Bitcoin fell 3.2% on Thursday to as low as $80,840 on Bitstamp, then ranged below $82,000 as Wall Street opened Friday amid AI financing worries. CoreWeave slid 15.5% week to date to its lowest level since May 2025, after Bernstein cut its price target from $74 to $51. Crypto markets saw $336 million in liquidations over 24 hours, including $281 million of long positions, while U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $635 million in net outflows on Thursday, the largest single-day drawdown since late June. South Korea's KOSPI opened at 5,402 points, dipped to 5,305, and finished 0.3% higher. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said demand for capital far exceeds its availability.
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BTC/USDT
▼ Likely negativeBitcoin
Relevance: low
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Close on 10/22/2026 | 81,416.09 |
| Change that session | -3.18% |
QQQ
▼ Likely negativeInvesco QQQ Trust
Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | ETF |
| Close on 10/22/2026 | 704.59 |
| Change that session | -2.84% |
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