18-year real estate cycle suggests the next market collapse is near
Investors are watching stocks and Bitcoin closely, waiting for a new major top. Well-known macroeconomic analyst Jason Pizzino says the first warning sign has already come from the U.S. real estate market. His analysis is based on an 18-year real estate cycle, drawn from about 220 years of U.S. sales data. The current cycle began around 2011â2012 and projects the sectorâs peak between 2025â26, with a possible low between 2029â30. â... When everyone gets in, you're at the top,â said Pizzino.
Strategy launches $250 Bitcoin sneakers. But you can't buy them with crypto
Strategy put its own branding on Nike Air Jordans, and the $250 Bitcoin Jordans are now available in its online store. Michael Saylor's Strategy treats custom products as an extension of its Bitcoin promotion strategy. Meanwhile, Nike has lost nearly half of its value in a year. Bitcoin Jordans arrive at $250 per pair The product description indicates a mid-top model based on the original AJ1, with leather overlays and custom branding. Strategy sells the sneaker as an exclusive creation, not as an official collaboration with Nike.
3 altcoins that could reach all-time highs this weekend
WhiteBIT Coin (WBT), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and Rain (RAIN) have all reached their all-time highs in the last 10 days. The three altcoins are now trading just below those records and show no signs of reversal. Two of the three are trading about 3% below a new all-time high. RAIN needs a much larger rise, which makes it the riskier bet in the group for the weekend. WBT price is 2.7% below the record WBT is trading at $73.05 after a 1.49% gain in 24 hours, with a market cap near $8.6 billion. The altcoin's record of $74.87 was set on August 25.
ChatGPT recommended fake crypto site linked to US$2.2 million scam
ChatGPT directed a user to a fake crypto site and, after signing an approval, 1,904,513 FXRP left his wallet. This represents about 1.3% of the entire FXRP supply currently. Investigator VAL says the same phishing scheme has taken in more than US$2.2 million in total. One signature, 1.9 million FXRP lost The victim identifies as Alex on X, an individual who asked ChatGPT, in Russian, where to exchange sFLR, Flare's liquid staking token, for wrapped FLR.
Bitcoin tests May highs: why is this time different for recent investors?
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose to US$ 81,050 this Friday, returning to the level last seen on May 14. Recent buyers are now much further from breakeven compared with that date. Glassnode data indicate that the average entry price for coins held for less than 155 days has fallen considerably. Bitcoin, meanwhile, is trading at almost the same level as in May. Short-term investors' cost basis falls by nearly US$ 7,500 The short-term MVRV indicator measures how far recent buyers are above or below their average entry price. The ratio closed at 1.1415 on September 3, versus 1.0298 on May 14.
Bitcoin and Ethereum hit multi-month highs, but traders limit bullish bets for 2026
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) once again hit their highest levels in several months this week, but prediction market traders still see low odds of both assets nearing their records in 2026. According to Polymarket traders, Bitcoin has a 32% chance of reaching US$ 100,000 this year. For Ethereum, bets on a rise to US$ 3,500 stand at just 31%. Signals of an interest-rate pause and ETF flows boost crypto Bitcoin rose 4.62% in 24 hours, reaching US$ 80,861, while Ethereum advanced 4.85%, hitting US$ 2,501, according to BeInCrypto Markets data.
Bitcoin and gold fall after U.S. jobs report beats forecasts
Bitcoin (BTC) and gold fell within minutes after the release of the U.S. jobs report this Friday, after August hiring came in nearly three times above what economists had expected. The result rekindled bets on an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve in September. This affected both assets, which had been rising during the week amid expectations that the rate would be kept unchanged. Hiring triples forecasts and July turns positive The U.S. economy created 162,000 jobs in August, against a consensus of around 56,000. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the monthly average over the last 12 months was just 31,000 jobs created.
AMC stock rises 15% amid public dispute between Adam Aron and Robinhood CEO
AMC Entertainment shares rose more than 15% in pre-market trading this Friday. CEO Adam Aron and Robinhood chief Vlad Tenev take center stage in a public showdown over tokens that track AMC stock performance. Aron demanded that Robinhood stop trading these tokens. They replicate the AMC price from an offshore structure and do not provide any ownership or voting rights. AMC shares rise 15% but end the week lower overall AMC stock was trading at $2.92 in pre-market trading on Friday, up 15.19% or 38.5 cents. It reached about $3.03 before easing slightly.
Investor who went 30 years without losses bets US$125 million on Bitcoin
Family office of Stanley Druckenmiller invested US$125.6 million in shares of Bitcoin mining companies in the last quarter. To make room for BTC, it sold stakes in major US chip companies for AI, such as Broadcom, Intel, and Micron Technology. Druckenmiller is known for investing for more than 30 years without recording a single year of losses. His average annual return is 30%. During the 1992 currency crisis, he helped George Soros obtain approximately US$1 billion by betting against the British pound.
Bitcoin surpasses $81 thousand as Trump considers ending the war in Iran
Bitcoin (BTC) regained $81 thousand on Thursday after reports suggested the war in Iran may be coming to an end. According to reports, Donald Trumpâs close circle is advising the president to officially declare the conflict over, as pressure mounts ahead of the midterm elections. Meanwhile, Christopher Waller, director of the Fed, signaled that he may support keeping interest rates unchanged in September, which further intensified the rise in Bitcoin.
3coraçÔes completes purchase of Yoki and Kitano for R$ 800 million
Grupo 3coraçÔes concluded on Thursday (3) the purchase of General Millsâ operations in Brazil. The deal was closed for R$ 800 million and includes the Yoki and Kitano brands. The transaction expands the groupâs presence beyond coffee, its main market. The company will now control two brands with strong recognition among Brazilian consumers. Yoki is known in categories such as microwave popcorn, farofa, and potato chips. Kitano operates in the seasonings, herbs, and spices segment.
Salesforce shares rise 22% in a week after deal with Anthropic
Salesforce shares closed the week of August 24 up 22.4%, the biggest weekly gain in years, after historic results in the quarter and an expansion of the partnership with Anthropic. The stockâs rise ended a 20-month losing streak and lifted Salesforce (CRM) out of the position of worst performer among Dow companies in 2026. Record quarter and Claudeforce deal change the downside outlook Salesforce reported revenue of US$11.3 billion in the second quarter, up 11% compared with the same period last year. Remaining performance obligations increased 14% in constant currency, reaching US$33.5 billion.
Crypto ETFs lose market luster as outflows test demand
The inflow of capital into crypto ETFs in the first two years signaled the arrival of institutions, and this movement indicated rising demand for crypto assets. However, by mid-2026, that relationship became considerably more complex. Investment products for digital assets went through eight consecutive weeks of withdrawals, totaling a record of US$ 8 billion, before positive flows returned in July and early August. By August 7, these products had logged five straight weeks of inflows, including about US$ 1.05 billion in the first week of August.
NVIDIA acquires Hugging Face after attack on OpenAI. How will the shares react?
NVIDIA agreed to acquire Hugging Face for US$ 12.93 billion, CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday, buying the largest hub of open-source AI models weeks after OpenAIâs autonomous testing agents invaded the companyâs production servers. Huang defended the deal on the grounds of security. According to him, open models strengthen cyber defenseâa claim that was put to the test with an intrusion in July on Hugging Faceâs own infrastructure. NVIDIA pays US$ 12.93 billion for Hugging Face
Sugar price rises 30% in 5 weeks and hits highest level since April 2025
The price of sugar rose almost 30% in five weeks. The quotation reached 18.15 cents per pound on Thursday, the highest level since April 2025. The uptrend began on August 3, starting from 13.97 cents. Three supply shocks drove this advance, while speculative funds reinforced the trend. Sugar jumps to highest price since April 2025 đ đ pic.twitter.com/PuYA2NKObb â Barchart (@Barchart) September 3, 2026 Why is the price of sugar rising?
October deadline should reduce the number of crypto companies in Brazil
The main risk for crypto companies in Brazil in 2026 is no longer price volatility. It has become the ability to adapt to regulation. The assessment is by Coopfy, a compliance infrastructure company that monitors that adaptation at the transaction layer. Compliance is the set of internal controls that ensures compliance with the industryâs rules. As of October 30, providers of services involving virtual assets that already operate in the country must have submitted the request for authorization with the Central Bank. The term appears in the regulatorâs rules and refers to crypto exchanges, custodians, and intermediaries.
Anthropic mends ties with the Trump administration as attention grows for an IPO
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration now trusts Anthropic. His comments bring an end to months of deadlock with the Claude developer. The artificial intelligence (AI) company could go public soon. Lutnick spoke to Axios on Tuesday. The next day, he shared the stage with the co-founder of Anthropic, Tom Brown. The meeting took place at a G20 technology event in North Carolina. What ended the conflict between Anthropic and Washington? Asked in an interview whether he trusts Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Lutnick was direct.
Semiconductors make up half of the ranking of tokenized shares in Latin America
Nvidia topped the ranking of the most traded tokenized shares in Latin America in August, according to data released this Wednesday (2) by the exchange Bitget. Five of the ten positions on the list are held by companies in the semiconductor sector. The figures reflect the regionâs investorsâ interest in companies connected to artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and technology. Tokenized shares are digital representations of roles traded on traditional exchanges. They are issued on the blockchain and track the price of the original asset, without the investor directly holding the share. On Bitget, these products are identified by the letter ârâ before the company code, such as rNVDA in the case of Nvidia.
Any TRON price forecast for September 2026 starts with a contradiction. Network usage hits all-time highs, yet TRX has just lost a trend line that had been respected since February. The token was traded near US$0.3225 on Wednesday, down 2.2% over the last 24 hours. The market value is around US$30.6 billion, ranking eighth among all crypto assets. TRON network growth continues to break records TRON settles more Tether (USDT) than any other blockchain. DefiLlama data shows US$91.8 billion of the stablecoin on TRON, versus US$73.7 billion on Ethereum.