Bitcoin holds above $84K as US stocks avoid Korea-led tech pullback

Bitcoin pushed back toward the $84,000 area at the start of US trading on Tuesday, holding on to much of its overnight gains even as risk assets struggled to follow through after renewed turmoil in South Korea’s tech complex. At the time of writing, BTC /USD was trading near $83,800, after approaching $84,000 again earlier in the session. The move came as US equities opened slightly lower and then stabilized, following Asia’s drop: South Korea’s KOSPI Composite Index finished down 5.4% after earlier weakness tied to semiconductor concerns and broader worries around AI-related spending.