Bitcoin Surges Past $81,000, Dragging Crypto Stocks Higher

Bitcoin hit $81,282 on Thursday — up nearly 3% in 24 hours and over 23% in the past month — fueled by U.S. Treasury debt buyback announcements and positive regulatory momentum. Crypto-related stocks rallied even harder: Strategy (MSTR) jumped 13%, Coinbase (COIN) rose 11%, and miners HIVE Digital, MARA, and CleanSpark all gained 9–13%.

Why it matters: Investors poured over $2.8 billion into bitcoin ETFs — the most since October — as Trump pushed for the crypto Clarity Act and the Treasury's debt repurchases weakened the dollar.