Bitcoin Week in Review: Hot CPI Tests $80,000 as Stocks and MSTR Slide
A hot September CPI print pushed Bitcoin briefly under $80,000 before a recovery to $82,081. ETF outflows, record weekly hashrate, and FOMC in eight days.
A hot September CPI print pushed Bitcoin briefly under $80,000 before a recovery to $82,081. ETF outflows, record weekly hashrate, and FOMC in eight days.
Bitcoin fell 2.93% on the week after an Iran-driven oil spike and a $1 billion liquidation wave. US CPI is due Wednesday; the FOMC meets October 27.
Bitcoin traded $82,776.25 to $87,149.58 as 30-year yields hit 2002 highs, ETF flows split by issuer, and fees held at 1 sat/vB.
Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $2.4 billion this week, erasing 2026's deficit, as BTC pulled back from $87,400 to the low $83,000s on a Treasury yield spike.
Bitcoin rose 8.53% to $84,456.65 and cleared its 50-week average, absorbing a Fed rate hike and a failed CLARITY Act vote on the way up from $75,021.31.
Bitcoin fell 1.86% to $77,835.36 as a hot inflation print drove 30-year yields to a 19-year high, while US spot ETFs shed $462.7 million into the Fed meeting.
Bitcoin rose 1.21% to $79,037.99 after peaking at $82,023.11, as a hot jobs report revived Fed hike bets and spot ETFs posted their strongest week of 2026.
Bitcoin fell 1.60% to $77,861.93 after failing above $81,000, while BlackRock's IBIT drew $729.4 million and the spot ETF inflow streak snapped.
Bitcoin rose 21.81% to $77,502.33 as Treasury buybacks and a $3 billion short squeeze drove the rally, with BlackRock's IBIT alone taking in $1.17 billion.
Bitcoin slipped 0.58% to $63,971.97 as nine of twelve US spot ETFs posted redemptions, network hashrate rose 14.30%, and the macro calendar emptied out.