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Bitmine chairman Tom Lee said about 20% of the top-performing stocks in the Russell 1000 since the start of the third quarter are crypto-related. In a post on X, Lee said BMNR ranked fourth with a 99% gain since the start of Q3, followed by Strategy (MSTR) in 12th place with a 67% rise, Circle (CRCL) in 14th with a 65% gain, and Bullish (BLSH) in 21st with a 55% increase. Lee added that with a little over a month left until the end of the third quarter, crypto-linked stocks posting such strong performance could emerge as investors’ next area of focus. The Russell 1000 is a U.S. stock index made up of the 1,000 largest companies by market capitalization.

A hacker who stole about $8.5 million in crypto by exploiting a governance vulnerability in DeFi protocol Term Labs in late August deposited 400 ETH, worth about $982,000, into crypto mixing protocol Tornado Cash, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. The hacker has now deposited a total of 960 ETH, and the move likely forms part of an effort to make the stolen funds harder to trace.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $79,000. BTC is trading at $78,930.71 on the Binance USDT market.

Robinhood Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher pushed back against a call by AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron to halt trading in AMC stock tokens, saying Robinhood would not suspend the trading. Gallagher said, "We know U.S. securities laws and will not stop" and added, "Send lawyers. We will teach them the law." Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev later reposted the remarks and said, "I support stock tokens."

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced a temporary suspension of USDT withdrawals on the Tron network as of 2:35 p.m. UTC today due to maintenance on its Tether wallet system.

Strategy said it has launched new Bitcoin-themed sneakers inspired by the classic Air Jordan 1. The shoes are currently available on the Strategy Store for $250.

Hardware wallet maker Trezor said a data breach at its shipping provider ShipMonk exposed the personal information of 80,000 customers. According to AMB Crypto, the leaked data included names, email addresses, phone numbers, shipping addresses, and order numbers. The hack was first reported in early August, and the total number of affected users has since reached 80,000. Trezor said its own systems were not affected and that there was no exposure involving customers’ wallet backup data or cryptocurrency.

Ripple has signed a multiyear partnership with the University of Florida, under which the XRP logo will be displayed at the Florida Gators' home stadium, the Swamp, according to AP News. The deal is worth about $5 million a year, though the exact term was not disclosed.

U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his call for interest rate cuts, arguing high rates put the United States at an unfair disadvantage. Referring to nonfarm payroll data, Trump said a strong country means lower rates and the U.S. should have the lowest rates.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened mixed today. - S&P 500: -0.19% - Nasdaq: +0.11% - Dow Jones: -0.31%

Bitcoin is being heavily influenced by moves in the stock market, and the current interest-rate outlook could also weigh on BTC, Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone said in an analysis posted on X. McGlone said fed funds futures are pricing in about 0.5 percentage points of rate hikes over the next year. Under those conditions, BTC has typically shown weakness and then rebounded after futures-market expectations began shifting back toward easier monetary policy, he said. McGlone added that a stock-market decline is a key variable that could change monetary policy expectations, but it would be difficult for metals or crypto assets to rise on their own while equities are falling. He said risk assets, including BTC, are currently being driven largely by the direction of the stock market.

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF ZCSH has surpassed $400 million in assets under management. ZEC briefly rose above $1,000 today.

Robinhood Chain is currently not producing new blocks, AggrNews reported.

Traders are stepping up bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike in September, with the probability implied by the swaps market rising above 60%. The move came after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said August nonfarm payrolls increased by 162,000, above expectations for 55,000.

Major exchanges have seen $200 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $749 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

SUI has fallen by 4.02% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, SUI is trading at $0.75.

LINK has fallen by 3.71% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, LINK is trading at $11.58.

ZEC has fallen by 3.50% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, ZEC is trading at $974.97.

SOL has fallen by 2.83% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, SOL is trading at $101.34.

DOGE has fallen by 3.14% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, DOGE is trading at $0.09.

XRP has fallen by 2.73% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, XRP is trading at $1.42.

ETH has fallen by 2.65% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, ETH is trading at $2,460.6.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $80,000. BTC is trading at $79,922.01 on the Binance USDT market.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 162,000 in August, above the market forecast for a gain of 55,000. The unemployment rate was 4.1%, in line with expectations of 4.1%. The nonfarm payrolls report released by the U.S. Labor Department is an official gauge of employment changes across the private and government sectors. Nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate are among the data points the Federal Reserve considers when making interest-rate decisions. Strong employment data, including higher payrolls and lower unemployment, can support consideration of a rate hike or a hold to prevent overheating, while weaker data, including lower payrolls and higher unemployment, can support consideration of a rate cut to bolster the economy.

CryptoQuant said Bitcoin trading has become markedly more active, led by the spot market, as BTC rose toward $80,000. The firm added that BTC spot trading volume has increased about threefold to fourfold, with Binance accounting for the largest share. Whale deposits to exchanges have also continued steadily, with the average deposit size topping 50 BTC per transaction. Altcoin inflows to exchanges have likewise increased about threefold, which suggests market participation has become more active again alongside Bitcoin’s price gains.