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Markets coverage from the StreamSage Markets desk: Stocks, Bonds, Forex, Commodities, Funds, Derivatives, Crypto Assets. Sources on every story. Page 8.

• Bitcoin Faces Resistance Ahead of Jackson Hole Keynote

  Bitcoin trades near $80,500 with an overbought RSI, while traders price one-in-three odds of a September rate hike.

• Bitcoin 23% rally lifts miner stocks past AI peers

  Canaan, American Bitcoin and Cango rose as much as 67% during the period, outperforming AI-focused equities.

• Solana rises 44% on the month ahead of governance vote

  Solana is up more than 8% in the past day and 44% this month, with a governance vote on network changes scheduled that could add a supply squeeze.

• BlackRock exec says the bear case on bitcoin is the real trade

  Mitchnick’s comment lands while bitcoin hovers near $80,000, with spot ETF flows turning positive.

• Bitcoin Tests Largest Supply Wall at $80,000

  CoinDesk reports the current price action is testing the largest supply wall, which sits near the average purchase price of Bitcoin ETF holders.

• $2.8B into US spot Bitcoin ETFs in eight days

  IBIT took $2.02B of the total. Bitcoin touched $80,475 Thursday before closing near $79,520.

• Bitcoin faces key hurdle in $81,000 to $86,000 range

  Glassnode identifies the price band as a major obstacle for Bitcoin to reach its January high.

• Bitcoin ETF inflows slow to $232M as BTC holds under $80K

  US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows slowed to $232.1 million while an eight-day streak reached $2.8 billion, and XRP funds posted their biggest inflow since January 5.

• Six Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Move $40 Million in One Week

  Six wallets dormant for over a decade moved tens of millions of dollars in BTC between August 16 and August 26.

• CryptoQuant: Bitcoin in bull market pending $83,000 break

  The firm said bitcoin has entered a bull market but requires a close above $83,000 to cross its 365-day moving average for official confirmation.

• Dollar Rebounds on PCE Data and Fed Rate Hike Bets

  The dollar recovered about half of last week's losses following inflation data that supported expectations of year-end rate hikes.

• Bitcoin Rallies 26% Off Mid-August Lows on Record Short Liquidations

  Glassnode reports that record short liquidations and the year's strongest ETF intake drove the rally, with a $81K to $86K supply band ahead.

• XRP rebounds 32% from $1 as ETF inflows reach nine straight days

  US spot XRP ETFs recorded $23.87 million in net inflows on Aug. 25, the largest daily total since May, while whale deposits to Binance hit a four-month high.

• Bitcoin pauses after 23% weekly gain as ETF demand remains steady

  CoinDesk reports that Bitcoin stopped rising after adding 23% over seven days while exchange-traded fund demand held firm.

• Bitcoin ETFs cut YTD outflow deficit by more than half

  Seven-day inflow streak brings funds to within $390M of matching October 2025's total.

• Crypto-Margined Bitcoin Futures Fall to 12%

  Decrypt reports that crypto-margined Bitcoin futures have declined from near-total dominance to roughly 12% of the market, while leveraged traders continue to place large bets.

• Bessent Bond Buyback Plan Narrows 30-Year Swap Spread

  The 30-year Treasury-swap spread hit its tightest level since February after Treasury announced a plan to at least double buybacks of longer-dated bonds.

• CryptoQuant calls Bitcoin in early bull phase but flags $83K barrier

  The 24% rally has turned major market indicators bullish, yet rising profit-taking poses a near-term risk.

• Solana network activity hits record 4.2 billion transactions

  CoinTelegraph reports Solana transaction volume reached a record 4.2 billion while SOL prices increased by 40%.

• Gold Hits Three-Month High as Bitcoin Crosses $80,000

  Spot gold reached $4,696.18 and Bitcoin hit $81,237 as a weaker dollar and Treasury buybacks supported demand.