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Bitcoin Breaks $64K While Gold Soars
Bitcoin has surged 7% in the past five days, breaking through $64,000 for the first time since Aug. 26. In the meantime, gold has reached all-time highs on over 30 occasions this year, topping $2,600 an ounce. Why are the two assets outperforming? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

Friend.Tech Volume Jumps After Protocol Shut Down
Data tracked by Kaiko shows that FRIEND token volumes on Uniswap briefly spiked last week before falling again. This comes as the protocol’s founders revoked their ability to make changes to the platform’s fees and functionality last week. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

ETH/BTC Ratio Slid to Lowest Since April 2021
The ether/bitcoin trading pair dipped below 0.04 late Sunday, reaching its lowest level since April 2021. The drop signals a decline of investor interest in ether relative to bitcoin. CoinDesk's Benjamin Schiller presents the "Chart of the Day."

Bitcoin Decouples From Gold. Is Crypto in a Bear Market Again?
Data tracked by CryptoQuant shows that the correlation between bitcoin and gold has turned sizably negative of late. Gold has recently been pushing to new record highs above $2,500 per ounce while bitcoin struggles more than 20% below its record level of a few months ago. Has crypto fallen back to a bearish phase? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

Bitcoin Trading Volume Jumped to $2.8T in January to August Period
According to data from Kaiko, BTC's cumulative trading volume amounted to $2.87 trillion from January to August. That's nearly 20% higher than the volume of $2.424 billion registered in the first eight months of 2021 and the highest since 2012. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

Is Bitcoin Losing Its Bullish Momentum?
BTC's 200-day SMA is close to losing its bullish momentum. TradingView data shows that the gauge has averaged a daily increase of less than $50 since late August, well below the $200-plus moves seen earlier this year. The slump in variability is a sign the average has hit stall speed for the first time since October, indicating a pause or impending bearish trend change. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

Illiquid Bitcoin Now Accounts for a Record 74% of BTC's Circulating Supply
Data tracked by ETC Group and Glassnode shows that illiquid bitcoin has risen to a record high of 74% of the circulating supply, an indication of the increasing scarcity and a potential bullish impact on the cryptocurrency’s price. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

Crypto Saw Lowest Monthly Losses to Hacks in August YTD: Immunefi
Data from Immunefi shows there was a total loss of $15 million due to hacks last month, marking the lowest monthly losses year-to-date. In total, there was a loss of more than $1.2 billion to hacks and frauds this year, representing a 16% increase when compared to the same period last year. These losses were primarily driven by over $358 million lost in May and $274 million lost in July. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

Tokenized Treasury Funds Pass $2B Market Cap on BlackRock’s Explosive Growth
Less than five months after hitting $1 billion in market capitalization, tokenized Treasury notes have doubled in size again, crossing the $2 billion level on Saturday, according to data from RWA.xyz. BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund is a big driver in the soaring market cap of the notes as the BUIDL fund became the largest tokenized Treasury fund just six weeks after its late launch in March. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

Will Donald Trump Drop Out of the Sept. 10 Debate?
Despite the noises Trump has made about pulling out of a Sept. 10 debate with opponent Kamala Harris, Polymarket traders seem fairly certain that the former President will show up. "Yes" shares for "Will Trump debate Kamala on Sept. 10?" are trading at 96 cents, indicating the market sees a 96% chance he will go through with it. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."
