Crypto Turmoil and Triumph: Ether’s Plunge, Trump’s $105M Token Bet & Stripe’s New Blockchain (Sep 5–6, 2025)
Ether dropped nearly 4% and Bitcoin 2.5% on Sep. 5 as crypto markets reversed gains after weak U.S. jobs data. Venus Protocol recovered $13.5 million stolen by Lazarus hackers, freezing the attacker’s wallet within 12 hours. Trump’s media company bought $105 million in Cronos tokens for Truth Social. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee circulated a draft bill exempting blockchain validators from AML rules.