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Bitcoin up 25 percent in August faces September test as 'Red September' jinx looms

Bitcoin is again confronting statistics showing September as its weakest month, having closed lower in 8 of the past 13 Septembers since 2013. The average September return was minus 2.97 percent, with a median of minus 2.44 percent, while October has been the strongest month. Analysts also point to U.S. equity seasonality, Fed rate expectations and support and resistance levels as key factors as bitcoin trades around $77,500.

Crypto

XRP trading concentrates in specific three-hour window as 'rush hour' share rises to 23.5 percent

Weekday on-chain trading on the XRP Ledger is increasingly concentrated in a specific time window dubbed a “rush hour,” as a three-hour period when London and New York business hours overlap accounted for 23.5 percent of transactions, up from 14.3 percent a year earlier. Japan’s Evernode, using Dune Analytics, found the peak at 14:00 UTC and said liquidity rose across order books, AMM pools and cross-border payment gateways.

Games & Commerce

Kakao prepares KakaoTalk-based integrated membership to bundle affiliate services

Kakao is preparing an integrated membership programme centred on KakaoTalk that links services and user benefits across its affiliates. Industry sources said the company is reviewing a membership covering shopping and commerce, mobility, content and entertainment, and finance and payments, with participation by key units under the new KakaoAI entity. Benefits and fees have not been set, and Kakao is also considering linking external services.