Bitcoin consolidated near the $80,000 mark on Friday after hitting an intraday high of $81,280 as buying momentum stays strong. The cryptocurrency was trading at the $79,612 mark.
In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin was up 1.1%, and Ethereum was down 0.2% to trade at the $2,485 mark. Among the major altcoins, BNB, XRP, Solana, Tron, Hyperliquid, Dogecoin, and Cardano rallied up to 5.7%.