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US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $216.7 million in net inflows on Monday, led almost entirely by BlackRock. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF attracted $205.9 million, or about 95% of the category's daily total. Ether ETFs recorded an 11th consecutive inflow session, while XRP and Solana ETFs each recorded a 10th consecutive positive session.

Bitcoin held near $78,000 as HYPE gained about 4% and other major cryptocurrencies declined amid hawkish Federal Reserve bets. Traders are watching Friday's August jobs report, which could lift yields further and test bitcoin's overnight low near $77,200. Bitcoin gained 24% in August, its strongest month since November 2024.

Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm 1789 Capital reportedly leads a $1 billion Polymarket funding round at a $21 billion valuation. The firm is contributing about $300 million, spokesperson Alexa Henning said. The round follows Polymarket's previous valuation of about $15 billion.

Thailand's SEC is seeking comments on proposed rules that would let intermediaries provide retail access to certain overseas crypto derivatives. Eligible products would need to resemble derivatives traded in Thailand and meet exchange-clearing and regulatory oversight requirements. Products that fail the conditions could be offered only to institutional investors.

DeFi Development Corp. proposed raising up to $20 million through a preferred stock offering to fund additional SOL purchases. The shares would pay dividends at a variable rate starting at 13% a year. The company also plans to use proceeds for other crypto-related investments and general corporate purposes.

Wallets tied to North Korea's Lazarus Group moved more than $30 million in Bitcoin through Hyperliquid over three weeks. The activity raises sanctions questions as Hyperliquid pursues US market access. President Trump said CFTC Chairman Michael Selig was working to bring Hyperliquid into the United States in a compliant and legal fashion.

Kalshi issued George Santos a lifetime trading ban and fined him more than $70,000 for manipulating a market tied to his own State of the Union attendance. The ban came less than a year after Donald Trump commuted Santos's seven-year prison sentence. Santos served less than three months before he left prison.

Brazil's top electoral court suspended presidential candidate Renan Santos's digital campaign and froze R$3.3 million in public funds on August 31. The ruling came weeks after Santos became the only contender to publicly back a national Bitcoin reserve. Justice Dias Toffoli barred Santos and running mate Aroldo Medina from debates. Toffoli also ruled that 16 campaign profiles could not carry paid political ads.

Dell Technologies is due to report fiscal second-quarter results Tuesday after the close, and options contracts imply a roughly 11% move in either direction. The at-the-money straddle costs about $52 against Dell's $456.01 Monday close. Dell guided for quarterly revenue of $44 billion to $45 billion and adjusted earnings of about $4.80 a share.

Bank for International Settlements chief Pablo Hernández de Cos warned on August 28 that stablecoins could make borrowing more expensive. The stablecoin market holds roughly $304 billion, including about $183 billion in Tether and $74 billion in USDC. Qivalis has brought 37 European banks together around a planned shared euro stablecoin.