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Bitcoin traded near $77,000 as central bank rate decisions took center stage. ADP reported private-sector job growth of 38,000, below forecasts and the weakest level since January, CoinDesk reported.
Bitcoin has delivered one of its best monthly performances in years, but Decrypt says historical chart patterns create a potential obstacle. The rally has challenged the crypto winter trend while leaving the outlook technically complex.
BlackRock’s latest assessment of Bitcoin supports its portfolio case, finding that modest historical allocations improved risk-adjusted returns in traditional portfolios, according to Bitcoin Magazine.
Kalshi permanently banned former congressman George Santos after finding he traded heavily on his own State of the Union attendance, made false statements to move prices and earned nearly $18,000, according to Decrypt.
Two DeFi lenders lost more than $84 million over four days in attacks using variations of a price-manipulation strategy previously targeted by US regulators. Tectonic on Cronos accounted for roughly $75 million, according to GoPlus.
CryptoSlate reported that XRPL consensus simulations froze after 12% of central nodes were removed. At 60% participation, adding two random links lifted simulated quorum-failure thresholds from 11% to 38% and from 12% to 33%.
Bitcoin held just below $78,000 as August ended, while CoinDesk said dollar strength was capping crypto gains and pushing the yen past its intervention line. Ether was highlighted for forming a bullish golden cross.
Bitcoin is holding just below $78,000 as August ends, while dollar strength pushes the yen past 160. CoinDesk says rising rate-hike expectations are supporting the dollar and capping Bitcoin’s advance.
BitGo is paying roughly $42.5 million upfront for institutional trading capabilities while NYDIG prioritizes a claimed power-and-compute footprint of more than 3 gigawatts. CryptoSlate said profitability remains unproven for both strategies.
CryptoSlate reports that a mid-tier Bitcoin treasury committed its entire BTC reserve to a 30-day reset structure. The Aug. 25 unwind was added to principal, while a one-time Sept. 24 test determines whether a $75,000 ceiling applies.
Bitcoin traded near $78,000 after rejecting levels above $81,000. CryptoSlate cited $77,000 support and $80,000 resistance, with a break below support exposing the mid-$75,000s and a recovery potentially targeting $81,300 and $82,000-$83,000.
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said at Bitcoin Asia that changing regulations and Asian demand for places to allocate cash could strengthen Bitcoin’s opportunity in the Far East, according to Bitcoin Magazine.
Polish Olympic Committee president Radosław Piesiewicz faces charges in a prosecutorial investigation into his ties to collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, Poland’s justice minister said, according to Cointelegraph.
CoinDesk says Bitcoin is outperforming stocks while correlating more closely with gold. The Aug. 28 market note highlights BTC’s changing cross-asset behavior, with spot gold as the key comparison.
