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Bitcoin traded broadly flat while a global bond-market selloff increased pressure across financial markets. Japanese government bond yields were among the signals drawing attention as investors reassessed rates and funding conditions.
A fraudulent desktop application presented as Claude is distributing malware designed to steal cryptocurrency. The campaign uses the identity of a well-known AI product to encourage downloads and gain access to victims' digital assets.
Strategy acquired $370 million of Bitcoin in its first corporate purchase since June. The company also continued adding cash reserves and repurchasing its perpetual STRC preferred shares.
OpenClaw has released version 2.0 roughly two months after its initial launch. The new release advances the young software project as developers continue to compare its direction with other agent platforms, including Hermes.
Crypto projects spent a record $638 million on token repurchases during 2026, with Hyperliquid and Pump.fun accounting for nearly 90% of the total. More protocols are directing revenue toward buybacks.
Nvidia is investing $3.5 billion in MediaTek as it looks to expand its position beyond graphics processors. The transaction connects two major chip companies at a time when demand for AI and advanced computing infrastructure remains central to the technology market.
Bitcoin approached its August close below a key resistance area as markets again priced a possible Federal Reserve rate increase in September. Monetary policy expectations joined positioning and technical levels among the week's main market influences.
Decentralized-exchange volume connected with Robinhood Chain rose to $1.6 billion. The increase points to growing trading activity around the company's blockchain initiative and its developing onchain market infrastructure.
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust has returned 71% since its January 2024 debut, compared with 66% for Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF over the same period, according to Bloomberg data cited by ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. IBIT manages about $61.4 billion in assets.
Spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded inflows for nine straight sessions, bringing cumulative net subscriptions since launch to $1.6 billion even as the token's price softened.
Bitcoin entered September with attention returning to the month's historically weak performance, sometimes called 'Red September.' Similar seasonal softness has also appeared in parts of the traditional equity market, making the pattern broader than crypto alone.
Bitcoin again traded at a premium in South Korea relative to major global markets, reviving the market phenomenon commonly known as the kimchi premium. The move accompanied stronger local pricing as Bitcoin advanced.