggressive in light of labor market data and growing disagreement among Fed officials over whether inflation or employment should carry more weight.
The shifting outlook has also influenced crypto investment flows. About $100 million flowed out of digital asset products following Warsh’s comments, while inflows have since returned to roughly $1 billion this week, after $2 billion last week and $2.9 billion the week before.
Oil and Iran represent another major variable. CoinShares expects a potential resolution to the conflict, as political pressure builds ahead of the US midterms. But if Chinese oil demand returns to normal while supplies remain disrupted, oil prices could rise sharply again, pushing inflation higher and strengthening expectations for tighter monetary policy, which would be a near-term negative for Bitcoin.
The US bond market is the other major catalyst. The 10-year Treasury yield remains around 4.7%, reflecting investor concerns over US debt at approximately 122% of GDP and the volume of government debt still to be issued. Treasury efforts to reduce long-term yields have so far had limited impact.
A full-blown Treasury confidence crisis remains a tail risk, but such a scenario could strongly benefit Bitcoin and gold as investors seek stores of value outside government securities. Blockchain stocks are also attracting capital, with roughly $27 million of inflows this week and more than $100 million over the past month, pointing to a rotation within the digital asset sector toward infrastructure and tokenization businesses.
CoinShares expects Bitcoin to remain within its current range unless either Iran is resolved in a way that reduces inflation and rate expectations or confidence in US Treasuries deteriorates further. Until one occurs, Bitcoin is likely to remain range-bound, with August inflation and the September Fed meeting as the two key dates, the firm stated.
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The cryptocurrency market experienced a sharp decline following the release of US non-farm payroll figures for August. Accordingly, Bitcoin, which was above $80,000 earlier in the day, retreated to $79,200 after the data was released.
This situation was also reflected in altcoins, with Ethereum falling to $2,450, XRP dropping to $1.4, and Solana falling to $101.
While it remains to be seen whether BTC will rise above $80,000 again, Jiang Zhuoer, the Chinese founder of the BTC.top mining pool, announced that he has taken a short position in BTC following the recent price increase.
Jiang Zhuoer stated in a post on X that he took a 100% short position on Bitcoin at approximately $82,050.
The Chinese founder cited weakening money flows in spot BTC ETFs as a key reason for taking a short position on Bitcoin. He stated that despite seeing the first net outflow from ETF funds, he viewed Bitcoin’s rise to around $81,500, reaching the upper end of its trading range, as a selling opportunity.
What Scenario is He Expecting for Bitcoin? According to Jiang, Bitcoin is likely to first retreat to the $70,000-$72,000 range. Jiang adds that he considers this region to be the last buying opportunity for Bitcoin.
Following this, he expects BTC to trade sideways between $76,000 and $82,000, with investors looking for profit-taking opportunities during this period.
On the other hand, Jiang states that if Bitcoin rises towards the $83,000-$84,000 region, he will cut his losses at $82,300.
However, these levels reflect Jiang’s personal trading plan and do not necessarily mean that the Bitcoin price will follow this scenario.
Besides Jiang, cryptocurrency analyst Murphy also shared his expectations for BTC. At this point, the analyst stated that a return to the $63,000-$65,000 range for Bitcoin is unlikely. Arguing that this region is used as a strong accumulation area by large investors, Murphy specifically noted that new cost floors were concentrated in the $63,000-$65,000 range between August 4th and August 18th.
The analyst noted that this pattern did not emerge in June and July when BTC remained within this range, suggesting that large investors rapidly accumulated BTC there before the recent surge. Conversely, the analyst pointed out that a similar pattern emerged in January 2022, recalling that a sharp price increase followed by a concentration of BTC within a specific price range.
At this point, the analyst added that the average acquisition cost for wallets holding 100 to 1,000 BTC is approximately $67,087, while the average cost for wallets holding 1,000 to 10,000 BTC is approximately $61,107, which coincides with the previous accumulation zone and indicates that these levels are significant support areas.
*This is not investment advice.
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The National Sheriffs’ Association this week dropped its opposition to the crypto Clarity Act, after having previously warned that the proposed bill could help criminals.
Writing Thursday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the association said it was changing its stance to neutral given how complex the issue is.
A number of lawmakers were hoping to vote on the Clarity Act in August. After a delay, a vote will now go ahead this month. The bill will establish a framework for distinguishing between digital assets that are securities, commodities or payment stablecoins — legislation that the crypto industry has long called for.
“Given the complexity of the legislation and the number of important details that remain under consideration, the NSA is changing its position on the Clarity Act to neutral,” the letter from NSA President Sheriff Troy Wellman and Executive Director Justin Smith read.
JUST IN: Major U.S. law enforcement organization National Sheriffs’ Association no longer opposes The Clarity Act 👀
“We believe the most appropriate course is to step back and allow the legislative process to proceed to establish a…much needed regulatory framework.” 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/NBpKlrUsUj
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) September 4, 2026 “At this time, we believe the most appropriate course is to step back and allow the legislative process to proceed to establish a clear, effective, and much needed regulatory framework.”
The NSA had previously warned that the bill could create regulatory and anti-money laundering loopholes by exempting certain crypto developers and infrastructure providers from money transmitter rules.
Despite being passed in the house of representatives last year with strong bipartisan support, the Clarity Act has been in a deadlock for much of 2026. The banking lobby raised concerns over stablecoin yield and some lawmakers have said improvements need to be made surrounding ethics.
An updated bill of the Clarity Act was introduced in July that addressed some of these concerns — banning government officials and their families from issuing or promoting crypto.
Pro-crypto senator Cynthia Lummis wrote on Friday that the “bipartisan bill” gives “law enforcement real tools to fight the illicit finance crimes hurting hard working Americans.”
Major financial institutions, lawmakers and companies have said they support the latest draft of the new bill, but some Republicans have accused Democratic lawmakers of deliberately playing politics and holding the bill back.
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Buying a coffee with Bitcoin currently requires you to calculate the capital gain or loss on the fraction of a coin you spent, report it to the IRS, and pray you didn’t mess up the cost basis. Cornell research suggests there’s a better way, and it would actually make the government money.
The study finds that a $300 de minimis tax exemption on personal crypto transactions could generate roughly $860 million in additional revenue for the US Treasury. The logic is counterintuitive but straightforward: remove the compliance headache on small purchases, more people actually spend crypto, and the resulting economic activity creates a larger tax base overall.
How losing revenue generates revenue Under current IRS rules, digital assets are classified as property. Every single transaction, whether it’s a $5 energy drink or a $50K car, triggers a capital gains calculation. You need to know what you paid for that slice of Bitcoin, what it was worth when you spent it, and the difference between the two.
The proposed exemption, championed by Senator Cynthia Lummis, would let individuals skip the capital gains reporting on personal crypto transactions of $300 or less. Her bill also includes a $5,000 annual cap on total exempt transactions, keeping the provision targeted at everyday spending rather than opening a loophole for traders.
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Stablecoins and business-related transactions would be excluded from the exemption. The focus is squarely on personal-use cases where Bitcoin and similar volatile assets are spent on goods and services.
The Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress’s nonpartisan scorekeeper on tax legislation, estimated that the Lummis bill would generate approximately $600 million in net revenue over the 2025 to 2034 window. The Cornell research builds on this analysis and arrives at the higher $860 million figure, factoring in the cascade of economic activity that simpler compliance would unlock.
The compliance nightmare killing crypto payments If you bought BTC at $30K and spent $10 of it when Bitcoin was at $60K, you technically realized a $5 capital gain on that purchase. You’re supposed to report that. Most people don’t, which creates an enforcement gap that costs the Treasury money and turns millions of Americans into accidental tax evaders.
The proposed exemption draws directly from an existing framework in US tax law. Foreign currency transactions already benefit from a de minimis exemption that spares travelers and businesses from reporting small gains on currency conversions. Advocates argue that applying similar logic to digital assets isn’t radical policy.
In the House, parallel efforts have emerged. The PARITY Act takes a narrower approach, focusing primarily on stablecoins. Bitcoin advocates have pushed back against the limited scope, arguing that Bitcoin’s higher volatility is exactly why it needs the exemption more than stablecoins, which by design maintain a near-constant dollar value and generate minimal capital gains on everyday purchases anyway.
What stands between the proposal and law No final legislation has passed as of late 2026. The proposals remain in congressional committees, where the usual gravitational forces of Washington, competing priorities, lobbying, and election cycles, determine whether promising ideas become actual law.
The revenue projections give the bill a significant legislative advantage. A bill that the JCT says will generate $600 million in net revenue, with independent research suggesting the figure could be even higher, doesn’t carry that burden.
The debate over which tokens qualify remains a sticking point. The Lummis bill targets personal-use digital assets broadly but excludes stablecoins, while the PARITY Act does nearly the opposite. Reconciling these approaches will likely require some compromise that satisfies both the Bitcoin maximalists who want BTC included and the stablecoin issuers who see payments as their core use case.
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U.S. President Donald Trump increased the pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates on Friday amid fresh data that employers created 162,000 jobs in August. Trump also threatened to cut off trade with nations with large trade surpluses against the U.S.
Trump Pushes Fed For Lower Interest Rates The latest U.S. jobs data showed that the economy was very strong, Trump said. He expects the numbers to help bring down borrowing costs. In a post on Truth Social, he wrote, “Lower the interest rates because the U.S.A. is a much stronger credit than it was just a short time ago!”
He also claimed that interest rates in the U.S. should be notably lower than those in other economies. “We should have the lowest rate of any country in the World, like ‘the old days,’” Trump declared.
The remarks are part of the Federal Reserve’s deliberations on its next policy move. A better labor market would give the Fed less impetus to keep pushing interest rates even lower, and Trump is arguing that they’ve got to lower even further.
Trump Vows To Place Trade Barriers Trump also linked the Fed’s monetary policy to the United States’ trade deficit, stating that he would halt trade with countries that run a huge surplus with the United States. “Lower the rate or I’ll stop trading with countries with which we have a deficit,” he wrote.
He said that lower interest rates would give the United States an edge and that interest rates were better than tariffs. Trump also urged the Fed to “be patriots for a change,” noting that high interest rates give an unfair advantage to the United States.
Bitcoin Drops Below $80K After Jobs Data Bitcoin rallied off the charts in response to the positive employment data. BTC opened at $82,262.21 before reversing direction after the payrolls release, eventually hitting an intraday high of $82,262.21. The BTC price dropped from approximately $81,600 to almost $79,800 and is still below $80,000.
Bitcoin price chart today. Source: TradingView The decline resulted in a number of leveraged liquidations. Over the course of four hours around the release, over $251 million in crypto positions lost their value, with around $216 million in long and $35.14 million in short positions going belly up.
If traders lower their expectations for rate cuts by the Fed, the robust jobs report might continue to put pressure on Bitcoin. Now, prediction markets show 54% odds of Fed rate hike in the September 15-16 FOMC meeting.
Bitcoin traded near $79,000 on September 4 following a turbulent 24-hour period in which the leading cryptocurrency briefly surpassed $81,000 but failed to maintain its gains. The price retreat came after US employment figures for August surprised analysts, bolstering expectations of a stricter interest rate stance from the Federal Reserve.
US jobs data impacts Bitcoin volatilityThe August payroll report showed the US economy added 162,000 jobs, almost triple the 56,000 forecast by economists. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1%, while average hourly earnings increased by 0.3% from July and were up 3.1% year-over-year. Notably, July payrolls were also revised upwards from a previous decline to a 21,000 job gain.
Following the jobs release, the probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike at the September 16 policy meeting climbed to 62%, as stronger hiring data provided policymakers more room to maintain current restrictive monetary policy. As a result, Bitcoin, which had rallied from below $78,000 to briefly trade near $82,000, dropped back below $80,000. Over the past week, the coin’s performance has stayed roughly flat.
Recent jobs data raised speculation that the Federal Reserve might increase rates in September, putting pressure on Bitcoin after its failed attempt to hold above $80,000.
Market drivers: Fed speculation and ETF inflowsBitcoin’s initial move above $80,000 was partially fueled by comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, who signaled that he may support holding rates steady at the central bank’s next meeting if inflation figures show improvement. His remarks briefly increased expectations that rates would remain unchanged, helping cryptocurrencies and other risk assets recover.
Another strong factor supporting Bitcoin prices came from spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) demand. On September 3, US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw record net inflows of $731 million, the largest daily intake since January, according to data from SoSoValue. BlackRock’s IBIT contributed $454 million of the total.
However, after the positive employment report, macroeconomic sentiment quickly shifted again, weighing on risk assets. Bitcoin’s ability to maintain $80,000 has been challenged by these opposing forces: robust ETF buying on one hand, and renewed interest-rate risk on the other ahead of the Fed’s policy decision.
Investors are now closely watching upcoming economic data, particularly the US inflation reading scheduled for September 11. Waller has indicated in previous remarks that further improvement in inflation data would support his case for keeping rates unchanged, giving additional importance to the next consumer price index release.
Regulatory developments could also drive market sentiment. The US Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act, a proposed bill affecting crypto regulation, on September 15. The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and Chair Kevin Warsh’s comments are expected to follow on September 16.
ETF flows are likely to remain an influential market driver in the days ahead. Sustained inflows could help Bitcoin regain ground, while renewed outflows may hinder its ability to establish meaningful support above $80,000.
BTC price analysis: Technical outlookBitcoin’s daily chart shows the price hovering near $79,000 after reaching an intraday high above $81,400. This level remains significant, as the $80,000 region has not yet been clearly established as support. Despite the recent rejection, Bitcoin retains gains made during its August breakout from the $63,000–$65,000 zone.
Moving AverageCurrent Level50-day SMA$68,759100-day SMA$66,330200-day SMA$69,621BTC Price$79,000All major simple moving averages (SMAs) remain well below the current price, with Bitcoin roughly 13% above the highest SMA, leaving the daily trend positive but also without substantial short-term support below.
Momentum indicators reinforce the mixed picture. The Aroon Up indicator stands at 92.86%, and Aroon Down has dropped to 0%. This suggests that the uptrend remains intact, even as momentum has cooled—evidenced by the Commodity Channel Index, which has fallen to 63.51 after peaking above 300 during the initial breakout.
The Chaikin Money Flow remains positive at 0.31, pointing to ongoing accumulation. If Bitcoin holds the $78,000–$79,000 area, another attempt to break above $80,000 is possible. Conversely, a drop below $78,000 could bring $76,000–$77,000 into play as the next area of support.
Mini dictionary: Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) is a technical analysis indicator that measures the volume-weighted average of accumulation and distribution over a set period, helping traders assess buying and selling pressure in an asset.
According to the latest liquidity heatmaps, concentrations of leveraged positions are clustered between $78,000 and $78,700, and a larger pocket is present between $76,000 and $77,000. On the upside, the main concentration of liquidity sits around $81,700–$82,300, near Friday’s price peak.
A recovery above $80,000 could trigger short liquidations and push Bitcoin towards $82,000. Failure to hold current support levels may increase the risk of a deeper pullback, with $78,000 and $77,000 identified as possible downside targets.
If Bitcoin closes the day above $80,000, attention could quickly shift to the $81,400–$82,000 region, with $84,000 emerging as the next probable upside target.
Bitcoin closed August with a roughly 24% gain, landing between $78,000 and $79,000 after spending the early part of the month languishing near $62,000 to $64,000. The rally briefly pushed BTC above $81,000, making it the cryptocurrency’s strongest August since 2017 and its best monthly performance since November 2024.
Social volume around Bitcoin ticked up about 6% over the month, according to Santiment data. But the real story wasn’t happening on social media. It was happening in ETF flows, derivatives liquidations, and the wallets of the market’s biggest players.
Institutional money did the heavy lifting US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in approximately $1.92B during the week ending August 21 alone. For the full month, total inflows landed somewhere in the range of $2.7B to $3B, a torrent of capital that provided steady buying pressure throughout the rally.
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Meanwhile, large wallet holders accumulated roughly 60,000 BTC over the course of the month. Smaller holders, by contrast, trimmed their positions.
Short sellers got obliterated Short liquidations across the derivatives market totaled approximately $6.55B over a two-week stretch, with single-day liquidation figures reaching between $2.75B and $3B at their peak.
Macro backdrop: complicated but supportive US Treasury plans to double bond buybacks provided a liquidity tailwind. Rising oil prices driven by geopolitical tensions added to the general sense of uncertainty, and shifting expectations around Federal Reserve policy kept traders guessing.
Still, one data point deserves scrutiny. Spot trading volumes on major centralized exchanges remained near lows last seen in September 2023. That’s a meaningful disconnect: prices surging while trading activity stays subdued suggests this rally was driven by conviction among a relatively small group of large buyers rather than broad-based enthusiasm.
Bitcoin’s historical August performance has been, charitably, mediocre. The median return for the month sits around negative 7%. So a 24% gain doesn’t just beat expectations — it demolishes them.
Bitcoin remains well below its October 2025 peak of nearly $126,000. The August rally reversed some of the weakness that characterized earlier months of 2026, but BTC is still roughly 38% below its all-time high.
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The correlation between Bitcoin and gold has surged to its highest level in six years, reflecting mounting concerns over currency debasement. This development, reported by Zero Hedge, highlights a significant move in financial markets as both assets are seen as hedges against declining fiat currency value. Data from Bitwise indicates that Bitcoin’s 90-day rolling correlation with spot gold exceeded 0.5 by the end of August 2026, a level not seen since 2020. This shift suggests market participants are increasingly viewing Bitcoin alongside gold as a store of value amidst macroeconomic uncertainties.
Current market data shows gold around $4,540 per ounce, while Bitcoin fluctuates between $78,500 and $80,800. As Bitcoin shows a stronger correlation with gold, its correlation with equities, such as the Nasdaq 100, has decreased significantly, down to approximately 33% from 60% earlier in the year. This trend is consistent with a broader market sentiment that favors hard assets over traditional equities amid fears of inflation and economic instability.
The market for gold to hit $15,000 by the end of December 2026 currently reflects low odds, with YES shares priced between 1.5% and 10.5% across different sub-markets. This pricing suggests that while there is some expectation of a rise in gold prices, significant hurdles remain for reaching such a high target by year-end.
Key Takeaways The increased Bitcoin-gold correlation appears consistent with heightened concerns over currency debasement, reflecting a shift in how these assets are viewed as hedges. Gold’s correlation with equities like the Nasdaq 100 has decreased, suggesting a market preference for hard assets amid economic uncertainty. Current market odds for gold reaching $15,000 by December are low, indicating skepticism about such a significant increase within the year. What to Watch Monitor geopolitical developments and central bank policies, as these could influence the trajectory of gold prices. Key indicators include potential interest rate adjustments by the U.S. Federal Reserve and gold purchasing trends by central banks such as the PBOC. Additionally, any significant changes in ETF flows or macroeconomic indicators like U.S. CPI could impact market sentiment towards gold. The sustained correlation between Bitcoin and gold will also be a crucial factor to watch for potential shifts in market dynamics.
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Bitcoin [BTC] rallied past $82k briefly on Thursday, the 3rd of September. The uptick was a result of two developments.
The first was Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller’s comments indicating his support for keeping interest rates steady. Meanwhile, spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $730.8 million in net inflows on Thursday.
Despite reduced expectations of a September rate hike, the 15th of September could see high volatility. Both the FOMC meeting and the U.S. Senate vote regarding the CLARITY Act are scheduled for mid-September.
Heading into a historically bearish month, onchain metrics showed signs that the Bitcoin rally might be cooling.
Worrisome news for Bitcoin bulls Source: CryptoQuant Bitcoin encountered selling pressure around its 365-Day Moving Average [MA], positioned at $82,268. Thursday’s rally stalled near that exact level before BTC recorded a minor pullback.
A CryptoQuant report noted that, historically, bull runs have begun once the 365DMA is breached.
Source: CryptoQuant The Apparent Demand metric tracks the difference between newly-mined BTC issuance and the change in the supply inactive for over a year. A reduction in the metric showed less demand, reflecting stalling accumulation near key swing resistance levels.
Source: CryptoQuant A positive Coinbase Premium Index shows increased demand from U.S.-based investors. The metric briefly climbed into positive territory in late August but has slumped once again.
Together, the metrics reflected soft demand conditions that might cap the current rally beneath key overhead supply zones.
Could Bitcoin fall toward $66.9k? Source: Axel Adler Jr The Bitcoin Capital and Flow Regime Index has been at its maximum level for six consecutive days, pointed out crypto analyst Axel Adler Jr. In this bear market regime, this signal has been followed by a price decline.
Source: BTC/USDT on TradingView Meanwhile, May’s $82,850 swing high remained another obstacle for bulls.
August’s gains improved Bitcoin’s price structure, but weakening demand around $82k could trigger a deeper retracement. A break below $75.5k could expose $70.2k, followed by $66.9k.
Bitcoin therefore faces an unusual disconnect: ETF capital is returning, while broader demand indicators continue to retreat.
Final Summary Bitcoin was unable to flip the 365-day moving average to support. In the past, breaking this resistance has been a bull market signal. Onchain signs of slowing demand added to the fear that the recent rally beyond $80k might face a severe correction.
XRP price traded near $1.45 on Sept. 4 after breaking above a falling 4-hour channel, but resistance between $1.50 and $1.53 remains the next test for buyers.
Summary
XRP price broke above a descending 4-hour channel after rebounding from support near $1.33. Daily RSI stands at 66.22, showing strong momentum without reaching the 70 overbought level. Liquidation clusters sit near $1.43 below price and between $1.48 and $1.53 above it. The Sept. 15 CLARITY Act vote and US inflation data could determine the next move. XRP price action today According to data from crypto.news, XRP (XRP) price was changing hands near $1.45 on Friday, consolidating after a sharp recovery from its early September low near $1.33.
The token briefly reached approximately $1.47 during the latest advance before losing some momentum. Even so, the pullback has remained shallow compared with the size of the breakout.
XRP’s 4-hour chart shows that price has moved above the upper boundary of a descending channel that had guided the market lower since its Aug. 22 rally. The channel formed after XRP spiked to a local high near $1.70 and then recorded a series of lower highs and lower lows.
XRP price 4-hour chart — Sep. 4 | Source: crypto.news The breakout occurred near $1.37 and was followed by a rapid move above $1.45. XRP is now holding above the former channel resistance, leaving the short-term bullish structure intact while that level remains defended.
The Awesome Oscillator stands at 0.0669 and continues to print positive bars. The reading indicates that short-term momentum remains stronger than longer-term momentum, although the latest bars show that the initial acceleration may be slowing.
The Average Directional Index has climbed to 26.88. An ADX reading above 25 normally points to a developing directional trend, giving the channel breakout more weight than a move occurring under weak trend conditions.
XRP faces resistance at $1.50 and $1.53 The first major barrier sits between $1.48 and $1.50, where XRP repeatedly struggled to hold gains following its August surge. A 4-hour close above the zone could allow buyers to challenge the descending channel’s starting area near $1.55.
The daily chart places additional resistance at $1.53. Crypto analyst ChartNerd identified that level as XRP’s 50-week exponential moving average, while the 20-week EMA sits much lower at approximately $1.28.
XRP price daily chart — Sep. 4 | Source: crypto.news According to ChartNerd, XRP remains inside a large weekly compression range between the two averages. The analyst said a convincing move above the 50-week EMA could open the way toward $1.80, while repeated weekly closes below it would raise the risk of a deeper retracement.
Daily momentum supports another resistance test but also calls for some caution. XRP’s 14-day Relative Strength Index is at 66.22, below its signal average of 69.73 and just under the conventional overbought threshold of 70.
The reading shows that buyers still control the broader move, although momentum has cooled since XRP reached $1.70. A push above 70 alongside a price close over $1.53 would provide stronger confirmation that the recovery is extending.
Liquidation map puts $1.43 support in focus CoinGlass’ three-day XRP liquidation heatmap shows the nearest large concentration of leveraged positions around $1.425 to $1.435. That liquidity sits just below the current market price and could attract a short-term sweep if XRP fails to hold $1.45.
XRP liquidation heatmap | Source: CoinGlass Further downside liquidity is spread across $1.40 and $1.37. The latter level is especially important because it overlaps with the former 4-hour channel resistance. A retest that holds above $1.37 would preserve the breakout structure.
A move below $1.37, however, would place the lower end of the former channel near $1.30 back in play. The daily Supertrend provides a wider structural support level at $1.2439, close to ChartNerd’s 20-week EMA near $1.28.
Above the market, liquidation positions are concentrated from approximately $1.48 to $1.53. A break into that zone could force short sellers to close their positions, adding market buy orders and potentially accelerating the move.
The heatmap does not guarantee that the price will reach either pool. It instead identifies areas where leveraged positions may be vulnerable if volatility increases.
Analysts see higher targets if the breakout holds A separate analysis published by trader CW said XRP’s previous correction ended near the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement level. The token has since recovered above the 0.618 retracement, according to the analyst’s chart.
CW placed the next extended target at approximately $2.135, corresponding to the 1.618 Fibonacci extension. Reaching it would require XRP to clear several nearer barriers, including $1.50, $1.53, the August high near $1.70, and ChartNerd’s $1.80 target.
The nearer levels carry more importance for the current setup. A sustained move above $1.53 would complete the next stage of the breakout, while rejection could keep XRP confined between roughly $1.37 and $1.50.
US catalysts could raise XRP volatility US-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded $110.49 million in net inflows during the week ending Aug. 28, their strongest weekly result of 2026. The figure followed an earlier increase in XRP ETF activity, with cumulative inflows reaching approximately $1.6 billion.
Traders are also watching the Senate’s Sept. 15 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act. The cloture motion requires 60 votes to advance and would end debate on the motion to proceed rather than pass the bill itself. The legislation could affect how US regulators divide oversight of digital assets.
Federal Reserve policy represents another near-term risk. Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Sept. 3 that three-month core inflation had fallen from 4.76% in February to 3.05% through July.
Waller said he would support leaving rates unchanged if incoming inflation data confirms the cooling trend, but he did not rule out a hike if price pressures return. The August inflation report and the Fed’s Sept. 15–16 meeting could therefore influence liquidity across XRP and the wider crypto market.
For now, XRP’s 4-hour breakout favors buyers above $1.37. A close over $1.53 would strengthen the case for $1.70 and $1.80, while a loss of $1.37 would expose the $1.30–$1.24 support region.
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XRP trading activity increased massively in August, with spot trading volume on top crypto exchanges like Binance reaching its highest level in six months.
This shows that interest in XRP has picked up after a period of weaker activity. It also suggests that liquidity and participation in the XRP market have improved.
Binance Leads in XRP Trading Volume According to CryptoQuant author Arab Chain, Binance had the highest XRP trading volume in August, at about $7.28 billion. Upbit came next with $4.68 billion, followed by Bithumb with $2.59 billion.
Other exchanges also recorded strong volumes. Bybit had about $1.40 billion, Gate.io $1.33 billion, and KuCoin $1.23 billion. Bitget recorded around $918.5 million, while Coinbase had about $915.4 million.
The increase across several major exchanges suggests XRP’s renewed trading activity and liquidity were spread across multiple markets.
XRP trading volume on exchanges including Binance Higher Volume Shows Renewed XRP Interest Trading volume shows how much of an asset is being bought and sold over a certain period. A dramatic increase means more people are actively trading.
Arab Chain noted that the rise in XRP trading volume should not automatically be seen as bullish or bearish. Higher volume simply means more people are participating in the market. Price direction still depends on whether buyers or sellers are stronger.
Still, reaching a six-month high is an important sign.
Notably, the massive surge in spot volume in August coincided with a major price recovery for XRP in that month. The price surged 72% from $0.987 to $1.700 in the third week of August, helping elevate market interest in the coin. Meanwhile, the price action has cooled following a 21% dip.
XRP Could Target $3–$4 as Correction Nears End Meanwhile, Elliott Wave analyst XForceGlobal believes XRP could resume its uptrend after its recent pullback, targeting $3–$4. While XRP has fallen more than 20% from its recent high, it has rebounded from $1.3098 to around $1.4835, gaining 13.26%.
XForceGlobal expects XRP to first target $2, with $3–$4 possible if the bullish trend continues—roughly 2–3x from current levels.
A fundamental catalyst is declining XRP reserves on Binance, which have dropped by about 500 million XRP, reflecting increased long-term holding and demand from spot XRP ETFs.
Ultimately, if strong trading activity continues in the coming months, XRP could benefit from a more active and liquid market.
The August numbers are a positive sign for XRP’s market health. Major exchanges such as Binance, Upbit, and Bithumb all recorded strong trading activity, helping XRP reach its highest spot volume in six months.
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XRP may experience a dramatic price surge if the CLARITY Act is approved by Congress, according to crypto analyst Steph Is Crypto. The analyst has drawn parallels between the potential move for XRP and its historic rally in 2017, emphasizing that regulatory certainty could play a critical role in driving the asset’s value much higher.
Regulatory clarity and XRP’s upside potentialSteph Is Crypto used a post on X to explain the impact regulatory clarity might have on XRP. The analyst pointed to the possibility of a major surge, referencing the CLARITY Act—a proposed bill aimed at providing clearer legal guidelines for digital assets in the United States.
In the post, Steph Is Crypto stated, “When CLARITY clears, XRP won’t just pump, it will go PARABOLIC like 2017.” The analyst then suggested that XRP could potentially rise “over $100 in a day,” noting the cryptocurrency’s precedent of surging more than 100,000% during its 2017 rally.
Steph Is Crypto emphasized that regulatory certainty could be a game-changer for XRP, claiming a parabolic price rally on a scale similar to the 2017 surge could unfold if the CLARITY Act becomes law, and floated the potential for the token to surpass $100 within a single trading day.
The argument from Steph Is Crypto centers on the view that greater legal clarity could boost adoption and demand for XRP, creating an environment in which rapid price gains become possible.
Mini dictionary: CLARITY Act, a proposed US legislative measure designed to give clearer regulatory definitions for digital assets and provide legal certainty for projects and investors operating within the cryptocurrency sector.
Technical analysis and the case for a breakoutA video attached to the analyst’s post expands on XRP’s market position. The video features commentary detailing the cryptocurrency market’s trend following its drop from previous highs, describing that much of the market has moved sideways for an extended period.
Referencing analyst Luigi Amata and Wall Street technical analysis, the reporter in the video quoted the phrase, “The bigger the base, the higher in space.” This refers to the theory in technical analysis that lengthy consolidation periods can set the stage for more pronounced breakouts once momentum returns.
Steph Is Crypto appears to support this perspective, applying the principle to XRP’s recent activity. The implication is that XRP’s prolonged consolidation could be setting up the conditions for a significant upward move, especially if regulatory news provides a catalyst.
The video also underscores the importance of utility as a driver for XRP’s value. The reporter commented that XRP would require actual users as an alternative to foreign currency in order to fully realize its potential as a practical, utility-focused asset.
The utility narrative remains key for XRP’s future, with its adoption as a real-world currency substitute viewed as central to unlocking more value for the asset.
Outlook hinges on regulatory progressSteph Is Crypto has made the passage of the CLARITY Act a central condition for this bullish scenario for XRP. While the analyst cites the coin’s extraordinary 2017 performance as precedent, they acknowledge that replicating such gains would require unique market dynamics unlikely to be easily repeated under current conditions.
For now, the projection of an explosive rally in XRP remains speculative and depends squarely on the CLARITY Act becoming law. Whether increased regulatory certainty will lead to such dramatic price action remains subject to broader market forces and investor sentiment.
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@Ripple has entered a long-term partnership with @FloridaGators, making $XRP the official crypto brand of one of college sport's most recognisable athletic programmes. The deal marks a significant step in bringing digital asset branding into mainstream American sports.
$XRP Branding at Ben Hill Griffin StadiumUnder the agreement, the $XRP logo will appear on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium throughout the entire 2026 football season. The placement is one of the most prominent in college sports, putting the $XRP brand in front of tens of thousands of fans at every home game and a much wider television audience.
The scope of the deal extends well beyond a single venue or season. Ripple's partnership covers digital and event branding across all 21 Florida Gators sports programmes, giving $XRP consistent visibility across a broad range of athletic events and the millions of fans who follow them worldwide.
Education and Community OutreachRipple is also using the partnership to push beyond logo placement. The company is launching dedicated educational initiatives aimed at 500 student-athletes and the wider University of Florida community. The programmes are designed to introduce students to digital assets and blockchain technology, positioning $XRP and Ripple as more than a sponsor and as a platform with real-world financial relevance.
The move reflects a broader strategy from Ripple to embed $XRP into mainstream culture through sports. College athletics offers direct access to a large and engaged fan base, and a deal of this size, spanning 21 teams and one of the country's most storied football venues, signals a serious long-term commitment to that approach.
For Florida Gators Athletics, the partnership brings both commercial value and a connection to the growing world of digital finance, at a time when sports organisations across the country are exploring new revenue streams and sponsor categories.
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Summary
XRP rose 9.4% to $1.46 after holding $1.36 support and breaking above a short-term downtrend. Resistance between $1.50 and $1.80 remains the main barrier to further gains. September catalysts include an XRPL upgrade, a CLARITY Act vote and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. ASDeFi promotes fixed-return cloud-mining contracts, but its earnings and operational claims require independent verification. XRP rebounds strongly after holding key support level On Sep. 4, 2026, XRP was trading at $1.46, up 9.4% over the past 24 hours. After breaking through the downtrend line that had been capping XRP for several days, the price surged from $1.33 to $1.46, marking one of the largest single-day gains in recent memory.
XRP’s next target price is $1.54. However, it has yet to break through the long-term resistance zone between $1.50 and $1.80, which has been holding back its upward momentum for several months. A breakout from this zone, accompanied by strong follow-through buying pressure, is necessary to confirm that this rally is not a fleeting phenomenon but rather the beginning of a larger uptrend.
Today’s price rebound is not merely a technical reaction. XRP’s fundamentals have been steadily strengthening throughout 2026.
On Aug. 11, 2026, Ripple received a full Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from the Luxembourg Financial Supervisory Commission (CSSF) under the EU’s MiCA framework. This means Ripple can provide compliant payment services in all 30 countries and regions of the European Economic Area.
Three key catalysts in September If you’re an XRP investor, be sure to keep these three dates in September in mind:
· Sep. 11 | XRPL 3.3.0 version upgrade activated
· Sep. 15 | Senate vote on the CLARITY Act
· Sep. 16 | U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) interest rate decision
For retail investors, betting on the outcome of a specific date is a very difficult decision. If you buy XRP at $1.46 and the bill is rejected on September 15, you could incur an immediate loss.
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Conclusion XRP is currently trading at $1.46, up 9.4% today, having successfully held the key support level of $1.36 and broken above the downtrend line. However, the September 15 vote on the CLARITY Act still poses a risk. If the bill passes, the price of XRP could surge to $2. If it fails to pass, it could fall back to $1.27. No one can be certain of the final outcome.
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American technology microcap AIxCrypto Holdings (AIXC) is fully liquidating its digital asset portfolio and winding down its crypto treasury strategy.
The company filed the corresponding amendment to its Form S-1 with the SEC on Sept. 4, 2026. The asset sell-off comes amid heavy financial losses, with management recording an unrealized loss of around 50%.
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According to its reporting as of Aug. 31, 33.49 BTC, 497.56 ETH and 6,325.92 SOL went under the knife, along with smaller positions in LINK, BNB and ADA. Notably, in its regulatory filings, AIXC separately described its XRP holdings as "immaterial" — management is clearly trying to shift investors' focus toward the fact that the main losses came from the decline of market heavyweights Bitcoin and Ethereum.
SEC filing highlighting AIxCrypto's $4.82 million digital asset liquidation, Source: US SECAfter disposing of the depreciated assets, the former pharmaceutical company plans to relaunch its business and fully pivot to the robotics market through the RoboShare platform.
This is not the first case of small-cap corporate players capitulating and realizing losses on altcoins to save their core business.
While some dismiss XRP as an "immaterial" asset, others are preparing for a Nasdaq listingTokyo-based Remixpoint previously made a similar move in the Asian market, completely clearing out its altcoin holdings — ETH, SOL, DOGE and 1.19 million XRP — to purchase energy storage systems, while retaining only Bitcoin on its balance sheet.
However, this series of isolated sell-offs reflects not panic, but a simple replacement of accidental investors with pragmatic players. While small businesses cut losses to survive operationally, institutions are changing their tactics.
During the same period, Kinetics funds disclosed direct positions in Ripple Labs' Class A preferred shares in SEC filings. Major Wall Street capital is entering the XRP ecosystem not through volatile tokens traded on exchanges, but by acquiring stakes in the issuer's business.
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Meanwhile, the leading XRP-focused treasury holding company, Evernorth (XRPN), continues to calmly hold a monumental ~473 million XRP on its balance sheet as it prepares for a Nasdaq listing through a SPAC.
In this context, it would be wrong to claim that the corporate sector has become disillusioned with digital assets. It is simply carrying out a strict optimization and getting rid of unnecessary passengers.
Crypto firm Ripple has signed a multi-year partnership with Florida Athletics, marking its second major sports sponsorship deal. The deal centers on XRP, which will appear on the team’s field, famously known as ‘The Swamp.’
Ripple Signs Sponsorship Deal With Florida Athletics Florida Athletics announced it has signed a multi-year partnership with the crypto firm, with XRP set to appear around Gator Nation’s matches starting with the 2026 Florida football season. “As part of the agreement, the XRP logo will be prominently featured on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium,” the release read.
The crypto firm also confirmed the partnership in an X post, marking its second major sports partnership. In July, Ripple and the Kansas Jayhawks signed a five-year jersey patch partnership, with XRP’s logo to appear on the team’s jersey.
Gator Nation 🤝 XRP 🐊 https://t.co/CEjXN2M6Ei
— Ripple (@Ripple) September 4, 2026
Commenting on Florida Athletics’ partnership with Ripple, the University of Florida Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin said,
“Florida has a long history of embracing innovation and technology to enhance the experience of our fans and advance our programs. Ripple has established itself as an innovative leader in financial technology, and we’re excited to welcome XRP to Gator Nation. This partnership brings together two organizations that think boldly about the future, and we look forward to introducing XRP to our fans.”
Beyond the XRP branding, Florida Athletics said the deal also includes a long-term commitment to the university. The crypto firm will support financial and technology education for Florida student-athletes and the campus community, covering both traditional finance and digital assets.
Deal to Generate Up To $5 Million Annually According to AP, citing persons familiar with the negotiations, the sponsorship deal with Ripple will generate up to $5 million annually by placing the XRP logos in the Swamp. This comes as crypto firms look to expand their presence through sports sponsorship deals.
As CoinGape recently reported, USDC issuer Circle is now the principal partner of Chelsea Football Club, with the USDC brand appearing on the team’s jerseys. Galaxy Digital also became the official AI and crypto partner of Texas Tech athletics in July, following Ripple’s footsteps into College athletics.
Meanwhile, top crypto exchanges Coinbase, OKX, and Kraken have been active sponsors in sports for a while. Coinbase has sponsorship deals with both the NBA and WNBA and specifically sponsors the Seattle Storm.
XRP is currently drawing increased attention as technical analysts examine whether an ongoing Elliott Wave pattern could signal a major move higher, potentially lifting the digital asset above several key future price levels.
Egrag Crypto outlines macro Wave 5 structureEgrag Crypto, a widely followed crypto market analyst known for his long-term chart analyses, published his latest macro chart for XRP on social platform X. He focused on the development of the first, third, and anticipated fifth waves in the three-month timeframe, utilizing Elliott Wave Theory.
The analyst observed that Wave 1 resulted in a 225% price increase. Meanwhile, he estimated Wave 3 reached between 300% and 365%, depending on the measurement standard applied. Although this movement did not perfectly mirror textbook projections, Egrag Crypto noted that the structure remains valid even when individual wave sizes vary.
Egrag Crypto emphasized that the chart structure on the three-month timeframe is “speaking loudly,” showing a defined macro sequence with Waves 1 through 4 already completed while highlighting the significance of the projected Wave 5.
He set XRP’s current level on the chart at around $1.36. In his analysis, several Fibonacci retracement levels within Wave 4 are used to determine future price targets and to reinforce the technical argument for his projections.
Elliott Wave Theory, the model applied in this analysis, segments market cycles into five distinct waves, each suggesting a unique phase of investor psychology and market momentum. Wave 5, the final leg, typically captures the culmination of major bullish cycles.
Mini dictionary: Elliott Wave Theory, a technical analysis approach, divides price movements into five waves that alternate between bullish and bearish trends. Wave 5 often represents the final surge of a broader bullish phase.
$6.19 to $8.07 identified as initial target zoneEgrag Crypto calculated that the combined performance of Wave 1 and Wave 3 amounted to approximately 589%. Using a common methodology for projecting Wave 5, he applied a 61.8% measurement of this combined move to estimate the next price range.
This approach produced a primary target zone for Wave 5 between $6.19 and $8.07. The chart highlights these levels not only as Fibonacci extensions but also as crucial milestones based on the underlying wave percentages.
Egrag Crypto pointed out that the primary roadmap involves $6.19 and $8.07 as major technical targets in the next strong upward wave, supported by both his percentage-based and Fibonacci analyses.
He further identified $11.45 as a significant extension level within the Wave 5 structure. Above this mark, his chart maps out a potential expansion into the $13-plus cycle, hinting at further upside if bullish momentum persists.
WavePerformanceTarget RangeWave 1225%N/AWave 3300% to 365%N/AWave 5N/A$6.19–$8.07 (initial), $11.45 (extension)Macro targets topped by $17Egrag Crypto’s analysis sets the highest macro target for XRP above $17. He described this level as a potential scenario if the fifth wave achieves greater-than-expected momentum, causing prices to overshoot even the ambitious initial projections.
His roadmap outlines an initial focus on the $8 to $11 range, with expansion toward $13 and a possible upper boundary exceeding $17. The convergence of various macro wave projections and Fibonacci extensions in these zones forms the technical rationale behind these targets.
He clarified that rather than trying to pinpoint a single future price, the purpose is to identify zones where technical evidence supports potential resistance and support levels, with the $8, $11, and $17 markers shaping the overall trajectory he is monitoring.
XRP is the native token of the XRP Ledger, a blockchain designed for cross-border payments and settlements by Ripple Labs. The asset is widely followed due to its active trading and ongoing legal and regulatory developments.
AIxCrypto Holdings (AIXC), a US-based technology microcap, has decided to fully liquidate its digital asset portfolio and end its cryptocurrency treasury strategy.
Asset liquidation and SEC filingThe company submitted an amended Form S-1 to the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2026, revealing plans to sell its remaining cryptocurrency holdings. This decision follows sustained financial losses, including approximately a 50% unrealized decline in the value of its digital asset portfolio.
As of August 31, AIXC reported that it had liquidated 33.49 Bitcoin (BTC), 497.56 Ethereum (ETH), and 6,325.92 Solana (SOL). The firm also sold smaller allocations of Chainlink (LINK), Binance Coin (BNB), and Cardano (ADA).
In a notable detail from its regulatory disclosures, the company classified its XRP position as “immaterial.” By emphasizing this, AIXC’s management appeared to direct shareholders’ attention toward losses centered on major assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum, rather than on XRP.
After disposing of its depreciated assets, the company intends to relaunch and pivot fully to the robotics sector by developing its RoboShare platform, ending its previous focus as a pharmaceutical business.
AIxCrypto Holdings, once primarily focused on pharmaceuticals, is now shifting its strategy to concentrate on robotics, facilitated by the RoboShare platform, after closing out its digital asset exposure.
Mini dictionary: RoboShare, a platform being developed by AIxCrypto Holdings to enter the robotics industry, represents the company’s new direction after exiting its pharmaceutical and crypto treasury activities.
Changing approaches across companiesThis move by AIXC follows similar trends among small-cap companies reevaluating digital asset strategies. Tokyo-based Remixpoint previously cleared its altcoin holdings — including Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin, and 1.19 million XRP — to fund investment in energy storage systems, yet retained Bitcoin as a treasury asset.
These developments suggest a shift in the approach of small corporates, prioritizing operational stability over speculative crypto investments. Rather than widespread panic, the selloffs point toward a transfer from accidental or opportunistic investors to more pragmatic market participants.
XRP ecosystem sees institutional investment despite small-cap retreatsWhile some companies downplay their exposure to XRP by labeling holdings as immaterial, institutional interest in the XRP ecosystem is evolving. Kinetics funds, a well-known asset management group, disclosed recent direct investments in Ripple Labs’ Class A preferred shares, according to SEC records. This strategy demonstrates that some institutional capital is gaining exposure to XRP through equity positions in Ripple, rather than solely holding tokens traded on exchanges.
Evernorth (XRPN), a leading XRP-focused treasury holding company, currently maintains about 473 million XRP in its reserves and is preparing for a public offering via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) structure on Nasdaq.
Mini dictionary: Evernorth (XRPN) is a treasury holding company specializing in XRP, notable for its large balance of XRP and its ongoing preparations for a Nasdaq listing through a SPAC arrangement.
Despite a number of smaller firms exiting the crypto market and labelling certain positions as negligible, other entities are taking calculated steps to strengthen their presence in the sector.
The current pattern reflects not a loss of confidence among corporate players in digital assets, but rather a more selective and strategic approach to managing risk and focusing on core operations.
CompanyCrypto assets soldAssets retainedNew focusRemarksAIxCrypto Holdings (AIXC)BTC, ETH, SOL, LINK, BNB, ADANoneRobotics (RoboShare)50% loss on portfolioRemixpointETH, SOL, DOGE, XRPBTCEnergy storage systemsCleared all but BitcoinEvernorth (XRPN)None~473 million XRPPreparing for Nasdaq via SPACMaintains large XRP holding
XRP, Ripple Labs’ digital asset, is attracting renewed attention following a technical analysis from the widely followed crypto analyst known as Dark Defender. After years of consolidation amid intense legal pressure, XRP’s price structure has shifted, with analysts pointing to strong support on major moving averages.
Key technical levels and historical supportDark Defender, who frequently shares technical insights on social media, centered his latest analysis on the 100-month exponential moving average (EMA). He described this level as “The Unbreachable,” highlighting its repeated success as dynamic support during XRP’s multi-year legal dispute with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Throughout the prolonged SEC lawsuit, XRP never closed below the 100-month EMA on the monthly chart. Multiple price tests saw the asset recover strongly, reinforcing this level as an important zone for long-term buyers. Even after the case concluded in 2025, the EMA held firm as support. XRP experienced notable volatility after reaching its all-time high in July 2025, eventually retracing toward the 100-month EMA. A quick rebound followed, as the price climbed over 50% in just 65 hours. By August, XRP closed above both the 100-month and 50-month EMAs, continuing its historical pattern of defending these trends.
The technical review emphasized: “XRP is above the Ichimoku Clouds, the 100-month EMA is well defended, and the August candle closed above the 50-month EMA. All three conditions align for the first time. XRP is ready.”
Three technical conditions alignAccording to Dark Defender, three vital technical checkpoints now favor a bullish scenario for XRP. Firstly, the cryptocurrency trades above the Ichimoku Cloud on the monthly timeframe—a signal watched by trend-following traders. Secondly, the 100-month EMA has repeatedly acted as an unbroken support zone, helping trigger rallies in the past, such as the 500% surge witnessed at the end of 2024. Thirdly, XRP’s close above the 50-month EMA in August marks renewed buying pressure from long-term investors.
All three conditions are currently met for the first time this cycle, creating a potential setup for extended upward movement.
Mini dictionary: Ichimoku Cloud, a technical indicator combining moving averages and price action to outline support, resistance, and trend direction in trading charts. Traders use the “cloud” to identify bullish or bearish conditions.
Fibonacci price targets and resistance levelsDark Defender’s monthly chart incorporates a Fibonacci extension structure that plots several price targets above the current trading range. These extension levels include 61.80% at $1.3798, 161.80% at $1.8815, 261.80% at $4.1043, 361.80% at $18.2275, and 423.60% at $36.7676, suggesting a broad zone for potential future advances. XRP’s present value is close to the 61.80% level.
Fibonacci LevelPrice Target61.80%$1.3798161.80%$1.8815261.80%$4.1043361.80%$18.2275423.60%$36.7676These targets mark a broad potential upside zone as further momentum develops. The next significant resistance appears near the $1.38 region according to the analyst’s chart.
XRP’s current status and outlookAt present, XRP trades close to $1.36, hovering near the first Fibonacci target. Although the pace of recent gains has slowed, the asset continues to hold above crucial monthly moving averages and resistance levels.
Dark Defender emphasizes that the confluence of robust support at the 100-month EMA, the position above the Ichimoku Cloud, and the monthly close above the 50-month EMA signals a shift in technical structure. He maintains that these factors together indicate XRP could be on the verge of a significant price movement.
The analysis outlines: “XRP has successfully defended the key 100-month EMA and is currently operating above all major moving averages, with multiple bullish signals aligning for the first time.”
Ripple is partnering with Florida Athletics in a multi-year agreement that will introduce XRP to Gator Nation starting with the 2026 Florida football season. The crypto’s logo will appear prominently on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
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The deal extends beyond stadium branding, with XRP to feature across Florida Athletics’ digital platforms and event signage. Ripple will also provide support for financial and technology education aimed at student-athletes and the wider campus community, with programming covering both traditional finance and digital assets.
Scott Stricklin, Florida’s director of athletics, said the university’s history of embracing innovation made Ripple a natural partner and that the agreement will introduce XRP to the school’s passionate fan base.
Florida Athletics oversees 21 teams and more than 500 student-athletes. Florida has won 49 national championships across 16 sports and has finished in the national top 10 in all-sports rankings for the past 42 years.
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The XRP rich list has shifted again, and the thresholds for entering each tier are lower than many holders assume. Reportedly, according to updated ledger data, here’s what it now takes to rank:
XRP price is currently up 2%, trading near $1.40. US spot XRP ETFs have posted 11 straight sessions of positive inflows, totaling roughly $1.68 billion in cumulative net inflows, with Goldman Sachs emerging as one of the largest institutional holders. Momentum is building further ahead of the Senate’s September 15 vote on the CLARITY Act, helped along after the National Sheriffs’ Association dropped its longstanding opposition to the bill.
Liquidity Report Points to Network Growth
XRP treasury company Evernorth published its Q2 2026 XRP Liquidity Report on September 2, showing quarterly average value recorded on the XRP Ledger, combining stablecoin dollars and tokenized assets, rising to $4.26 billion, up from $99 million in Q1 2025. The report credited the increase to larger trade sizes and deeper account balances on the network.
XRP remains correlated with Bitcoin’s broader market moves, with traders watching regulatory developments including the proposed CLARITY Act for signs of a decoupling.
The Takeaway
The gap between Ripple’s escrow, exchange custody wallets, and long-held founding allocations versus an ordinary holder’s few thousand tokens is enormous, and it isn’t closing through price action alone. But the rich list also shows something less discussed: reaching the top 10% of XRP holders doesn’t require whale-sized capital, just over 2,000 tokens gets there. Whether that position grows in value depends far less on wallet rank and more on how ETF inflows, regulatory decisions, and network adoption trends playing out right now continue to unfold.
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Ripple has scored a multi-year partnership with the University of Florida’s athletic department.
The XRP crypto of the most prominent venues in college sports.
The logo will be displayed on the playing surface at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville.
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The branding debuted during the 2026 Florida football season.
The Gators are scheduled to host Florida Atlantic in their season opener on Saturday.
The financial terms were not disclosed by Ripple or Florida Athletics.
However, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press that the agreement is expected to generate $5 million per year for Florida.
The source spoke anonymously because of the details of the deal.
The XRP logo will appear at both 25-yard lines when the Gators begin their season.
Florida Athletics said Ripple will receive exposure through digital properties and event signage.
More sports partnerships In July, the company announced a separate multi-year deal with the University of Kansas that put XRP patches on the uniforms of Kansas athletic teams.
This was notably the first time a cryptocurrency would appear on the jerseys of a major college athletics program.
Meanwhile, the Florida deal gives XRP highly visible real estate on the field of a major college football program.
The timing is also significant for Florida Athletics. College sports programs are under increasing financial pressure.
The NCAA began permitting corporate advertisements on college playing surfaces in 2024. Florida previously used the opportunity to put Geico’s logo on its field for the final two home games of the 2025 season.
Florida Athletics oversees 21 teams and more than 500 student-athletes.
Ripple, the cryptocurrency company that frequently makes headlines with its deals and partnerships, has signed a new agreement that is sure to cause a stir.
Accordingly, Ripple has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with the Florida Athletics division of the University of Florida, one of the leading universities in the US. Florida Athletics is the name of the sports department/track and field unit of the University of Florida.
As part of the agreement, the Ripple and XRP logos will be displayed at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, home to the Florida Gators (the University of Florida’s sports teams).
According to the Associated Press, the financial terms of the agreement have not been officially disclosed. However, a source familiar with the matter suggests that Ripple will pay the University of Florida approximately $5 million annually. The total duration of the agreement has also not been made public.
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XRP Logo to Appear in the Stadium! As part of the partnership, the XRP logo is planned to be used at the Florida Gators’ stadium and in various digital advertising spaces. Ripple is also expected to be present at various events on the university campus.
The agreement is said to be more than just limited to sponsorship and advertising activities. Ripple will also provide educational support to University of Florida students and student athletes in traditional finance, financial technology, and digital assets as part of the partnership.
University of Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin stated: “Florida has a long history of embracing innovation and technology to enhance our fans’ experience and advance our programs. Ripple has proven itself as an innovative leader in financial technology, and we are excited to welcome XRP to Gator Nation. This partnership brings together two organizations that think boldly about the future, and we look forward to introducing XRP to our fans.”
The partnership stands out as a significant step for the company’s brand awareness, particularly as it will make the XRP brand regularly visible in the football stadium of a major university in the US.
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XRP experienced a rapid price rally, climbing more than 50% within a four-day period, which drew strong reactions from leading voices in the cryptocurrency community. Digital Asset Investor, a well-known commentator in the sector, described the move as modest in comparison to what he anticipates for the token’s future.
Analysts highlight positive market alignmentSeth Ginns, Chief Investment Officer at Franklin Crypto, the digital asset unit of Franklin Templeton, shared an optimistic outlook regarding the current state of the market. He emphasized that a range of favorable factors are converging, including supportive macroeconomic trends, strong cryptocurrency fundamentals, and encouraging project-level developments.
Ginns pointed out that these aligned conditions position the market for a potential significant move, even as the exact timing remains uncertain. He suggested that a shift might occur as soon as the coming days, by year-end, or even into October. While regulatory clarity could further enhance the momentum, Ginns sees it as an added benefit rather than a necessity.
Digital Asset Investor believes the recent surge in XRP is only the beginning. He maintains that, at some point, XRP’s fundamentals will quickly catch up with its market price – which could result in a dramatic adjustment. He considers the recent 50% rally as “peanuts compared to what’s coming.”
XRP’s potential attracts institutional focusDigital Asset Investor connected the recent market developments to XRP’s ongoing performance. He claimed that the token’s rapid rise reinforced his long-standing view that a much larger price adjustment could be imminent, provided that XRP’s underlying fundamentals and its market value eventually converge.
Ginns highlighted that despite some indeterminacy about exact timing, there is a clear sense of strong directional conviction among institutional investors such as Franklin Templeton. The presence and growing involvement of major asset managers in the crypto sector reflects a shift from theoretical curiosity to active deployments of institutional capital.
At the same time, as analysts watch for confirmation through additional market signals—like the breakout of key resistance levels or movement in market cycles—a new trend is taking shape in how investors approach digital and traditional assets. While traditional financial markets depend on complex broker structures, a notable transformation is underway as Wall Street adapts to Web3. Major investors are now using platforms such as 1stepSwap to directly hold shares of leading U.S. companies, gold, and silver in their crypto wallets. These platforms utilize real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and automated price discovery to bypass intermediaries, providing fast and efficient access to assets.
Ginns has described the current market environment as a “confluence of positives,” referencing the synchronization of macroeconomic trends and digital asset fundamentals. He remains confident that the necessary conditions for a significant run in XRP and the wider market are now in place.
Timing uncertainty remains, but conviction is strongGinns commented on market timing by referencing historical four-year cycles common in digital asset markets. However, he chose not to offer firm predictions, reflecting the cautious approach adopted by many professional investors in the space. Digital Asset Investor, meanwhile, interprets current market movement as signaling just the beginning of a potential larger trend.
Despite the uncertainty surrounding how soon fundamentals will align with price, both analysts strongly believe that substantial changes could happen with little warning. For now, institutional participants and retail investors alike are closely tracking XRP’s trajectory and overarching trends in digital asset adoption.
