Bitcoin and Ethereum prices fell as investors anticipate crucial U.S. inflation data and European Central Bank rate decisions. Bitcoin dropped 1.75% to $79,599 and Ethereum fell 2.45% to $2,455 amid expectations of a possible Federal Reserve rate hike and a likely ECB increase. Despite short-term selling pressure, institutional demand remains strong with significant ETF inflows. Market watchers now focus on upcoming U.S. CPI data and ECB decisions, which could further impact crypto prices.
Bitcoin increased by 0.57% to $81,983 while the overall cryptocurrency market capitalization declined by 3.47% to $2.74 trillion. Major cryptocurrencies showed mixed performance: Ether fell 0.40%, Dogecoin dropped 0.31%, XRP slightly gained 0.05%, BN...
Bitcoin attracted the largest crypto inflows at $100.42 million, dominating the market inflows as of October 18. In contrast, Ether and Zcash experienced significant outflows of $8.92 million and $8.39 million respectively. Some funds moved into stab...
Bitcoin has been trading at a discount in the U.S. for five consecutive days, indicating weak buying interest. The Coinbase premium remained negative, showing prices on Coinbase are cheaper than overseas markets. Institutional trading volume on Coinb...
Bitcoin's price rose modestly by 0.64% to $82,007 on October 18, 2026, despite a sharp 39% drop in trading volume, indicating weaker market participation. Investor sentiment remained neutral but showed signs of cooling, with the Fear and Greed Index ...
Recent data on cryptocurrency futures show Bitcoin's share of long accounts in USD-margin futures fell by 1.44 percentage points, marking the largest decline among major assets. Ethereum and Solana also saw decreases in USD-margin long positions, whi...
