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2026/09/03
Bitcoin and gold correlation reaches six-year high amid dollar weakness
ChainCatcher report: Bitwise’s latest report shows that the correlation between Bitcoin and gold has reached a six-year high. André Dragosch, Bitwise’s Head of European Research, noted that the last time this level of correlation occurred was in 2020, during the multiple rounds of fiscal and monetar
Japanese Company Sells Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin to Focus on $121M Bitcoin Holdings
Remixpoint sold all of its Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin holdings, leaving Bitcoin as its only cryptocurrency asset.The Japanese company generated ¥878.8 million, or about $5.5 million, from the Sept. 1 sales and booked a net gain of about ¥117.8 million, or roughly $737,000, according to a re
Bitcoin ETF Sees Net Inflow as ETH and XRP ETFs Turn Negative
CoinDesk reports:U.S. spot crypto ETF fund flows diverged on Wednesday. Spot Bitcoin ETFs resumed net inflows, while spot Ethereum and XRP ETFs turned simultaneously to net outflows, indicating that institutional funds are temporarily favoring the more liquid Bitcoin products.ETH and XRP end consecu
Solana Payment Channels Process 1 Million Payments Per Second in Test
TL;DRSolana payment channels processed more than 1 million payments per second during a test involving 100,000 unique wallets. The system lets agents authorize a spending limit once, process multiple payments offchain, and settle the final amount in a single onchain transaction. The architecture is
Meta Reduces Muse Spark Pricing in Exchange for User Data
CoinDesk reports:Meta has introduced a lower-cost usage plan for its newly launched Muse Spark model. Users who agree to share their prompts and model outputs for future model training can reduce their average invocation costs by approximately 95% compared to the standard plan. This turns the questi
Ethereum Blob Usage Hits Record as Rollup Demand Surpasses Previous Peaks
TL;DREthereum blob usage reached a record, with a three-day moving average of 5.9 blobs per block and a daily average of 6.7.Current demand uses only about 40% to 50% of Ethereum’s 14-blob target, leaving substantial capacity despite stronger rollup activity.Developers are considering another increa
Robinhood Chain gas fees surge 82x in 11 days, surpassing all other chains
ChainCatcher report, according to DeFiLlama data, Robinhood Chain, Robinhood’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, saw its daily gas fees surge approximately 82-fold over 11 days, surpassing all other blockchain networks to become the chain with the highest daily gas fees. Built on the Arbitrum Orbit tech sta
Bitcoin Rises Above $81K Amid Suspected BOJ Yen Intervention
Bitcoin pushed higher during US trading hours, climbing about 5% to trade near $81,000. The rally coincided with renewed volatility in Japan’s yen, where investors appear to be responding to suspected Bank of Japan (BOJ) intervention and expectations for further rate action.Alongside BTC’s move, the
Citi Completes Live Transactions on Swift Blockchain Ledger with FAB and OCBC
Citi said on September 2 that it completed live transactions with First Abu Dhabi Bank and OCBC on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger. In its announcement, the bank described itself as the first U.S. institution to conduct live native-ledger transactions on the system. The transfers extend Swift’s cont
XRP ETFs Outperform Token by 100% Amid Liquidity Gaps
TL;DRXRP gained about 7% to 8% while several smaller U.S. spot XRP ETFs surged 16% to 17%, creating an unusual short-term pricing gap.Bitwise and Franklin Templeton funds tracked XRP more closely, while XXRP, XRPT and UXRP sharply outperformed as thinner order books produced premiums above NAV.The m
SEC Approves Options Trading for WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund
The SEC has approved a Cboe Options Exchange rule amendment allowing listed options on the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, opening another regulated derivatives route around a U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF.The approval applies to options on BTCW, not to the underlying spot Bitcoin ETF itself. That difference matte
Two Thai traders sue Tether over freezing $42.4 million in USDT three months in advance.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that two Thai businessmen, Nutthawat Rukthammachalern and Natthawat Kasamvilas, have filed a lawsuit against stablecoin issuer Tether in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging that Tether blacklisted 42.4178 million USDT. The lawsuit was i
XRP Price Prediction for September 4: Key Resistance Levels in Focus
XRP is trading at $1.46, up 9.4% over the past 24 hours, after breaking through a downward trend line it had been stuck under for days. The move took XRP from roughly $1.33 to $1.46, one of its strongest single-day gains recently.A Key Support Level Was Just DefendedXRP had dropped to a critical sup
Strive Adds 3,156 BTC in August, Closes In on Top Bitcoin Holders
TL;DRStrive added 3,156 BTC in August and now holds 23,156 BTC, making it the fifth-largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin treasury.More than $700 million in outstanding ASST warrants could unlock major buying capacity if shares clear the $27 exercise price before mid-October expiry.To overtake T
Bottomline Integrates Chainlink to Enable Blockchain Settlement for 600+ Banks
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Swift service provider Bottomline has announced a partnership with the blockchain infrastructure project Chainlink to enable blockchain-based cross-border settlement for its more than 600 bank clients. Bottomline processes over $16 trillion in payments annually and s
