By Isaac • November 11, 2026 7:22 am •
Bitcoin took a hotter-than-expected inflation report without the immediate price break many traders had braced for. That relative calm is encouraging, but it does not erase the market’s more immediate problem: demand through U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs has been weakening.
CoinDesk reported that Bitcoin barely moved after the October consumer-price data came in above forecasts. Headline CPI rose 0.4% from the prior month against a 0.3% consensus estimate.
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Core CPI increased 0.3% versus the 0.2% expected. The response was muted compared with the sharp moves that often follow a meaningful inflation surprise, leaving Bitcoin near the same broad range instead of producing the immediate breakdown that a tighter-rate outlook could have triggered.
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