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Bitcoin’s SOPR Records 2026’s Longest Profit Run as Bear-Market Debate Continues
Bitcoin’s aggregate onchain profit has extended to a fourth week, giving SOPR its longest profitable run of 2026. However, an analyst warned that BTC still faces downside risk as debate over a bear market continues.
Metaplanet’s Bitcoin expansion puts executive share plan under scrutiny
Metaplanet shareholders are seeking to cancel roughly 273 million potential shares added to an executive options pool that grew from 46 million to 319 million as the company issued equity to finance Bitcoin purchases.
NYPD Memos Warn Meta Glasses Could Enable Covert Filming
NYPD memos sent to Homeland Security warn that Meta’s smart glasses could be used for covert filming inside jails and police facilities, Decrypt reports. The documents highlight potential privacy and surveillance concerns around the devices.
Metaplanet CEO Addresses Concerns, but Shareholders Seek More Answers
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich addressed shareholder concerns, acknowledging that the company had not adequately explained its structure. He also denied involvement in MMXX Ventures’ trading decisions, but shareholders say key questions remain unanswered.
Why Bitcoin Forecasting Models Can Mistake Market Noise for Signals
CryptoSlate reviews Bitcoin price models ranging from halving-based scarcity and on-chain metrics to power-law charts and AI systems, focusing on the risk that increasingly complex approaches may memorize historical market noise.
Perpetual Contracts Push From Bitcoin Toward U.S. Oil Markets
CryptoSlate reports that perpetual contracts are moving from Bitcoin toward possible U.S. oil-market use, with a regulator seeking lawsuit dismissal and reported WTI plans testing the boundaries of American financial markets.
Bitcoin-Gold Correlation Hits Six-Year High as Debasement Fears Mount
Bitcoin’s correlation with gold has reached a six-year high, Bitcoin Magazine reports, as concerns over currency debasement and confidence in the U.S. dollar shape trading in both assets.
Crypto Recovery Experts Unlock Billion-Dollar Wallet, Find Only $10
Crypto recovery specialists reportedly accessed a wallet thought to be worth $1 billion, but found only $10. The case shows that restoring wallet access does not guarantee the recovery of valuable crypto assets.
Mamdani Imposes One-Year Moratorium on Generative AI in NYC Schools
Mamdani has imposed a one-year moratorium on generative AI in New York City schools, affecting nearly 600,000 students. Five named vendors will continue metered pilot programs in high schools, according to Decrypt.
Bitfinex Securities Adds Tokenized Notes Linked to Strategy and Metaplanet
Bitfinex Securities listed five tokenized equity-backed notes linked to Strategy and Metaplanet. Issued through Luxembourg’s ORO II fund, the notes trade against dollars, USDT and Bitcoin for eligible non-US investors.
U.S. Debt Metric Adds to Bitcoin’s Bull Case, CoinDesk Reports
CoinDesk’s Aug. 31 briefing linked a U.S. debt metric to a stronger bullish case for bitcoin, but the supplied material does not identify the metric, provide its reading, or quantify its market implications.
Bitcoin Faces Macro Test as Kevin Warsh Highlights Sticky Inflation Metrics
Bitcoin faces a fresh macro test as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh points to sticky inflation metrics. ETF inflows and larger Treasury buybacks may reduce volatility, but CryptoSlate says they cannot substitute for disinflation.
Metaplanet CEO Says Bitcoin Opportunity Is Emerging in Asia
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.