Bitcoin slipped nearly 2% ahead of Strategy’s third-quarter results, and the largest corporate holder’s coins are now worth only about 6% more than it paid for them.
This story was originally published by CoinDesk.
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 29, 2026
The July 9–Oct. 26 comparison shows sharp divergence, while margin pressure and cross-market selling remain the relevant contagion tests.
A new report argues that putting institutional Bitcoin holdings to work through lending, collateral and financing could create demand beyond its store-of-value role.
Bitcoin fell 1.4% since midnight UTC to around $80,100 as disappointing reports from Samsung and Alphabet weighed on tech stocks. The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge is due later today.
The Fed held rates at 3.75% to 4% in a 10-2 vote, and two members favored a hike. Traders see a 78.4% chance of a quarter-point hike at the December 8-9 meeting. Two whales moved $200 million in BTC…
BTC price analysis from Glassnode drew attention to $85,000 as the lower boundary of a cost-basis zone for long-term holders.
