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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.
U.S. agencies have accused Moonshot, the Chinese company behind Kimi, and five other Chinese AI firms of systematically extracting capabilities from American models. Kimi had rattled markets earlier this year, according to CoinDesk.
CoinDesk reports that Bitcoin’s daily chart has triggered a golden cross, a technical signal indicating the potential for a longer-term bullish trend in the cryptocurrency.
AUSTRAC removed 45 crypto and remittance registrations in a yearlong review, including canceled, suspended and unrenewed registrations. The regulator said action against GetCoins helped disrupt organized investment scams.
Middle East crypto activity has tripled to $350 billion during the ongoing Iran conflict, the Bitcoin Policy Institute says, citing stronger demand for digital assets and continued Gulf business operations despite disruption.
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.
Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau says criminal groups are storing cryptocurrency keys in rented private vaults, alongside cash, watches and passports. Decrypt reported the disclosure, which names no specific tokens or providers.
Bitcoin’s week is centered on US CPI and PPI data, the Fed’s Sept. 16 rate decision and yen intervention developments. Cointelegraph says these events could shape whether BTC establishes $80,000 as support.
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.
a16z-backed OpenReserve received approval for a full-service national bank charter. The startup chose this route over a trust-bank structure, opening a path to insured deposits and conventional lending alongside stablecoin issuance.
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.
The U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, exceeding expectations as the labor market rebounded. CoinDesk said the report will be important as the Federal Reserve considers whether to raise rates at its September meeting.
A public company is restarting an $827 million Bitcoin treasury strategy after selling all its crypto holdings. Its proposed initial raise equals just 1.51% of the target and follows Strategy’s STRC funding model.
