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Crypto Market Update: SEC, CFTC Open Door to Spot Crypto Trading on Registered Exchanges

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Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Wednesday (September 3) as of 9:00 a.m. (UTC).

Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news.

Bitcoin and Ethereum price update

Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$111,601, a 1.5 percent increase in 24 hours. It opened at its highest valuation of the day, US$111,653. Its lowest valuation as of today was US$108,538.

Bitcoin price performance, September 3, 2025.

Chart via TradingView

Ether (ETH) was priced at US$4,372.91, trading flat over the past 24 hours. Its highest valuation today was US$4,385.50, and its lowest was US$4,265.15.

Altcoin price update

  • Solana (SOL) was priced at US$210.59, up by 3.9 percent over 24 hours. Its lowest valuation on Wednesday was US$197.97, and its highest valuation was US$211.57.
  • XRP was trading for US$2.86, up by 2 percent in the past 24 hours and its highest valuation of the day so far. Its lowest valuation of the day was US$2.77.
  • SUI (Sui) was trading for US$3.35, up by 2.7 percent in the past 24 hours. Its lowest valuation of the day was US$3.20, and its highest level of the day was US$3.36.
  • Cardano (ADA) was priced at US$0.8357, up by 2.3 percent. Its lowest valuation for Wednesday was US$0.8023, and its highest valuation was US$0.8392.

Today’s crypto news to know

Winklevoss-backed Bitcoin Firm to go public in Amsterdam

A bitcoin treasury company supported by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss is heading for the public markets in the Netherlands, Reuters reported.

The firm, called Treasury, will list in Amsterdam through a reverse takeover of Dutch investment vehicle MKB Nedsense.

Backed by Winklevoss Capital and Nakamoto Holdings, Treasury has already raised €126 million and built a stash of more than 1,000 bitcoin.

The deal values Treasury at a hefty premium, with plans to consolidate shares at €2.10 apiece. Bitcoin-only treasury firms have grown in appeal as the world’s largest cryptocurrency keeps smashing record highs above US$120,000 this year.

While Europe has rolled out several bitcoin-linked exchange-traded products, investor uptake has lagged behind the US spot ETF boom. Treasury’s listing places a bold bet that Amsterdam can become a hub for institutional bitcoin holdings, with trading set to start under the ticker “TRSR.”

US Regulators clear path for spot crypto trading

The SEC and CFTC have given a green light for registered exchanges to offer certain spot crypto products, a move that could reshape how digital assets are traded in the US.

In a joint statement Tuesday (September 2), the agencies said exchanges under their oversight are permitted to facilitate transactions tied to leverage, margin, and financed spot retail commodity products.

While no specific coins were named, the message signals a coordinated approach to expanding investor access.

The statement builds on the President’s Working Group’s earlier call for regulatory clarity in digital finance.

Recently, the Trump administration continues rolling back lawsuits and enforcement actions that dogged the sector under previous leadership.

In a statement posted on X, acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham called the decision “another win on regulatory clarity.”

Ethereum Foundation to sell US$43 Million in ETH for ecosystem funding

The Ethereum Foundation has announced plans to offload another 10,000 ETH, valued at roughly US$43 million, to finance research, ecosystem grants, and philanthropic work.

The organization said the tokens will be sold gradually through centralized exchanges rather than in a single transaction, aiming to avoid market disruption.

Just weeks before, the Foundation sold a similar tranche to SharpLink Gaming, making that firm the first public company to directly acquire ETH from the network’s core steward.

In June, the Foundation unveiled a new treasury framework that caps annual spending at 15 percent and builds a long-term reserve buffer.

Ether saw a recent surge in price as it touched a record high of US$4,866 in late August.

Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

This post appeared first on investingnews.com

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More than 1,000 HHS workers demand Kennedy resignation over CDC director firing and agency changes

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More than 1,000 current and former employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) signed a letter calling on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign on Wednesday.

The employees cited Kennedy’s recent ousting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Susan Monarez. They also accused Kennedy of appointing ‘political ideologues’ to positions of authority.

‘We believe health policy should be based in strong, evidence-based principles rather than partisan politics. But under Secretary Kennedy’s leadership, HHS policies are placing the health of all Americans at risk, regardless of their politics,’ the letter says.

‘Should he decline to resign, we call upon the President and U.S. Congress to appoint a new Secretary of Health and Human Services, one whose qualifications and experience ensure that health policy is informed by independent and unbiased peer-reviewed science. We expect those in leadership to act when the health of Americans is at stake,’ the letter continues.

HHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

The letter comes just days after Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., also called on Kennedy to resign, citing his actions at the CDC. The Trump administration announced the removal of Monarez last week, less than a month after she was confirmed, after she refused Kennedy’s directives to adopt new limitations on the availability of some vaccines, including for approvals for COVID-19 vaccines.

Four other senior CDC officials resigned in protest after Monarez’s ouster, pointing, in part, to anti-vaccine policies pushed by Kennedy. Hundreds of workers at the agency also walked out of the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta in support of their former colleagues.

Sanders wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times that Kennedy is ‘endangering the health of the American people now and into the future,’ and accused the secretary of firing Monarez because she refused ‘to act as a rubber stamp for his dangerous policies.’

‘Despite the overwhelming opposition of the medical community, Secretary Kennedy has continued his longstanding crusade against vaccines and his advocacy of conspiracy theories that have been rejected repeatedly by scientific experts,’ Sanders wrote.

‘It is absurd to have to say this in 2025, but vaccines are safe and effective,’ he added. ‘That, of course, is not just my view. Far more important, it is the overwhelming consensus of the medical and scientific communities.’

The Trump administration has defended Monarez’s ouster, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Thursday that the president has the ‘authority to fire those who are not aligned with his mission.’

‘The president and Secretary Kennedy are committed to restoring trust and transparency and credibility to the CDC by ensuring their leadership and their decisions are more public-facing, more accountable, strengthening our public health system and restoring it to its core mission of protecting Americans from communicable diseases, investing in innovation to prevent, detect and respond to future threats,’ Leavitt told reporters.

Fox News’ Landon Mion contributed to this report

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U.S. judge orders Google to share search data with competitors

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Alphabet’s Google must share data with rivals to open up competition in online search, a judge in Washington ruled on Tuesday, while rejecting prosecutors’ bid to make the internet giant sell off its popular Chrome browser and Android operating system.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressed concerns at trial in the case in April that the data-sharing measures sought by the U.S. Department of Justice could enable Google‘s rivals to reverse-engineer its technology.

Google has said previously that it plans to file an appeal, which means it could take years before the company is required to act on the ruling.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta also barred Google from entering into exclusive agreements that would prohibit device makers from preinstalling rival products on new devices.

Google had argued that loosening its agreements with device makers, browser developers and mobile network operators was the only appropriate remedy in the case. Its most recent deals with device makers Samsung Electronics and Motorola and wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon allow them to load rival search offerings, according to documents shown at trial in April.

The ruling results from a five-year legal battle between one of the world’s most profitable companies and its home country, the U.S., where Mehta ruled last year that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online search and related advertising.

At a trial in April, prosecutors argued for far-reaching remedies to restore competition and prevent Google from extending its dominance in search to artificial intelligence.

Google said the proposals would go far beyond what is legally justified and would give away its technology to competitors.

In addition to the case over search, Google is embroiled in litigation over its dominance in other markets.

The company recently said it will continue to fight a ruling requiring it to revamp its app store in a lawsuit won by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games.

And Google is scheduled to go to trial in September to determine remedies in a separate case brought by the Justice Department where a judge found the company holds illegal monopolies in online advertising technology.

The Justice Department’s two cases against Google are part of a larger bipartisan crackdown by the U.S. on Big Tech firms, which began during President Donald Trump’s first term and includes cases against Meta Platforms, Amazon and Apple.

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