London Wrap: Cardano leads crypto surge, yen firms
Crypto ripped higher into the London close, with Cardano up 11% and XRP up 9%, while the yen firmed across every major cross. Gold and silver added ground.
Crypto ripped higher into the London close, with Cardano up 11% and XRP up 9%, while the yen firmed across every major cross. Gold and silver added ground.
Cryptocurrencies fell across the board after the US jobs report landed at 12:30 UTC on 4 September 2026, with Cardano leading the drop.

Cardano trades at 0.2235, up 11.42% on the session. A descriptive technical read of ADAUSD trend, RSI, ATR and 52-week range levels.
Crypto firmed across the board with Cardano up 3.07% and Ethereum 2.6%, while palladium fell 4.73% and European indices closed lower.
USD-quoted crypto and metals edged higher after the US ISM Manufacturing PMI landed at 14:00 UTC on 1 September, with Polygon leading the move.

A descriptive technical read of Ethereum (ETHUSD) at 2479.4, up 2.6%, covering trend, RSI, ATR, and its position within the 52-week range.
Cardano, Ethereum and XRP lead a broad crypto lift while palladium and platinum sink and Brent holds above $90 to open September.
Oil led the majors with WTI up 1.42% while the Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.73%. Crypto stayed mixed as UNI surged 9.57% and MATIC dropped 7.64%.
European indices closed mostly firmer as USOil rose 1.42% and UKOil 1.35%, while Wall Street softened and the Nikkei shed 1.5%.
Uniswap led crypto with a 9.6% jump while Polygon slid 7.6%; oil climbed above 1.4% and the Nikkei fell 1.5% as majors stayed quiet.
Crypto majors ticked higher in the 30 minutes after the Fed's Warsh remarks and the US prelim benchmark payrolls revision on Aug 28, with SOL leading.

SOLUSD trades at 108.62, up 6.47% on the session, holding 33% above its 200-day average with an elevated RSI of 85.8. A descriptive technical read.