Bitcoin Price Faces CPI Reckoning as Analysts Eye $81,300 Support
Bitcoins price is hovering near $82,400 on Monday afternoon as Wall Street delivers a mixed performance across major indexes. Investors remain decidedly cautious ahead of pivotal U.S. inflation data scheduled for release later this week, including the consumer price index (CPI) and producer price index (PPI). Key TakeawaysBitcoin slipped 1.5% to $82,400 Monday as crypto liquidations reached $304.24 million across 89,032 traders.Wall Street traded mixed, with the Dow gaining 0.4% while the Nasdaq fell 0.3% amid rising yields.Investors await CPI and PPI reports on Oct. 14 and 15, which could influence the Feds next rate decision. Bitcoin Slips 1.5% as Crypto Liquidations Top $304 Million On Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, shortly after 2 p.m. Eastern time, bitcoin is trading 1.5% lower against the U.S. dollar. Bitcoins price has surrendered 3.5% over the past seven days, although it remains 6.7% higher than its Sept. 12 valuation. The broader crypto economy, currently valued at $2.79 trillion, has shed 1.82% over the past 24 hours. Coinglass metrics show that the days digital asset price movements have wiped out 89,032 traders with $304.24 million in long and short crypto trades liquidated. Around $42.02 million of the liquidations were BTC longs and $21.19 million BTC shorts. According to Bitfinex analysts,









