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Bitcoin falls below $77,000 as U.S. strikes on Iran send oil soaring to $93. A surprising decoupling with gold emerges, revealing BTC's fragility to geopolitical shocks.

Hut 8 is transforming its Bitcoin-based infrastructures into machines for AI. Its Beacon Point campus in Texas now shows 704 MW of leased capacity for a base contract value of 19.6 billion dollars. Behind the setup are two giants: Nvidia would hold the site lease, while Anthropic has just signed a 35 billion contract with Lambda to use part of this power.

Net inflows have been recorded in US XRP ETFs for eleven consecutive sessions. This streak, starting on August 18, brought them nearly 170 million dollars and raised their cumulative flows to 1.68 billion since their launch. Meanwhile, Q2 publications position Goldman Sachs as the leading known institutional investor. However, these two statistics do not cover the same period and do not allow linking recent flows to the American bank.

Privacy-focused cryptos widely outperformed the market in August. Zcash (ZEC) climbed 82%, driven by the launch of Grayscale's spot ZCSH ETF on NYSE Arca. Monero (XMR), on the other hand, rose 40%, thanks to the arrival of native swaps on THORChain v3.20. And the momentum does not stop there: several more discreet privacy coins are also benefiting, even though regulatory pressure remains strong.

Bitcoin started September below 78000 dollars after a 25% rise in August, its best monthly performance since November 2024. Indeed, this entry into the month called "Rektember" revives an unfavorable seasonality. Bitcoin loses on average about 3% in September since 2013. In 2026, the main risk however does not come from the calendar but from the Federal Reserve. Markets now anticipate a possible rate increase starting September 16.

Hacking, phishing, or just a bug? X investigates an unprecedented wave targeting the platform's most followed crypto accounts. The details.

The digital assets market is seeing an emerging strategy linked to stocks: token buybacks. Since January, crypto groups have dedicated nearly $640 million to their own assets, according to Allium Labs data. Hyperliquid and pump.fun account for nearly 90% of the recorded amounts. For the projects involved, these operations aim to reduce the available supply and strengthen the connection between activity, revenue, and token value.

A nostalgic tweet, a power transfer worth 4,600 billion dollars, and a silence that says a lot about crypto. John Ternus officially takes the helm of Apple this Tuesday. Between a keynote within eight days, the OpenAI lawsuit, and a complete lack of position on bitcoin, the new boss has no time to catch his breath.

In my previous analysis, I was quite clear: Bitcoin was not bullish yet unless it was able to reclaim and decisively break above the $67,000 area.

That cheeky Bitcoin just served up its best August in nine years with a solid 25% run, giving exhausted crypto holders a rare summer win while everyone eyes the September trap.

The balance of power between centralized and decentralized platforms has reached a new milestone. In July 2026, DEX spot volume equaled nearly 24% of CEX volume, the highest since tracking began in 2019. The number is real. Its interpretation deserves a closer look: this record owes as much to the retreat of centralized platforms as to the strength of DEXs, and it lands at the worst possible time for European traders, in the middle of a regulatory shift.

Bitcoin treasury companies face a new debate around inclusion criteria in major indices. Saylor and Strategy contest an MSCI proposal targeting certain companies considered nonoperational. The group believes this filter could exclude several digital asset-related stocks. However, the cost of this decision goes beyond the companies concerned, as billions of dollars in capital could be affected. The MSCI consultation remains open until September 30 before a decision is expected in October.

The exchange Binance recorded 15.7 billion dollars in net asset inflows during August. This is a record according to Binance Research. Indeed, the exchange platform attracted more than 75% of the positive flows recorded by the main centralized exchanges. This trend coincides with a monthly increase of over 20% in bitcoin. However, it does not mean that 15.7 billion dollars were automatically used to acquire BTC. Deposits consider various cryptos and correspond to different strategies.

The number of addresses holding at least one million dollars in bitcoins increased by 10.4% during the month of August. According to available statistics, it rose from 111846 to 123482. This increase accompanies the monthly rebound of more than 20% of BTC. However, it does not mean that 11636 people became millionaires, because an address does not necessarily equate to a single investor.

Strive steps up a gear. The Nasdaq-listed asset manager (ASST) has just acquired 1,800 additional bitcoins for a total bill of around 143 million dollars. This operation was announced on Monday on X by its CEO, Matt Cole. Paid at an average price of 79,431 dollars each, this new batch raises the company's total reserve to 23,156 BTC, or nearly 1.76 billion dollars according to its latest 8-K report.

Historically, the month of September represents the least favorable period for U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 undergoes an average correction of 0.7% and closes higher in only 44% of cases since 1950. This seasonality is associated with high bond yields, U.S. public debt exceeding 40 trillion dollars, and questions about the profitability of investments in artificial intelligence this year. However, history does not directly predict a decline.

A crypto vote is imminent in the Senate, but the CLARITY Act falls to a 13% chance. Is the market already anticipating failure? Analysis.

Bitmine never lets up. Tom Lee's company has just added 131 million dollars worth of ETH to its treasury, its biggest weekly purchase since June, bringing its holdings to 4.9% of the total supply. And Tom Lee doesn't intend to stop there... He already sees further for Ethereum.

Eric Trump is bragging about fat margins and machines that never clock out, while Forbes claims the real numbers look a lot uglier, leaving the president’s son and his critics in a full-blown Texas-sized brawl over the true cost of mined bitcoin.

Michael Saylor's company has just resumed its bitcoin acquisitions, but at a price that raises questions. Strategy has just bought 4603 BTC at 80318 each for 369.7 million dollars after about two months of absence. However, the company had sold several thousand bitcoins a few weeks earlier at a significantly lower price. Thus, this market return is not a simple resumption of accumulation, but it provides insight into the financial arrangements that now mark this group's bitcoin strategy, between capital raises, liquidity management, and share buybacks.

Stablecoins are at the heart of a debate on digital currency. Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, contrasts their model with tokenized bank deposits. According to him, these two forms of money do not rely on the same guarantees. He believes that reserves in U.S. Treasury bonds offer more solid coverage. This position responds to criticism from the Bank for International Settlements, which advocates tokenized deposits. The debate concerns the reserves and the future of finance.

On August 19, 2026, the Belgian Department for Combating Online Harm (BAPO) issued five decisions requiring four registrars and one registry to provide a complete file on operators of illicit sports streaming sites: identity, IBAN, bank cards, crypto wallets, and transaction identifiers, plus twelve months of connection logs. All under seal of secrecy. The cross-border scope of the injunction remains, in practice, to be tested.

The Fed could raise its rates in September. The scenario is already worrying Bitcoin, gold, and bond markets since Kevin Warsh's firm speech at Jackson Hole. However, Fed Funds contracts still assign only a 58% probability to a hike. This is far from the 90% generally associated with an almost certain decision.

During the week ending August 28, American XRP ETFs attracted 110.49 million dollars. For observers, this is their best weekly performance since the beginning of the year. Also, it is their first result above 100 million dollars since December 2025. Indeed, cumulative inflows now approach a record 1.66 billion dollars. However, this demand did not prevent XRP from falling below 1.40 dollars after its recent rebound to 1.70 dollars.

Brazil is one of the world's most active markets for cryptocurrency adoption. For travelers, digital nomads, and expats moving to or visiting the country, digital assets offer a practical way to move money across borders, manage living expenses, and navigate local financial needs smoothly.

DeFi is rapidly recovering. The SoSoValue crypto index $DEFI.ssi has gained nearly 38% since August 17, rising from 0.3616 to around 0.498 after peaking at 0.511. The rebound of Bitcoin and Ethereum helped. But investors are also eyeing Washington: the new rules being considered in the United States could allow DeFi protocols to better redistribute their revenues to their tokens.

The largest Russian bank Sber is preparing a new step in its crypto services. The institution wants to accept three assets as loan collateral while Russia prepares to enter a regulated framework. Bitcoin, Ether, and USDT are to join the existing collaterals. This development depends on the central bank's authorization for their listing. Meanwhile, Sber notes limited demand for the digital ruble before its wider deployment as part of this transformation of the current national financial sector.

Strategy reportedly acquired bitcoin for the first time since June 22 according to Michael Saylor's statements. The company president broadcast a brief message as BTC was close to 79,000 dollars. No acquisition, amount, or average price has yet been published. This announcement follows four consecutive sales that reduced Strategy's reserves by 6916 BTC since their last peak.