Market snapshot (as of Aug 30–31, 2026)
Bitcoin is trading around $78,000, having briefly touched a three-month high near $80,000 before pulling back — it fell below $78,000 on August 29 after that peak (CoinStats) .
Ether and altcoins have benefited from roughly $1.92 billion in ETF inflows plus a wave of short liquidations (Investing News Network) , pushing overall market sentiment into "extreme greed" territory for the first time since late 2024.
Ethereum is around $2,439, $BNB and $XRP also holding gains for the year.
Notable stories to reference
Binance brought on two senior compliance hires — Antonio Alvarez and Duncan DeVille — both previously with Crypto.com (Cryptointegrat) .
Ethereum's upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade includes gas repricing changes (EIP-8037, EIP-8038) affecting state creation and access costs (Cryptointegrat) .
Robinhood Chain has crossed $25B in cumulative DEX volume (Cryptointegrat) , a notable milestone for that L2.
World Liberty Fi's USD1 stablecoin is now natively issued on Canton (Cryptointegrat) , expanding institutional stablecoin rails.
Bitcoin is trading around $78,000, having briefly touched a three-month high near $80,000 before pulling back — it fell below $78,000 on August 29 after that peak (CoinStats) .
Ether and altcoins have benefited from roughly $1.92 billion in ETF inflows plus a wave of short liquidations (Investing News Network) , pushing overall market sentiment into "extreme greed" territory for the first time since late 2024.
Ethereum is around $2,439, $BNB and $XRP also holding gains for the year.
Notable stories to reference
Binance brought on two senior compliance hires — Antonio Alvarez and Duncan DeVille — both previously with Crypto.com (Cryptointegrat) .
Ethereum's upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade includes gas repricing changes (EIP-8037, EIP-8038) affecting state creation and access costs (Cryptointegrat) .
Robinhood Chain has crossed $25B in cumulative DEX volume (Cryptointegrat) , a notable milestone for that L2.
World Liberty Fi's USD1 stablecoin is now natively issued on Canton (Cryptointegrat) , expanding institutional stablecoin rails.