Bitcoin Holds Above $82,500 as US Tech Earnings Season Starts
Bitcoin traded near $82,773, tracking US equity indices. Bitcoin ETFs drew $526.7 million in net inflows on Monday, the largest in nearly a month.
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what happened
Bitcoin stayed above $82,500 on Wednesday, moving in line with major US equity indices as companies began releasing third-quarter results. According to Dow Jones Newswires, the cryptocurrency was broadly flat at $82,773 after recovering from lows near $81,000 on Tuesday. The rebound followed an unverified report that mediators had put a new proposal to the US and Iran, which lifted risk assets, including crypto.
Julian Pineda, market analyst at StoneX, said the 10-day correlation with the Dow is close to turning positive and with the S&P 500 is already slightly positive, though the link remains weak. He suggested Bitcoin may be following stocks because there is little major economic data this week. Bitcoin ETFs took in net inflows of $526.7 million on Monday, according to CoinGlass data, the largest inflow in nearly a month.
why it matters
For markets, this suggests crypto is moving back in step with tech and AI stocks after a stretch of divergence. The ETF inflows point to renewed institutional interest, while headlines on US-Iran talks are shaping appetite for risk across assets.
market impact
Crypto: rising correlation with equities means Bitcoin's direction is increasingly tied to stock market sentiment.
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- Bitcoin Above $82,500 as U.S. Tech Earnings Begin — Dow Jones Newswires, 21 October 2026 at 05:54 UTC
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