BTC hits $81,500 as tokenization surge drives $BLSH +12%, $CFG +15%, $GLXY +3.6%!

Bitcoin climbed to $81,500 on Tuesday — up 2% in 24 hours and more than 35% from its early February lows — as spot BTC ETFs absorbed over $500 million in a single session, led by BlackRock and Fidelity products. ETH, XRP, and SOL also advanced, though each lagged bitcoin's pace.

The sharper moves came in tokenization plays. Bullish surged 12% after announcing a $4.2 billion acquisition of transfer agent Equiniti, a deal analyst Owen Lau of Clear Street called a strategic pivot from crypto exchange to capital markets infrastructure provider. Galaxy Digital gained 3.6% following its State Street-backed tokenized cash-management fund launch. Centrifuge's CFG token jumped 15% after Coinbase named the protocol a partner for bringing ETFs, credit, and structured products onto blockchain rails — and took an equity stake in the company.

The tokenized real-world asset market, including…