• The USA hit two Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz; in response, Iran attacked US bases in Jordan and the UAE
• Brent oil jumped by more than 4%, above $90 per barrel—this is a reaction to the threat to supplies via the strait
• Meanwhile, Bitcoin is holding around $78,000–79,000, and there is no notable panic in crypto yet
• Trump posted on Truth Social an AI-generated video showing the "destruction" of Hark Island; a real strike on the oil terminal has not yet been confirmed $BTC $ETH $USDC
₿ A Briton recouped 61 BTC after 12 years — now it’s $5 million
A resident of the UK regained access to 61 bitcoins that were lost back in 2014 following the collapse of one of the early crypto exchanges.
The coins lay in a “dead stash” for 12 years. During that time, the initial investment of £1,500 grew into a fortune of £3.3 million (~$5 million). With the proceeds, he plans to buy a bigger house. $BTC
XRP ETFs are recording record inflows— the total inflow volume has reached a new all-time high in 2026.
At the same time, the price of XRP was unable to hold the gains: after rising to $1.70 last week, it then pulled back. A classic pattern—money goes into the ETF, but the spot price doesn’t follow. $XRP
🪑 Justin Sun, founder of TRON, has filed a lawsuit against actress Jing Tian and her family
The crypto billionaire transferred the actress’s family 30 million yuan (about $4.5 million) as a wedding dowry. Later, Jing Tian demanded that property in Hong Kong be registered in her name and that she be paid $50 million for giving birth to a child via a surrogate mother.
The couple later split, and now Justin Sun intends to get the money back. Notably, before making the transfer, he consulted the AI Claude, which advised him not to do it. $TRX $ADA $USDC
📢 Charles Schwab adds SOL, AVAX and LINK to its platform
The broker Charles Schwab has announced an expansion of its crypto trading: in the coming months, Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink will be added to Bitcoin and Ethereum.
This is the first addition to the list of assets since the launch of Schwab Crypto. The platform serves about 40 million brokerage accounts. The exact listing dates for the three tokens have not been announced yet. $SOL $LINK $AVAX
🔷 Lido became the first staking pool with full Ethereum approval
Ethereum officially recognized Lido as the first staking pool to receive all necessary approvals. This is a significant step for decentralized finance.
The details of the terms and approval criteria are not disclosed in the source. $ETH $LDO
🇺🇦 Ukraine found itself between Sweden and Taiwan in the ranking of the world’s biggest sovereign debtors.
Public debt is formed through borrowing from banks, investors, and other countries to finance budget expenditures. Ukraine ranked 38th in the global sovereign debt ranking, with a figure of about $276.2 billion, which is 122.6% of GDP.
The top three spots were taken by the United States ($40.73 trillion), China ($22.29 trillion), and Japan ($8.95 trillion). The United States and China together account for about 53% of the public debt of the 180 countries included in the calculation. $SOL $USDC
🚀 BTC could overtake Gold already in the next cycle
CZ believes that Bitcoin could rise to $1 million much earlier than in 25 years—capitalization is currently 10 times smaller, but it could surpass gold within the next 4 years $BTC $BNB
₿ BlackRock: US debt $40 trillion — the main argument for Bitcoin
BlackRock’s head of digital assets, Robbie Mitchnik, said that the growth of US public debt and chronic budget deficits are becoming a key market concern, pushing investors toward alternative stores of value—Bitcoin and gold.
In his view, Bitcoin’s long-term valuation is determined primarily by the sustainability of government finances rather than by short-term regulatory developments. The US federal debt reached about $40.05 trillion as of August 18. $BTC
🤔Apple announced its annual autumn presentation — September 9, 2026. Journalists expect the company to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, as well as its first foldable iPhone.
This will be John Ternus’s first event as CEO $AAPLB
🏠 SEC will create new rules for funds and investment advisors
According to Bloomberg, the regulator will soon publish the full text of a new draft in which:
➖ They will remove some outdated requirements
➖ They will clearly set out rules for the custody of digital assets, without violating SEC requirements
The document is currently being reviewed by the SEC, after which it will be put out for public comment for 2 months and then approved. Clear rules can attract more attention from institutional players and more capital into crypto $BTC $ETH $USDC
LayerZero has introduced ATLAS (Aggregated Trading, Liquidity and Settlement) — an infrastructure layer for exchanges, brokers, and financial institutions built on the Zero blockchain.
The system was created as a shared backend for order matching, clearing, and settlement. After the announcement, the ZRO token grew by more than 16%. $ZRO