Bitcoin slides to $81,850 as US tech weakness and rising oil weigh on risk assets
- —BTC down 2.15% to $81,850 on Binance, 1.56% lower on Upbit
- —ETH -3.28% to $2,450.72, XRP -4.61% to $1.34
- —24-hour liquidations hit $485 million, $106.59 million in BTC, 86.3% longs
- —Nasdaq 100 -0.7%, chip index -2.7%, Brent +1.8%
Why it matters: Traders await US CPI on Oct. 14, with tech weakness and costly oil raising the risk of Fed tightening and further crypto pressure.
Source: Blockmedia
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