## Bitcoin rises above $81,000, while NEAR jumps 23% on Zcash swap traffic ## Bitcoin extended a slow climb through the Asian session while regional equities and U.S. stock futures rose on progress in trade talks between Washington and Beijing. - Bitcoin traded just above $81,000 after the Securities and Exchange Commission cleared a path for onchain trading of tokenized U.S. stocks, helping spur a short squeeze. - NEAR surged about 23% as its cross-chain swap service attracted heavy ZEC trading, including a sixfold increase in daily ZEC volume routed through the platform. - Asian stocks and…