Crypto market rebounds; Layer 2 leads with a 3% jump as Bitcoin touches $80,000
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Broad crypto risk appetite improved as Bitcoin rose 3.22% to an intraday $80,000 and Ethereum reclaimed $2,500, with Layer 2 leading sector gains (+3.02%). The move is framed as driven by macro liquidity expectations (potential Treasury General Account deployment into bonds) alongside heightened U.S. sanctions on Iran, which can alter risk and commodity-linked flows. Breadth was positive across L1, CeFi, and PayFi, while DeFi lagged slightly.
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● High
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BTC/USDT+2.06%
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▲ Bullish
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Odaily Planet Daily reports that on Aug. 25, SoSoValue data showed the crypto market turning higher on a mix of catalysts, including Bessen's potential plan to deploy nearly $1 trillion from the TGA to buy bonds and the U.S. expanding economic sanctions on Iran. Layer 2 posted the strongest move, up 3.02% over the past 24 hours. Polygon (POL) surged 8.50%, Stacks (STX) rose 4.76%, and Mantle (MNT) gained 2.82%.
Bitcoin (BTC) advanced 3.22% and briefly hit $80,000 intraday. Ethereum (ETH) added 2.38% and pushed back above $2,500 during the session. By sector indices, MAG7.ssi rose 2.68%, while DEFI.ssi slipped 0.67% and MEME.ssi fell 0.43%.
Elsewhere, Layer1 climbed 2.21%, led by Solana (SOL) up 6.14%. CeFi increased 2.08%, with OKB (OKB) up 6.49%. PayFi gained 1.97%, paced by Telcoin (TEL) up 7.81%. The Meme sector edged up 0.44%, with dogwifhat (WIF) rising 5.80%. DeFi declined 0.27% overall, though Ondo Finance (ONDO) outperformed with a 5.80% gain.
Indices tracking historical sector performance also moved higher, with ssiNFT, ssiLayer2 and ssiMAG7 up 3.54%, 3.19% and 3.07%, respectively.