Bitcoin holds above $83,000 as miners fall on hotter inflation

AI-generated briefing · First published 2026-10-15 04:12:07 UTC

Bitcoin eased after briefly hitting $84,000 while miners fell up to 13% after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data.

Bitcoin briefly reached $84,000 before easing back above $83,000 as traders awaited U.S. inflation data, while the CoinDesk 80 fell 0.6%. [1] [2]

U.S. stocks suffered their sharpest selloff since July after September CPI rose 3.7%, exceeding expectations, with the S&P 500 down 1.1% and Nasdaq down 1.9%. [2]

Bitcoin miners that fell more than 12%

• TeraWulf fell 12.64% [2]
• Core Scientific fell 12.44% [2]
• Cipher Mining fell 12.35% [2]
• IREN fell 12.2% [2]

Sources

1. Bitcoin holds above $83,000 ahead of U.S. inflation data as altcoins lag

   CoinDesk · 2026-10-14 10:51:39 UTC · Summary only

2. Bitcoin miners plunge up to 13% in Wall Street’s worst selloff since July

   Cointelegraph · 2026-10-15 03:29:22 UTC · Full text

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