🌙 VoltPay Evening Crypto Brief

Market close-up:
• Total crypto market: $2.697T, down 2.58% in 24h
• BTC: $78,552.22, down 0.808%
• ETH: $2,485.60, down 0.182%
• BNB: $750.63, up 0.949%

What mattered today:
1. Bitcoin slipped below $79,000 as stronger U.S. jobs data, higher Treasury yields and rising oil prices increased expectations of a possible Federal Reserve rate hike. (coindesk.com: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/08/bitcoin-slips-under-usd79-000-zcash-leads-losses-as-fed-hike-odds-hold-near-60?utm_source=openai)
2. BNB and parts of the BNB Chain ecosystem showed relative strength while broader crypto markets weakened. (coindesk.com: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/08/bitcoin-slips-to-usd78-800-as-bnb-and-defi-tokens-buck-the-selloff?utm_source=openai)

What to watch:
• Traders are focused on upcoming U.S. producer-price and consumer-price data, which could influence expectations for the Federal Reserve’s next decision. (coindesk.com: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/08/bitcoin-slips-under-usd79-000-zcash-leads-losses-as-fed-hike-odds-hold-near-60?utm_source=openai)

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Sources:
1. BTC, ETH price news: Bitcoin slips under $79,000 as Fed hike odds hold near 60%
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/08/bitcoin-slips-under-usd79-000-zcash-leads-losses-as-fed-hike-odds-hold-near-60?utm_source=openai
2. Bitcoin (BTC) price slides to $78,800 as BNB and DeFi tokens buck the selloff: Crypto Markets Today
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/08/bitcoin-slips-to-usd78-800-as-bnb-and-defi-tokens-buck-the-selloff?utm_source=openai