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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.

For about ten years, ZEC has just crossed 1000 dollars for the first time. This crypto briefly exceeded 1045 dollars on Friday, September 4, after a monthly increase close to 100%. Such a rally was supported by the launch of Grayscale's Zcash ETF, demand for confidential transactions, and short position liquidations. However, the evolution of leverage and the high RSI level now amplify the risk of a sharp pullback.

The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) has just eased up on the CLARITY Act, a few days before a tight vote in the Senate. A turnaround that changes the game for hesitant Democrats. But on the crypto market side, an expert warns that regulatory clarity could well turn into a "sell the news" trap.

A new data leak expands the incident affecting hardware wallet buyers. Trezor reports that a breach at its logistics partner Shipmonk exposed information of an additional 67,000 American customers. The affected files were supposed to be deleted from the provider's systems but remained accessible. The impacted orders date from November 2019 to August 2021. With the 13,689 recorded customers, the incident concerns about 80,000 people, without compromising wallets, private keys, or backups.

Bitcoin has just erased part of its rebound after a peak at 82281 dollars on September 4. Indeed, the price dropped back to around 79000 dollars, a decline of nearly 4% in a few hours. The daily trend remains favorable, but short-term indicators signal a loss of momentum. It is the maintenance of the support located around 78500 dollars that will now determine whether this decline remains temporary or invalidates the recent bullish breakout.

The idea immediately appeals: automatically copying the positions of an experienced trader, and reaping the same results as them without spending your days in front of charts. Copy trading has exploded in recent years, driven by crypto platforms that have made it a mainstream entry point to leveraged markets. But behind the promise lie actual fees, an unflattering profitability statistic over time, and a fundamental question that most advertisements avoid: who are you really entrusting your money to?

The contrast is striking. In July, Brazilian residents purchased "only" 572 million dollars worth of crypto, according to the balance of payments report published on August 27 by the Central Bank. A month earlier, the counter peaked at 2.6 billion. Within thirty days, the plunge thus approaches 80%. Coincidence of calendar? Hard to believe: July marked the very first full month of application of the new governance and anti-money laundering control requirements imposed on local platforms.

OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra on September 3, 2026, its first model classified as "Critical" in cybersecurity: according to the company, it discovers unknown vulnerabilities and writes the corresponding exploit without human guidance at each step. Its president Greg Brockman sees a possible milestone towards general artificial intelligence. For crypto, the stake is not theoretical, and it is already quantified. As early as February 2026, the EVMbench benchmark, published by OpenAI with Paradigm and OtterSec, measured this capability on smart contracts: the best agent exploited 72.2% of the tested vulnerabilities.

El Salvador continues to show an increasing Bitcoin reserve. However, the State allegedly did not use public money to buy the BTC added since June 2025. The IMF states it received documents showing this increase comes from private donations. The official reserve now reaches about 7,764 bitcoins.

Bitcoin has just briefly surpassed 82000 dollars. It thus crosses its 50-week moving average. This threshold accompanied the end of four of the five previous comparable bear markets. However, the signal remains incomplete, as it must be confirmed by a weekly close. A failure below the 81000 to 86000 dollar zone would place the supports at 71800 and 62000 dollars back at the center of trading.

Tether has won big again with USDT. The issuer of the market's first stablecoin reports a net operating profit of 1.3 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2026. Its excess reserves now reach 5.2 billion. U.S. Treasury bonds remain at the heart of its revenues.

Poland faces a new stage in the Zondacrypto case, following three arrests decided Wednesday by the authorities. The investigation concerns the collapse of this major platform, marked by the halt of withdrawals and heavy losses for users. Among those detained is trader Rafał Zaorski, known in the financial world. The investigations also examine suspicions of fraud, money laundering, and links with several actors in the national political scene.

American Bitcoin ETFs attracted $101.15 million on September 2nd. This rebound comes after an outflow of $236.5 million the previous day. Ethereum and XRP ETFs ended positive streaks that had captured $1.62 billion and $170 million respectively. At the same time, Solana products also closed the session in the red. These movements reveal a temporary rotation of capital towards Bitcoin rather than a general withdrawal by institutional investors.

One week after the European Blockchain Convention, Barcelona is back at it on the technology front. AI Summit Barcelona takes place on September 22 and 23, 2026, at the World Trade Center, on the port. It is only the second edition, but its ambition is enormous: to grow from 1,500 attendees last year to more than 10,000 this year, with NVIDIA, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic on the bill. Here is what you need to know, along with the code reserved for the Cointribune community.

Craig Wright, the man who faked being Satoshi, just got Hollywood's red carpet treatment. $70 million, Gal Gadot, and a whitewash of history. Truth takes a back seat. Where do we go from here?