🌙 VoltPay Evening Crypto Brief

Market close-up:
• Total crypto market: $2,649,857,305,394.858, down 2.03446514741189% in 24h
• BTC: $78,009.35, down 0.714% in 24h
• ETH: $2,444.14, down 0.964% in 24h
• BNB: $686.33, down 0.644% in 24h

What mattered today:
1. Bitcoin held near $78,000 despite higher oil prices and rising expectations of a September U.S. rate hike, while traders turned their attention to the upcoming U.S. jobs report. (theblock.co: https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-09-01-bitcoin-defies-oil-price-spike-and-rising-fed-hike-bets-after-best-august-since-2017-413218?utm_source=openai)
2. Ethena launched its Ethena Pay app on Avalanche, offering payments-related features and rewards, highlighting continued expansion of crypto payment products. (theblock.co: https://www.theblock.co/news?utm_source=openai)

What to watch:
• Markets will focus on the U.S. jobs report for further clues about interest-rate expectations and risk appetite. (theblock.co: https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-09-01-bitcoin-defies-oil-price-spike-and-rising-fed-hike-bets-after-best-august-since-2017-413218?utm_source=openai)

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Sources:
1. Bitcoin defies oil price spike and rising Fed hike bets after best August since 2017 | The Block
https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-09-01-bitcoin-defies-oil-price-spike-and-rising-fed-hike-bets-after-best-august-since-2017-413218?utm_source=openai
2. Latest Crypto News | The Block
https://www.theblock.co/news?utm_source=openai