Bitcoin held near $82,100 and was little changed, while altcoins edged ahead: Celestia (TIA) jumped 16% to about $0.68, Injective rose 7.7% to about $9.19 and LayerZero gained 7.3%. Ether added 0.5% to near $2,450. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh gave no signal on the central bank's plans for its meeting later this month, and the odds of an October rate increase fell to about 15% from roughly 30%, according to CME FedWatch. Crypto futures volume dropped 20% to $200 billion over 24 hours, while open interest rose 2% to $142.21 billion and liquidations fell to $311 million from nearly $1 billion the day before. Derivatives data suggest the rally has little support from new long positions, as traders mostly closed shorts.
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| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $615.7M |
| Close on 10/15/2026 | 0.59070 |
| Change that session | +6.88% |
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