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Bitcoin slips below $80k as Fed hike bets, oil surge weigh Investing.com-- Bitcoin slipped below the $80,000 level on Monday as stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data revived bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this month, while elevated oil prices amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions added to pressure on risk assets. Bitcoin was trading at $79,724.8 by 01:01 ET (05:01 GMT), down about 0.3% on the day. Bitcoin had briefly climbed above $82,000 last week, reaching a more than three-month high of about $82,178.6 on Thursday, before retreating after Friday's U.S. employment report. Get premium crypto market insights with InvestingPro subscription -- at 50% off now Fed hike bets, oil surge weigh on risk appetite Data on Friday...

Bitcoin down but holds near $80,000 as corporate buying, U.S. crypto vote in focus

EOS Falls 10% In Selloff EOS was trading at $0.0715 by 17:01 (21:01 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Friday, down 10.06% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage loss since September 4. The move downwards pushed EOS’s market cap down to $0.0000, or 0.00% of the total cryptocurrency market cap. At its highest, EOS’s market cap was $17.5290B. EOS had traded in a range of $0.0715 to $0.0795 in the previous twenty-four hours. Over the past seven days, EOS has seen a stagnation in value, as it only moved 1.76%. The volume of EOS traded in the twenty-four hours to time of writing was $26.7874K or 0.00% of the total volume of all cryptocurrencies. It has traded in a range of $0.0713 to $0.0865 in the past 7 days. At its...

Liquid Mercury Announces Initial Closing of ACQUA1 Offering Chicago, United States, September 4th, 2026, Chainwire Liquid Mercury today announced that ACQUA1, LLC completed the initial closing of its MERC exchange offering on September 1, 2026. ACQUA1 is a Liquid Mercury subsidiary that operates Liquid Mercury’s Lab Company program, licensing Liquid Mercury technology to companies primarily tokenizing real-world assets and receiving fees plus a minority equity stake in return. Liquid Mercury is the majority holder and Manager. On September 2, all 563,230,000 MERC received at the initial closing were burned via a transfer to the dead address, as the offering documents require. Initial Closing Highlights Verification Links Burn...

Morning Minute: Crypto Stages Major Rally on Rate Hopes Morning Minute: Crypto Stages Major Rally on Rate Hopes Corporate Treasuries & ETFs Meme Coin Tracker 💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker 🚚 What is happening in NFTs? The recent surge in cryptocurrency markets is attributed to renewed optimism that the Federal Reserve will pause interest rate hikes, potentially sparking further rallies. The rally has piqued the interest of corporate treasuries and ETFs that hold or might invest in cryptocurrencies. Corporate Treasuries & ETFs Corporate treasuries are seeking new strategies to manage funds in a volatile financial environment. With cryptocurrencies staging a significant rally, companies are considering crypto assets...

Divide over yields: Fed officials see a stronger economy, Wall Street frets over oil prices and deficits. Divide over yields: Fed officials see a stronger economy, Wall Street frets over oil prices and deficits. On Wall Street, the narrative is very different. Economists and traders chalk up the rise in long-term bond yields to concerns over higher fiscal deficits, inflation that has pushed up borrowing costs globally, a weaker dollar, and soaring bond issuance by technology companies to finance data centers and other artificial intelligence build-out, which is competing with government bonds. Ben Emons, FedWatch Advisors chief investment officer, said he thinks competition in the bond market is the biggest factor: Big Tech...

Bitcoin is Now Less Than 18 Ounces of Gold: BTC XAU Ratio in Focus Bitcoin is Now Less Than 18 Ounces of Gold: BTC XAU Ratio in Focus Citi's own $82,000 target tied to exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows sits right at current resistance, worth watching for confirmation either way. Bitcoin Hyper Targets Early Mover Upside as Bitcoin Tests Key Levels An 18-to-1 gold ratio is historically rich, but it also means the easy multiple is gone. Buying Bitcoin at a $1.6 trillion market cap for outsized asymmetric return is a different bet than it was in 2020. That math is pushing traders further down the risk curve, toward Bitcoin's own infrastructure layer, the part of the ecosystem still priced like an early bet rather than a macro hedge...

Bitcoin Miner Ditches Site for AI Deal That Could Top $1.2 Billion Bitcoin Miner Ditches Site for AI Deal That Could Top $1.2 Billion Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy has reportedly closed a significant deal to sell its hardware and lease capacity at its data centers to an AI company. This move comes as the demand for AI continues to surge, with tech companies racing to enhance their computing capabilities. The agreement is said to be valued at over $1.2 billion, although specific details regarding the AI client have not been disclosed. This transition highlights a growing trend where crypto miners are repurposing their operations for artificial intelligence tasks, especially given the profitability challenges faced in the...

Bitcoin rallies past $81k as rate hike fears cool, regulatory hopes grow  Investing.com-- Bitcoin rose sharply on Friday, extending a recent rebound amid cooling fears that a U.S. interest rate hike was imminent.  Encouraging comments on U.S. regulation from top officials this week also buoyed sentiment towards cryptocurrencies.  Bitcoin rose 4.2% to $80,943.6 by 02:22 ET (06:22 GMT). The world’s largest crypto briefly hit a near four-month high above $82,000 in the previous session.  Get premium crypto market insights with analyst comments on InvestingPro A lack of any new military action between the U.S. and Iran also offered markets some relief.  Crypto stocks logged strong gains overnight, with top corporate Bitcoin holder...

Bitcoin Pumps as Fed Signals Rate Pause, $415 Million in Shorts Get Rekt Bitcoin Pumps as Fed Signals Rate Pause, $415 Million in Shorts Get Rekt The liquidation cascade has been sudden, with the bulk of those short bets getting force-closed in just the last hour: all in all, more than $329 million in shorts have been liquidated in the past hour, with $86 million coming from Bitcoin bets alone. That can be considered a short squeeze: rising prices force short sellers to buy back their positions to limit losses, and that buying pushes prices up even further. It's the same mechanic that drove a $570 million liquidation wave last month, when Bitcoin rebounded from around $57,000. What's next The next test lands fast. The Bureau of...

Is Bitcoin About to Flash Crash? What a 'Bart Simpson' Pattern Would Actually Take Is Bitcoin About to Flash Crash? What a 'Bart Simpson' Pattern Would Actually Take Getting there isn't a matter of drifting lower. It requires a specific trigger: a break below $75,800. Holding above it would tend to invalidate the bearish setup instead. A flash crash also needs a catalyst violent enough to force it: cascading leveraged liquidations, not a routine pullback. Bitcoin has produced exactly that kind of event before, including the $19 billion liquidation wipeout triggered by an October 2025 Trump tariff threat, so the mechanism exists. It just hasn't shown up yet in this week's four-hour indicators, which is why the pattern remains a...

Viral $840K Bitcoin Price Model Gains Traction as Analyst Claims Bottom Is In Bitcoin would also need to trade about 566% above its record high of $126,080, set in October 2025. If the rise were evenly distributed, the upper scenario would require annualized gains of approximately 121% over three years or 61% over five years. In reality, Bitcoin's historical gains and drawdowns have rarely followed a smooth path. River acknowledged that uncertainty, warning: Analyst Says Bitcoin Price Bottom Is In The long-term model comes as Vieten has made a much nearer-term bullish call. Speaking to Nicole Petallides on the Schwab Network, the Siebert analyst said: Vieten described the current market as comparable with January 2023, when...

Crypto’s Next Bull Market Could Be Led by Wall Street, Not Retail Crypto’s Next Bull Market Could Be Led by Wall Street, Not Retail "They've grown a lot, but they're extremely, extremely small," Valente said. "The opportunity here to take more market share from TradFi and to tokenize these assets is still enormous." Add clearer regulation and a little more appetite for risk, he argues, and those markets could surprise investors with how quickly they expand. But that still leaves the need to get the CLARITY Act passed — which remains the opposite of a foregone conclusion. On Monday, odds of the bill passing dipped to new lows on Polymarket at just 11%. With that Senate vote approaching a potential defeat, that doesn't mean crypto...

Elon Musk's 2025 Tesla pay could buy nearly 10% of all Bitcoin Elon Musk's 2025 Tesla Pay Could Buy Nearly 10% of All Bitcoin Elon Musk is known for his significant impact on the tech industry, but he also has substantial influence in the financial world. One of the highlights of Musk's financial maneuvers is his enormous compensation package derived from Tesla's performance, a topic that has become widely discussed among analysts and financial experts. Tesla's unique compensation structure awards Musk with stock options based on the company achieving specific market capitalization and operational milestones. The forecasted value of these stock awards, particularly around the year 2025, could allow him to purchase a substantial...

Goldman Sachs, BofA Among 21 Banks Planning Joint Dollar Stablecoin Launch Goldman Sachs, BofA Among 21 Banks Planning Joint Dollar Stablecoin Launch A consortium of major banks, including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, is collaborating on the development of a new dollar-based stablecoin. The initiative aims to streamline cross-border payments and trade finance transactions. The stablecoin project, often referred to as the "bankchain alliance," represents a significant move by traditional financial institutions into the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. The project is expected to provide an alternative to existing stablecoins and could potentially increase the efficiency and reduce the costs associated with international...

Echo Base Forms BitMart Claimholder Group Following Bankruptcy Restructuring Proposal Wilmington, Delaware, September 2nd, 2026, Chainwire Following BitMart’s July 26, 2026 announcement that it would cease operations, Echo Base has organized an ad hoc committee of BitMart claimholders representing a significant and growing aggregate balance of frozen customer assets. The committee has retained Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP and Ashbury Legal PC, and is coordinating efforts to protect the interests of affected claimholders and evaluate available recovery options including in the event of an unfunded or freefall bankruptcy filing. The formation of the committee follows BitMart’s failure to respond to a funded bankruptcy...

Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts Ethereum Price by January 1, 2027 What Prediction Markets Say Prediction markets have grown notably more cautious than they were mid-year. As of early September, Polymarket bettors assign roughly a 77% probability that ETH touches $2,250 and a 45% probability it reaches $2,000 at some point before year-end, with odds falling to about 21% for a touch of $1,750. The year-end range on Kalshi markets similarly shows substantial weight on ETH finishing well below its 2025 highs, with meaningful probability assigned to sub-$1,500 outcomes. Upside brackets exist but carry thinner odds, single-digit percentages for $5,000, and low double digits for $3,500–$4,000. The composite signal is a market pricing in...

XRP Price Faces Crucial September Test as Wintermute Flags Fed Risk and Binance Reserves Fall XRP Price Faces Crucial September Test as Wintermute Flags Fed Risk and Binance Reserves Fall The firm said the resulting price action across bonds, commodities and equities indicated that investors were taking Warsh's inflation stance seriously. Crypto markets absorbed the comments relatively well. Bitcoin finished the week almost unchanged after briefly moving above $81,000, while altcoins collectively gained 0.61%. Wintermute identified the Sept. 15–16 Federal Open Market Committee meeting as the main catalyst for crypto markets. The Sept. 4 payroll report could also significantly alter rate expectations before policymakers meet. A...

GSR Expands Regulated Footprint for the Onchain Future of Finance NEW YORK, USA, September 2nd, 2026, Chainwire New registrations advance GSR’s strategy to bridge traditional and onchain capital markets GSR, crypto’s capital markets partner, today announced the registration of two Cayman Islands entities under the Securities Investment Business Act (SIBA), expanding the firm’s ability to serve clients as traditional financial markets increasingly move onchain. The registrations of GSR Markets Cayman Limited and GSR Capital (Cayman) Limited with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) represent another step in GSR’s expansion into global securities markets and its strategy to connect traditional and onchain capital markets. The...

Bitcoin Will Hit $260K, Says Strategy CEO Phong Le — Claims Firm Will Keep Buying at $130K Bitcoin Will Hit $260K, Says Strategy CEO Phong Le — Claims Firm Will Keep Buying at $130K The company has now spent an aggregate $63.73 billion on its Bitcoin position at an average price of $75,412. The purchase was financed through the sale of approximately 4.53 million MSTR shares, which raised $602.8 million in net proceeds. The purchase followed Michael Saylor's two-word "We're back" post, fueling speculation over whether the company was resuming its aggressive buying campaign. Ted Pillows Says Run to $100,000 Possible Le is not the only market watcher expecting Bitcoin to move higher. Trader Ted Pillows wrote on X that BTC could...