TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin jumped alongside stocks after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he could support holding interest rates steady. The surge triggered $415 million in short liquidations, with short sellers absorbing the brunt of the squeeze. The move marks a synchronized rally across risk assets on hopes of a pause in rate hikes.
TREE NEWS reports: A whale known as “先定10个大目标” said on X on September 4 that Bitcoin has firmly held $80,000 and is aiming for $100,000, calling it the “last chance to get on board.” The statement comes as BTC trades near recent highs, with the whale urging investors to act before the next leg up.
TREE NEWS reports: A whale known as ‘Set 10 Big Goals’ said on X that Bitcoin has firmly held $80,000 and is aiming for $100,000, calling it the ‘last chance to get in.’ The whale’s chart showed crypto-related stocks and ETFs like IBIT, CRCL, and MSTR trading sharply higher today.
TREE NEWS update: OpenReserve, an on-chain bank, announced $25 million in seed funding led by a16z crypto, with participation from Jump Capital, Acrew, Coinbase Ventures, Clocktower, Quona, and AAF Management. The bank aims to be a “never-closed” institution with a blockchain-like programmable core ledger supporting stablecoin and tokenized deposits for continuous settlement, instant transfers, and atomic transactions, while providing on-chain credit via a regulated bank balance sheet.
TREE NEWS update: HypeStrat disclosed it purchased 800,000 HYPE tokens for $66.939 million, while its cash balance increased by $59.1 million. The firm made the statement in a recent update, detailing the transaction and its liquidity position.
TREE NEWS reports: Yi Lihua, founder of Liquid Capital, said on X that Bitcoin rebounded from support at $76,300, and after the pullback, it continues to rise. He sees resistance still near $86,000, and if it fails to break above strongly, a pullback opportunity may be considered. He believes the bull market trend has already started.
TREE NEWS update: Diameter Pay, a stablecoin payment infrastructure startup, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round co-led by CMT Digital and Lightspeed Faction, with participation from SixThirty Ventures, Stellar Development Foundation, Tech Council Ventures, Onigiri Capital, and BitRock Capital. This marks the company’s first funding round since its inception.
TREE NEWS update: Payward, parent of crypto exchange Kraken, has partnered with financial services firm SoFi to list SoFiUSD on Kraken and connect Payward to SoFi’s 24/7 dollar settlement network. The deal also gives SoFi access to digital asset liquidity via Kraken Prime.
TREE NEWS update: Blue Origin and SpaceX have canceled their plans to attend the French space summit. The decision was announced without further details, marking a notable absence from the event.
TREE NEWS reports: Yen’s sharp appreciation has weakened the dollar, lifting bitcoin and gold together, breaking the traditional risk-off link. Bitcoin trades at $78,535.67, benefiting from dollar weakness and looser financial conditions. However, analysts warn that a disorderly yen surge could trigger massive unwinding of yen carry trades, pressuring risk assets.
TREE NEWS update: Pudgy Penguins has launched on Faire, a wholesale marketplace where retailers can bulk-order its products at wholesale prices. Faire will offer free shipping on Pudgy Penguins items to all approved retailers for the next 30 days.
TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin surpassed $81,000 on September 3, trading at $81,020.60 per coin, up 4.82% intraday. The move marks a fresh high for the cryptocurrency.
TREE NEWS reports: Robinhood Chain token launchpad Pons generated $6.33 million in protocol fees over the past 24 hours, surpassing Pump.fun. Among all protocols, Pons ranked fourth in 24-hour fees, trailing only Tether, Uniswap and Circle.
TREE NEWS update: Kraken will list SoFiUSD and gain access to SoFi’s round-the-clock dollar settlement network, while Kraken Prime will execute trades for SoFi’s crypto customers. The deal integrates SoFi’s banking infrastructure with the crypto exchange, expanding stablecoin availability and institutional trading services.
TREE NEWS reports: On September 3, blockchain data showed that Mach Big Brother (Huang Licheng) closed his HYPE long and increased his Bitcoin long as prices rose. His overall position shows an unrealized profit of about $3.755 million, a return of 79.03%. Positions include a 25x ETH long of 38,600 ETH (profit $2.584M) and a 40x BTC long of 455 BTC (profit $1.171M).
TREE NEWS reports: James Wynn, after being liquidated, has opened another 40x leveraged long position on Bitcoin, with a position value of $49,500 and a liquidation price of $79,536.29. He also opened a small long position in CASHCAT.
TREE NEWS reports: CleanSpark (CLSK) shares surged 10.43% during trading on September 3, reaching $12.43 per share. The move reflects increased investor interest in the bitcoin miner amid a broader rally in crypto-related stocks.
TREE NEWS reports: Crypto liquidations totaled $454 million across exchanges in the past 24 hours, with short positions accounting for $366 million of that. Long liquidations reached $87.78 million. Bitcoin saw $175 million in liquidations, while Ethereum had $82.36 million. The largest single liquidation order was $5.27 million on Binance’s BTCUSDT pair.
TREE NEWS update: SpaceX reported that its Grok system is experiencing an outage and is under investigation. The company acknowledged the issue but provided no further details. Users may be affected as technicians work to resolve the problem.
TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin rose as much as 2.9% on Thursday, lifting crypto-related stocks in early US trading. Strategy gained 11%, Coinbase 8.6%, Robinhood Markets 15%, Circle Internet Group 13%, Galaxy Digital 10%, Bullish 9.6%, and Gemini Space Station 7.6%. Macroeconomic conditions continue to exert significant influence on the crypto market.
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