{"id":78353,"date":"2026-09-18T18:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-price-hits-81k-on-renewed-spot-demand-leverage-reset\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:10:10","slug":"bitcoin-price-hits-81k-on-renewed-spot-demand-leverage-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-price-hits-81k-on-renewed-spot-demand-leverage-reset\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Hits $81K on Renewed Spot Demand, Leverage Reset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Bitcoin hit $81,238 on Friday after CFTC regulatory draft rules reached the White House.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Sudden price surge triggered $238M in bitcoin short liquidations, crushing leveraged traders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Bitget\u2019s Lacie Zhang expects daily spot ETF inflows to sustain bitcoin above $80,000.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>CFTC Draft Rules Spark Rally Beyond $81,000<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price breezed past $81,000 Friday amid reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wallstengine\/status\/2100946778069823967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sent crypto market rules<\/a> to the White House for review. The cryptocurrency\u2019s sudden spike ends a volatile week in which it fell below $75,000 for the first time since August, after the U.S. Senate failed to pass the CLARITY Act.<\/p>\n<p>Before the surge, bitcoin appeared set to trade between $76,000 and $77,000, a range it had reclaimed Thursday. An hour before midnight, however, it began climbing, breaching $77,000 before tapering off at $78,350 around 5:10 a.m. Eastern time. The price briefly held above $78,000 until a sudden rally pushed it to $81,238, an intraday peak and its highest level since Sept. 4.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"max-height:500px;height:500px;border:none;overflow:hidden;border-radius:4px\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"bitcoin market data\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>At press time (12:41 p.m. EST), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/price\/bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin\u2019s price<\/a> had retreated to trade above $80,800, translating to more than a 5% gain in 24 hours. The jump also lifted its market capitalization to $1.62 trillion, up from $1.54 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>As expected, the price surge hit short sellers hardest. According to Coinglass data, approximately $238 million in leveraged short positions were liquidated over 24 hours, compared with just $6 million in long positions. Across the broader cryptocurrency market, short liquidations surpassed $470 million, while long liquidations totaled just over $57 million.<\/p>\n<p>While speculation about a potential Federal Reserve interest-rate hike initially weighed on bitcoin\u2019s early-week momentum, the cryptocurrency\u2019s trajectory was abruptly derailed Tuesday when the Senate failed to pass the landmark CLARITY Act. The legislative defeat dealt a swift blow to market confidence, triggering a sharp sell-off that eclipsed macro concerns. Consequently, by the time the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) formally announced its <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/finance\/after-years-of-holds-and-cuts-the-fed-just-raised-rates-again\/\">25-basis-point rate hike<\/a>, the bearish sentiment was already baked in, leaving bitcoin struggling to clear technical resistance above the $76,000 threshold.<\/p>\n<h2>Regulators Pivot to Executive Oversight<\/h2>\n<p>As crypto market observers <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/sec-and-cftc-take-the-wheel-after-clarity-vote-failure\/\">anticipated following the failed vote<\/a>, the CFTC quickly moved to reassure investors, signaling plans to assert its authority under existing statutory frameworks. The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to pursue a parallel administrative route\u2014a strategic pivot by the Trump administration to execute its regulatory roadmap through executive agency action rather than waiting on a stalled Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/market-updates\/bitcoin-faces-80000-ceiling-as-fed-and-clarity-risks-mount\/\">bitcoin\u2019s return above $80,000<\/a> has energized the crypto community and experts, some of whom see it as more than a bounce. Lacie Zhang, a research analyst at Bitget Wallet, said the move looks stronger than a typical sentiment bounce because of prior market conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBitcoin is benefiting from a broader risk-on move as oil and long-term Treasury yields ease, while roughly $154 million of daily U.S. spot ETF inflows and short covering helped push it through the psychologically important $80,000 level,\u201d Zhang said.<\/p>\n<p>The Bitget analyst also suggested that the move looks stronger because leverage had already been flushed out earlier in the month, leaving the market more responsive to renewed spot demand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/market-updates\/bitcoin-price-hits-81k-on-renewed-spot-demand-leverage-reset\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Bitcoin hit $81,238 on Friday after CFTC regulatory draft rules reached the White House. Sudden price surge triggered $238M in bitcoin short liquidations, crushing leveraged traders. Bitget\u2019s Lacie Zhang expects daily spot ETF inflows to sustain bitcoin above $80,000. 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