#BTCBackAbove81000 Bitcoin is trading near $77,600 as of 03:00 UTC, August 29, down about 2.8% in 24 hours.
THE $81K RECLAIM - WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
You mentioned BTC climbing back above $81,000, and it did - twice. On August 25 it spiked to $81,265, and on August 28 it pushed to $81,473. Both attempts failed. The second rejection was violent: price tagged $81,473, dumped to a 24-hour low of $76,890 and closed at $77,845, a 3.0% single-day loss. BTC now sits at $77,597 with a 24-hour range of $76,890-$79,992 and a market cap near $1.60 trillion. The honest headline is not "reclaim" - it is a