Bitcoin Falls Below $81,000 as Inflation and AI Selloff Deepen

Bitcoin fell below $81,000, touching about $80,400 early Thursday before rebounding to $81,007.66 at 7:36 a.m. ET, still down 2.88% over 24 hours. The decline deepened as inflation concerns and an AI selloff weighed on risk assets, pushing the cryptocurrency to its lowest level in recent trading.