Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency enabling peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions without intermediaries like banks or governments. The flagship asset surged nearly 4% in the last 24 hours to $80,515, pushing its market cap above $1.6 trillion with $37 billion in daily volume. Momentum appears driven by renewed institutional inflows into spot ETFs, easing macro liquidity conditions, and growing narrative around Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset among sovereign wealth funds. On-chain metrics show accumulating wallet addresses and declining exchange reserves