{"id":152934,"date":"2026-10-22T09:32:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=152934"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:32:55","slug":"bitcoin-plunges-over-3k-after-85k-rejection-altcoins-get-hit-harder-market-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=152934","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Plunges Over $3K After $85K Rejection, Altcoins Get Hit Harder: Market Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>It was less than 24 hours ago that BTC was riding high, and the bulls had turned their focus to the next major milestone ahead of $90,000. Now, though, the attention is back on the $80,000 level and whether it will help prevent another massive leg down.<\/p>\n<p>The altcoins are deep in the red as well, far below yesterday\u2019s peak. XMR is the only exception here, while NEAR, UNI, TAO, WLD, BTW, and AAVE have marked substantial losses.<\/p>\n<h2>BTC Rejected at $85K Again<\/h2>\n<p>The primary cryptocurrency dipped below $80,000 precisely a week after inflation fears <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-dumps-to-monthly-lows-on-hot-inflation-data-and-warsh-comments-weekly-crypto-recap\/\">materialized<\/a> following the release of the US CPI and PPI reports. However, it reacted well to this nosedive and rebounded by nearly $3,000 in an instant. More volatility ensued over the weekend, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-eth-ai-stock-perpetuals-suddenly-dump-as-black-monday-fears-surge\/\">flash crash on Saturday evening<\/a>, and a fresh decline to under $81,000 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The bulls went on the offensive on Monday, pushing BTC to $83,000. It was stopped there again and dropped by $2,000. A sudden price uptick drove it north by the same amount, and BTC <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/zec-skyrockets-by-13-in-24-hours-btc-price-reclaims-83k-market-watch\/\">topped<\/a> $83,000 on Tuesday evening. The actual gains came on Wednesday when the cryptocurrency climbed to a two-week peak of just under $85,000.<\/p>\n<p>As the landscape appeared to have improved significantly, came the aforementioned rejection. BTC tanked to $83,000 within a few hours, and has dived further to under $82,000 as of press time.<\/p>\n<p>Its market cap has plummeted to $1.640 trillion on CMC, while its dominance over the alts remains at 60%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1451823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1451823\" style=\"width: 1835px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1451823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22.png\" alt=\"BTCUSD October 22. Source: TradingView\" width=\"1835\" height=\"917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22.png 1835w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-90x45.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-1600x800.png 1600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-1400x700.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-1200x600.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-1000x500.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-900x450.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-800x400.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-700x350.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-500x250.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-400x200.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-200x100.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BTCUSD-October-22-100x50.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1451823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BTCUSD October 22. Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Alts Dive, XMR Doesn\u2019t<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum jumped past $2,500 yesterday, but the violent rejection has driven it south by $100. BNB is down to $730, while XRP was stopped at $1.40 again and now sits at $1.33. SOL, HYPE, ZEC, DOGE, LINK, and RAIN have all dropped by 3%-5%.<\/p>\n<p>BTW\u2019s volatility has gone mad again, as a 25% plunge has pushed it to $1.61. UNI, TAO, NEAR, AAVE, and WLD have dropped hard as well. In contrast, XMR has soared by almost 11% and now sits at $650.<\/p>\n<p>The total crypto market cap has shed over $60 billion since yesterday\u2019s peak, and it\u2019s down to $2.740 trillion on CMC.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1451827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1451827\" style=\"width: 1880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1451827 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650.png\" alt=\"Cryptocurrency Market Overview October 22. Source: QuantifyCrypto\" width=\"1880\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650.png 1880w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-1024x449.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-1536x674.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-90x39.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-150x66.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-1600x702.png 1600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-1400x614.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-1200x527.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-1000x439.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-900x395.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-800x351.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-700x307.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-600x263.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-500x219.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-400x176.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-200x88.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-22-121650-100x44.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1880px) 100vw, 1880px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1451827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cryptocurrency Market Overview October 22. Source: QuantifyCrypto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-plunges-over-3k-after-85k-rejection-altcoins-get-hit-harder-market-watch\/\">Bitcoin Plunges Over $3K After $85K Rejection, Altcoins Get Hit Harder: Market Watch<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was less than 24 hours ago that BTC was riding high, and the bulls had turned their focus to the next major milestone ahead of $90,000. Now, though, the attention is back on the $80,000 level and whether it will help prevent another massive leg down. The altcoins are deep in the red as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-152934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=152934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152934\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=152934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=152934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=152934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}