The 9.7% Illusion: What Bitcoin's Options Market Really Said When It Broke $80,000
Data shows a number that dies the moment you audit it. When Bitcoin broke bel...
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2026-10-16
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| Coin | Price | 24h |
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BTC
Bitcoin
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$81,563.4 | +0.19% |
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ETH
Ethereum
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$2,418.77 | +0.07% |
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SOL
Solana
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$103.95 | +0.07% |
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BNB
BNB Chain
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$716 | -0.93% |
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XRP
XRP Ledger
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$1.3 | -0.26% |
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DOGE
Dogecoin
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$0.0798 | -0.40% |
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ADA
Cardano
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$0.2221 | -0.85% |
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AVAX
Avalanche
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$9.87 | -1.40% |
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DOT
Polkadot
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$1.12 | -2.69% |
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LINK
Chainlink
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$12.03 | -2.42% |
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BCH Halving
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Solana Firedancer
Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
28
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Arbitrum Token Unlock
92 million ARB released
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Ethereum Pectra Upgrade
Raises validator limit and account abstraction
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Optimism Unlock
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
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Bitcoin Halving
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
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Celestia Mainnet Upgrade
Improves data availability sampling efficiency
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Dogecoin
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Cardano
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