Bitcoin Tops $81K Amid Fresh Capital Inflows, but Options Traders Remain Cautious

Bitcoin surged above $81,000 on Thursday as Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said he could support keeping interest rates unchanged this month if August inflation continues to cool.

This news helped spark a rally across major cryptocurrencies, with Ethereum and Solana gaining more than 5% and Zcash and Cardano climbing over 10%.

However, options traders are still not pricing a clean breakout as the derivatives market remains restrained despite Bitcoin's strong spot activity.