Bitcoin Stabilizes Around $82,500 Amid Ledger Wallet Theft Claims
Bitcoin traded near $82,500 on Friday after climbing back from $80,350, with 24-hour crypto liquidations surpassing $1 billion. Ledger confirmed reports of stolen funds and pointed to Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBillis, recommending affected users create a new signer with a fresh seed. Market selling remained limited, while Bitfinex Alpha projected a range of $81,300 to $86,500 before the U.S. CPI release on Oct. 14.
... No extra. Need maybe "EXPANDED:" and "CONTEXT:" labels. Good. Potential issue: "2 short paragraphs (under 120 words total)" We have two paragraphs. Good. "additional factual detail and background drawn ONLY from material above" We included all from material. "entirely original wording, never copying source phrasing." Need avoid phrases like "rolling 24-hour crypto liquidations" maybe source "rolling 24-hour crypto liquidations exceeded $1 billion." We used "rolling 24-hour crypto liquidations" exact phrase? That's a phrase. Could be considered copying. Need paraphrase. "liquidations over the prior 24 hours" better. "order books showed sell interest near $84,000" source "Exchange order-book data showed selling orders building around $84,000". We used order books, sell interest. Fine. "support around $82,500 dating to mid-September" source "The $82,500 area has provided support since mid-September". Paraphrased. "new signer with a fresh seed" source exact "new Ledger signer created