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CoinDesk’s review of six years of bitcoin data found that the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report has not been a consistent major price mover for BTC, challenging assumptions about its impact on cryptocurrency markets.
Monad’s mainnet upgrade cut the cost of storing data together by 98%, CryptoSlate reported. A block-pinned call showed the charge falling from 8,100 to 100, with the cold charge returning at slot 128.
Bitquery found 96,000 fake-address outputs in Bitcoin’s unspent database, underscoring how data embedded in unspent outputs can create a different infrastructure burden from repeated OP_RETURN use.
A BIS-related analysis reported by CryptoSlate says one XRP Ledger transaction can authenticate thousands of datasets, allowing institutional-style usage to grow while keeping fee burns—and any resulting supply squeeze—small.
Bitcoin moved above $79,000 as interest rates fell and the dollar weakened. CoinDesk said markets are now focused on next week’s inflation data, which could be more important than tomorrow’s employment report for Fed policy.
Bitcoin rose above $81,000 as rates declined and the dollar weakened. CoinDesk said next week’s inflation data, rather than tomorrow’s employment report, will be key to expectations for Federal Reserve policy.
Memecoin pairs involving Robinhood’s tokenized stocks recorded $217 million in volume on Robinhood Chain on Sept. 2, exceeding the $127 million traded in direct stock-token markets, according to data compiled by Adam Tehc.
Thailand will require licensed crypto operators to add recipient data, collect extra details for transfers above 30,000 baht and verify some self-hosted wallets, while also increasing scrutiny of offshore crypto transfers.
Hyperscale Data has ended Bitcoin mining in Michigan and is redirecting capital to its AI data center. Its Bitcoin holdings have fallen about 79% since late July to 215 BTC, Cointelegraph reported.
Thailand has adopted a crypto Travel Rule requiring digital asset operators to verify control of self-custodial wallets and retain transaction data for five years, according to Cointelegraph.
CryptoSlate reported that leaked support and compliance records linked 291 users’ names to wallet activity. The records exposed varying identity, location and compliance details, while private keys and customer funds remained safe.
X engineers have acknowledged a wave of password reset emails that users did not request. However, the company has not confirmed that its systems suffered a new data breach, leaving the cause unresolved.
