September 2, 04:00 — Crypto market real-time news in the early hours
I. Market Quick Updates
1. Major coins broadly fall and probe lower
As of 04:00, the global crypto total market cap is $2.58 trillion, down 2.76% over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin is trading at $76,939, down 2.63% in 24 hours, with an intraday low touching the $77,060 level; Ethereum breaks below the $2,400 integer mark and is now at $2,398, down 2.4% over 24 hours; major coins such as SOL, XRP, and BNB also slide in sync by 2%-3%.
2. Ongoing contract deleveraging
In the past 24 hours, the total net liquidation across the entire network is about $239 million; long liquidations account for as much as 82.9%. In just 60 minutes, more than $100 million in positions were liquidated in a concentrated sweep. Bitcoin futures open interest is 109.6K, the long/short ratio is 1.23, and the funding rate remains positive at 0.0052%. Selling pressure is mainly driven by spot position closures, with no extreme negative funding rates observed.
II. Industry Headliners
1. 21 international banks jointly announce stablecoin issuance
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, UBS, and 21 other top global financial institutions jointly announced on the evening of September 1 that they will establish a joint venture. The plan is to launch a USD-denominated stablecoin in the first half of 2027, and to expand long-term into G7 currencies such as the euro. It will cover scenarios including cross-border payments and institutional settlement—an important milestone for traditional finance entering the crypto space.
2. Ethereum ETF sees net inflows for 11 consecutive days
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a daily net inflow of $87.68 million. BlackRock’s ETHA contributed $59.94 million. Institutional capital continues to build positions in Ethereum at lower levels, and the net inflow trend has now extended for 11 trading days.
III. On-chain & Ecosystem Developments
1. Institutional “whale” continues to accumulate ETH
On-chain monitoring data shows that a certain institutional address has again withdrawn 5,100 ETH from OKX (about $12.3 million). Since August 29, this whale has accumulated over 42,000 ETH across three addresses, indicating that the institution’s offline accumulation actions are ongoing.
2. DeFi security incidents keep coming
The Injective protocol suspended operations for about 4 hours due to a binary options vulnerability; stolen assets are estimated at about $4.9 million. In the Solana ecosystem, the AMM protocol Aquifer was attacked, with losses of approximately $2.5 million. In the Sui ecosystem, the DeFi protocol Full Sail announced it is stopping operations due to oracle-related issues.
I. Market Quick Updates
1. Major coins broadly fall and probe lower
As of 04:00, the global crypto total market cap is $2.58 trillion, down 2.76% over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin is trading at $76,939, down 2.63% in 24 hours, with an intraday low touching the $77,060 level; Ethereum breaks below the $2,400 integer mark and is now at $2,398, down 2.4% over 24 hours; major coins such as SOL, XRP, and BNB also slide in sync by 2%-3%.
2. Ongoing contract deleveraging
In the past 24 hours, the total net liquidation across the entire network is about $239 million; long liquidations account for as much as 82.9%. In just 60 minutes, more than $100 million in positions were liquidated in a concentrated sweep. Bitcoin futures open interest is 109.6K, the long/short ratio is 1.23, and the funding rate remains positive at 0.0052%. Selling pressure is mainly driven by spot position closures, with no extreme negative funding rates observed.
II. Industry Headliners
1. 21 international banks jointly announce stablecoin issuance
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, UBS, and 21 other top global financial institutions jointly announced on the evening of September 1 that they will establish a joint venture. The plan is to launch a USD-denominated stablecoin in the first half of 2027, and to expand long-term into G7 currencies such as the euro. It will cover scenarios including cross-border payments and institutional settlement—an important milestone for traditional finance entering the crypto space.
2. Ethereum ETF sees net inflows for 11 consecutive days
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a daily net inflow of $87.68 million. BlackRock’s ETHA contributed $59.94 million. Institutional capital continues to build positions in Ethereum at lower levels, and the net inflow trend has now extended for 11 trading days.
III. On-chain & Ecosystem Developments
1. Institutional “whale” continues to accumulate ETH
On-chain monitoring data shows that a certain institutional address has again withdrawn 5,100 ETH from OKX (about $12.3 million). Since August 29, this whale has accumulated over 42,000 ETH across three addresses, indicating that the institution’s offline accumulation actions are ongoing.
2. DeFi security incidents keep coming
The Injective protocol suspended operations for about 4 hours due to a binary options vulnerability; stolen assets are estimated at about $4.9 million. In the Solana ecosystem, the AMM protocol Aquifer was attacked, with losses of approximately $2.5 million. In the Sui ecosystem, the DeFi protocol Full Sail announced it is stopping operations due to oracle-related issues.
