[LIVE] Crypto News Today – September 2, 2025

The crypto market showed mixed signals in the past 24 hours.

🔑 Market Highlights:

Bitcoin (BTC): Up 2.4%, pushing toward $111,000.

Ethereum (ETH): Down nearly 2%, holding above $4,300.

Sector Leaders: Real World Assets (RWA) & PayFi tokens gained momentum, with Maker (MKR) and Sky (SKY) both up over 5%.

Outliers:

World Liberty Financial (WLFI): Surged 18.5%, continuing hype around Trump-backed launch.

MemeCore (M): Soared 33.7%, defying the broader meme sector downturn.

📉 Elsewhere in Crypto:

Former Cred executives sentenced for fraud.

Figure Tech targets a $4.3B valuation in upcoming IPO.

Ether Machine secures $654M ETH backing before Wall Street debut.

SharpLink Gaming ETH holdings hit $3.6B.

Altcoin season rotates into Four, Sky, and Bitget Token.

👉 Today’s moves show how selective capital flows are shaping narratives — Bitcoin dominates headlines, while niche plays like WLFI and MemeCore capture speculative energy.