Bitcoin Tests $78.3K Support as US Crude Oil Reaches Three-Month High
Bitcoin fell with US stocks at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as Cointelegraph highlighted $78,300 as a key BTC support level. US crude oil meanwhile climbed to a three-month high.
See the market, related assets, source and summary before opening a story so you can focus on what matters.
437 stories in this section
Bitcoin fell with US stocks at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as Cointelegraph highlighted $78,300 as a key BTC support level. US crude oil meanwhile climbed to a three-month high.
Amar Kuchinad has left cryptocurrency custody firm Copper after serving as CEO since 2024, according to two people familiar with the matter. His departure comes as the company’s search for a buyer enters its fourth month.
Hunter Biden reportedly plans to launch the LAPTOP memecoin on Sept. 9, targeting traders who lost money on TRUMP. The project would turn a politically charged 2020 election episode into a crypto asset.
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.
A self-described white-hat party returned 3,400 BTC to Liquid Network’s federation wallet after bridge nodes were patched, while roughly 598.5 BTC—near $47 million—remains at the holder address.
A Gamers Nexus investigation reportedly found LG TVs scanning home-network devices and capturing microphone audio while their screens appeared off, four months after LG told Texas regulators it had fixed its tracking practices.
CoinShares says Bitcoin fund flows reflect investor positioning around the Federal Reserve’s rate path, not a broad market exit. BTC continues to struggle to break above $80,000 as September hike expectations increase.
Capital B bought 376 Bitcoin for about $29 million, raising its holdings to 3,521 BTC. The French company’s latest acquisition was its largest in nearly a year and moved it ahead of H100 Group among listed BTC holders.
Bitcoin started the week flat, while LINK reached an eight-month high after Bottomline selected Chainlink to connect more than 600 banks to blockchain settlement. Bottomline provides SWIFT services and processes $16 trillion annually.
Ethereum is advancing Frame Transactions, a feature designed to let users pay gas fees without holding ETH. The feature entered the Hegotá upgrade last month, and Vitalik Buterin says development has progressed quickly since.
Researchers say an alleged flaw in Liquid’s transaction-validation cache may explain how unbacked tokens were created and redeemed for real Bitcoin in an incident involving roughly $320 million. Deployment timing has also drawn scrutiny.
The Philippines’ central bank is considering a proposal to pause new payment operator registrations and impose enhanced monitoring and transaction limits on arrangements involving virtual asset service providers, Cointelegraph reported.