Bitcoin News Today: ETF Era Faces a Test From China’s Credit Slowdown

In Bitcoin news today, China’s credit impulse, a gauge of how quickly new borrowing is expanding relative to the size of the economy, has fallen to 20.84, its lowest level since 2008, according to MacroMicro data cited by CoinDesk.

Bitcoin, meanwhile, is not acting like a risk asset under duress. After gaining roughly +25% in August, BTC recently traded near $77,200, down about -1.3% on the day, having briefly topped $80,000 before stalling. US is printing money. China is printing money.

EU is printing money. Japan is printing money. Nobody can print more Bitcoin. pic.twitter.com/0CjjhvHyot — Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) September 2, 2026 That gap is the story.

A macro indicator with a long track record of flagging trouble for risk assets flashing red, and Bitcoin has mostly shrugged it off so far.