The crypto market is extending its powerful August recovery on August 25, with Bitcoin (BTC) breaking above the $80,000 level for the first time since May.

The move comes after Bitcoin spent much of the weekend consolidating between $77,000 and $80,000 following last week’s historic short squeeze. Bulls have now pushed BTC through that resistance, while Ethereum (ETH) continues trading above $2,500 and Solana (SOL) emerges as one of the strongest major altcoins.

The broader rally is being supported by a combination of a weaker U.S. dollar, renewed ETF demand, improving liquidity expectations and growing optimism around U.S. crypto regulation. Bitcoin has now gained sharply over the past week, while Ethereum and Solana have also recorded…