Bitcoin Hits $81,000, Ethereum Gains 4% as XRP, Dogecoin Surge 10%

Bitcoin jumped nearly 5% on Thursday following comments by Fed Governor Christopher Waller that capped rate hike bets.CryptocurrencyTickerPriceBitcoin$81,545Ethereum$2,510Solana$105.01XRP$1.46Dogecoin$0.08932Shiba Inu(CRYPTO: SHIB)$0.05542Notable Statistics:Coinglass data shows 120,343 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $1.83 billion. SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $101.2 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Wednesday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $513.71 million.In the past 24 hours, top gainers include XRP, Hyperliquid and Pepe.Notable Developments:Coinbase Adds Elon Musk’s Alumni to Board Amid Canada ExpansionBitcoin Could Hit $90,000 By October Under One Condition, Analyst SaysDOGE Surges 10%, Attempts Reversal as Japanese Fund Exits Position at a LossBitcoin Rallied 25% in August but You May Not Want to Get Too ExcitedTrump’s Crypto Ally Fights to Save His Company After a 99% CrashSeptember Is Bitcoin’s Worst Month but This Time Might Be DifferentBitcoin Dips to $78,000 but $300,000 Remains the Big Target, Investor SaysBitcoin-Gold Correlation Hits 6-Year High: What Is Going On?Trader Notes:Crypto Patel highlighted Bitcoin’s reclaim of $81,000 puts $83,000 in focus. A strong higher-time frame close above that level could invalidate the bearish lower-high, lower-low structure.He remains cautious until then, with a break below $60,000 signaling renewed downside risk.Kevin sees Bitcointwo to three days away from potentially confirming a daily Golden Cross. He added that every such crossover following a bear trend lasting more than 300 days has historically confirmed a cycle bottom.Image: Shutterstock