Bitcoin briefly exceeded $82,000 after rebounding from about $76,900, but repeated spot selling near $81,000 capped the advance despite improving U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF flows and reduced futures leverage. QCP Capital said Bitcoin traded roughly between $76,700 and $81,500 and that two attempts to break the $81,000-$86,000 area were rejected. ETF inflows reached approximately $732.9 million on September 3, including about $451.6 million for BlackRock’s IBIT, while futures open interest approached a five-month low, crypto-collateralized positions represented about 11% of total open interest and annualized funding rates remained below 10%. Bitcoin’s move also coincided with a stronger yen, lower Treasury yields and reduced expectations for a September Federal Reserve rate increase. Markets are watching the U.S. August jobs report, the September 15-16 FOMC meeting and the September 15 Senate vote on the Clarity Act, while the U.S. Treasury’s September 9 long-duration bond buyback could provide a further test for yields and liquidity.