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Polymarket launched its Perps crypto perpetual futures product, growing from 10 to 67 markets on its first day. Leverage reaches 20x on some markets, but the service is not available to U.S. traders.
Bitcoin faces heightened sensitivity to US inflation and Fed policy expectations. Policymakers will have CPI but not official August PCE, with another market test scheduled for Sept. 30, CryptoSlate reported.
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 BitMEX co-founder supplied 75% of Reform UK’s donations in Q2 2026, Cointelegraph reported. Contributions from crypto-linked figures to the party and Nigel Farage have prompted questions about possible influence on future policy.
Bitcoin rose above $81,000 as rates declined and the dollar weakened. CoinDesk said next week’s inflation data, rather than tomorrow’s employment report, will be key to expectations for Federal Reserve policy.
Bitcoin moved above $79,000 as interest rates fell and the dollar weakened. CoinDesk said markets are now focused on next week’s inflation data, which could be more important than tomorrow’s employment report for Fed policy.
Public Citizen’s analysis of FEC filings found record corporate political donations of $646 million over 18 months. Crypto led sectors with $206 million, while crypto, AI and online betting together spent $344 million.
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.
Kalshi permanently banned former Republican politician George Santos after an insider-betting investigation and suspended Laurie Buckhout for three years. Cointelegraph described the Santos action as the platform’s first lifetime ban involving a politician.
South Korean police arrested four people over alleged crypto payments to a Syrian terror group. Investigators said the alleged ringleader also sent 11 used cars and two excavators, marking a first for Korean investigators.
CoinDesk contrasts U.S. efforts to influence Japan’s monetary policy with bitcoin, highlighting the cryptocurrency’s position outside direct government monetary-policy control. The briefing provides no specific BTC price outlook or market forecast.
Bitcoin barely reacted to the latest U.S.-Iran escalation as oil prices rose and stocks fell. CoinDesk reported that BTC remained August’s best-performing asset despite the broader geopolitical market pressure.
Polygon quietly fixed denial-of-service and consensus-hardening flaws in the Austin and Kyoto hard forks before disclosure. The network said the vulnerabilities, patched in Bor and Heimdall clients, were never exploited.
Cointelegraph reports that Polygon disclosed vulnerabilities involving denial-of-service and validator resource risks after fixing them through recent hard forks. The supplied report does not indicate that the flaws remained exploitable.
Bitcoin Knots is preparing another conditional Bitcoin fork attempt after its previous chain halted after two blocks. CryptoSlate says activation settings, day-one hash disclosure, service policies, and universal replay protection remain unresolved.
