Live updates: Bitcoin sinks to $77,000 as CPI lands with hike odds near 70%
Every major is red ahead of the August inflation print. Bitcoin is down 5% on the week and zcash fell 10% on the day.
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Every major is red ahead of the August inflation print. Bitcoin is down 5% on the week and zcash fell 10% on the day.

Bitwise will close BWOW, its Dogecoin ETF launched at the end of November 2025. The fund held only about 688,000 dollars in net assets as of September 9, according to data cited by Cointelegraph.

Ether traded largely flat on Friday, with the second-largest crypto by market cap showing limited movement despite gaining nearly 3% over the past week.

Bitwise is preparing to retire its Dogecoin exchange-traded product BWOW less than 11 months after its debut, offering an early example of how quickly the expanding crypto fund market can separate viable products from those that fail to reach scale.

A crowdsourced challenge of more than 100 researchers and AI agents drove a quantum benchmark down 86% in two months, well below Google's March figure.

Bond prices across the world have been scaring investors given the huge rise in yields. The US 10 year yield almost hit 5% on Thursday before coming back slightly.

The company called the withheld coins theft rather than white-hat work as Liquid restarted block production with peg operations still frozen.

Liquid Network restarted block production after patching its nodes, but it continues to halt transactions and Bitcoin peg operations. Hackers returned 3,400 BTC, but they still hold 598.5 BTC outside the federation wallet.
Bitcoin rose 0.7% since midnight UTC to around $77,200, and 68 of the CoinDesk 100 constituents gained, though the index remains 1.4% lower over 24 hours.

Blockstream's refusal to pay ransom sets a precedent against rewarding cybercriminals, potentially deterring future exploit attempts in the industry. Blockstream refuses ransom demand after recovering 85% of stolen BTC from Liquid Network exploit.

Over the past 24 hours, XRP Ledger payment activity has significantly increased; however, the accompanying price action indicates that investors should exercise caution when interpreting this spike as a clear bullish signal. The network data provided indicates that the volume of XRP payments rose by 26% to roughly 462.9 million XRP.

The Genesis Bond puts roughly 250 BTC into a live institutional test that asks who funds the return, how it is delivered, and what can break.
XRP's catalysts in September are more likely to bring downside than upside. The Federal Reserve is currently expected to hike rates, which will hurt XRP.

The CPI report today could decide the market's next big move. Bitcoin price is pressing below $80,000, while U.S. stocks are entering the release under pressure from rising Treasury yields and oil prices.
Bitcoin's golden cross may support the longer-term outlook, but history suggests much of the upside often occurs before the signal appears.