Bitcoin Slips to $81,000 Area After Earlier Move Above $83,000
Bitcoin declined to the $81,000 area after climbing above $83,000, while major cryptocurrencies were mostly lower. Santiment said large Bitcoin-holder balances reached a six-month high, describing the trend as a bullish setup if it continues.
Leading cryptocurrencies remained lukewarm on Monday as investors weighed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s latest remarks and the odds of a rate hike. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 10:16 p.m. EDT) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.70% $81,594.62 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) -0.70% $2,390.86 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) -0.40% $1.30 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) +0.40% $104.53 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) -0.20% $0.07918 Crypto Market Wobbles Bitcoin climbed above $83,000 before steadily declining to the $81,000 area. Ethereum meandered in the range between $2,374 and $2,443, while XRP and Dogecoin traded in the red.
Cryptocurrency-related stocks also fell, with Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR ) and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BMNR ) closing down 0.59% and 0.37%, respectively. More than $180 million in cryptocurrency positions were liquidated over the past 24 hours, including roughly $100 million in bullish long positions, according to Coinglass data.
Bitcoin’s open interest dipped 0.05% over the last 24 hours. Smart money sentiment, which refers to the collective outlook and capital allocation of institutional investors, turned "extremely bearish." "Greed" remained the dominant sentiment in the market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index. Top Gainers (24 Hours) Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 10:16 p.m. EDT) Worldcoin (WLD) +9.90% $0.5351 Venice Token (VVV) +7.80% $24.62 Arbitrum (ARB) +6.80% $0.20 Read Also: 'Of Course' Bitcoin Could Grow to $50 Trillion, Jordi Visser Says: But How?
The Stock Market Report The stock market had a mixed session on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 36.38 points, or 0.07%, to end the day at 51,966.03. The S&P 500, in contrast, rose 0.41% to close at 7,690.73, while the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite added 1.11% to end at 26,430.89. Fed Chair Warsh refused to preview next week’s decision on interest rates, saying recent hot inflation readings have left his view of the economy unchanged.
Market participants, meanwhile, price in an 82% chance of a rate hold, according to the CME FedWatch tool. ‘Strong Bullish Setup’ Blockchain analytics firm Santiment reported that the total Bitcoin held by addresses in the 10—10,000 BTC cohort has reached its highest point in six months. “That creates a strong bullish setup if the trend continues,” Santiment added. “This cohort has historically aligned closely with Bitcoin’s major price trends, making its behavior especially useful to watch.” 🚨 BREAKING: BTC Whale & Key Stakeholder Holdings Hit Highest Level Since April 🐋 Bitcoin’s key 10 to 10K BTC wallets have accumulated aggressively since September 19th.
They added roughly 88,987 BTC in one month and now collectively hold more than 13.69M BTC, their highest… pic.twitter.com/zuGozlQGMx — Santiment Intelligence (@SantimentData) October 19, 2026 Glassnode, another popular on-chain analytics firm, highlighted that short-term Bitcoin holders in profit recently sent the largest share of coins to exchanges in a year, creating selling pressure that weighed on price after BTC broke $85,000. Short-term profit-taking has weighed on bitcoin:native. Two weeks ago we flagged short-term holders in profit sending the largest share of exchange inflows in a year. This selling has weighed on price since.
The flow has now eased back to its average yearly level. pic.twitter.com/7XcEtrJnmo — glassnode (@glassnode) October 19, 2026 Read Also: 'Of Course' Bitcoin Could Grow to $50 Trillion, Jordi Visser Says: But How? Photo Courtesy: Phongphan via Shutterstock.com