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Bitcoin Slides Toward $81,000 as Hot CPI Sparks $944 Million Crypto Wipeout
Bitcoin fell to $81,150 after September inflation came in above forecasts, driving $944 million in crypto liquidations and pushing Fed rate-hike bets to 54%.
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S&P 500 Slips From Record as Nine Hormuz Attacks Keep Brent Above $105
Nine Strait of Hormuz attacks in October pushed Brent crude to $105.21 a barrel on October 8, pulling the S&P 500 back from its record close of 7,818 and sending Bitcoin down 2.7% to $82,347.
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Bitcoin Falls Below $84,000 as Iran Tanker Attacks Push Oil Above $101
A surge in Iranian attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz drove Brent crude above $101 a barrel, triggering $547 million in crypto liquidations and dragging Bitcoin to a two-week low near $83,000.
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Bitget Loses $387 Million in Year’s Largest Crypto Hack, North Korea Suspected
Crypto exchange Bitget confirmed losses of $387.5 million after a September 24 breach of its hot wallets, with CEO Gracy Chen citing patterns consistent with North Korean hacking operations.
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Bitcoin Holds Above $85,000 as ETF Inflows Absorb Fed Hike and Regulatory Headwinds
Bitcoin sustained a 14% weekly gain and held above $85,000 by September 22 after spot ETFs recorded $999 million in single-day inflows despite a Federal Reserve rate hike and the Senate’s rejection of the CLARITY Act.
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Senate Republicans Unveil Revised CLARITY Act Ahead of September 15 Cloture Vote
Senator Cynthia Lummis released a 630-page revised CLARITY Act on September 10 incorporating 114 Democratic amendments, with a September 15 cloture vote requiring seven Democratic crossovers still in doubt over unresolved ethics provisions.
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Bitcoin ETFs Post Best Month of 2026 as a Golden Cross Looms
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $3.52 billion in net inflows during August — their strongest monthly figure since October 2025 — while a bullish technical signal is expected to trigger around September 11.
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Bitcoin Climbs 5.6% to $80,841 as Waller Rate-Hold Signal Sparks $440 Million Short Liquidation
Bitcoin jumped 5.6% to $80,841 on September 4 after Fed Governor Waller hinted at a possible September rate hold, triggering more than $440 million in short liquidations and lifting crypto equities sharply.
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Bitcoin Tops $80,000 as Treasury Buybacks Trigger $4 Billion Short Squeeze
Bitcoin surged past $80,700 this week as the US Treasury’s doubling of its long-bond buyback programme reignited risk appetite and triggered more than $4 billion in short liquidations, while spot ETFs recorded their strongest six-session inflow of 2026.