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Bitcoin falls below $79,000 as Zcash leads broad crypto losses
Bitcoin dropped below $79,000 on Tuesday as major cryptocurrencies declined. Zcash led losses, while most major tokens, including Bitcoin, NEAR Protocol and Nexus Labs, retained weekly gains. Traders continued to price roughly 60% odds of a Fed hike next week.
CoinDesk
Liquid Gets 3,400 BTC Back After On-Chain Talks; White Hats Keep 598.5 BTC
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.
Bitcoin Magazine
Liquid Hackers Return $270 Million in Bitcoin, Leaving Nearly 600 BTC Outstanding
Hackers tied to the Liquid incident returned about $270 million in Bitcoin after taking $320 million, while nearly 600 BTC remains outstanding, Decrypt reported. Blockstream said Liquid’s bridge nodes had been patched in an on-chain message.
Decrypt
Capital B lifts Bitcoin holdings to 3,521 BTC after $29M purchase
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.
Cointelegraph
Ethereum Privacy Proposal Faces Gas Limit Challenge
Ethereum’s proposed Frames change would allow extra validation work at individual nodes, but privacy proofs studied so far exceed the shared 100,000-gas allowance. One proof reportedly requires nearly twice the proposed budget.
CryptoSlate
Hunter Biden launches LAPTOP memecoin aimed at TRUMP holders
Hunter Biden is launching LAPTOP, a Base-based memecoin aimed at TRUMP holders. Nearly one-third of its supply could be burned if specified political and market outcomes occur, including a Democratic win in 2028.
CoinDesk
Coldcard Attacker Moves $7.7 Million in Bitcoin From Latest Haul
A Coldcard-linked attacker has moved about $7.7 million in Bitcoin, nearly half of the third-wave haul. The funds were held across 293 vaults, which are reportedly being emptied from the largest balance downward.
Decrypt
The $63 Billion Revolving Door Behind the US Bitcoin ETF Market
CryptoSlate highlights a $63 billion flow mechanism in the US Bitcoin ETF market. On August 27, $277.6 million was recorded entering BlackRock’s IBIT, illustrating how anonymous ETF flows appear near the close of US trading.
CryptoSlate
Bitcoin’s Annual Gains Have Arrived in Only a Few Trading Days
CoinDesk’s review of Bitcoin price performance from 2010 through 2026 found that most annual returns came during a tiny portion of the calendar year, highlighting the difficulty of timing BTC consistently.
CoinDesk
DAOs Face a Choice Between Automated Code and Emergency Controls
Compound’s COMP-governed DAO highlights the tension between executing approved code automatically and preserving emergency controls after a July 2024 governance incident nearly directed a large amount of funds to a small group.
CryptoSlate
Zcash rises above $1,000 as ZCSH ETF assets exceed $400 million
Zcash (ZEC) reached an intraday high of $1,050.70 on Sept. 4, gaining roughly 20% in 24 hours. Grayscale’s ZCSH spot ETF surpassed $400 million in assets, reaching $414.7 million less than two weeks after launch.
CryptoSlate
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Record $3.8B Inflows Over Strongest Three-Week Run of 2026
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nearly $1 billion in inflows in the latest week, bringing the strongest three-week stretch of 2026 to about $3.8 billion despite Bitcoin briefly falling below $79,000.
Cointelegraph
Zcash Reaches Highest Price in Nearly a Decade as Short Bets Unwind
Zcash climbed to its highest level in nearly a decade as a Fed-driven crypto rally pressured short sellers. The rally later reversed after stronger-than-expected jobs data sent Bitcoin back below $80,000.
Decrypt
Bitcoin-Gold Volatility Gap Narrows to Six-Year Low
Bitcoin and gold have reached their highest 90-day correlation since 2020, at about 0.55. Bitcoin volatility is 36.2% versus gold’s 25.3%, narrowing the volatility ratio to 1.43 times.
CryptoSlate