Crypto news update: Bitcoin price stablises near $80,000, but selling may continue. Check details here

Bitcoin price today: The world’s largest cryptocurrency opened in the green above $80,000, after tumbling to a five-month low at $77,000 levels the previous day due to United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

At time of writing, at 7.32 am on April 8, data on CoinMarketCap showed Bitcoin was up 2.09 per cent over the previous day, priced at $80,559.88 apiece. Its market capitalisation (market cap or mcap) is at $1.59 trillion and trading volume is at $88.59 billion.