🟠 Bitcoin-Gold Correlation Hits Nine-Year High as Nasdaq Link Fades
Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with gold has reached its highest level in nine years, climbing to 0.56, while its correlation with the Nasdaq has dropped to a one-year low, according to data from Protos.
The shift coincides with the US Treasury's "QE Lite" announcement, which analysts say has reunited so-called debasement traders — investors seeking assets that hold value against currency dilution — around both gold and Bitcoin simultaneously.
The development reinforces a narrative that Bitcoin increasingly behaves as a macro hedge rather than a tech-adjacent risk asset during periods of monetary policy uncertainty.
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🔐 Liquid Network Loses 4,000 BTC in $320M Security Breach
Blockstream's Liquid Network has been frozen after approximately 4,000 BTC — worth around $320 million — was withdrawn from its Federation wallet over the weekend, in what the project is calling a security incident.
The withdrawal was executed via the SideSwap PAK (Peg-out Authorisation Key), though Liquid confirmed the key itself was not compromised. The network has been paused as a precautionary measure, and L-BTC is now backed by only 4.7% of the required Bitcoin. Exchanges connected to the sidechain moved to protect users. The actors behind the withdrawal have been described as purported white-hat hackers, and Blockstream has publicly stated it is "safe to return the funds."
Most key participants in the Liquid Federation have yet to issue official statements. The incident is one of the largest security events in Bitcoin sidechain history and raises serious questions about the operational security of federated Bitcoin networks.
🔐 Sality Botnet Dismantled After 23 Years of Crypto Theft
A joint operation by the U.S. DOJ, authorities from Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania, CrowdStrike, and the Shadowserver Foundation has dismantled the Sality botnet — one of the longest-running cybercrime networks in history.
First appearing in 2003 as a file-infecting virus, Sality spent years quietly stealing crypto by monitoring clipboard activity and replacing copied Bitcoin and Ethereum wallet addresses with the attacker's own — a classic clipboard hijacking attack. The operation, executed on August 31, 2026, used Sality's own peer-to-peer architecture against it, manipulating peer lists and taking down payload URLs to sever the operator's access to over 15,000 infected machines worldwide. Dormant wallets linked to the operation reportedly held $1.5M in stolen crypto.
Clipboard hijacking remains one of the most underreported crypto threats — users sending transactions on compromised machines may never notice the address swap until funds are gone. Verifying wallet addresses character-by-character before confirming any transaction is essential.
🟠 Bitcoin Climbs Past $81,400 as ETF Inflows Resume
Bitcoin is trading just above $81,400, with ETF inflows returning to the market after a period of outflows.
The move has been sharp enough to push the RSI into overbought territory, signaling that momentum is stretched even as the broader price structure remains intact.
Analysts note that both the bullish trend and exhaustion indicators are active simultaneously — a setup that reflects a fast-moving market rather than a broken one.
⚖️ SEC moves toward 24/7 equity trading and on-chain markets
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is advancing on two fronts: preparing regulatory groundwork for 24-hour equity trading and proposing updated transfer-agent rules designed to accommodate blockchain-based settlement.
Together, the moves signal a meaningful shift in how traditional financial markets could operate — continuous trading windows and on-chain infrastructure are no longer fringe concepts but active areas of SEC policy work.
For crypto and tokenized-asset markets, the development is notable. Regulatory acceptance of always-on trading and blockchain-compatible settlement infrastructure could accelerate the convergence between traditional finance and on-chain markets.
An unidentified wallet transferred $221,226,193 in USDC directly to Coinbase in a single on-chain transaction, drawing attention across crypto markets.
Large stablecoin inflows to exchanges are closely watched as potential signals of upcoming trading activity, though the sender's identity and intent remain unconfirmed.