Bitcoin Sinks Toward $80,000 After Hot CPI. Will Whales Keep What They Added?
Bitcoin moved lower after a hotter U.S. inflation reading, with one report putting it at $80,979 after a 3.3% drop in 24 hours and another showing it briefly near $80,500 during Asian trading before recovering toward $81,200. One piece also said the fall pushed Bitcoin below the average level US spot ETFs paid for their coins, while the other tied the broader decline to a selloff that began after September consumer price data came in at 0.6% month over month and 3.7% year over year.
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What Inflation (US CPI) has done before
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 336.298 (+2.17) rise | Sep 2026 |
| 3 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 334.131 (+1.32) rise | Aug 2026 |
| 4 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 332.813 (+0.25) rise | Jul 2026 |
| 5 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 332.568 (-1.41) fall | Jun 2026 |
| 6 months ago | Inflation (US CPI): 333.979 (+1.57) rise | May 2026 |
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