Bitcoin
Affairs
 
No. 141  ·  15 Oct 2026
 
MARKET SNAPSHOT
BTC / USD
$80,393
  24H CHANGE
-2.4%
 
ALL-TIME HIGH
$124,749
  FROM ATH
-35.6%
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NEWS
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Asian equity rout sends bitcoin below $81,000 as liquidations approach $1 billion
Bitcoin slipped below $81,000 during Asian trading as South Korea's Kospi dropped 8% and Japan's Nikkei lost more than 5%, reinforcing the latest cross-asset risk-off move. Crypto liquidations reached roughly $951 million over 24 hours, showing how quickly leverage was forced out as broader market stress spread into digital assets.
Macro  Rates
US spot bitcoin ETFs reverse sharply with $261 million net outflow
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded a net $261.4 million outflow on Oct. 14, reversing the prior session's $175.7 million inflow. BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's FBTC led the withdrawals, a sign that institutional demand softened again as macro conditions tightened.
ETF  Macro
White House crypto policy loses key architect as Clarity Act remains stalled
Patrick Witt, the White House's top crypto adviser, has left his post after helping steer the administration's push for the Clarity Act. His exit removes a key internal advocate just as the Senate version of the bill remains stuck over stablecoin and ethics disputes.
Regulation
Binance exits bitcoin mining pool as shrinking hashrate raises concentration concerns
Binance will shut its bitcoin mining pool and related services on Nov. 10 after its hashrate dropped about 65% from December levels to roughly 9.2 EH/s. The exit sends miners elsewhere and could further concentrate block production among the biggest pools.
Mining  On-chain
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Rodney
@cryptojourneyrs
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US PPI just came in HOT 🔥

6.3% vs 5.3% expected.

This is the second inflation bomb in two days after yesterday’s CPI.

🚨What it means for crypto:
Higher inflation = higher rates stay on the table • Higher rates = less liquidity for risk assets.

Bitcoin was already sitting near $80-81k and getting sold. This just gives the market another reason to stay defensive.

🚨For the trenches it’s even worse. When money gets tighter, the first thing that dies is speculative capital. No one wants to hold through 90% dumps when the macro bid is this weak.
 
 
 
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Watcher.Guru
@WatcherGuru
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Odds of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by 25 basis points this month surge following today's higher-than-expected CPI inflation report. https://t.co/UvPaB9rB16
 
 
 
 
 
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Zynx
@ZynxBTC
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Bitcoin is falling short term because inflation came in hot.

Bitcoin will rise long term because inflation came in hot.

Important to understand.
 
 
 
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Mister Crypto
@misterrcrypto
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🇺🇸 TODAY: U.S. TREASURY TO BUY BACK UP TO $6 BILLION IN DEBT!

The operation starts at 1:40 PM ET and ends at 2:00 PM ET.

The Treasury will repurchase longer-term U.S. government bonds.

Potentially positive for market liquidity and Bitcoin. https://t.co/TFAwR2S2PC
 
 
 
 
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bitview
@_bitview_
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Bitview Signal indicates that Bitcoin has now entered an Early Bull phase after going through a bear market lasting nearly a year.

It is a metric built on an aggregate of indicators and signals, which are then mapped to fairly precise market phases, so you can see at a glance what is happening in the market.

Today, the smart DCA signal is still largely active, even though the best opportunities seem to have passed.
 
 
 
 
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Round Table Network
@0xRoundTable
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BREAKING: 🇦🇺 Australia considers banning crypto exchanges from trading against their own users starting April 2027. https://t.co/yeCE99h9Vj
 
 
 
 
 
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