Bitcoin slides to about $81,000 as oil above $110 revives rate-hike bets
Bitcoin Magazine reported that bitcoin fell nearly 4% over 24 hours on Thursday, trading as low as $81,331, after oil rose above $110 amid Middle East conflict, reviving expectations of Federal Reserve rate hikes. The outlet said the coin had approached $85,000 on Wednesday following SpaceX earnings and tech stock gains.
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core coin BTC · afterwards moved 3.4× its usual range against BTC
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Key facts
Attributed sources: Bitcoin Magazine
BTC after this site detected it
- 5 minutes+0.02%Gate · USDT
- 1 hour-0.49%Gate · USDT
- 24 hours—Window not complete
Claims and open questions
What sources claim
- Bitcoin Magazine reported bitcoin was down nearly 4% over a 24-hour period and traded as low as $81,331.
- Bitcoin Magazine reported the price slid after oil moved above $110, which it said raises the chances of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates.
- Bitcoin Magazine reported bitcoin had been closing in on $85,000 on Wednesday before erasing those gains.
Still unresolved
- What the final daily close and volume were for the session, which exchange data or settlement figures would confirm.
- Whether the Federal Reserve has made any new statement on rates since the oil rise; an official Fed release would confirm it.
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Source evidence
bitcoinmagazine.com
Published 22/10/2026, 16:04 · Received 22/10/2026, 16:06
Original source titles remain in their source language. Full articles are not republished.
Market reaction after detection
Returns start at the sample closest to site detection (within the same minute up to 10 minutes later), using the same data source and quote currency. Actual sample times are shown; missing observations remain blank.
| Window | Return | Actual sampled interval / source |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | +0.02% | 22/10/2026, 16:06 → 22/10/2026, 16:11 (UTC) Gate · USDT |
| 1 hour | -0.49% | 22/10/2026, 16:06 → 22/10/2026, 17:06 (UTC) Gate · USDT |
| 24 hours | — | Awaiting a complete valid window |
Historical market context
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Closed hourly candles from the 30 days before this event observation. Different venues are kept separate.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Hourly coverage | 100.0% (720/720) |
| Median absolute 1h return | 0.15% |
| 99th percentile of absolute 1h returns | 1.23% |
OKX · USDT · Context as of 22/10/2026, 16:06 · Last included candle closed 22/10/2026, 16:00
Hourly descriptive statistics, not minute-move probabilities. Backfilled history never moves the observation cutoff above.
Event timeline
Source publication, receipt and analysis times are separate. All times UTC.
Source published: Bitcoin Magazine
Source received: Bitcoin Magazine
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