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Solana strengthens its crypto transaction ceiling to catch up with Ethereum on complexity, during the same week Ethereum, on its side, is preparing the end of the obligation to hold ETH to transact. Two competing networks, two opposite strategic projects, and a shifting balance of power quietly taking shape behind the scenes.

On September 6, the open interest of altcoins surpassed that of bitcoin. This is a first since December 2024. Such a shift confirms the rise of leverage on Zcash, XRP, and Solana. However, this is not enough to announce an altseason.

While some of the major listed miners are redirecting their machines towards artificial intelligence, Sarah Sacrispeyre, CEO of Meta Mining group, is making the opposite choice: to remain a "pure and hard" Bitcoin miner. Five years after our first interview, the leader who owns one of the largest Bitcoin mining capacities in the Middle East and has "almost tripled" it since 2021, shares her reading of the network, its cycle, and its long-term horizon.

Ethereum is preparing Frame Transactions so users can pay gas fees without holding any ETH starting in 2027.

The digital treasury market is experiencing a movement in France. Capital B has just announced a major acquisition, financed by several fundraisings. The company purchased 376 BTC for 25.3 million euros, approximately 29.4 million dollars. This operation is its biggest purchase in a year. It now brings its reserves to 3,521 units. This announcement comes as bitcoin trades around 79,500 dollars, after a peak near 81,700 dollars.

According to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti, the CLARITY Act is already "dead" in the U.S. Congress. However, the bill is still subject to a crucial procedural vote on September 15, which prevents its failure from being definitively confirmed.

The bears tell us that Bitcoin will return to 60,000 dollars. On the other side, some bulls are already talking about completely outrageous prices. As always, reality is probably somewhere in between. As a trader and two-time winner of global crypto trading competitions in 2024 and 2025, I will simply explain to you what I see today in the market, without euphoria and without trying to announce unrealistic targets.

As of September 6, 2026, the "Next French presidential election" market on Polymarket shows $128,026,232 in traded volume, according to the platform's public data. It is one of the most active political markets in the world, and it concerns a vote that will not take place until April 2027. At the same time, this market is legally inaccessible from France: the National Gaming Authority ordered its blocking on July 16, 2026. A financial instrument built on the blockchain, a real French audience, and a regulator who qualifies it as illegal gambling: the issue is not the race; it is the mechanics.

Fomo surpasses Pump.fun in one day with 1.76 million dollars. But the PUMP token itself soars by 7.8%. Is the crypto market right to snub major press headlines?

Vitalik Buterin believes bitcoin security will withstand the advances of artificial intelligence. However, the Ethereum co-founder has not wagered 90% of his fortune on a new bet, as he thinks his crypto holdings already expose him to such a scenario.

Bitcoin is recovering, but the mining network is still cautious. In one month, the hashprice increased by 22.24%, driven by the price increase. However, the hashrate remains below 1 ZH/s, while difficulty has increased again. This situation creates a gap between potential revenues and the computing power being used. For miners, the upcoming adjustments will primarily measure whether this improvement can support a sustainable recovery of the network's capacity.

The question is not settled. The Federal Reserve decides on its rates on September 16, 2026, and the market is divided: the probability of a hike has fallen back to around 50%, after exceeding 60%, following more cautious remarks from a Fed governor. The European Central Bank could also raise its rates this month. As a result, bitcoin (BTC) drifts without direction: around $79,600 on September 7, just under $80,000, after a low of $76,700 on September 5 and a brief return above $80,000, according to CoinGecko.

A Bitcoin wallet estimated at 1.5 million dollars appears in the investigation into the murder of Mexican musician Jonathan Meléndez, his wife, their 3-year-old daughter and a housemaid. Two suspects were arrested less than twelve hours after the incident. The exact link with the BTC remains to be established: Mexican authorities confirm a money demand and a commercial dispute, but not yet the amount of 1.5 million dollars.

Bitcoin has just recorded a technical change that Bitfinex had been expecting for several days. According to the exchange, BTC's weekly Super Trend has become bullish again for the first time since the start of the downward trend. The signal comes after the powerful rebound in August, which had brought the price from the $63,000 area to over $80,000.

The G7 urges states and companies to switch now to quantum-resistant cryptography. Its report of September 3, 2026, mentions neither bitcoin, nor exchanges, nor blockchain, but targets the component on which every wallet depends: the public key signature, which a sufficiently powerful quantum computer can break.

The bitcoin market pauses after its surge above 82,000 dollars. On September 6, its price moves around 80,000 dollars, in a narrow zone where buyers and sellers neutralize each other. However, the rise observed since late August maintains solid technical foundations. The price remains above the main daily moving averages, while weekend volumes drop sharply. This configuration now places the market facing several key levels before any new sustained acceleration.

Among declared institutional holders of XRP ETFs in the second quarter of the year, Goldman Sachs held first place. The banking institution thus showed an exposure of 87.45 million dollars as of June 30, far ahead of Jane Street and Millennium Management. In total, the identified banks held 183.5 million dollars in shares. These figures attest to the integration of XRP products on Wall Street, without necessarily showing that these companies directly anticipate a rise in the crypto.

The Polish parliament failed on Friday, September 5 to overturn the third presidential veto on the crypto-asset markets law. The Sejm only gathered 241 votes of the 266 required, despite pressure from Prime Minister Donald Tusk amid the Zondacrypto scandal, an exchange accused of embezzling 94 million dollars of client funds.

After twelve years without access, a British investor regained bitcoins now valued at nearly 4.5 million dollars. Identified under the pseudonym Chris, he initially invested 1500 pounds in bitcoin as early as 2011 via the Intersango exchange platform. The recovery does not come from discovering an old password. Lawyers established his ownership right through legal documents, bank statements, and tracing tools.

Tokenized stocks approached $3 billion in weekly spot volume at the beginning of August. In its analysis published on September 3, Grayscale ranks Robinhood Chain, BNB Chain, and Solana among the main networks of this new segment of the crypto market. Liquidity is growing fast. However, the use of these assets in onchain finance remains limited to about 5% of the market.

According to CryptoQuant data, bitcoin holders have realized 110,000 BTC of net profits since August 19. Such a profit-taking occurs after a rally that led the price from less than 65,000 dollars to over 82,000 dollars. Bitcoin is now trading around 80,000 dollars, while numerous indicators point to a slowdown in demand. Thus, the risk of correction increases, but the overall trend is not yet bearish.

Kalshi's US traffic soared by 1,520% in one year, driven by sports betting which accounts for 83% of its volume. At the same time, the platform launches leveraged crypto perpetuals on BTC, ETH, BNB and 14 other assets, while its regulatory status is being decided before the Supreme Court.

Over the past thirty days, Solana has captured $348 million in net flows towards tokenized real-world assets. The blockchain thus outperforms other networks during this period, according to data provided by the RWA Foundation. This momentum raises the value of RWAs distributed on Solana to $4.23 billion. However, it is not enough to dethrone Ethereum across the entire market.

Oil, the fallen king, watches Bitcoin steal the spotlight in the UAE. Black gold gives ground to digital gold — even sheikhs are joining the party. Meanwhile, jobs are sliding. Quite the transition!

In Biarritz, the SHAKA Festival stage is not reserved for headliners. From September 24 to 26, 2026, the SHAKA Startup Challenge gives selected young shoots a few minutes to convince, live, an audience where investors sit in the front row. For a founder, crypto or not, it might be the real reason to make the trip. Cointribune is a partner of the edition, with a discount code included.

Pi Network further expands its crypto infrastructure. On September 4, the Core Team launched three tools aimed at developers: local storage, an API providing access to staking data specific to each application, and file or video sharing. The project also consolidated its technical documentation on a single platform to simplify the transition from development to launching an application.

The major bitcoin corrections are losing magnitude. They have gone from about 85% in the early cycles to 84%, then 77%, and nearly 53% in the current cycle. Data compiled by Galaxy Research show this progressive compression, even though the 2025-2026 cycle bottom is not yet definitively confirmed.

Over the past three weeks, Bitcoin ETFs have captured approximately 3.8 billion dollars. This is their best performance since the beginning of this year. In the last week, they attracted an additional 986.9 million dollars despite a withdrawal. This recovery thus confirms the return of institutional demand, although it has not yet offset all the outflows recorded since January.