Bitcoin Price Taps $81K After Midterms—But Analysts Warn a Trap Is Set

Bitcoin rebounded from an intraday low of $75,618 to surge past $81,000 for the first time since Oct. 29, climbing nearly 4% on the day to bring its market cap near $1.62 trillion. Volatile Surge Following Election Night Bitcoin experienced extreme volatility Wednesday, rebounding from a multi-week low to breach…
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