Bitcoin Faces an $80,000 Test as the Fed and Big Tech Earnings Collide

By Isaac • October 26, 2026 11:11 am •

Bitcoin enters the final week of October with $80,000 looking less like a comfortable floor and more like an active battleground.

The price briefly fell to $79,145 over the weekend as roughly $150 million in long positions were liquidated in two hours. A Cointelegraph market review found bids concentrated near $79,300 and sell orders stacked around $81,000, leaving Bitcoin boxed into a narrow range just as several major catalysts arrive.

This week brings a Federal Reserve decision, fresh inflation and growth data, and earnings from some of the largest technology companies in the world. Any one of those events could move risk assets.

Together, they create a serious test for Bitcoin’s ability to defend a round-number