Crypto market sheds $150B in a week as Bitcoin slides to $80,400, $1.09B liquidated
- —BTC slid to $80,400, down more than 3% on the week
- —Ethereum and XRP lost nearly 9%; DOGE, LINK and XLM fell double digits
- —Total crypto market cap shrank by $150 billion in a week
- —$1.09 billion in positions liquidated, 96% of them longs
Why it matters: Profit-taking, ETF outflows and macro headwinds are pressuring the market, with US CPI data on October 14 as the next key catalyst.
Source: BitcoinBázis