Bitcoin BTC topped $81,000 in Asian hours, rising 6.7% on the week and riding a surge in risk-on-demand conditions. Other crypto majors also saw a surge, with Solana rising 3% to $87.35 and Dogecoin extending its weekly gain to 14.5%. Strategy, the world's largest corporate bitcoin holder, may sell a portion of its holdings to fund dividend payments. The news led to Asian equities reaching an all-time high, with the MSCI Asia Pacific index advancing 1.8%. South Korea's Kospi jumped more than 6% and Samsung Electronics surged 15% to reach a $1 trillion valuation.