Bitcoin is heading into its biggest Fed test of the year on Sept. 16, trading near $79,953 after a 25% August rally, even as core inflation cools toward 3% and markets stay split on whether the Federal Reserve will hike, hold, or stand pat.
A handful of US-listed XRP exchange-traded funds outpaced XRP's own price rally by roughly 100% on September 3, 2026, with the token climbing 7-8% intraday to near $1.
XRP fell 2. 29% in a risk-off session as broader macro pressures weighed on crypto sentiment, though signs of positive ETF inflows offered a counterweight that some traders read as a floor under the token.
The argument, laid out in CoinDesk's Sept. 2 market roundup , is that tightening policy into an already fragile market could deepen the pressure on prices rather than steady them.
Crypto markets entered the afternoon session on August 31, 2026 without a clear directional lead, leaving traders weighing early bullish signals against equally credible bearish risks.
The Bitcoin and Ethereum rally is being framed as a moment when spot buying, futures positioning, and ETF demand all turned in the same direction at once.
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