Bitcoin cracks $80k as the stalled rally rolls over

Bitcoin spent the last completed 12-hour candle drifting sideways near $81,200 after failing to hold its $82.2k high. In the final six hours, sellers took over, flushing price from about $81,200 down through $80k to a low near $78,618 on a 46k BTC volume surge. The tape now hovers near $79,500, having surrendered roughly the last day's gains in a single push.