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Coins•Oct 18, 2026

Bitcoin $100,000 Year-End Forecast Divides Analysts Amid Rising Inflation Concerns

Key Highlights Crypto asset manager Bitwise projects Bitcoin could reclaim the $100,000 mark before year-end, driven by institutional adoption and demand for hard assets. Market analysts remain divided over timing, debating whether persistent inflation and elevated interest rates will restrict breakouts through 2026. Near-term macroeconomic volatility, including potential Federal Reserve rate moves and the November ...

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Coins•Oct 17, 2026

Dogecoin Trading Volume Plunges 50% Over Weekend Amid Broader Crypto Selloff

Key Highlights: Dogecoin (DOGE) slipped to $0.079, marking four consecutive days of decline amid hotter-than-expected inflation metrics and macroeconomic uncertainty. Technical indicators reveal an oversold daily RSI of 34 alongside a daily TD Sequential buy signal, with key resistance mapped at $0.087 and $0.094. Whale accumulation is strengthening, with large holders acquiring roughly 600 million ...

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Coins•Oct 17, 2026

Banks Could Slow Stablecoin Growth by Raising Rates for Savers, BIS Paper Finds

Key Highlights Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan warned that as much as $6 trillion in traditional deposits could shift toward yield-generating stablecoins and related instruments. Research from the Federal Reserve and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) indicates that while stablecoin reserves may flow back into banks, the shift alters funding stability and raises ...

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Coins•Oct 16, 2026

Analyst Warns on Bitcoin: “It Shouldn’t Close Above This Level This Week, or There Could Be a Sharp Drop”

Key Highlights: Analyst Benjamin Cowen warns that a weekly Bitcoin close below $83,000 could undermine the asset’s bullish momentum, drawing parallels to historic false breakouts in 2015 and 2020. To sustain its upward trajectory, Bitcoin must protect its 50-day moving average and print a new local high above $87,000 before the end of October. Macroeconomic ...

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Coins•Oct 16, 2026

Altcoins Outpace Bitcoin as Celestia Jumps 16% While Warsh Stays Silent on Interest-Rate Plans

Key Highlights Bitcoin traded steadily around $82,100 after rebounding from an intraday low of $81,600, holding securely above Thursday’s brief sub-$80,000 dip. Altcoins led broader market gains, lifting the CoinMarketCap Altcoin Season Index from 50 to 60, led by double-digit surges in Celestia alongside strong performances from Injective and LayerZero. Crypto derivatives liquidations dropped to ...

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Coins•Oct 16, 2026

Bitcoin Sees Volatility Near $80,000: Latest Crypto Market Updates

Key Highlights: U.S. monthly producer prices saw their steepest increase since March 2022, compounding pressure alongside hot consumer inflation data. Bitcoin briefly dropped below $80,000 in response to the economic reports before recovering back toward $82,000. Technical indicators point to potential retest zones near $78,000, with key exponential moving averages sitting around $76,144 and $78,459. ...

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Coins•Oct 15, 2026

Bitcoin $100K Hopes Fade as $939 Million Crypto Wipeout Eyes $78,000 Level

Key Highlights U.S. producer prices jumped 1.3% in September, driving annual wholesale inflation to 6.3% and reinforcing concerns that cost pressures are broadening beyond energy. Financial markets showed unexpected divergences as benchmark 10-year Treasury yields dropped toward 5.06% amid a tech sell-off, while rate-hike expectations for the Federal Reserve’s late October meeting fell under 30%. ...

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Coins•Oct 15, 2026

Bitcoin (BTC) October Struggles Continue as Buying Pressure Cools

Key Highlights: Bitcoin plunged briefly toward $80,000 before staging a modest recovery to trade near $81,200, raising questions about whether bullish momentum is fading. Alphractal founder Joao Wedson warned that altcoins may face outsized volatility and selling pressure, noting that altcoin outperformance historically reverses every 60 days back into BTC and stablecoins. Trace Finance CEO ...

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Coins•Oct 15, 2026

Bitcoin and XRP Drop as US PPI Inflation Hits 6.3% With Focus on Kevin Warsh Speech

Key Highlights Bitcoin and XRP experienced extended sell-offs on Thursday following the release of hotter-than-anticipated U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) data. The wholesale inflation figures arrived immediately after an unexpectedly hot Consumer Price Index (CPI) print, heightening fears of sustained Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Market participants across both equities and digital assets are bracing ...

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Coins•Oct 15, 2026

Bitcoin Tests $81,000 as Rate Hike Fears Linger After Hot Inflation Data

Key Highlights: Consumer prices climbed 3.7% year-over-year through September, powered by a 0.6% monthly surge fueled by energy costs linked to the war with Iran. Market expectations for an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve have spiked across CME FedWatch and prediction markets like Polymarket and Myriad ahead of the October 28 policy decision. ...

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Coins•Oct 14, 2026

Bitcoin Plunges as Surging US Dollar and Doubling Rate Hike Odds Trigger Sell-Off

Key Highlights: Headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.6% month-over-month, propelled by a 9.1% surge in gasoline prices and an unexpected 0.3% uptick in core CPI. Bitcoin plunged to an intraday low of $81,588.88 on October 14 as macroeconomic data renewed fears of extended Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Treasury yields climbed alongside the U.S. ...

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Coins•Oct 14, 2026

As US Inflation Pressures Bitcoin, Analysts Weigh Fed’s Next Move After CPI Data

Key Highlights: Hotter-than-expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) data has sharply elevated market expectations for Federal Reserve monetary policy tightening. CME FedWatch pricing shows the odds of an October 25-basis-point rate hike surging to 49.3%, while the likelihood of rates holding steady dropped to 50.7%. Bank of America analysts, as reported by CNBC, now forecast that ...

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