3 Warning Signs for Bitcoin After 5% Surge to $81K

On Wednesday, bitcoin reached a weekly peak of $81,000, recovering from a multi-week low of $75,600 hit 12 hours earlier. Trump Media Group, the entity behind Truth Social, transferred 4,259 BTC worth more than $340 million to Crypto.com, likely intending to sell, after earlier disposals; it had spent $1.37 billion to buy 11,542 BTC at $118,500. Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings moved over $130 million in BTC to platforms including Galaxy Digital and Copper, after sending batches of 1,000 BTC to BitGo a week earlier. Reports also emerged that the US administration and military were preparing for a possible resumption of major combat operations in Iran.