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Bitcoin mining companies are seeing improved profitability as BTC has recovered $80,000, NewsBTC analyzed. The outlet said Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 1.31% in August, while hashprice rose to more than $39 per PH/s per day. That was more than 43% higher than the roughly $27 recorded in June. Still, the outlet noted the rise in Bitcoin prices does not automatically translate into better profitability for every miner. It added that if mining difficulty rises again, some of the gains in profitability could be offset. In the Bitcoin mining industry going forward, key indicators shaping profitability will include not only the BTC price, but also mining difficulty, hashprice, electricity costs, and major mining pools' share of block production.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said some industry figures who attended a recent White House crypto summit could face investigations if Democrats regain control of Congress in this year’s U.S. midterm elections, according to The Crypto Basic. Responding to criticism that he was not invited to the White House crypto summit hosted by President Trump, Hoskinson said the event included Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, and Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. He argued that as controversy grows over cryptocurrency ventures linked to the Trump family and alleged collusion between the administration and the industry, crypto policy is shifting from a bipartisan issue to a political flashpoint. Hoskinson added that Democrats could intensify investigations into the industry over potential conflicts of interest or corruption.

If BTC rises above $83,032, about $1.589 billion in short positions could be liquidated across major centralized exchanges, according to CoinGlass data. If BTC falls below $80,057, about $896.66 million in long positions could be liquidated.

Binance said it will list MARSCOIN for spot trading at 1:00 p.m. UTC today. The listing will carry a seed tag, which Binance applies to tokens that may be more volatile and risky than other listed tokens.

Chloe, an HTX DeepThink columnist and HTX Research researcher, said Bitcoin has moved out of a bear-market structure and entered a key zone for confirming a trend reversal, but a new bull market has not yet been confirmed. Chloe said BTC has entered a supply zone between $81,000 and $86,000, and further gains need to be supported by genuine spot buying rather than a short squeeze. During BTC’s earlier rise from $60,000 to $80,000, about $3 billion in short positions were liquidated, while open interest fell about 11% afterward and funding rates stayed near neutral levels. Chloe added that U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw more than $2.8 billion in net inflows during the August breakout phase, but posted about $46 million in net outflows over the first three trading days of September. Taken together, the current move appears closer to a phase of testing whether a further breakout can be sustained than to the start of a full-fledged bull market, Chloe said.

The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA), a major U.S. law enforcement group, has withdrawn its opposition to the Clarity Act, a crypto market structure bill, and shifted to a neutral stance, Cointelegraph reported. The NSA said stepping back was appropriate to allow the legislative process to move forward, citing the bill's complexity and key details that are still under discussion. The group had previously opposed the bill over concerns it could weaken law enforcement agencies' ability to investigate and crack down on illicit finance.

AEON announced the launch of Agentic Checkout, a feature that allows AI agents to autonomously handle product searches, purchases, and payments. Through Agentic Checkout, users can enter desired products and conditions in natural language, after which AI agents can search for items across the Shopify ecosystem and complete the process from cart building to payment. Payments are processed using the AEON AI Card. The card allows users to preset spending limits and payment authorization scopes, enabling AI agents to make payments without directly accessing a user’s main wallet or primary payment card. Agentic Checkout currently supports more than 3 million active Shopify stores and over 1 billion products. AEON said it plans to integrate the feature with cloud-based open-source e-commerce agents and expand support to shopping and payment platforms including Amazon and Travala.

ZEC rose 3.26% over the past five minutes on the CoinNess market and was trading at $1,006.64.

Binance has continued operating in the EU through various workarounds even after the July 1 deadline for full implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, despite expectations it would exit the bloc after failing to secure a MiCA license, Bloomberg reported. According to the report, Binance asked users in six EU countries where it had local entities to migrate platforms or withdraw, but some customers regained trading access by using a clause stating the customer directly requested the service. Binance is also said to be supporting trading by routing some EU users’ order flow to an Abu Dhabi-based entity outside the EU regulatory perimeter. The European Securities and Markets Authority sent Binance a letter demanding proof of progress in winding down its EU business. Bloomberg added that Binance still holds more than 45% of global spot trading volume, while its euro-denominated trading share remains around 3% to 4%, little changed from before.

Bitcoin is nearing the on-chain threshold for entering a bull market, but the recent price rise has been driven more by futures leverage than spot demand, CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. said. Over the past 24 hours, BTC rose 3.9% while open interest increased by about 11,200 BTC, or 3.4%, over the same period, Adler said. During a six-hour stretch, open interest temporarily jumped by 15,200 BTC, and the leverage squeeze index climbed to 63, indicating an increase in long positions. Adler added that if the rally had been driven simply by short covering, open interest would normally have declined, but the sharp increase in OI suggests fresh leveraged futures positions were the main force behind the move.

Decentralized satellite internet project Spacecoin announced on Sept. 4 that it has formed a strategic partnership with Decen Space, a Berlin-based German startup focused on satellite ground station infrastructure. Spacecoin plans to use Decen Space’s distributed ground station network to increase the time its CTC satellites in orbit can communicate with the ground, while expanding opportunities for data transmission, reception, and network demonstrations. Spacecoin recently also unveiled the technical architecture of SOLAR, a communications routing protocol for satellite internet data transmission, and Lumen, a billing and settlement layer for usage fee clearing.

An anonymous Ethereum whale has sold all 167,855 ETH accumulated over the past five days, worth about $408 million, according to Lookonchain.

Strive CEO Matt Cole said the company could become the world’s second-largest public corporate holder of Bitcoin by the end of 2026 by using a potential $700 million warrant exercise and expanded borrowing capacity. According to Crypto Briefing, Strive bought an additional 3,156 BTC in August, bringing its total holdings to 23,156 BTC and moving it past Bullish into fifth place among publicly listed companies by Bitcoin holdings.

Binance said it will add monitoring tags to four tokens: AVA, GNS, SCR and TOWNS.

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron renewed criticism of Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev over the controversy surrounding AMC stock tokens and called on Robinhood to voluntarily halt trading in the token immediately. In a post on X, Aron argued it was shocking and shameful for a U.S. company, Robinhood, to operate from the island of Jersey far from the United States while offering a security similar to AMC without following U.S. securities laws. Aron also said the synthetic stock market separates a company’s control over capital raising from token ownership and does not give investors the rights granted to actual shareholders, including voting rights. Aron added that if Robinhood does not stop trading, Aron will review through securities lawyers whether it can be blocked by force and will also raise the issue with the SEC. Aron had previously criticized Robinhood’s AMC stock token, after which Tenev challenged the criticism by asking, "What's the problem?"

On-chain finance-focused privacy data verification infrastructure provider Primus Labs said through its official channel that it had secured an investment from YZi Labs, formerly Binance Labs. The investment amount was not disclosed. Primus said the investment also gives it support from YZi Labs’ startup incubation program, EASY Residency. Primus added that the backing reflects YZi Labs’ confidence in the company as it builds privacy infrastructure for on-chain finance. The company also said it has launched Primus Confidential Vault on BNB Chain, allowing users to deposit private assets into on-chain finance and generate yield through fully homomorphic encryption, or FHE.

Filecoin said through its official social media channel that the FIL token vesting, or linear unlock, program is scheduled to end on Oct. 15, which is expected to reduce total new issuance by about 75%. Filecoin added, "This is the largest structural change on the supply side since the mainnet launch." The company also said the supply reduction will coincide with the rollout of Filecoin Onchain Cloud (FOC) and Fil One, which it said are aimed at generating real onchain paid-payment demand.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will delist SUNDOG at 6:00 a.m. UTC on Oct. 6. The exchange said it decided to end trading support after a comprehensive review found the project did not meet its listing maintenance standards, citing the timeliness of foundation disclosures on key matters, the transparency and reasonableness of procedures for changing major matters, and project business progress.

Japanese crypto exchange Bitpoint will end trading support for six cryptocurrencies, including Official Trump (TRUMP), BNB and PEPE, CoinPost reported. The affected tokens are TRUMP, BNB, DEP, JMY, OSHI and PEPE. Purchases will end at 7:00 a.m. UTC on Oct. 7, while sales and withdrawals will end at 4:00 a.m. UTC on Oct. 28. Bitpoint plans to sell any holdings not sold or withdrawn by the deadline in the market, convert the proceeds into yen, and deposit the funds into customers’ accounts in November.

XRP spot trading volume on major exchanges reached its highest level since February in August, according to CryptoPotato. Binance led with about $7.28 billion, followed by South Korean exchange Upbit at $4.68 billion, South Korean exchange Bithumb at $2.59 billion, Bybit at $1.4 billion, Gate at $1.33 billion and KuCoin at $1.23 billion. CryptoPotato said higher trading volume indicates more active participation from both buyers and sellers and does not by itself signal price direction. The outlet added the increase shows a clear improvement in liquidity and interest in the XRP market.

Bitcoin has outpaced gold, pushing the value of one BTC above 18 ounces of gold, CoinDesk reported. The ratio of BTC’s price to the price of one ounce of gold rose to 18.17, its highest level since January. CoinDesk said the gains in both BTC and gold have been supported by high debt levels in major advanced economies and concerns over fiat currency dilution. Against that backdrop, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at a G20 meeting on Aug. 31 that the world is carrying massive debt and needs to grow its way out of it. In a post on X, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci described the remark itself as the investment case for BTC. CoinDesk added that, unlike fiat currencies, BTC’s supply cannot be increased by policy decisions, making it more attractive when fears of currency debasement intensify.

MEME, a memecoin on the Robinhood chain, briefly pushed its market capitalization above $60 million during trading and was recently at about $59.79 million, after surging more than 3,100x intraday, according to GMGN data.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev pushed back on public criticism from AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron over a token linked to the NYSE-listed theater chain’s stock, asking, "What’s the problem?" Aron had earlier said Robinhood was offering a token tied to AMC shares without the company’s approval and that AMC would review possible legal action.

Solana has applied the first step on its testnet to lower account storage costs per byte. Anza, a validator client for the Solana network, said the lamports required per byte of account data fell about 9% to 6,333 from 6,960. Anza said the five-stage upgrade ultimately aims to lower the figure to 696, reducing storage costs by 90%. Each stage will be rolled out sequentially after checks confirm there are no issues from increased network state, and safeguards are in place to restore the previous level if problems emerge.

Robinhood Chain-based stock meme coin project GME, short for Greatest Meme Ever, surged past a $3.6 million market cap within its first hour after launch, according to GMGN data. The token has since pulled back to around a $2 million market cap while posting $3.6 million in trading volume. The project uses tokenized GameStop shares on Robinhood Chain, tied to the stock ticker GME, as the underlying asset pair and supplies liquidity through the GME memecoin/GME stock token pair.