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After a rough first half of the year, Bitcoin has shown signs of life in the second half of 2026. Though it has remained volatile, it has managed to climb by more than 18% in the last month.
As of early evening on Sept. 8, Bitcoin (BTC -0.88%) fell 0.9% to $78,475.12, Ethereum (ETH -0.39%) fell 0.1% to $2,484.36, and Solana (SOL -0.58%) fell 0.6% to $103.37.
Goldman Sachs just agreed to pay $2.25 billion for the firm behind a popular Bitcoin income ETF, and now shareholders face a question that cuts to the heart of why they bought in: does this fund still belong in their portfolio?
Bitcoin ETFs just had their biggest single day since January while XRP and Ether funds slowed sharply, and analysts are calling it a rotation. But the price action tells a completely different story.
Bitcoin has clawed back tens of thousands of dollars from its summer lows, putting a once-abandoned price target back within striking distance. But a wall of macro headwinds stands between here and there, and the next move could go either direction fast.
Bitcoin faces key resistance near $82,800, but I am bullish with a 12-month target of $95,000 and a stop-loss at $74,000. ETF inflows hit $3.52 billion in August, signaling institutional macro hedging, not long-term adoption, and creating a thin, volatile float. September catalysts (the CLARITY Act cloture vote and FOMC decision) will be pivotal; a clean break above resistance on volume could drive BTC toward $88,250–$90,000.
Bitcoin (BTC +5.63%) rose 5.5% to $81,491.82, Ethereum (ETH +4.80%) rose 5.2% to $2,511.01, and Solana (SOL +5.46%) rose 5.9% to $105.30 as of early evening on Sept. 3. The total crypto market cap increased 4.7% to $2.82 trillion as crypto risk appetite returned.
This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: Bitcoin and Ether. While both are considered high-risk assets, they possess foundational differences that investors should understand.
SEC filings for IBIT aren't indexed yet — common for recently launched funds. Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.