Bitcoin rose 1.3% to nearly $82,000 as of Friday Asian morning hours after buyers bought a brief drop below $80,000. Bitcoin recovered to near $82,500 within two hours of Thursday's slide to about $79,800 and held above $81,000 through Asian trading. MSCI's Asia Pacific equities gauge climbed 1.3% as Asian chip stocks rebounded from Thursday's rout. Traders are watching whether Bitcoin can break above $84,000 and awaiting remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh after hotter-than-expected inflation data.