Pocket Bitcoin said on Sept. 3 that its August security incident exposed additional personal and financial information involving 5,411 customers, expanding the scope described in its initial disclosure.
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Pocket Bitcoin confirmed that two exposed data groups contained records involving 5,411 customers in total. Bank transaction lists exposed names, addresses, transfer amounts, dates and sometimes customer IBAN account numbers. Another 291 customers faced possible exposure of identity documents, Bitcoin addresses and sensitive funding records. Pocket said its customer databases, transaction systems, private keys and customer Bitcoin remained directly unaffected. Authorities in Switzerland and Liechtenstein received notifications, while Pocket also formally filed a police report. The Swiss Bitcoin services provider identified two distinct groups after completing its forensic investigation. One contained bank transaction information involving 5,120 customers. The other covered correspondence containing potentially more sensitive records from 291 customers.
Pocket Bitcoin breach exposed two data groups The larger group consisted of transaction lists that partner banks sent to Pocket Bitcoin during compliance checks. Those lists contained customer names, residential addresses, transfer amounts and transaction dates. Some also included the IBAN connected to a transfer.
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— PocketBitcoin.com 🏦👉🔑 (@PocketBitcoin) September 3, 2026 The smaller group involved correspondence Pocket Bitcoin sent to partner banks. Depending on the customer, the exposed material included names, postal addresses, public Bitcoin addresses, identity document copies and source-of-funds records.
The company said the information appeared in different combinations, meaning every customer in the 291-person group did not necessarily have every listed data type exposed. Pocket Bitcoin has contacted affected customers individually with details about their cases.
The two groups cover 5,411 customers combined. Other customers may have had email addresses or support conversations exposed under the company’s original disclosure, but Pocket said those without a new personal notification should continue relying on that initial notice.
Core databases and customer Bitcoin were unaffected Pocket Bitcoin said attackers did not compromise its main customer or transaction databases. Instead, the records came from correspondence and bank-generated lists stored in a copied backup within the affected support system.
This distinction explains why data resembling transaction and identity records was exposed even though the underlying databases remained secure. The affected support material contained copies of information produced or received during regulatory compliance procedures.
Pocket Bitcoin operates as a noncustodial service and does not hold customers’ private keys. The company said Bitcoin balances were never accessible to the attacker, while buying and selling services continue to operate normally.
A disclosed Bitcoin address cannot authorize a transfer. However, linking a public address to a customer’s identity may allow another person to inspect its visible blockchain activity. Pocket noted that moving Bitcoin cannot erase the address’s existing transaction history.
Exposed records create physical phishing risks Pocket Bitcoin said it currently has no indication that the exposed information has been misused. That statement reflects information available after its investigation and does not guarantee that misuse will not occur later.
“As things stand, we have no indication that any of the affected information has been misused,” Pocket Bitcoin said.
The company identified forged letters and other physical communications as particular risks because names and postal addresses were included. A fraudster could refer to a genuine bank transfer or Bitcoin transaction to make an impersonation attempt appear credible.
Email addresses and login credentials were not linked to the two newly identified data groups, according to Pocket Bitcoin. The company therefore said it does not see a direct targeted email-phishing risk arising specifically from those records.
The incident follows several disclosures involving customer information held outside core crypto systems. As crypto.news reported, three recent breaches exposed 253,487 records, raising concerns that residential and transaction data could support phishing or physical targeting years later.
A separate August incident at Bits of Gold potentially exposed customer identity, banking and wallet information through a third-party system. That investigation similarly found that customer funds and passwords remained unaffected.
Pocket Bitcoin notified regulators and police Pocket Bitcoin reported the incident to Switzerland’s Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner and Liechtenstein’s Data Protection Office. It also filed a police report but did not identify the suspected attacker or provide details about the investigation.
The company said the vulnerability behind the incident has been closed and additional safeguards have been installed. It is reviewing how bank correspondence and related compliance records are stored and transferred.
Pocket expects to publish more information about those changes in the coming weeks. It does not expect to identify further exposure categories, although it said it would notify customers if later findings changed that assessment.
Affected users should monitor bank activity and treat unexpected letters, calls or messages cautiously. Pocket Bitcoin said it will never ask customers to disclose a seed phrase or transfer Bitcoin through an unsolicited telephone call or letter.
Bitcoin has weathered crashes, regulators, and years of skepticism without really faltering. Hollywood, on the other hand, is about to put it to a tough test. A $70 million movie, starring Gal Gadot, Casey Affleck, and Pete Davidson, tells its story — and presents Craig Wright as its creator. A thesis however swept aside by the British justice system. In the crypto community, the response is seriously uneasy. Could the greatest danger for bitcoin this time come from the studios?
In brief The movie ‘Bitcoin’, directed by Doug Liman, features Gal Gadot, Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson in a story centered on Craig Wright. British justice rejected Craig Wright’s claims, declaring him guilty of document forgery in court. Calvin Ayre, a long-time supporter of Wright, participated in funding this controversial film which could mislead the general public. The film has not yet found a distributor in the United States, raising doubts about its commercial success. When Tinseltown decides to rewrite Bitcoin’s origin story On paper, the project has all the makings of a blockbuster: a renowned director, Doug Liman (known for “The Bourne Identity” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”), a four-star cast with Gal Gadot, Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson, and Isla Fisher, all for $70 million. What is striking, however, is the subject chosen for such an investment: bitcoin, and more precisely its founding myth, Satoshi Nakamoto.
The story follows Gal Gadot as a journalist investigating Craig Wright, played by Casey Affleck; Pete Davidson portrays Calvin Ayre, the controversial financier supporting Wright for years. The film’s thesis leans, unsurprisingly, in favor of the latter. Terence Michael, the source of leaked information, sums up the risk in a phrase that has circulated through the crypto-sphere:
The general public will watch this movie and accept it as gospel, leaving the Bitcoin community forced to constantly defend against a Hollywood revision of history.
Craig Wright and Calvin Ayre: the saga that’s tearing the crypto world in two Craig Wright is no stranger to those who have followed bitcoin for a few years. He long claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of the cryptocurrency. In 2024, a British court ruled: document forgery, claims rejected, case closed. A decision that should have ended the debate once and for all. Hollywood, apparently, does not agree.
The screenplay indeed reprises Wright’s thesis, that of a misunderstood genius chased by a coalition of tech billionaires and hostile governments.
How could he not be Satoshi if a coalition of tech billionaires, governments, and crypto organizations spent hundreds of millions just to discredit him?
What ignites tensions is that Calvin Ayre, Wright’s main financial backer, himself helped fund the movie. In the community, anger is rising; some are already talking about financing a competing work to set the record straight.
Gal Gadot, AI, and the death of old-school filmmaking Another flashpoint: the massive use of artificial intelligence on set. The film was made in an empty warehouse, without traditional sets or lighting — AI generated the entire environment in post-production, saving more than $130 million. Gal Gadot defends this method outright, even if it sharply contrasts with some industry purists: “The train has left the station. You will work with AI or be completely out of the game.”
The actress left nothing to chance: six months of negotiations with her lawyers to ensure AI would never touch her on-screen performance. She explains: “I did not want AI to have anything to do with my performance.” On set itself, she describes an unusual freedom: “Here we filmed without interruption because we didn’t have to wait for lighting. We shot again and again, for ten hours. It was incredible.”
Could this film rewrite Bitcoin history for millions of moviegoers? The film still has no distributor in the United States; studios apparently hesitate to associate with such a divisive project. If it finds one, however, the story takes on new significance: a big-budget film, starring stars and a renowned director, reaches millions of viewers well beyond the niche documentary. That is precisely what worries bitcoin’s traditional defenders — a narrative capable of imprinting itself permanently in the collective imagination, true or not.
Terence Michael remains measured about all this: “I expect a good film on a cinematic level. But it saddens me that the first major Bitcoin movie, with this very title, risks muddying the story for newcomers.”
Key takeaways about the “Bitcoin” movie Official film budget: $70 million, compared to about $200 million without AI use. Director: Doug Liman, known for “The Bourne Identity” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”. Main controversial financier: Calvin Ayre, Craig Wright’s long-time supporter. Source of controversy: the film presents Craig Wright as Satoshi Nakamoto. Distribution status: no confirmed American distributor for the film yet. Hollywood is taking ownership of bitcoin’s history, even if it delivers a fiercely contested version. Craig Wright, artificial intelligence, Gal Gadot: every element in the movie fuels the controversy. The battle to tell bitcoin’s story is now playing on the big screen. The real danger, this time, may well come from Hollywood.
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The questions surrounding whether Bitcoin [BTC] can maintain its bullish push have become more pressing lately. Especially as the crypto surged past $80,000 over the last 24 hours.
The timing is interesting because the market has been flashing mixed signals over whether demand is returning and a rebound is taking shape, or whether this is a local high that could lead to a drawdown.
Inactivity may be good for Bitcoin According to Alphractal, Bitcoin’s 1-year active supply recently dropped to a low of 7.49 million.
The metric represents how much Bitcoin is active in the market. When the supply falls significantly, it suggests that fewer Bitcoin are being moved from their wallets.
Typically, when there’s a decline to this level over a 12-month period, it alludes to a strong willingness among investors to hold. The same is often driven by expectations of a rally in the near to long term.
Source: Alphractal Now, while this doesn’t confirm a bottom for Bitcoin, other factors did seem to hint at a gradual shift in market dynamics.
Bitcoin’s exchange reserves, according to CryptoQuant, fell after reaching a local peak of 2.73 million on 17th August. It had dropped to 2.70 million at the time of writing.
A decline in BTC balances across exchanges means there is less Bitcoin available to be sold on the market. This could, to some extent, protect the price from a sudden crash.
Is there a bottom signal? There’s no clear sign that the bottom for BTC is in yet. However, there are still some worrying signs for the world’s largest cryptocurrency.
For instance, recent data indicated that while market activity has been subdued, Bitcoin’s rally has faced significant sell pressure. Sellers offloaded roughly $1.2 billion worth of BTC between 23rd August and 1st September, averaging about $120 million in daily sales.
That’s not all either. Bitcoin’s apparent demand also flipped negative over the last 24 hours, suggesting that distribution may be ongoing.
Source: CryptoQuant Finally, CryptoQuant also revealed that netflows saw roughly 127,940 Bitcoin exit exchanges. This alluded to weaker demand and a gradual hike in available supply.
Now, while this remains a key threat to the price, a previous analysis from AMBCrypto suggested that the $76,000-level will remain a key test for BTC. It could determine whether the market sees another decline. Despite the cryptocurrency’s recent foray past $80,000.
For now, sellers are using the recent rally to take profits. All while the market shows no clear confirmation of a Bitcoin bull run.
Final Summary Bitcoin’s falling 1-year active supply and exchange reserves hinted that investors may be holding onto their BTC. Hike in sell pressure and negative apparent demand leaves the $76,000-level as a key test for Bitcoin.
Fidelity believes that while Bitcoin's strong August rally and other factors offer reasons for optimism, none confirm that the bear market has ended.
Bitcoin, once again, climbed above $80,000 after surging by 4.3% on Friday. The recent strength comes as a welcome change, as the crypto market spent much of the third quarter under pressure before a sharp rally in late August changed the tone. BTC, for one, recorded its strongest monthly gain since November 2024, which led some investors to believe the bear market may have ended.
But according to Fidelity, there is no guarantee that’s the case yet.
Possible November Bottom? One factor in focus is Bitcoin’s historical four-year market cycle. The crypto asset has generally formed major bear-market bottoms and bull-market tops about four years apart. Since the previous bear market bottom came in November 2022, this pattern could point to another potential low around November 2026 if the cycle continues.
While Fidelity stressed that the four-year cycle is not guaranteed to repeat and that Bitcoin’s bottom may already have occurred in July, it still speculated that the cryptocurrency could fall again and set another low in November or later.
There are several catalysts that could also influence whether the crypto bear market ends. The financial giant pointed to more crypto-friendly regulation, changes in government monetary policy, the emergence of an unexpectedly popular crypto use case, and increasing institutional adoption. Price volatility is another factor the firm is watching.
Bitcoin’s previous bear markets have historically ended with a period of relatively low volatility followed by higher volatility and an upward expansion in price. Fidelity said the market experienced relatively low volatility from June through mid-August, which indicated that sellers may have become exhausted.
During that period, its analysis showed BTC and other crypto assets were trading toward the lower, or “value,” end of their historical price ranges. In late August, volatility increased sharply, with Bitcoin rising more than 25% during the third week of the month. Ethereum gained around 34% over the same period, while Solana rose 28%. Fidelity said this price behavior does not confirm that the bear market is over, but it is consistent with one possible historical pattern.
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Crypto adoption continued to expand despite weak market sentiment. Bitwise Investments reported in early July that stablecoin transaction volume had reached 2.3 times Visa’s volume. MetaMask also reported in July that the real-world asset market had grown faster in 2026 than in any previous year.
Fidelity said this created a disconnect between adoption and prices, as activity in parts of the crypto industry kept increasing while the overall market remained in a bear market. The recent recovery could indicate that adoption and price have started to “recouple” again. An exact pattern occurred during the 2021-2022 bear market and the subsequent new bull market that began in late 2022.
CLARITY in Focus Regulation remains another key factor for the market. The industry is still awaiting further action on the CLARITY Act, which aims to create a broader US regulatory framework for digital assets and clarify the responsibilities of federal regulators. The bill has passed the House but remains under consideration in the Senate, which leaves its timing and outcome uncertain.
The SEC also proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, which would address when certain early-stage crypto asset offerings could qualify for exemptions from securities registration requirements. The proposal is still subject to public comment and is not final, but Fidelity described it as an important step toward a more “tailored regulatory approach.”
El Salvador, the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, has continued to buy around 1 BTC per day. However, the IMF says the government has not used public money to buy Bitcoin since June 2025.
As a result, the IMF has approved the next $140 million payment from its $1.4 billion loan program.
This raises two key questions, where is El Salvador getting the money for its daily Bitcoin purchases, and could any of the new IMF funds be used to buy BTC?
IMF: No Public Money Used for BTCIn its September 3, 2026 announcement, the IMF said El Salvador provided documents showing that the Bitcoin accumulated since June 27, 2025
The IMF stated that “no public resources were used” for El Salvador’s recent Bitcoin accumulation. This is important because the country agreed under its IMF program not to increase its public-sector Bitcoin holdings.
The IMF is monitoring this because El Salvador entered its 40-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) in February 2025, giving the country access to around $1.4 billion. The possible $140 million payout is not a new loan.
It is the next payment under the existing program, released after El Salvador met the IMF’s economic targets.
Even, El Salvador’s economy is performing better than expected and is forecast to grow 4.5% in 2026.
“Private Donations” Keep El Salvador’s Bitcoin Reserve GrowingThe IMF has clarified that El Salvador did not use public money for its recent Bitcoin accumulation, since June 27, 2025, came from private donations.
The IMF further explained that changes in the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Fund could come from transfers between government-controlled wallets, rather than new Bitcoin purchases.
As of September 4, 2026, El Salvador holds 7,764 BTC, currently worth around $628.3 million. The country’s total cost for these Bitcoin holdings is about $388.9 million, giving it a strong unrealized profit.
El Salvador’s average purchase price is $67,290.83 per BTC, while Bitcoin is trading around $80,983. This means the country is currently sitting on roughly $239.4 million in unrealized gains.
Will El Salvador Buy More Bitcoin?For now, the IMF’s answer is no.
The Fund specifically said no further Bitcoin accumulation beyond documented private donations is expected.
Instead, this upcoming $140 million in funds will support economic reforms, public finances, and broader development needs as part of the country’s existing IMF program.
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BTCLOAN , today announced the public launch of its Bitcoin-backed lending marketplace, a platform designed to give long-term crypto holders a straightforward way to unlock liquidity without parting with their coins. Available worldwide outside sanctioned jurisdictions, BTCLOAN is opening the door to a category of credit that has, until now, been reserved for the well-connected or the geographically fortunate.
Rather than acting as a lender itself, BTCLOAN operates as a neutral marketplace — aggregating live quotes from a vetted roster of institutional counterparties and letting the borrower choose. There are no house rates, no invisible spreads, and no bait-and-switch terms once a loan is drawn.
The Highlights
Truly global. Borrowers in every non-sanctioned jurisdiction can apply from day one — no waitlists, no country-by-country rollout. Reputation compounds. A dynamic LTV engine rewards clean repayment history, letting returning borrowers unlock progressively better terms up to 70% LTV. Human support around the clock. WhatsApp margin alerts written in plain English, 24/7 live chat, and video calls on request — long before any liquidation threshold is in view. A New Model for an Old Question
For Bitcoin holders, the real question was never whether to borrow against BTC. It was who to trust with the collateral when markets move violently. BTCLOAN’s answer is to sidestep the trust question entirely by making the mechanics visible: verifiable custody, published proof-of-reserves, plain-language loan agreements, and lenders who compete for the borrower’s business in the open.
Institutional Liquidity, One Marketplace
BTCLOAN’s launch partners represent some of the most established names in digital-asset credit and treasury, including Tether, Galaxy, Cantor, Arch Lending, Lendary Asia, Ant alpha, and Equities First. Every lender on the platform is held to consistent standards around risk management, regulated custody, and operational disclosure. Borrowers see side-by-side terms from multiple counterparties in a single view and choose the offer that best fits their strategy.
Loans are disbursed in USD or USDT. Accepted collateral includes BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL, alongside a curated basket of blue-chip digital assets such as XAUT, XDC Network, HYPE, and DEXE. Standard LTV sits between 65% and 70%.
Dynamic LTV: Credit History, Built for Crypto
BTCLOAN is rolling out one of the first dynamic LTV frameworks in the Bitcoin lending space. On-chain behavior, repayment consistency, and real-time collateral health feed into a continuously updated risk profile — effectively a credit score built natively for digital-asset borrowers. Hold position, repay on time, and each subsequent loan can be drawn on more favorable terms.
Transparency as Infrastructure
The last cycle taught the industry a costly lesson: trust is not marketing, it is architecture. BTCLOAN’s platform is engineered around that principle.
Enterprise-grade custody with publicly verifiable proof-of-reserves. Straightforward loan agreements — no buried clauses, no fine print traps. Automated KYC and KYB with biometric verification and real-time fraud detection. Staggered margin notifications sent via WhatsApp in everyday language, well ahead of any liquidation trigger. Clear borrower education on why a loan is not a taxable disposal in most jurisdictions — something most holders are rarely told plainly. Support Designed for Real People Because Bitcoin markets never sleep, neither does the BTCLOAN support desk. Users can reach a human via live chat, book a scheduled video call, or ping the team on WhatsApp at any hour. The interface is mobile-first and English-first, and the overall experience is designed to feel closer to a modern private-banking app than to a raw DeFi protocol.
Filling a Structural Gap
Hundreds of millions of Bitcoin holders still have no clean, credible route to liquidity without selling their coins. Historically, the options have been geographically fenced, opaquely priced, or structurally fragile. BTCLOAN was built to close that gap with global availability, transparent infrastructure, and a marketplace model that keeps the borrower’s interests aligned with the platform’s.
The company has already facilitated more than $200 million in Bitcoin-backed loan volume in early activity. Repeat-borrower rates — potentially a signal that trust has been earned rather than claimed — remain the metric leadership watches most closely.
The next decade of Bitcoin-backed lending will be defined by the platforms that stay upright on the worst night of the cycle. BTCLOAN is built for exactly that night.
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US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) notched their biggest inflows in nearly eight months as BTC reclaimed $80,000.
Bitcoin ETFs recorded $730.9 million in net inflows on Thursday, the largest daily haul since Jan. 14, when the funds attracted $843.6 million, according to SoSoValue data.
The surge followed $101.2 million inflows on Wednesday and came as Bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 level after trading in a range between roughly $76,000 and $81,000 this week, according to CoinGecko.
Despite the spike in ETF inflows, CryptoQuant remained cautious about Bitcoin’s rally, citing weaker spot demand and heavy short covering as $83,000 emerges as a key bull market threshold.
BlackRock’s IBIT draws $454 million in a dayBlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest US spot Bitcoin ETF by net assets, led Thursday’s buying with $454 million in inflows, accounting for about 62% of the total, according to Farside Investors data.
While total spot Bitcoin ETF inflows reached their highest level since January, IBIT alone drew a larger $503 million inflow as recently as Aug. 20.
Daily US spot Bitcoin ETF flows since Tuesday. Source: Farside Investors
ARK Invest and 21Shares’ ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) followed with $137.7 million, while Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) drew $74.4 million.
VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF (HODL) and WisdomTree’s Bitcoin Fund (BTCW) were the only funds to record outflows on Thursday, at $19.6 million and $5.2 million, respectively.
Bitcoin rally still needs fresh buyersBitcoin’s recent rally was driven largely by traders closing short positions rather than opening new long positions, pointing to limited fresh buying demand, CryptoQuant said in a Thursday report shared with Cointelegraph.
The report mentioned that Bitcoin holders realized 23,000 BTC in net profits on Aug. 21, the highest daily amount this year, and about 110,000 BTC in total since Aug. 19, reflecting substantial profit-taking during the rally.
According to CryptoQuant, Bitcoin’s next major test sits around its 365-day moving average, which CryptoQuant placed at roughly $82,300.
Source: CryptoQuant
The company said the moving average has historically marked the divide between Bitcoin bull and bear markets, with Bitcoin reaching $81,400 on Aug. 28 before retreating below the threshold.
“A decisive close above $83K would confirm the new bull market,” CryptoQuant said, while a rejection could trigger a pullback toward the 200-day moving average near $69,000.
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Zcash (ZEC) continued its upward trend after surpassing the $900 level, with crypto asset management company Grayscale stating that the limited supply and increasing demand for digital privacy were driving the token’s value increase.
According to Grayscale’s assessment, ZEC attracts investor interest because of its scarcity characteristic, similar to Bitcoin. The fact that Zcash’s total supply is limited to 21 million tokens makes the asset similar to Bitcoin in terms of long-term supply dynamics.
The company had previously listed ZEC’s core features as a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus model, a supply cap of 21 million units, and the provision of optional privacy features to users. The Zcash network allows transactions to be conducted in a way that provides higher privacy under certain conditions.
The recent move in ZEC price comes at a time when interest in privacy-focused assets in the crypto market has resurfaced. Grayscale argues that with the growth of the digital economy, the demand for privacy in users’ financial transactions has also gained importance.
According to CoinMarketCap data, ZEC was trading at $947.13 at the time of writing. The token has risen 16.82% in the last 24 hours. Thus, ZEC has shown strong short-term performance with its break above the $900 threshold.
From the perspective of market participants, ZEC’s limited supply stands out as a significant factor in price movement. The restriction of supply to a certain level is considered among the factors that could create upward pressure on the price if demand increases.
However, ZEC’s rise isn’t solely explained by its scarcity. The increasing demand for privacy technologies is also significant in terms of the token’s use case and investor interest.
After ZEC surpassed the $900 level, attention turned to whether the upward trend would continue. For the token to maintain its current momentum, it needs support not only from increased demand but also from overall risk appetite in the crypto market.
*This is not investment advice.
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As the market responded to a recent study by the Bank for International Settlements that placed the XRP Ledger in an uncommon institutional use case, verifying the veracity of official statistics, XRP gained about 3%.
XRPL's BIS ReleaseThe BIS released Working Paper No. 1374, 'Blockchain-based approach for verifiable official statistics,' on Sept. 2. A system that records a summary value on the XRP Ledger and generates cryptographic fingerprints of official datasets was created and tested by researchers.
XRP/USDT Chart by TradingViewCrucially, neither the banking nor the economic datasets were stored on XRPL in the experiment. Rather, the system anchored the resultant value to the ledger after hashing individual datasets and merging them when needed. Instead of the production mainnet, the prototype operated on the XRPL Devnet.
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This distinction is important. The study does not imply that the BIS has partnered with Ripple, adopted XRP, or intends to switch central-bank infrastructure to XRPL. A technical proof of concept is what it is. However, by selecting XRPL as the public verification layer, researchers provide the network with an additional institutional point of reference outside of its more well-known payments narrative.
The XRP chart responded favorably. After recently correcting from the explosive August rally, the asset is currently trading at $1.39, up roughly 2.7% on the daily candle. More significantly, XRP is still at $1.35, slightly above its 200-day EMA. The immediate technical pivot is now that level.
Before profit-taking resumed, the initial breakout drove XRP as high as about $1.70. However, sellers have not yet been able to force a sustained move below the 200-day average. Moreover, momentum has stabilized. The RSI is currently close to 62, which is significantly below the extremely overbought conditions created during the initial breakout.
Maintaining the recovery structure at $1.35 would allow for another attempt at $1.45–$1.50, which would be followed by the recent highs. Losing it would significantly weaken the setup and highlight the shorter moving average around $1.29.
Ethereum Gets ReadyEthereum's most recent breakout fundamentally altered the daily chart's structure, bringing it closer to a technically significant moving-average crossover.
ETH/USDT Chart by TradingViewETH's medium-term moving averages are quickly converging below the market, and it is currently trading at about $2,420. With the 50-day EMA at $2,063 moving toward the 100-day EMA at $2,059, the setup is similar to a pre-golden-cross formation. The gap between the two averages, which was significantly larger during Ethereum's summer weakness, has now shrunk to just a few dollars.
Another improvement in medium-term momentum would be confirmed if the 50-day EMA crossed over the 100-day EMA. Moving-average crossovers lag price, which is a crucial disclaimer. Since ETH has already surged from about $1,880 to over $2,500 at the local peak, a large portion of the momentum that caused the crossover has already occurred. Therefore, a golden cross does not always signal the start of a new rally.
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Nevertheless, the signal is much stronger due to the surrounding price structure. With a massive increase in volume, Ethereum broke through the $1,900–$1,920 resistance range and quickly recovered its main moving averages. Above all, ETH broke through the 200-day EMA at $2,169, which had served as a significant long-term resistance level during the previous decline.
Since then, the market has pulled back from roughly $2,550, but the decline is still largely under control. ETH is still trading significantly above the 50-day and 100-day averages, as well as more than 10% above the 200-day EMA.
Additionally, momentum has decreased. After reaching overbought territory during the breakout, the daily RSI has dropped toward 63. This eliminates a portion of the current overheating while maintaining the larger bullish structure.
The $2,500–$2,550 range continues to be Ethereum's first upside obstacle. The path toward $2,600 and possibly $2,700 could be opened by a daily close above this range, which would create another higher high.
On the downside, bulls must defend the immediate area between $2,360 and $2,400. Although it would significantly lessen short-term momentum, a deeper correction toward the 200-day EMA at $2,170 would still make the larger recovery technically feasible.
Tron Is Back in the SpotlightWith the total value locked throughout the ecosystem rising to roughly $28 billion, Tron has achieved yet another significant network milestone. Even though TRX has a more difficult technical setup, the figure supports Tron's standing as one of the biggest blockchain networks in terms of capital deployed.
TRX/USDT Chart by TradingViewThe value of cryptocurrency assets deposited across a network's protocols is measured by TVL. Along with staking and lending infrastructure, Tron's massive stablecoin economy, especially USDT, provides a significant amount of that capital. Therefore, rather than just reflecting speculative activity around TRX, the $28 billion figure represents significant capital utilization.
The stablecoin position of Tron is still very significant. Users prefer the network for quick and reasonably priced transfers, making it one of the main settlement layers for USDT transfers worldwide. In contrast to many rival Layer-1 networks, this gives Tron a reliable source of transactional demand.
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TRX's price has not, however, immediately increased in response to the TVL milestone. After a severe rejection from the recent local peak at $0.345–$0.350, TRX is currently trading at $0.328. More significantly, the asset fell below a number of short- and medium-term moving averages that were closely grouped between roughly $0.330 and $0.334. As a result, there is a sizable resistance cluster right above the current price.
The crucial technical level at this time is the 200-day EMA at $0.324. During the most recent sell-off, TRX briefly moved below it before rising above the indicator. The larger bullish structure that was formed earlier this year would be preserved if this level were maintained.
Momentum has significantly diminished. When compared to overbought readings from the previous rally, the RSI has dropped toward 43. Despite the fact that TRX is far from being extremely oversold, this suggests that buyers have lost short-term control.
The first significant bullish signal would be a recovery above $0.334, which could reintroduce $0.340–$0.350. On the other hand, a confirmed breakdown below $0.324 would expose the $0.315–$0.320 area and might eliminate a significant portion of the recent gains.
A strong fundamental backdrop is provided by Tron's $28 billion TVL, but for that network strength to result in a convincing price recovery, TRX must now defend its 200-day EMA.
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XRP Tops the Agenda for Wealth Managers$XRP is emerging as one of the most talked-about digital assets among professional investors. Despite that breadth, XRP stood apart.
A poll taken during the session underscored how early many advisers still are in the crypto adoption curve.
ETF Flows and Institutional Holdings Signal Broader InterestThe interest expressed in that room is backed by real money moving into the market.
Regulatory filings paint an equally notable picture on the institutional side.
It is worth noting a caveat on those figures. Still, the direction of travel is clear: professional capital is moving into the XRP market in a way that was not possible before the launch of regulated spot products.
Sources:
Crypto.news: XRP interest grows among wealth managers, Bitwise says
CoinDesk: XRP ETFs pull in $170 million over eleven days as Goldman tops institutional holders
Hokanews: XRP ETFs Extend Inflow Streak to 11 Sessions as Institutional Holdings Reach $183 Million
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is still confident that the United States can potentially emerge as the global center of the cryptocurrency industry.
According to the influential Ripple executive, the goal remains within reach despite ongoing regulatory and legislative uncertainty.
"Proud to be in the room. Making America the crypto capital of the world is within reach - let’s finish the job," Garlinghouse wrote on X.
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His comments came after CFTC Chairman Michael Selig thanked President Donald Trump for hosting leading figures from the U.S. innovation sector at the White House. Selig said the administration was working to ensure that "the new frontier of finance" would be built in the United States.
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The White House event was held on Aug. 19. It brought together senior administration officials as well as executives from across the technology and financial industries. As reported by U.Today, Garlinghouse attended the Aug. 19 White House gathering alongside Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman, ICE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Sprecher, Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov and other industry leaders. The meeting brought crypto executives together with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig.
The White House used the meeting to make it absolutely clear that the administration intends to keep the United States at the forefront of cryptocurrency and financial technology.
According to remarks from the president, the gathering was intended to bring together prominent figures from finance, crypto and technology ahead of the first meeting of the CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee. The White House has separately made becoming the "crypto capital of the world" an explicit policy objective.
More uncertainty Meanwhile, the CLARITY Act, the major crypto bill that was the main topic of the discussion during the recent White House meeting, is facing a rather perilous moment.
As reported by U.Today, the Senate is expected to hold an initial vote on Sept. 15, but the House will only be in session for four days afterward. This leaves little time to consider and pass the Senate’s version.
Crypto analysts warn the bill could therefore be pushed into the post-midterm "lame duck" period.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has expressed strong confidence that the United States still has the potential to become the global hub for the cryptocurrency sector, despite ongoing regulatory and legislative challenges.
Garlinghouse remains optimisticGarlinghouse, who leads Ripple, a major blockchain-based payments company, stated that achieving this goal remains possible if current momentum continues. His comments followed a gathering of prominent finance and technology executives at the White House.
Taking to X, Garlinghouse wrote, “Proud to be in the room. Making America the crypto capital of the world is within reach – let’s finish the job.”
Proud to be in the room. Making America the crypto capital of the world is within reach – let’s finish the job.
He made this statement shortly after CFTC Chairman Michael Selig thanked US President Donald Trump for hosting key leaders from the innovation sector. Selig emphasized the administration’s efforts to position the United States as a leader in shaping the financial future through technology.
The White House event, held on August 19, brought together senior government officials and a range of industry executives from the technology and financial sectors.
Leading industry figures attend White House meetingSeveral high-profile figures participated, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman, ICE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Sprecher, and Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. Other attendees included Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov as well as officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
AttendeeTitle / OrganizationBrad GarlinghouseCEO, RippleBrian ArmstrongCEO, CoinbaseVlad TenevCEO, RobinhoodArjun Sethico-CEO, KrakenAdena FriedmanCEO, NasdaqJeffrey SprecherChairman and CEO, ICECameron & Tyler WinklevossCo-founders, GeminiSergey NazarovCo-founder, ChainlinkDuring the meeting, administration officials outlined their determination to keep the United States at the leading edge of digital asset and financial technology innovation. President Trump stated that the event aimed to gather top industry leaders ahead of the inaugural meeting of the CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee.
The White House separately confirmed that making the country the “crypto capital of the world” is an official policy objective.
Mini dictionary: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) — A US government agency responsible for regulating the derivatives markets, including futures, options, and certain digital assets.
A primary focus of the White House meeting was the CLARITY Act, a key piece of proposed legislation intended to provide regulatory guidelines for the US crypto industry. However, the bill currently faces a challenging path in Congress.
The Senate is set to hold an initial vote on the CLARITY Act on September 15. The House of Representatives is due to be in session for only four days following this date, which could make it difficult to review and pass the Senate’s version before the legislative session ends.
Market analysts have warned that this time constraint raises the possibility of the legislation being delayed until after the midterm elections, potentially leaving the crypto sector without clear regulatory direction in the near term.
The White House separately confirmed that making the country the “crypto capital of the world” is an official policy objective.
Crypto analyst ChartNerd drew significant attention across the digital asset community by sharing a video of US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins addressing the pending Clarity Act. Atkins’ confirmation of the upcoming Senate vote has become a central talking point among market watchers as the industry continues to seek regulatory certainty.
Atkins outlines Senate timeline for crypto billPaul Atkins, who leads the SEC, stated that the Clarity Act will be presented for a vote in the US Senate on September 15. He said, “The Clarity Act, as you notice, will be voted on in the Senate on the 15th of September. I anticipate and hope that it will be passed by the Senate and sent ultimately to the president’s desk for a signature.”
Atkins further described the agency’s regulatory efforts as “our most historic step yet” to meet President Donald Trump’s broader objective of making the United States a global cryptocurrency leader. This public endorsement from the SEC chair suggests strong coordination between the executive branch and the nation’s top securities regulator.
Atkins confirmed the Senate will consider the Clarity Act on September 15, expressing hope for swift passage and stating his aim to move the bill to the president’s desk for a signature.
ChartNerd labeled the next two weeks as “massive” for crypto policy, highlighting the heightened anticipation among stakeholders, especially as legislation that could bring legal clarity to $XRP and other digital assets nears a key milestone.
Mini dictionary: Clarity Act, a legislative bill designed to provide clearer regulatory guidance on the classification and oversight of digital assets and cryptocurrencies in the United States.
SEC pushes ahead on regulatory frontThe SEC’s activities extend beyond advancing the Clarity Act. On September 1, the agency published a significant rule proposal to update long-standing transfer agent regulations for the digital era. The new proposal would allow transfer agents—entities that manage records of securities ownership—to recognize blockchain as an official ledger technology.
Atkins has publicly indicated that the SEC will use existing regulatory authority to adapt to evolving markets, even if the Clarity Act encounters delays in Congress. The transfer agent update demonstrates the SEC’s readiness to modernize financial rules irrespective of the legislative process.
Mini dictionary: Transfer agent, a third-party entity responsible for maintaining records of securities ownership, issuing and cancelling certificates, and ensuring the integrity of shareholder data for companies and investors.
Bipartisan support in CongressSupport for the Clarity Act spans multiple branches of government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture before the August recess, a move that locked in Senate floor time for the bill. Senator Cynthia Lummis publicly confirmed the cloture vote timing: September 15 at 2 p.m.
Senator Tim Scott has told colleagues that the Clarity Act is expected to become law. Meanwhile, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has expressed frustration at the Senate’s pace, noting that the House passed its version of the bill over a year ago.
BillChamberActionDateClarity ActHouse of RepresentativesPassed2025Clarity ActSenateCloture vote scheduledSeptember 15, 2026Procedural steps and timelineAccording to community members, the September 15 Senate vote is for cloture—a procedural step to end debate and proceed to the final vote. If the bill receives the required 60-vote threshold, the Senate enters a 30-hour waiting period before holding a simple majority vote; the Vice President is authorized to break any tie.
The legislative process has generated broad backing from lawmakers and crypto advocates. As a result, September 15 has become a crucial date for the sector. If successful, the United States will move closer to establishing clear and modern rules for digital assets, with ripple effects likely for the entire market.
The Clarity Act, set for a Senate vote on September 15, stands as a major turning point for US digital asset regulation, carrying bipartisan backing and strong support from key government officials.
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XRP is back at $1.45, having a violent 6% rally on the Fed news, so is the whole crypto market. The run is strengthening the bigger story: a macro-driven relief rally that has traders whispering about $10 again, a target that felt like fantasy just weeks ago. What’s actually fueling this move, and how far can it realistically run before the next resistance wall shows up?
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— Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) September 3, 2026 The rally traces back to softening expectations around Federal Reserve policy, with risk assets broadly catching a bid as traders price in a friendlier rate path. XRP’s 24-hour volume has stayed elevated near $4 billion, with a market cap sitting around $90.9 billion, putting it firmly back in the conversation among large-cap majors.
Rate-cut odds have been a moving target all week, and that volatility is spilling directly into altcoin price action. XRP’s August run, a 70% surge from $1 to $1.70, set the stage for this entire narrative arc, and the subsequent 20% correction into the $1.35–$1.38 zone is now the line in the sand bulls are defending.
Institutional demand has been quietly building under the surface, which adds some weight to the bull case beyond pure retail sentiment.
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Can XRP Price Hit $1.60 This Week and Pump Beyond the Fed News?XRP trades near $1.45 currently, a 6% jump intraday, and is still holding well above the critical $1.35–$1.38 support band that’s absorbed the heaviest historical volume. The 200-day EMA sits close behind at $1.33–$1.35, giving bulls a reasonable cushion if selling pressure returns.
Volume near $5.5 billion signals genuine participation, not a thin, easily-reversed pump. The technical setup remains a descending triangle dating back to August’s $1.70 peak. Price is rebounding off triangle support but hasn’t cleared descending resistance yet.
If it can hold above $1.34, it sets up a retest of $1.55, and a clean break opens the door to $1.60–$1.90. It could also consolidate between $1.38 and $1.52 while macro data digests.
What we don’t want to see is a slip below $1.30 as it risks a deeper correction, particularly if upcoming jobs data sparks risk aversion. ETF flow speculation continues to fuel the $10 talk, though that timeline stays firmly speculative for now.
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A recent photo from the White House Crypto Summit has sparked widespread discussion in the XRP community. The image shows Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse standing directly next to President Donald Trump, leading to significant speculation about the relationship between the two figures.
Crypto Summit hosts prominent industry figuresThe summit took place on August 19 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, serving as the setting for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Innovation Advisory Committee meeting. President Trump sat at the center, with Garlinghouse immediately to his right. The event attracted high-level policymakers and financial regulators, including Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins, CFTC Chair Michael Selig, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
Representatives from major financial institutions such as Nasdaq, NYSE, CME, and DTCC also attended the meeting. During the summit, President Trump personally introduced and thanked Garlinghouse for his participation, a gesture widely discussed among observers.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s position next to President Trump during the summit was viewed as a deliberate choice by some community members, with suggestions that such proximity reflects a level of recognition not granted by chance.
Ripple, known for developing global payment solutions and as the company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, often features in regulatory discussions due to the prominent role its technology plays in international finance.
Mini dictionary: DTCC (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation), a US-based post-trade financial services company that provides clearing and settlement services to the financial markets.
XRP community debates symbolism and protocolThe photo prompted significant reactions across social media. Multiple commentators highlighted the symbolism of Garlinghouse’s position at Trump’s side, interpreting it as evidence of a strong relationship. Some described Garlinghouse as a de facto “right-hand man,” noting that, in formal U.S. protocol, standing to the president’s right is traditionally considered the highest place of honor for a guest.
Other voices within the community urged a more measured approach, noting that while Garlinghouse’s placement is significant, it does not automatically signal policy outcomes. Several analysts pointed out that photo arrangements at official events are managed carefully by staff, and often determined by the sector represented by each executive rather than by personal relationships.
One analyst noted that proximity in official photos reflects structured staff decisions, rather than chance, and said the placement often aligns with the specific sectors represented by each participant.
Some community members also directed attention toward the pending CLARITY Act, highlighting that regulatory clarity remains a central issue for the future of XRP. These voices cautioned against drawing broad conclusions solely from appearances at high-profile events.
Garlinghouse’s ongoing engagement with the administrationThis was not Garlinghouse’s first appearance at the White House under President Trump. He attended a pre-inauguration dinner with Trump in early 2025, as well as the inaugural White House Digital Assets Summit. Over the course of the Trump administration, Garlinghouse has participated in several major federal crypto engagements.
His consistent presence at key discussions has positioned Ripple as a company with ongoing influence in emerging digital asset regulations. The XRP community believes this level of engagement could shape the policy environment impacting the cryptocurrency’s future.
XRP, Ethereum, and Tron each displayed distinct price movements as technical developments and network statistics caught the attention of both traders and institutional observers. Market sentiment shifted following a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) study that explored a new use case for the XRP Ledger in official data verification, while Ethereum and Tron encountered significant technical and on-chain milestones.
BIS study highlights XRP Ledger’s institutional potentialThe Bank for International Settlements, an international financial institution that supports central banks in maintaining financial stability, published Working Paper No. 1374, entitled ‘Blockchain-based approach for verifiable official statistics.’ Released on September 2, the research examined whether summary values and cryptographic fingerprints of official datasets could be securely anchored on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).
Researchers developed and tested a prototype system that created hashes of financial and economic data before merging them as necessary and recording only the summary value on XRPL. The study did not involve storing source datasets directly on the blockchain. Instead, the prototype ran on the XRPL Devnet instead of the main public network. Test results indicated verification times of one to two seconds, with publication delays typically between three to five seconds.
The research emphasized that BIS did not launch an institutional partnership with Ripple, nor does it plan to migrate central bank infrastructure to XRPL. The initiative represents a technical proof of concept, showcasing XRPL’s potential beyond payments as a data verification mechanism for institutional purposes. By using XRPL as a public verification layer, the study offered the network added credibility within the financial sector.
XRP’s gain of about 3% followed BIS’s experimental use of the XRPL Devnet to verify official statistics, underscoring the platform’s evolving institutional relevance.
Following the study, XRP traded at $1.39, up roughly 2.7% on the daily candle, after rebounding from a recent correction. The token remains just above its 200-day exponential moving average (EMA) at $1.35, which currently serves as a pivotal technical reference point.
Earlier in the period, XRP soared to nearly $1.70 after an initial breakout before retracing amid profit-taking. As sellers repeatedly tested the 200-day average without breaking it, momentum indicators such as the relative strength index (RSI) stabilized near 62, reflecting a return from previous overbought conditions.
Analysts argue that maintaining price action above $1.35 could clear the path for another rally toward $1.45–$1.50. Conversely, a decisive move below the 200-day EMA may undermine the bullish structure, highlighting the next support around $1.29.
Ethereum eyes golden cross as bullish trend emergesEthereum, the leading smart contract platform, experienced a significant technical breakout that transformed its chart structure. ETH was recently trading at about $2,420, supported by the convergence of its 50-day EMA at $2,063 and 100-day EMA at $2,059. The narrowing gap signals a potential pre-golden cross setup, which traders commonly associate with sustained uptrends.
Heavy volume accompanied Ethereum’s surge above the $1,900–$1,920 resistance area, pushing the price well past its critical 200-day EMA at $2,169. This move ended a period of long-term resistance.
ETH approached $2,550 before undergoing a controlled pullback. Despite the retracement, Ethereum’s price remains over 10% above its 200-day moving average. The daily RSI, now at 63, eased from earlier overbought levels, which some market participants see as a healthy consolidation.
ETH’s break above $2,169 marked a significant reversal of recent weakness, with the 200-day EMA now providing a solid technical foundation for further gains if bulls maintain momentum.
The $2,500–$2,550 area continues to pose a resistance zone. A close above this level may push ETH toward fresh highs at $2,600 or $2,700. On the downside, maintaining support between $2,360 and $2,400 is critical for preserving Ethereum’s bullish recovery. A further slide toward the 200-day EMA at $2,170 could reduce short-term momentum but would not eliminate the asset’s overall upward bias.
TokenCurrent PriceKey Support LevelKey Resistance LevelRSIXRP$1.39$1.35 (200-day EMA)$1.45–$1.5062ETH$2,420$2,360–$2,400$2,500–$2,55063TRX$0.328$0.324 (200-day EMA)$0.334, then $0.340–$0.35043Tron’s $28 billion TVL contrasts with price actionTron has emerged as a leading blockchain ecosystem, recently surpassing $28 billion in total value locked (TVL) across its network. TVL, which tracks the value of crypto assets deposited in protocols, highlights the scale of DeFi and stablecoin activity on a given blockchain.
Tron’s stablecoin economy, especially its handling of USDT transfers, underpins a large portion of its TVL and cements the network’s role as a preferred option for fast, cost-effective settlements. This differentiates Tron from many competing Layer-1 networks, which often see greater price volatility but smaller TVL figures.
Despite this achievement, TRX, the native token of Tron, did not immediately reflect the milestone in its price. TRX recently retreated to $0.328 after failing to overcome the $0.345–$0.350 resistance zone and is currently trading below several moving averages clustered in the $0.330–$0.334 range.
The 200-day EMA at $0.324 remains a critical technical support. TRX briefly dipped below this level during a recent sell-off but managed to recover. Sustaining this support could prolong the bullish structure established earlier this year.
Technical momentum weakened further as the RSI slid to 43, indicating a loss of short-term buyer control. A rise above $0.334 could restore upside potential, while a decline below $0.324 may expose the $0.315–$0.320 range and reduce recent gains.
Despite resilient network fundamentals such as robust TVL, TRX’s path to sustained price appreciation will likely depend on defending its key technical levels.
Mini dictionary: Total Value Locked (TVL) refers to the total amount of assets deposited in all protocols on a blockchain, serving as a key metric for network activity and capital deployment.
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Ten AI coding agents ran the same 12 Solidity challenges human developers faced at Devcon. Only OpenAI’s Codex cleared the course, and the cheapest near-finisher was an open-weight Chinese model.
Austin Griffith, Builder Enablement at the Ethereum Foundation, on Uneasy Money
Posted September 3, 2026 at 7:31 pm EST.
Ten AI coding agents ran the same twelve Solidity challenges on Thursday, a course originally built for human developers at Ethereum’s Devcon conferences. Only one model finished it.
Austin Griffith, who works on developer onboarding and tooling at the Ethereum Foundation and founded the developer collective BuidlGuidl, ran the race at 11 a.m. ET, a day after previewing it on Unchained’s Uneasy Money podcast. Each agent got an isolated instance and its own wallet, and a capture counted only when the mint landed onchain.
OpenAI’s Codex, running GPT-5.5, took all three finishing places. More thinking did not help: the medium reasoning setting cleared all twelve flags fastest, in 40 minutes and 7 seconds, while the extra-high setting came in last of the three at 50:26 and burned nearly a third more tokens to get there.
The result likely to travel furthest is fourth place. DeepSeek V4 Pro, an open-weight Chinese model, captured eleven of twelve flags for $1.45 in compute. Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 managed ten and cost $7.61, more than five times as much for one fewer flag. The other open-weight Chinese models fell well short: GLM 5.3 took six, and Kimi K3 and Qwen two apiece.
BuidlGuidl labels each entrant by harness, model and reasoning effort together, published the system prompts and every human intervention alongside the standings, and states plainly that the exercise is “a transparent single-run evaluation, not a universal model ranking.”
Why he ran it Griffith’s argument, made on the show, is that nobody can currently answer the simplest question about a new model release. “We need good evals. People should be running evals all the time,” he said on the podcast, adding that “you should have your own eval suite, and you should be able to run it.”
The course was not written for machines. “This eval suite was the capture the flag that we ran for humans” at Devcon in Bangkok and Buenos Aires, Griffith said on the show, and the challenges are obscure enough, he argued, that the answers are unlikely to sit in any model’s training data. That the strongest agents cleared them anyway is the finding, and it comes with a caveat the organizers put on the page themselves: one run, one course, one day.
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According to monitoring by TradingBeats (formerly Hyperinsight), Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have risen approximately 4.5% and 4.9% respectively over the past 24 hours. The largest BTC profit-taking whale in this cycle saw total unrealized gains across all its positions increase by around $3.92 million in the same period. Currently, the combined size of its BTC and ETH long positions stands at roughly $106 million, with total unrealized profits of about $25.68 million. BTC long position (40x full leverage): holds 1,000 BTC, valued at approximately $80.66 million, average entry price of $62,353.6, current price around $80,657, liquidation price of $53,534, unrealized profit of roughly $18.3 million, with a return of ~1174%. ETH long position (20x full leverage): holds 10,000 ETH, valued at about $25 million, average entry price of $1,761.94, current price around $2,500.1, unrealized profit of ~$7.38 million, return of ~838%. The whale’s last BTC position was opened on July 6, and its final ETH position was built on July 14, when BTC traded at roughly $62,300. No new trades have been made by this address in the past 24 hours, and it currently has no stop-loss or take-profit orders placed; the above profits remain unrealized. TradingBeats, an on-chain perpetual contract and address analysis tool, is now live, supporting real-time viewing of Hyperliquid data, tracing whale operations from addresses, and providing in-depth, comprehensive analysis.
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) extend their weekly gains on Friday as traders await the US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report for the next directional catalyst. BTC trades above $80,800 after gaining more than 4% this week, while ETH has broken above the $2,500 resistance level and closed above the key barrier. XRP is also showing strength after finding support at the key level earlier this week, keeping the near-term outlook cautiously bullish ahead of the key US jobs data.
Bitcoin heading toward the $85,000 resistanceBitcoin price trades at $80,856 on Friday, holding a firm bullish bias as it extends well above the key exponential moving averages (EMAs). The 50-day EMA at $71,126, the 100-day EMA at $69,696 and the 200-day EMA at $72,539 all sit comfortably below spot, suggesting a well-supported uptrend despite the recent overbought reading in the Relative Strength Index (RSI) around 71.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) remains positive, suggesting bullish momentum persists, albeit less explosively than during the prior leg higher.
On the topside, immediate resistance emerges at the horizontal barrier near $85,000, where fresh supply could test buyers’ conviction after the sharp advance.
On the downside, initial demand is expected around the clustered EMA zone, with the 200-day EMA at $72,539, the 50-day EMA at $71,126 and the 100-day EMA at $69,696 providing layered dynamic support on pullbacks. Below that, horizontal supports at $66,500 and $62,300 mark deeper retracement levels that would need to give way to undermine the broader bullish structure.
BTC/USDT daily chartEthereum could extend gains as it closes above the $2,500 markEthereum price trades at $2,504 on Friday, maintaining a constructive bullish bias as it holds above the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day EMAs at roughly $2,155, $2,070, and $2,175, respectively.
The horizontal support drawn near $2,500 now sits just below spot, reinforcing a near-term floor. At the same time, the RSI around 67 suggests strong but not yet extreme upside momentum, even as the MACD has rolled over, hinting at waning short-term impulse within an overall supported structure.
On the downside, immediate support is anchored at the $2,500 zone, with deeper demand layered at the cluster of EMAs between roughly $2,155 and $2,175, followed by the 100-day EMA near $2,070 and then the psychological $2,000 handle; below that, a more distant structural base stands around $1,385.
On the topside, the next significant resistance level comes at the horizontal barrier near $3,000, and a sustained break above that zone would be needed to reopen the path toward higher highs beyond the current daily range.
ETH/USDT daily chartXRP extends gains after holding the 200-day EMAXRP trades at $1.442 on Friday and holds a bullish near-term bias as price extends well above the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day EMAs, which cluster between roughly $1.230 and $1.350 and now act as layered dynamic support.
The RSI eases from overbought territory toward the mid‑60s, suggesting bullish momentum is moderating rather than reversing, while the MACD hovers slightly negative, hinting at a nascent consolidation phase after the recent vertical run.
On the downside, initial support emerges at the 200-day EMA around $1.352, reinforced by horizontal support at $1.300, with deeper demand seen near the confluence of the 50-day and 100-day EMAs just above $1.230 and the psychological $1.000 handle further below.
On the topside, the next notable resistance sits at the horizontal barrier near $1.900, and a sustained break above this level would be needed to reopen the path toward fresh highs and extend the prevailing uptrend.
XRP/USDT daily chart(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool. Know more.)
Cryptocurrency prices FAQs Token launches influence demand and adoption among market participants. Listings on crypto exchanges deepen the liquidity for an asset and add new participants to an asset’s network. This is typically bullish for a digital asset.
A hack is an event in which an attacker captures a large volume of the asset from a DeFi bridge or hot wallet of an exchange or any other crypto platform via exploits, bugs or other methods. The exploiter then transfers these tokens out of the exchange platforms to ultimately sell or swap the assets for other cryptocurrencies or stablecoins. Such events often involve an en masse panic triggering a sell-off in the affected assets.
Macroeconomic events like the US Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates influence crypto assets mainly through the direct impact they have on the US Dollar. An increase in interest rate typically negatively influences Bitcoin and altcoin prices, and vice versa. If the US Dollar index declines, risk assets and associated leverage for trading gets cheaper, in turn driving crypto prices higher.
Halvings are typically considered bullish events as they slash the block reward in half for miners, constricting the supply of the asset. At consistent demand if the supply reduces, the asset’s price climbs.
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According to Farside’s monitoring, U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs posted a net inflow of $141.4 million yesterday, with BlackRock’s ETHA attracting $72.1 million in net inflows and Fidelity’s FETH bringing in $65.1 million.
Hargreaves Lansdown opened access to nine Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded notes on Sept. 3, bringing regulated cryptocurrency exposure to eligible users of the United Kingdom’s largest retail investment platform.
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Hargreaves Lansdown added nine Bitcoin and Ether ETNs for eligible users through Advanced Investing service. Approximately two million platform clients may access products after successfully completing required investor protection checks. Investors must self-certify, pass an appropriateness assessment, and complete a 24-hour cooling-off period before access. The FCA reopened eligible crypto ETNs to retail investors in October 2025 under safeguards nationally. Crypto ETNs track asset prices without giving investors direct ownership of Bitcoin or Ether themselves. The products come from BlackRock’s iShares, WisdomTree, 21Shares, Invesco, CoinShares and Bitwise, according to a Financial Times report. The issuers charge annual product fees ranging from 0% to 0.35%.
UK’s Largest Investment Platform Hargreaves Lansdown Opens Bitcoin and Ether ETNs to 2 Million Investors
According to the FT, the UK’s largest investment platform, Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), will open crypto ETN trading to its approximately 2 million investors from September 3,… pic.twitter.com/a37mVTK3ex
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 3, 2026 Hargreaves Lansdown serves approximately two million investors. However, the crypto ETNs are only available through its Advanced Investing service and are not automatically accessible to every customer.
Hargreaves Lansdown adds crypto after long delay The launch comes almost 11 months after the Financial Conduct Authority ended its four-year restriction on retail access to qualifying crypto ETNs. Other major British investment platforms had already introduced the products.
Hargreaves Lansdown initially adopted a more cautious position. In October 2025, the platform told investors that “Bitcoin is not an asset class,” while acknowledging that some customers might still want speculative exposure.
Doug Abbott, Hargreaves Lansdown’s chief product officer, said the platform delayed its launch to ensure client testing and safeguards were properly designed. He said customers should understand the products and encounter the “right level of friction” before investing.
The company’s current crypto ETN page warns that the instruments are volatile and high risk. It says investors could lose all the money they commit.
Investors face eligibility checks and a waiting period Customers must first self-certify as advanced investors. They must then complete an online appropriateness assessment designed to test whether they understand the products and associated risks.
Eligible customers must also complete a 24-hour cooling-off period before viewing the available ETNs. They need either a Fund and Share Account or a self-invested personal pension to buy, hold or sell the instruments.
Hargreaves Lansdown charges a 0.35% annual platform fee for holding crypto ETNs, capped at £12.50 per month. Dealing charges range from £3.95 to £6.95, depending on the customer’s trading frequency. These charges are separate from each product’s management fee.
The notes trade during London Stock Exchange market hours. They do not provide continuous 24-hour trading like cryptocurrency exchanges.
Crypto ETNs provide exposure without direct ownership Crypto ETNs are listed financial instruments designed to follow the price of an underlying digital asset. Investors purchase a note issued by a financial institution rather than buying Bitcoin or Ether directly.
The issuer arranges custody of the underlying cryptocurrency. Customers therefore do not control private keys, manage wallets or withdraw the digital assets represented by their investment.
This structure introduces risks that differ from direct cryptocurrency ownership. Investors depend on the issuer, custodian, trading venue and investment platform. Product fees and market spreads may also cause returns to differ from movements in the underlying asset.
Crypto.news previously reported that BlackRock listed its Bitcoin product on the London Stock Exchange after the retail restrictions changed. The listing was among several products introduced as regulated providers prepared for wider individual access.
FCA rules restrict how platforms offer crypto ETNs The FCA lifted its retail prohibition on qualifying crypto ETNs on Oct. 8, 2025. Products must appear on the regulator’s Official List and trade through a recognized U.K. investment exchange.
The regulator classifies the products as restricted mass-market investments. Its official guidance requires appropriateness assessments, customer categorization, cooling-off periods and prominent risk warnings.
Platforms cannot offer incentives encouraging customers to invest. They must also identify an appropriate target market and take reasonable measures to prevent foreseeable consumer harm.
As crypto.news reported when the policy was announced, the FCA reopened retail access while keeping crypto derivatives prohibited. The regulator said investors would not receive the same protections available for conventional regulated investments.
Demand remains an open question Hargreaves Lansdown said it had received a consistent level of customer enquiries about crypto ETNs, particularly from experienced investors. That interest has not yet established how many eligible clients will invest.
Other platforms have described British retail uptake as modest. Restrictions preventing newly purchased crypto ETNs from being held in conventional stocks-and-shares ISAs may also limit demand.
The launch nevertheless gives Hargreaves Lansdown customers a regulated route to Bitcoin and Ether price exposure without opening an exchange account. Future adoption will depend on investor demand, cryptocurrency prices and whether the available product range expands.
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) climbed to multi-month highs again this week, but prediction market traders still assign low odds to either asset approaching record territory in 2026.
Polymarket traders give Bitcoin a 32% chance of touching $100,000 this year. Ethereum traders price a move to $3,500 at just 31%.
Rate Pause Signals and ETF Inflows Lift CryptoBitcoin rose 4.62% over 24 hours to $80,861, while Ethereum gained 4.85% to $2,501, according to BeInCrypto Markets data.
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Performance. Source: BeInCrypto MarketsThe rally follows reports suggesting the war in Iran could be over. In addition, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he could support holding rates steady.
Odds of a September Federal Reserve rate hike fell to 50% today after reaching as high as 70%
Weak labor data reinforced the move. ADP reported that US private employers added 38,000 jobs in August. That fell short of expectations, near 47,000, and marked the weakest increase since January.
Institutional demand also returned. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew about $101.1 million in net inflows, led by the iShares Bitcoin Trust.
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Traders Reprice the Range, Not the CeilingPolymarket traders moved aggressively on the near end of the curve. The $85,000 Bitcoin contract jumped 43 points to 81%, while odds of a drop to $70,000 fell 28 points to 48%.
Higher targets stayed put. The $95,000, $100,000, $110,000, and $120,000 contracts showed no 24-hour change, holding at 44%, 32%, 20%, and 12%. The $90,000 line slipped 2 points to 61%.
Polymarket Odds for Bitcoin Price Levels in 2026, Source: PolymarketEthereum shows the same pattern. The $2,750 contract climbed 25 points to 75%, and the $3,000 contract added 4 points to 54%. However, $3,500 and $4,000 held flat at 31% and 17%.
Downside bets have not disappeared. Traders still give 72% odds that Bitcoin will revisit $75,000 and 56% odds that Ethereum will slip to $2,250.
Friday’s US jobs report will test whether the rate-pause trade holds. For now, positioning treats the move as a range shift rather than a path back toward the records of $126,080 and $4,946.
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The Ethereum crypto ecosystem has just recorded a new peak in its recent history. Since September 3, 2026, the demand for blobs (these cheap data spaces used by rollups) has reached levels never seen before. This performance attests to a growing adoption of layer 2 solutions. But not only that! It also validates Ethereum’s scalability strategy while reviving a less visible problem: funding its developers.
In brief Ethereum has set a new record for usage of its blobs, at 6.7 per block on a daily average. Demand now exceeds the peaks observed at the end of 2025, driven by rollups. The crypto network operates at only 40-50% of its current target of 14 blobs per block. Four capacity increases have taken place since Dencun; a fifth is under consideration. Funding for client teams remains a bottleneck according to Protocol Guild. Why does Ethereum reach 6.7 blobs per block? On September 3, Trent Van Epps, former member of the Ethereum Foundation and organizer of Protocol Guild, reported a moving average of 5.9 blobs per block over three days. The daily average even reached 6.7, which is well above the previous peaks from late 2025.
In Ethereum’s technical jargon, a blob refers to a cheap temporary storage space introduced by the Dencun upgrade (EIP-4844 standard) in 2024. Rollups are Layer 2 (L2) crypto networks like Arbitrum, Optimism, or Base. They deposit their batches of transactions there before having them validated by Ethereum’s main chain.
The principle is simple: the higher the number of blobs used per block, the greater the activity transiting through Ethereum’s data availability layer.
This record therefore means that Layer 2s publish more batches of transactions in Ethereum’s data layer. Each blob contains 4,096 elements of 32 bytes, about 128 KB. At 6.7 units, the theoretical volume thus approaches 858 KB per block.
How did Ethereum multiply its capacity by 2.3? After a dip observed in spring 2026, blob usage on Ethereum has resumed rising. Even better! It now exceeds the previous peaks recorded at the end of 2025.
In reality, Ethereum’s blob capacity has steadily increased through successive steps since Dencun’s launch:
3/6 blobs (target/maximum) at Dencun launch in 2024; 6/9 blobs with the Pectra update; 10/15 blobs with the BPO1 step; 14/21 blobs with BPO2, effective January 2026 (the current level on Ethereum). The Ethereum crypto network thus has 2.3 times more targeted capacity than before Fusaka. “Blobs offer rollups a less costly way to publish data on Ethereum,” explains the official documentation. EIP-4844 data disappears from nodes after 4,096 epochs, about 18 days. This lightens storage while maintaining verifiability during the useful period.
Ethereum blobs usage reaches a record 6.7 per block. Source: hildobby, Dune Analytics However, the Ethereum crypto network is still far from saturation. Indeed, current activity only represents 40 to 50% of the current target. This target is set at 14 blobs per block. The ceiling of 21 constitutes the technical limit per block. This margin still protects rollup transaction fees from structural spiraling.
Explanation: Ethereum is busy but not yet full.
What is at stake in the next capacity increase on the crypto blockchain? The question now stirring Ethereum crypto developers is the timeline for a fifth increase targeting 21/32 blobs. For some, more blobs mean lower transaction fees for rollups and their users. The downside? Increased bandwidth load for Ethereum node operators.
Evolution of usage, target, and ceiling of Ethereum blobs. Source: Ambrosia and Mizrach, 2026, CC BY 4.0 license. For others, the bottleneck may especially become human. According to Trent Van Epps, for example, funding for client teams running Ethereum remains insufficient relative to the network’s size. In June, Ethereum core development required about 30 million dollars annually. Protocol Guild reportedly distributed nearly 40 million dollars in four years, yet that alone was not enough. Expanding data availability thus depends as much on human resources as on code.
That’s not all! This debate also fits within the perspective of Glamsterdam. This is the next major upgrade of the crypto network, which aims to raise Ethereum’s global gas limit.
In any case, this record of blob usage on Ethereum confirms the growing adoption of rollups. The next catalyst to watch: the outcome of the debate on an increase to 21/32 blobs.
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My name is Ariela, and I am 31 years old. I have been working in the field of web writing for 7 years now. I only discovered trading and cryptocurrency a few years ago, but it is a universe that greatly interests me. The topics covered on the platform allow me to learn more. A singer in my spare time, I also cultivate a great passion for music and reading (and animals!)
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GPT-6 Astra Claims Top Spot in Perplexity’s Research Agent Rankings: 13.5% More Performant Than Fable 5.1, 6.1% Cheaper
From Beating AI Express: Perplexity used its proprietary agent benchmark WANDR to test GPT-6 Astra, which scored 0.682 — the highest mark of any model tested to date. The average cost per task came to $11.98. Compared to Claude Fable 5.1, Astra’s score is 13.5% higher, while its cost is 6.1% lower; versus Opus 5, the score is 27% higher, with a cost increase of only 3.3%. WANDR is tailored to evaluate "broad and deep" research tasks, featuring 500 real-world research assignments that require agents to not just find partial answers, but to identify all eligible entities, verify each entity’s information and identity, and attach verifiable sources to every result. Typical tasks include competitor research, due diligence, literature retrieval, market analysis, and talent search. Prior to this, Fable 5.1 held the top spot with a score of 0.601 and $12.76 per task, while Opus 5 scored 0.537 at $11.60 per task. Astra’s performance has notably lifted the benchmark score, and this gain was not driven by inflated costs.
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An address purchased MEME at a low point, netting $964,000 in profit.
On-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) monitored that address 0xf7b…3fe48 invested $1,138 to buy MEME when its price was approximately $0.0001112. The address has now accumulated a profit of around $964,000, with a return rate of 83,677%. It still holds 88.5% of its initial position and currently ranks second on the MEME profit leaderboard.
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OKX's Flash Earn Lite launches the DOS "Stake to Earn" program, allowing users to split 650,000 DOS in rewards.
According to official announcements, OKX’s Flash Earn Lite will launch the DOS "Stake to Earn" program from 15:00 UTC+8 on September 10, 2026 to 15:00 UTC+8 on September 15, 2026. During the event, users who lock BTC, OKB, or DOS to subscribe will share the 650,000 DOS airdrop reward pool. Early subscription is open starting from 15:00 UTC+8 on September 5, 2026, with rewards calculated from the official event start. Additionally, starting with this event, users can directly use assets from their flexible Simple Earn wallets to subscribe to Flash Earn’s Stake to Earn programs. Participation is available via the event link or by selecting "Flash Earn" at the top of the OKX App’s Explore page.
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According to Lookonchain monitoring, a trader created address 0xc740 21 days ago and has only traded 8 tokens since. The address purchased a MEME token earlier today, booking over $2.1 million in profit in under 12 hours, a 713x return. The address spent $2,972 to acquire 16.11 million MEME tokens, then sold 750,000 tokens for $85,300, and currently holds 15.36 million MEME tokens worth roughly $2.03 million.
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Rising AI attack risks prompt OpenAI to allocate $1 billion to shore up defenses for its critical infrastructure.
Beating AI News (from Insight) – OpenAI has launched "Daybreak for Frontline Defenders", a $1 billion initiative to provide AI-powered cybersecurity defense for critical infrastructure. Rather than direct grants to organizations, the funding will be delivered as Daybreak model access, training, and technical support. The initial rollout targets U.S. water utilities, power grids, local governments, community banks, nonprofits, and open-source projects, with deployment planned over the next six months. Daybreak helps these entities identify vulnerabilities, analyze anomalies, validate risks, and test patches. OpenAI stated that approximately 2,000 organizations and workspaces are already using the tool, with plans to integrate more than 35 additional enterprise products and services. The initiative was announced alongside GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI’s first model to meet critical cybersecurity capability thresholds. When paired with supporting tools, Astra can already locate unknown vulnerabilities and research new exploitation methods without step-by-step human guidance. OpenAI forecasts that AI-driven cyberattacks will grow more widespread and sophisticated in the coming months.
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Binance Alpha lists Cluster Protocol (CP), with an airdrop threshold of 235 points.
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Dogecoin (DOGE) is signaling the potential end of its recent correction, as several technical indicators and renewed interest from large investors hint at a shift in momentum. The cryptocurrency dropped sharply after reaching a peak of $0.1007 on August 22, falling over 17% and testing the $0.0828 level. Despite the retracement, analysts are watching for signs of a bullish reversal as DOGE trades near a historically significant demand zone.
Noted crypto analyst Ali Charts emphasized the importance of the Tom DeMark Sequential indicator on Dogecoin’s daily chart. According to this model, a new buy signal could soon emerge, which often reflects exhaustion in prevailing trends and the waning of selling pressure.
While a Tom DeMark buy signal does not guarantee an immediate price recovery, its appearance after a sustained decline may suggest that bears are losing control. Traders are expected to look for clear evidence of renewed buying before considering the correction over.
A morning doji star candlestick pattern is also forming on DOGE’s daily chart. This classic reversal formation generally appears after a prolonged downturn, suggesting a transition from negative sentiment to uncertainty and, potentially, a return of buyer dominance.
Technical signals are aligning with on-chain activity, as the Tom DeMark Sequential indicator and the emergence of a morning doji star pattern highlight that selling pressure may be fading.
Whale accumulation underpins supportOn-chain data reveals that major holders, sometimes referred to as whales, accumulated up to 400 million DOGE within the last five days. This latest round of buying coincided with DOGE’s dip near support, indicating that large investors took advantage of lower prices to increase their positions.
Such accumulation activity gains importance when it occurs at or near an established support level. If whales continue buying at these levels, they could offset selling pressure and provide additional liquidity if broader market sentiment improves.
Analysis shows that $0.0813 remains a critical support region for DOGE, with 35 billion tokens previously transacted in this area. This concentration indicates that market participants have historically viewed this zone as a key accumulation point.
Outlook if support holdsDogecoin’s prospects in the short term depend on whether buyers can maintain the $0.0813 support. If bulls hold this zone, the reversal formation remains valid. Failure to sustain above this level, however, would undermine the current bullish pattern.
Should market stability return and buyer interest strengthen, DOGE could target upside resistance levels at $0.1552 and $0.1774. Achieving these targets would still require the meme coin to overcome intermediary resistance barriers in its path.
In volatile crypto markets, even a single Federal Reserve decision or an unexpected altcoin listing can rapidly shift trend dynamics. As a result, many traders are turning to consolidated, privacy-first tools like CryptoAppsy, which provide real-time charts, smart price alerts, coin-specific news, and critical macroeconomic data on a single platform, all without requiring an account. This approach helps investors monitor key levels, such as DOGE’s pivotal $0.0813 support, and respond swiftly to changing conditions without switching between multiple applications.
The emerging combination of favorable technical signals and intensified whale accumulation is keeping the focus on whether DOGE can hold its crucial support and potentially reverse its latest slide.
Sustaining the price above this crucial support is essential for maintaining the reversal pattern, while a drop below $0.0813 would weaken the bullish case for DOGE.
Leading cryptocurrencies jumped on Thursday after a dovish shift in the Federal Reserve’s rate outlook lifted risk appetite.
Risk-On Sentiment Back?Bitcoin climbed above $82,000, buoyed by a 56% surge in trading volume. Ethereum spiked to an intraday high of $2,526, while XRP and Dogecoin were up 6% each.
Cryptocurrency-related stocks also fell, with Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) closing up 17.56% and 14.70%, respectively.
Over $550 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours, with $470 million in bearish shorts alone wiped out, according to Coinglass data.
Bitcoin’s open interest soared 7.79% in the last 24 hours, indicating an influx of new money into the derivatives market. Notably, Binance’s retail and whale derivatives traders positioned against this move, cutting long exposure and turning net “bearish.”
"Greed" sentiment dominated the market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.
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The global cryptocurrency market capitalization expanded 4.49% in the last 24 hours to $2.72 trillion.
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Stocks Extend GainsStocks lifted higher on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 624.16 points, or 1.18%, to end at 53,686.11. The S&P 500 spiked 1.06% to close at 7,747.71, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.4% to settle at 26,584.06.
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Fed Governor Christopher Waller signaled he could back leaving interest rates unchanged this month. If August inflation “comes in hot,” he said monetary tightening would be on the table.
The probability of a rate hike at the Fed’s meeting later this month fell further, from 63% to 50% in 24 hours, according to the CME FedWatch tool.
Bitcoin’s Bull Market SignalsMichaël van de Poppe, a widely followed cryptocurrency analyst and trader, speculated whether Bitcoin would follow its usual four-year cycle or a “shorter version.”
“It could theoretically be that Bitcoin had a mid-cycle correction, and we’re about to enter a 2016-2017 type of rally, with a peak earlier than the regular 4-year cycle top,” Van De Poppe stated.
On-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant noted that Bitcoin shows strong bullish signals with a Bull Score of 70, yet new buyer demand remains weak, while short covering in futures markets is driving most of the recent rally.
“$83,000 confirms the bull market. Until then, it’s still only a rally,” CryptoQuant stated.
Cardano (ADA) is attempting to sustain bullish momentum as buyers test significant resistance zones, signaling a potential trend reversal. The cryptocurrency climbed 12.54% in the last 24 hours, trading at $0.2214. Cardano’s market capitalization stands at $8.12 billion, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $602.8 million.
Cardano gains strength as buyers returnTechnical analysis from crypto analyst 0xNeena Cardano suggests that ADA is approaching a critical resistance range between $0.24 and $0.25. A successful breach above this area may enhance market confidence and indicate increasing buying interest after a period of consolidation and widespread selling across the cryptocurrency market.
If ADA secures a confirmed breakout and flips resistance into support, attention is expected to shift to additional resistance levels set at $0.30, $0.36, and $0.4368. However, analysts note that buyers may remain cautious until momentum is clear, as another failed breakout could lead to renewed downward pressure.
LevelPrice ($)Current Price0.2214Key Resistance Zone0.24–0.25Next Resistance0.30 / 0.36 / 0.4368 During recent sessions, buying activity in ADA has accelerated as the price approaches the $0.24–$0.25 resistance, a move that analysts say could signal a short-term trend reversal if buyers maintain momentum.
Mintern, a blockchain data provider, pointed out that Cardano’s RealFi ecosystem is poised for a key milestone, with the mainnet set for deployment on October 1, 2026. RealFi, designed to bring real-world financial applications onto the Cardano blockchain, has undergone extensive community involvement and testing phases ahead of this launch.
Mini dictionary: RealFi, or “real finance,” seeks to integrate decentralized blockchain technology with traditional real-world financial services by facilitating lending, borrowing, and other instruments on-chain, while connecting users to tangible value and uses beyond purely speculative crypto trading.
Charles Hoskinson, CEO of Input Output Global and Cardano’s founder, emphasized that the RealFi release is expected to increase total value locked (TVL) on the network, potentially attracting considerable capital and expanding the platform’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
Industry advocates believe Cardano’s RealFi can act as a catalyst for DeFi adoption and competitive growth, positioning the network as an appealing platform for financial innovation.
DeFi growth and outlook for ADAThe anticipated RealFi launch is viewed as a pivotal opportunity for Cardano to boost DeFi usage, drive liquidity, and strengthen overall ecosystem participation. The success of the initiative will depend on user engagement and the network’s ability to maintain positive price momentum.
Future market direction for ADA may hinge on buyers’ ability to establish sustained support above resistance zones. A breakthrough could embolden bullish sentiment, while a rejection could indicate prolonged consolidation.
Analysts continue to monitor ADA’s technical structure and the progress of key ecosystem upgrades as indicators of underlying strength and recovery potential after a subdued market phase.
Cardano (ADA) extends its gains, trading above $0.224 on Friday, after retesting and finding support around a key support zone earlier this week. Improving derivatives positioning and accumulation by certain whale wallets are adding to the bullish sentiment, while strengthening momentum indicators suggest ADA could see further gains if the recovery continues.
Derivatives metrics support a bullish biasCardano derivatives metrics show a bullish outlook. CoinGlass’ long-to-short ratio for ADA reads 1.10 on Friday, nearing the highest level over a month. This ratio above one reflects bullish sentiment, as more traders are betting on Cardano to rally.
Cardano long-to-short ratio chart. Source: CoinglassIn addition, funding rates also point to a strengthening outlook. CoinGlass’ OI-weighted funding rate data for Cardano flipped positive on Sunday and read 0.0087% on Friday. This positive rate indicates longs are paying shorts and signals a bullish sentiment.
Cardano funding rates chart. Source: CoinglassWhales accumulating recent dipsSantiment’s Supply Distribution data shows certain large-wallet holders (whales) buying ADA during recent price dips, supporting a positive outlook for the token.
The metric indicates that whales holding between 1 million and 10 million ADA tokens (yellow line) have accumulated 60 million ADA tokens since Sunday. During the same period, wallets holding between 10 million and 100 million (blue line) remained stable, while other holders with between 100,000 and 1 million offloaded 10 million ADA tokens.
This buy-the-dip scenario, signaled by the yellow-line wallet, suggests sustained long-term interest among large-wallet holders and has lifted Cardano’s price 17% so far this week.
Cardano supply distribution chart. Source: SantimentCardano technical outlook: Finds support around key zoneCardano price trades at $0.224 on Friday, holding a constructive near-term tone as it sits above the 50-day and 100-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) while still capped beneath the 200-day EMA. This positioning suggests a recovery phase within a broader downtrend, with buyers defending the recent breakout over the mid-$0.210 area.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 64 hovers in bullish territory without yet reaching extreme overbought conditions, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) has turned marginally positive, hinting that upward momentum is building but remains fragile as price approaches overhead supply.
On the topside, initial resistance emerges at the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement near $0.231, followed by a tighter barrier at the horizontal level around $0.236. Above that, the 200-day EMA clustered with the $0.245 horizontal cap defines a tougher supply zone, ahead of a more distant resistance pivot near $0.299.
On the downside, immediate support is implied by the recent pivot zone just under the current price at the 50% retracement near $0.213, with the 100-day EMA at $0.198 and the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement near $0.195 reinforcing a broader demand band around the high-$0.190s. A deeper slide would expose the $0.173 Fibonacci level and, if that fails, the more strategic horizontal floor near $0.150.
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Thai businessmen sue Tether for freezing $42M in $61M pig butchering caseTwo Thai businessmen have sued stablecoin issuer Tether in a New York district court, claiming it illegally froze $42.4 million in Tether USDt (USDT) in October, as part of a broader case tied to a pig butchering scheme.
The plaintiffs claimed that Tether illegally froze the $42 million without a warrant in October 2025, following an informal request from US Homeland Security Investigations.
Authorities in the Eastern District of North Carolina only issued a seizure warrant for the funds later in February 2026. The warrant directed the burn and reissuance of the tokens to a government wallet.
While the plaintiffs didn’t dispute their involvement in the investment scam, the lawsuit tests the freezing authority of stablecoin issuers.
Thailand adopts crypto Travel Rule with self-custodial wallet checksThailand is tightening oversight of crypto transfers, including transactions involving self-custodial wallets, as it moves to align with global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards.
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new Travel Rule regulations requiring digital asset operators to collect information about parties involved in crypto transfer.
The rules will take effect on Feb. 27, 2027.
Thailand SEC proposes retail access to regulated overseas crypto derivativesThailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed allowing intermediaries to facilitate retail access to certain digital asset derivatives traded overseas.
Under the proposal, eligible products would need to resemble crypto derivatives traded in Thailand, including their underlying assets, maturity, leverage and settlement methods.
The products must also trade on an exchange that uses a central counterparty for clearing and is overseen by a regulator belonging to specified international regulatory or exchange groups.
The consultation remains open until Sept. 30.
ASIA
Pencil Finance completes $1M onchain lending cycle for 6.6K students in Southeast AsiaPencil Finance has completed a $1 million onchain student loan cycle, offering financing to 6,600 students in Southeast Asia who were underserved by traditional lenders.
Of the 6,600 students across 118 schools and universities in Southeast Asia, about 1,050 received direct funding. Pencil said the loans were designed for students underserved by traditional lenders, with 50% female borrowers and 93% stemming from lower-income households.
Pencil Finance claims this is the first-ever fully onchain lending cycle financing student loans transparently recorded on the blockchain network.
Asia crypto custody deals from Ripple and CoincheckRipple has partnered with digital asset infrastructure company SettleMint to offer financial institutions solutions for custody, issuance and management of tokenized assets across their full lifecycle.
Digital asset service provider Coincheck Group has also partnered with wallet infrastructure provider DFNS to build digital asset wallet technology and custody services in Japan.
SINGAPORE
Singapore weighs recognizing some foreign-issued stablecoinsThe Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is reconsidering its earlier restriction on stablecoins issued across multiple jurisdictions, proposing a route for some jointly issued tokens to qualify under its regulatory framework.
Under one proposal, stablecoins jointly issued by a Singapore issuer and a foreign issuer could be regulated under the framework and labeled “MAS-regulated stablecoins,” provided that the associated risks are sufficiently mitigated.
MAS is also considering recognizing a limited number of foreign-issued stablecoins regulated under comparable overseas frameworks, citing their potential use in cross-border wholesale transactions.
AUSTRALIA
Australia warns unlicensed crypto firms of fines up to 10% of annual turnoverAustralian crypto companies relying on temporary regulatory relief have until Sept. 30 to apply for a financial services license or risk penalties, including fines reaching 10% of their annual turnover.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said businesses requiring an Australian Financial Services license must apply for one or seek changes to an existing license before the deadline.
ASIC has recorded more than 45 digital asset-related license applications to date.
UAE
Standard Chartered launches spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in UAELondon-headquartered multinational bank Standard Chartered has launched spot Bitcoin and Ether trading for institutional clients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The move makes Standard Chartered the first global bank to offer institutional digital asset trading in the region and the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) with a similar offering, the bank said.
JAPAN
Japan’s Remixpoint dumps altcoinsRemixpoint, one of Japan’s largest corporate Bitcoin holders, sold all its altcoins, leaving about 1,506 BTC ($115 million) as its only cryptocurrency holding as it concentrates its crypto strategy around Bitcoin.
Remixpoint sold its Ether, Solana, XRP and Dogecoin holdings for a combined 878.8 million yen ($5.5 million), generating a 117.8 million yen ($736,000) gain, according to a Wednesday company disclosure.
The company recorded gains on its ETH, SOL and XRP sales but sold its DOGE holdings at a 3.26 million yen ($20,000) loss.
Japanese regulator seeks stablecoin tax exemptionJapan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) submitted a request to exempt trust-type stablecoins from mandatory tax filings starting in fiscal year 2027.
Metaplanet moves 4,800 BTC worth $377M to CoinbaseThe Japanese Bitcoin treasury company has transferred 10,270 BTC to Coinbase Prime this week, triggering speculation about the company selling its holdings.
Japan’s FSA Warns Hong Kong-Based IZAKA-YA Over Unregistered ServicesJapan’s Financial Services Agency issued a formal warning to Hong Kong-based Izakaya Limited, alleging its cryptocurrency exchange services are unregistered.
SBI Holdings Takes 20% Stake in Indonesia’s Ajaib GroupJapan’s SBI Holdings will spend $270 million to acquire a 20% stake in Indonesian online brokerage Ajaib Group. The aim is to expand its crypto business across the region and to promote SBI’s yen stablecoin JPYSC.
HONG KONG
Hashkey joins DTCC working group as first Asian crypto service providerHashkey joined the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Digital Assets Advisory Services Industry Working Group as its first Asian digital asset service provider.
Hashkey joins over 100 other global financial institutions including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange.
DTCC custodies $114 trillion in liquid assets, including stocks and exchange-traded funds. Its working group was formed to connect traditional finance with decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure. DTCC plans to launch access to tokenized securities in October.
Bitcoin Asia conference ‘subdued’The mood at Bitcoin Asia in Hong Kong was subdued according to the South China Morning Post.
Despite a pep talk by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao who declared Bitcoin “will for sure become more important than gold” the bear market hangover was all too evident.
“Psychologically, I think this has been one of the hardest bear markets we’ve had, because this time it wasn’t just the price of bitcoin that took a hit,” said Brandon Green, CEO of conference organiser BTC, during his opening address.
“This time, the Bitcoiners’ ego also took a hit.”
OSL Group Reports 65.8% Revenue SurgeHong Kong-based digital asset firm OSL Group reported a 65.8% revenue increase in its first-half financial results.
SFC warns Star Bridge Capital is unlicensedHong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has added Star Bridge Capital Group to its Alert List following forced liquidation anomalies and millions in trader losses.
KOREA
Mirae Asset lays out crypto, stablecoin, tokenization plans for Digital XSouth Korean financial group Mirae Asset plans to build a 150 trillion won ($109 billion) digital asset business around Digital X, the crypto exchange formerly known as Korbit, according to The Korea Times.
The report said Digital X will focus on crypto, stablecoins, real-world assets and security token offerings, with plans to tokenize physical assets including gold, silver and electricity.
The expansion plans follow Mirae Asset Consulting’s acquisition of a 97.15% stake in Korbit in July for a cumulative 141.4 billion won. The exchange was subsequently rebranded as Digital X, marking the first time an affiliate of a South Korean financial group acquired control of a domestic crypto exchange.
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BNB Chain showed up to the Real-World Asset Summit in Brooklyn with a straightforward pitch: let people earn yield on the same funds they’re using as collateral.
Thomas Chen, Head of Commercial for BNB Chain, spoke on multiple panels during the two-day event held September 1-2, 2026. His central argument revolved around making tokenized assets actually productive, rather than letting them sit idle in smart contracts.
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The numbers behind the pitch BNB Chain currently hosts roughly $5.67 billion in distributed real-world asset value. That figure includes major tokenized products like Circle’s USYC, a tokenized money-market fund that represents the kind of institutional-grade product the network is courting.
Of that total, approximately $1.5 billion in RWAs are locked inside lending protocols on BNB Chain. Those assets aren’t just parked. They’re generating additional yields for their holders while simultaneously serving as collateral for borrowing activity.
The “yield from collateral” framework is BNB Chain’s answer to one of DeFi’s persistent frustrations: capital inefficiency. In traditional lending protocols, posting collateral typically means locking up assets that could otherwise be deployed productively. BNB Chain’s approach aims to collapse that tradeoff.
Why collateral efficiency matters now Chen’s panels at the summit touched on attracting investors to RWAs, onchain credit infrastructure, and yield optimization strategies. The through-line across all of them was a vision where programmable collateral becomes the default, not the exception.
The $5.67 billion in RWA value on BNB Chain represents a meaningful foothold, but the real metric to watch is how much of that value is actively deployed in DeFi protocols rather than sitting passively. The $1.5 billion locked in lending protocols suggests roughly a quarter of BNB Chain’s RWA value is already being put to productive use.
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According to GMGN data, BNB Chain ecosystem meme coin MarsCoin has hit a market cap of over $120 million, a new all-time high. Its 24-hour trading volume stands at $33 million, with an 89% price increase over the same period. Trader BonkGuy (Unipcs) noted today that MarsCoin reminds him of BNB Chain’s SAFEMOON from 2021, which once reached a market cap of around $17 billion. BonkGuy believes MarsCoin has a stronger narrative, combining multiple trending concepts including Elon Musk, CZ, Mars, and SpaceX, making it one of the key assets in BNB Chain’s meme coin space. BlockBeats reminds users that most meme coins lack real use cases, are highly volatile, and caution is needed when investing.
Turnkey is now a wallet option in BNB Agent Studio, alongside TWAK and Altana.The tBNB faucet moved to a Telegram bot. No mainnet balance required, one claim per 24 hours.Travala is now settling through MPP, giving BNB Chain a named case of agent payments beyond x402.Altana wallets can act as b402 sellers through Binance Pay. b402 also now works on Azure.Building agents that can actually hold and move money means solving the same problem from a few different angles. v3 adds a new wallet option for builders working under different constraints, and infrastructure fixes that let agents do more of what they're already built for.
Turnkey: A Third Wallet Option
Turnkey is now integrated in BNB Agent Studio as a wallet option, alongside TWAK and Altana. It's built by the team that built Coinbase Custody, and it's already running in production for Bridge, Polymarket, and Alchemy.
What it adds:
Cross-chain reach. One API across multiple chains (e.g Tron, Ethereum), so an agent isn't confined to BSC if the job needs to touch other chains.Enclave-enforced policy. Every action passes through a policy engine running inside a secure enclave, which returns ALLOW, DENY, or REQUIRE_CONSENSUS. That check runs independent of the agent's own model, so the boundary holds even if the agent's reasoning is wrong or gets manipulated into asking for something it shouldn't.Human co-signing. Actions above a threshold you set, or actions touching pooled funds, can require a developer's co-signature before anything moves.Together, that's a wallet built for agents that need to operate across more than one chain, and for builders who want enforcement sitting outside the agent's own judgment.
Claim tBNB Easily via Telegram
Claiming testnet tokens used to require holding 0.02 BNB on mainnet first. For a first-time developer, that's a wall before the wall: you need mainnet funds to get the testnet funds you'd use specifically to avoid touching mainnet.
V3 tBNB now claims through a Telegram bot. With no balance requirement, and can be claimed once per 24 hours. It's a small fix, but it's the kind of friction that decides whether someone's first hour with Studio goes smoothly or doesn't.
Agents Can Book Flights & Hotels, With Travala
Studio now supports MPP as a payment method for agents. Travala, the crypto-native travel booking platform, is settling through it, which means an agent can now pay for a real flight or hotel booking through MPP rather than routing around it.
That's one more concrete thing an agent can actually do end to end: hold a budget, find a booking, pay for it, without a human clicking through the last step.
Smaller Fixes
A few things that were quietly holding agents back got fixed too. Altana wallets can now earn, not only spend. That matters more than it sounds: an agent that could only pay was half a commercial actor, and agent-to-agent commerce on BNB needs both halves.
On the b402 rail, an Altana wallet now acts as a seller, with Binance Pay integrated as the facilitator, charging per request for what it serves. On the ERC-8183 rail, the same wallet can be hired for a job, deliver the work, and collect the escrowed payment. One wallet, both sides of every transaction.
The same logic applies to infrastructure. b402 seller functionality now works for agents deployed on Azure, matching what was already available on AWS. Where an agent runs shouldn't change what it's allowed to do.
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Get started with Turnkey as a wallet option in BNB Agent Studio now.
More wallet options, payment paths, and infrastructure fixes are coming as builders push BNB Agent Studio into new use cases.
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Binance Coin (BNB) continues to show bullish momentum as the token steadily approaches a crucial resistance level. Buyers have recently defended significant support zones, while improved stablecoin liquidity on the Binance exchange signals a renewed inflow of capital.
BNB demonstrates resilient price actionBNB is currently trading at $702.72, with its 24-hour trading volume reaching $1.25 billion and a market capitalization of $93.57 billion. The token has gained 2.89% over the last 24 hours, and analysts point to the current price structure and network growth as indicators of a possible bullish reversal in the near term.
Technical analysis by the crypto analyst Crypto With Gopal shows that BNB has been consolidating within a bullish pennant formation on the four-hour chart, following a strong upward move. At present, the token is trading near $701.55 as it approaches a significant resistance area between $720 and $725.
Crypto With Gopal observed that if buyers manage to sustain momentum above the $720–$725 resistance, a bullish continuation could be confirmed, potentially propelling broader market gains.
The support range between $680 and $685 remains critical; this area is closely watched by bulls aiming to maintain upward pressure against potential selling activity.
Breakout could target higher price levelsShould buyers regain and maintain control of the $720–$725 range, BNB could accelerate toward higher price levels, with $850 as a potential target in the event of a confirmed breakout. Failure to breach this resistance may lead the price to retrace toward the $680–$685 support region.
Price LevelSignificance$680–$685Key support zone$720–$725Crucial resistance$850Potential upward targetAnalysts suggest that the ability of buyers to overcome resistance at $720–$725 will be pivotal for the next phase of price movement.
Binance stablecoin flows and wider market trendsRecent data from Wu Blockchain and CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost highlight that Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, registered over $1 billion in net stablecoin deposits during August. This inflow reflects an uptick in available capital at the exchange, even as net stablecoin withdrawals year-to-date stand around $5.1 billion and cumulative outflows from major exchanges exceed $16 billion.
Bitcoin, in contrast, moved up by 25% during the same period, reaching $75,000, despite these liquidity changes.
Darkfost noted that Binance handles nearly 71% of all stablecoin transactions across exchanges, making liquidity trends at this exchange particularly impactful on market sentiment. Additional inflows of stablecoins are likely needed to drive further upward price movement across major cryptocurrencies.
Mini dictionary: Binance is a leading cryptocurrency exchange known for its global reach, high trading volumes, and a large range of supported assets.
Market outlook remains cautiously optimisticThe performance of BNB coincides with improving conditions for other leading crypto assets. While DOGE is reportedly experiencing a similar uptrend driven by positive forecasts and large investor accumulation, overall market sentiment appears to be gradually improving, increasing the possibility of breakouts across several tokens.
Analysts emphasize that consolidation above $720–$725 resistance would reinforce bullish patterns for BNB, whereas failure to sustain these levels may trigger a pullback to the next support area at $680–$685.
The broader recovery in the crypto market depends largely on sustained demand and incoming capital, with liquidity flows and price resistance levels acting as the primary variables in the short term.
Kalshi prediction market has expanded its perpetual futures (perps) offerings to include BNB, Cardano (ADA), and AAVE. The platform shows perpetual contracts for AI altcoins such as Worldcoin (WLD) and Venice Token (VVV) are also live for trading after approval from the US CFTC.
BNB, ADA, WLD, AAVE & Venice Token Perps Trading Goes Live on Kalshi Kalshi has added BNB, ADA, AAVE, WLD, and VVV to its line of US CFTC-regulated perpetual contracts. The products debuted under the trademark “American Perpetuals,” which aims to offer CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts for trading in the United States.
Notably, the prediction market platform filed for these perpetual futures with the CFTC last week. The max leverage varies by crypto asset, such as 4.5x for BNB and 1.9x for Venice Token.
Kalshi now offers perpetuals trading for Bitcoin and 17 altcoins such as ETH, XRP, SOL, HYPE, and Zcash. Notably, the perpetuals are CFTC-regulated, don’t have an expiration date, and settle in USD.
As CoinGape reported earlier, Kalshi last launched Zcash (ZEC), Near Protocol (NEAR), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Shiba Inu (SHIB) perps. However, approvals for XLM, DOT, and HBAR are still pending with the US CFTC.
The approvals came despite CME Group’s lawsuit against the US CFTC and Chairman Mike Selig, alleging these contracts are swaps. This week, the CFTC filed a motion to dismiss the CME lawsuit, arguing the exchange lacks standing on its competitive-injury claims.
BNB, ADA, WLD, AAVE and Venice Token Perps. Source: Kalshi
Prices Rebound amid More Perpetual Futures Approval by CFTC BNB price jumped more than 5% to $729 amid broader crypto market recovery. The price is currently trading around $723, with a massive 83% rise in trading volume in the last 24 hours.
ADA price has skyrocketed almost 10% to $0.222 as RealFi sets October 1 mainnet launch. Cardano price outlook shows further upside to $0.28.
Meanwhile, AAVE, WLD, and VVV prices also jumped higher as the US Treasury bought back $12.5 billion of debt in its latest Treasury buyback operation.
If you’re looking to explore prediction markets amid the dip in the crypto market, check out these best crypto prediction markets of 2026.
Stellar (XLM) is approaching a key resistance level, with recent gains and stablecoin integration setting the stage for a possible bullish reversal in its price trajectory.
Stellar approaches key resistanceXLM is trading at $0.1863, reflecting a 7.22% gain over the last 24 hours. Its trading volume for the same period reached $144.4 billion, while the network’s market capitalization stands at $6.46 billion.
Analyst Crypto With Gopal noted that XLM is developing an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern on the daily chart. This formation, often seen as a classic bullish reversal indicator, is characterized by a left shoulder, a deeper head, and an emerging right shoulder.
The neckline of this pattern, situated near $0.22, serves as a critical resistance. Gopal emphasized that a sustained move above this threshold would mark a decisive shift in momentum, potentially strengthening the bullish setup.
XLM’s price structure signals an upcoming reversal, with $0.22 as the neckline. A daily breakout above this level could validate the bullish pattern and unlock further gains towards $0.30.
Despite the optimism, market participants are urged to monitor the price and volume movement as a temporary breach above resistance does not guarantee a confirmed breakout. Consistent trading above $0.22 will be necessary to confirm the trend shift.
LevelCurrent StatusPotential TargetSupport/Breakout$0.22 (neckline)$0.30 (target if breakout confirms)Current XLM Price$0.1863–USDT expansion boosts Stellar ecosystemRecent data from Stellar highlight the growing integration of USDT, the leading dollar-pegged stablecoin, into its ecosystem. This development is making it easier for users to access liquidity and is positioning the Stellar network for greater adoption in payments, remittances, and digital asset transfers.
With the influx of USDT, Stellar aims to streamline cross-border settlements and improve interoperability between different financial platforms by leveraging stable and highly liquid assets.
Mini dictionary: USDT, known as Tether, is a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. It is widely used for trading, payments, and providing liquidity across various blockchain networks.
The increased availability of USDT on Stellar’s network is also expected to enhance opportunities in decentralized finance (DeFi), enabling a broader range of financial services and cross-border trade.
With stablecoins gaining broader recognition in the crypto ecosystem, USDT liquidity could help Stellar attract new users and drive network growth.
Outlook hinges on technical breakoutThe short-term trajectory for XLM centers on its ability to consolidate gains and secure a breakout above the $0.22 neckline. A confirmed move past this level points to higher targets near $0.30. At the same time, the expansion of USDT liquidity continues to strengthen the utility of the Stellar network and could fuel further adoption in payments and decentralized applications.
Chainlink’s LINK token traded at $11.88 on September 4, showing a 6.8% increase over the previous 24 hours. The surge followed the announcement of a partnership between Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network, and Bottomline, a major global provider of payment technology. This collaboration aims to enable Bottomline’s bank clients to connect their existing payments infrastructure to both public and private blockchains using Chainlink’s ecosystem.
Bottomline’s global footprint and scaleBottomline Technologies operates as a payments solution provider, serving over one million financial institutions and corporates across 92 countries. Owned by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo, Bottomline manages more than $16 trillion in payments annually. According to the company, around 15% of international cross-border transactions on the Swift network move through its platform. Its Swift connectivity division handles 10 million transactions daily and ranks among the world’s largest Swift service bureaus.
Chainlink’s previous projects include collaboration with the DTCC’s Collateral AppChain and Project Pangea, which have focused on specific asset classes and regional experiments. However, integration with Bottomline presents a broader opportunity, potentially reaching 600 bank clients, though it remains in proof-of-concept phase. At this stage, the venture has not yet resulted in any live blockchain transactions utilizing the entirety of Bottomline’s annual $16 trillion payment flow.
Mini dictionary: Bottomline Technologies is a global fintech company that specializes in payment processing and financial technology solutions, providing banks and businesses with tools for secure electronic payments and transaction management.
Banks most likely to use the new blockchain integration are those handling substantial cross-border transfers and experimenting with stablecoins or tokenized deposits. Bottomline’s extensive connections set it apart from other Chainlink partnerships that have focused more narrowly on specific geographies or asset categories.
Technical integration and messaging standardsBanks will have the ability to maintain their current ISO 20022 payment instruction formats. Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) will serve as the bridge, connecting disparate blockchains, while Chainlink’s Runtime Environment (CRE) manages the overall process flow. This approach enables financial institutions to integrate blockchain settlement without overhauling their core systems.
Since November 2025, 97% of cross-border payment instructions have adopted ISO 20022, as reported by Swift. Upcoming regulatory guidance will further refine required data structures from November 2026. With these ongoing upgrades, blockchain integration through platforms like Chainlink could serve as an alternative messaging end-point, offering new options for settlement without requiring another major core system migration.
Mini dictionary: ISO 20022 is a global messaging standard for electronic data interchange between financial institutions, designed to improve the quality of payment information and interoperability.
Cross-border payment trends and blockchain potentialA 2026 projection from J.P. Morgan forecasts the cross-border payments market will grow from $194 trillion in 2024 to $320 trillion by 2032, as financial institutions modernize their systems. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has demonstrated that atomic settlement for cross-border payments is possible using tokenized central bank reserves and tokenized commercial-bank deposits. BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos emphasizes that interoperability challenges remain for platforms adopting stablecoins or tokenized deposits, highlighting the need for solutions like Chainlink’s.
Colin Swain, Bottomline’s Global Head of Product for Corporate Solutions, addressed the issue, noting in a July announcement:
Finance teams’ adoption of new payment methods relies on them having the same visibility, controls, and governance they expect from their existing processes.
Recent studies by BCG and ADDX estimate the total value of tokenized assets could reach $16.1 trillion by 2030, reinforcing the growing shift toward treating blockchain platforms as integrated infrastructure.
LINK’s market reaction and institutional adoption outlookFollowing the announcement, LINK traded 77.5% below its all-time high of $52.88. Chainlink has a circulating supply of about 748 million LINK out of a 1 billion maximum. Charles Schwab, a leading brokerage and financial services company, recently announced the availability of LINK, SOL, and AVAX trading on Schwab Crypto, potentially broadening investor access.
Chainlink’s enterprise model channels revenues from institutional and on-chain services into LINK via payment abstraction, with more than 5 million tokens held in reserve. However, there is no indication that Bottomline’s $16 trillion in annual payments will directly generate proportional demand for LINK. The specifics of institutional involvement, transaction volume, fee structure, and launch timing have not been disclosed. The partnership’s true impact will be determined once Bottomline’s clients transition from testing to live settlements using blockchain infrastructure.
MetricValueLINK current price$11.88All-time high$52.88LINK supply in circulation748 millionLINK max supply1 billionBottomline annual payment volume$16 trillion
Chainlink is seeing renewed momentum in its price following the announcement of a strategic partnership with Bottomline, a prominent financial technology provider serving over 600 banks worldwide. The collaboration is designed to facilitate cross-chain and cross-border payments, potentially unlocking wider institutional adoption for Chainlink’s LINK token.
Strategic Partnership Expands Chainlink’s Institutional ReachChainlink is now trading at $11.68, reflecting a 5.05% increase over the past 24 hours. This jump in value coincided with the reveal of the partnership, which aims to connect existing payment infrastructures with both public and private blockchain networks.
Bottomline plays a significant role in the global financial system and processes more than $16 trillion in annual payments. By integrating Chainlink’s interoperability solutions, Bottomline will enable its bank clients to access on-chain payment options while continuing to rely on legacy messaging standards such as ISO 20022.
Chainlink confirmed that its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and Runtime Environment (CRE) will serve as the core components coordinating these advanced payment workflows. Over 600 financial institutions could benefit from this integration, extending blockchain capabilities to well-established banking clients.
Mini dictionary: Bottomline, a leading financial technology firm, provides payment processing and cash management services to banks and corporations and is recognized as a top-three provider of Swift payment solutions.
Banking clients will continue leveraging the ISO 20022 standard while gaining access to blockchain-powered payments, combining legacy and emerging technologies in an effort to streamline and future-proof institutional transactions.
Technical Indicators Signal Bullish StructureTrading data shows Chainlink’s price currently stands above major technical averages, including the 20-day, 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day exponential moving averages (EMAs). As of the latest daily close, LINK is trading at $11.68, with the 20-day EMA at $10.878, the 50-day EMA at $9.876, the 100-day EMA at $9.375, and the 200-day EMA at $9.814.
IndicatorLevel ($)LINK price11.6820-day EMA10.87850-day EMA9.876100-day EMA9.375200-day EMA9.814LINK faces short-term resistance near $12, a level that recently saw some selling pressure. Moving above this threshold could further reinforce an upward trajectory, while a dip below the 20-day EMA might weaken the current bullish sentiment.
Open Interest and Trading Volume TrendsIn August, Chainlink’s open interest surged above $700 million before returning to about $600 million in early September, according to CoinGlass data. The recent decline in open interest, while prices remain above $11, suggests leveraged positions have been scaled back, potentially highlighting a rally driven by more organic spot demand rather than derivatives speculation.
Chainlink described its partnership with Bottomline as a way to enable “cross-chain, cross-border payments” for over 600 banking customers, further advancing institutional blockchain integration.
Trading volume also spiked above $1 billion during Chainlink’s August rally, but has since receded, indicating that another increase in trading activity may be needed for further upside.
Key Levels and Market OutlookFor traders, the $12 level remains the principal short-term target on the upside, while $10.878 serves as immediate dynamic support. Developments in Bottomline’s adoption of Chainlink, along with broader institutional integration, may provide important catalysts in the days ahead.
Despite the positive indicators, cryptocurrency markets continue to experience high volatility. Traders are advised to closely monitor price movements and market sentiment when evaluating further investment opportunities.
Chainlink Data Feeds went live on Tempo on Sept. 3, providing the payments-focused blockchain with onchain market data for stablecoin and financial applications.
Summary
Chainlink Data Feeds are now live on Tempo, supplying market prices directly to financial applications. Developers can use supported feeds for collateral valuation, exchange-rate comparisons, treasury controls and reconciliation workflows. Independent Chainlink node operators aggregate multiple data sources before publishing reports that contracts can verify. Tempo provides execution and settlement, while applications determine how incoming market information controls transactions automatically. LINK traded near $11.84, rising about 5.6%, without confirmed evidence connecting gains to integration news. The integration allows businesses, institutions and developers to access supported price feeds without building independent oracle infrastructure. Applications can use the data for collateral valuation, foreign exchange comparisons, treasury management and automated risk controls.
Chainlink Data Feeds support financial applications Blockchains cannot independently obtain market information from external exchanges and financial data providers. Oracle networks deliver that information to smart contracts, allowing applications to respond to price changes and other offchain events.
Chainlink Data Feeds are now live on Tempo.
Businesses and developers can use @chainlink’s industry-standard infrastructure to value collateral, compare FX rates, and automate risk controls while eliminating the need to build and maintain custom oracle infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/LVChhzeMC1
— Tempo (@tempo) September 3, 2026 Chainlink aggregates observations from multiple data providers. Independent node operators collect the information before publishing reports that smart contracts can verify on Tempo.
Tempo provides the execution and settlement layer, while developers decide how applications use the information. A lending application, for example, can reference a feed when calculating collateral values, borrowing limits and the health of open positions.
Developers can review the available feeds and contract addresses through Chainlink’s documentation. The companies did not state how many applications currently use the feeds.
Tempo targets stablecoin payment infrastructure Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain designed for stablecoin payments and financial settlement. Stripe and crypto investment company Paradigm incubated the project before its mainnet launch in March 2026.
The network is intended to support uses such as business payments, payroll, remittances and machine-generated transactions. As previously reported, Tempo launched its mainnet and machine-payment protocol to process stablecoin transfers for businesses and artificial intelligence agents.
Market data expands the functions applications can build around those payments. A business could compare a foreign exchange quote with an external reference rate before approving a conversion. Treasury software could also rebalance positions when an asset moves outside a predefined range.
Tempo said applications could use stablecoin balances as collateral for working capital and other liquidity products. These remain potential applications rather than evidence that specific products have launched.
“Financial applications built around those payments need dependable market data to value collateral, compare exchange rates, and manage risk,” Tempo’s Eric Kang said.
Chainlink data can automate collateral controls The feeds can allow lending applications to monitor collateral without relying on a single exchange or data provider. Developers can program borrowing limits, liquidation thresholds and collateral top-up requirements around the incoming reference prices.
Tempo applications can also use the feeds to value different assets in one reporting currency. This could support accounting, position reconciliation and exposure monitoring across stablecoins or tokenized assets.
The integration follows Tempo’s expansion beyond basic payments. In May, the network integrated Morpho’s lending infrastructure, adding decentralized credit markets to the chain. The rollout brought fixed and variable lending tools to Tempo while preserving its payments-focused design.
Chainlink has also extended its data services across other tokenized markets. In August, it introduced price feeds for four Coinbase-issued tokenized U.S. stocks on Base, allowing supported applications to assess tokenized equities for lending and collateral.
Meanwhile, Chainlink Data Feeds provide reference prices rather than executing transactions themselves. Tempo applications remain responsible for selecting feeds, setting risk limits and determining how they respond when prices move. Developers must also account for update frequency, deviation thresholds and periods when market data becomes unavailable.
LINK rises as Chainlink integrations expand Chainlink traded near $11.84 when checked, up approximately 5.6% over the previous session. It reached an intraday high near $12 after trading as low as $11.13.
Chainlink (LINK) price chart, source: crypto.news No verified evidence directly connected the price increase to the Tempo announcement. LINK traded within a broader crypto market advance, making attribution to one integration unreliable.
Chainlink has secured several institutional and public-sector integrations in recent months. Wyoming recently adopted its Proof of Reserve system to publish near-real-time backing data for the state-issued FRNT stable token. The system adds onchain reserve verification to Wyoming’s daily attestations.
The next measure of the Tempo integration will be developer adoption. Tempo has not announced a deadline for additional feeds or named applications preparing to launch with the data. Supported contracts are already available for developers to integrate.
