Crypto

Bitcoin and Ethereum fell Tuesday as escalating U.S.-Iran fighting triggered risk-off selling, with BTC dropping to $78,370.62 and ETH to $2,473.66.

US authorities charge Malone Lam and 17 others over a $240 million bitcoin social engineering theft that funded mansions, private jets, and a $569,000 club night.

Orionx, a nine-year-old Chilean crypto platform serving 100,000+ users, shuts down after an audit found a $7 million gap in customer holdings. Founders now face criminal charges.

Bitcoin and Ethereum logged $2.70 trillion in 30-day trading volume as BTC neared $80,000, but spreads, funding fees, and slippage are quietly eating into trader returns.

CoinShares’ BITC and ETHE crypto ETNs land on Hargreaves Lansdown, reaching 2 million UK retail investors. Fees, staking yields and risks explained.

Polymarket has rolled out perpetual futures with up to 20x leverage across 67 contracts covering 10 cryptocurrencies plus stocks and commodities, settled in pUSD.

Bitcoin opened at $81,271.92 on Sept 4, 2026, up 5.1% day-over-day, as ETF inflows and shifting Fed rate expectations lift crypto markets. Ethereum gained 4.9%.

Bitcoin and Ethereum posted early gains on September 3, 2026, brushing off overnight dips and rising oil prices. Here’s what the numbers mean for your portfolio.

Japan’s Remixpoint sold its entire ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE stack for $5.5M, booking a $737,000 gain, to concentrate its treasury exclusively in Bitcoin.