According to Park Sang-hyuk, Editor-in-Chief of Digital Assets, Bitcoin broke through $82,000 on September 4, marking a 4-month high since May. The surge was driven by easing concerns about U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes, following comments from Fed official Christopher Waller indicating support for a hold on rates if inflation data remains stable. Market participants interpreted this as a signal of reduced rate hike pressure, prompting gains across major risk assets including Bitcoin.