Bitcoin recovered to about $78,100 as markets anticipate interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan this week. Traders expect an 87% chance of a 0.25% rate hike by the Fed on Wednesday, with the BOE likely to hold rates steady and the BOJ possibly raising rates to 1.25%. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate plans a procedural vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on Tuesday, which could impact crypto regulation. These events are causing cautious optimism and volatility in crypto markets ahead of major policy announcements.
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...
