Bitcoin has rallied approximately 40% from its July low near $57,800, renewing expectations that the cryptocurrency may have established a market bottom after several months of consolidation. $BTC was trading near $80,200 on Aug. 27. However, the recovery has brought the cryptocurrency back into a major resistance zone that previously preceded a sharp sell-off. Technical
Ripple Prime, Ripple’s multi-asset prime brokerage business, launched a Delta One service for institutional investors, expanding into US equity derivatives. The offering allows clients to execute total return swaps linked to US-listed equities, indexes and digital assets, Ripple said in a Thursday announcement. Total return swaps provide exposure to an asset’s returns without requiring ownership
Bitcoin’s BTC$79,047.24 surge over the past ten days came after Scott Bessent and his Treasury Department took steps to cap or lower long-term interest rates. The Federal Reserve, though, may have the final say on whether the rally holds or crypto markets give back their recent gains. The Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole symposium
JAN3 CEO Samson Mow has sparked a fresh debate over cryptocurrency terminology, arguing that the industry should replace the term “hardware wallet” with “Bitcoin Signing Device.” Mow, a well-known Bitcoin advocate, contends that the common label misrepresents what these devices actually do and leads to confusion about how Bitcoin ownership works. The case for renaming
Postquant Labs announces the upcoming launch of QuipSwap, a bridgeless protocol designed for secure cross-chain asset swaps. Postquant Labs, the developer behind quantum computing protocol quip.network, has announced the imminent public launch of QuipSwap, its Bridgeless Swap Protocol. QuickSwap is aimed at addressing the dual challenges of cross-chain security vulnerabilities and the looming threat to
PenguinSwap, a decentralized finance platform operating on the Creditcoin mainnet, has officially introduced its token distribution service, the PenguinSwap Launchpad. According to a Creditcoin announcement on Aug. 27, the launchpad’s inaugural project—the MINI token sale—sold out, raising approximately $1.22 million by the end of the sale. Launchpad Expansion and Upcoming Sales Following the successful MINI
July’s PCE inflation reading held at 3.7% headline and 3.3% core on Aug. 26, both still above the Fed’s target. Futures markets responded by pushing the odds of a September rate hike to roughly 44%, up from 36% before the report. Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $79,251.60 the same day, trading near $78,000 as
Bitcoin price held near $79,500 on Aug. 27 after a rapid breakout from the $63,000 area, with ETF demand and U.S. policy developments supporting the rally even as technical indicators warned that momentum may be stretched. Bitcoin price holds above its breakout zone According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin ($BTC) price was trading at approximately
BlockFi founder Zac Prince has announced a new crypto loan program to attract more assets with promises of interest-only loans, waived origination fees, and other promotional offers. Meanwhile, members of a BlockFi class action who secured a court-ordered payout in their lawsuit against Prince, still haven’t actually received any money from that $13.25 million settlement.
As of August 27, 2026, Bitcoin price today sits at $79,960, just below the $80,000 level it broke earlier this week for the first time in three months. $BTC/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Key takeaways Bitcoin traded at $79,960 on August 27, 2026, just below the $80,000 level it first broke