{"id":53608,"date":"2025-10-18T19:46:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T19:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=53608"},"modified":"2025-10-18T19:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T19:46:46","slug":"crypto-news-today-october-18-gold-dumped-as-bitcoin-price-reverses-is-wealth-rotating-to-btc-usd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=53608","title":{"rendered":"Crypto News Today, October\u202f18: Gold Dumped as Bitcoin Price Reverses | Is Wealth Rotating to BTC USD?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Although not many news outlets are reporting it today, we\u2019re seeing a curious twist as gold prices are falling, down more than 2% from roughly $4,390\/oz to as low as under $4,200. At the same time, the Bitcoin price (BTC USD) is holding steady just under $107,000, with a 1.6% daily gain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trading volumes for BTC\u202fUSD spiked near\u202f$78\u202fbillion in the last day, a slight hint that money is rotating out of traditional assets and into crypto.<\/span><\/p>\n

The idea of a wealth rotation to BTC\u202fUSD is gaining traction. Bitcoin\u2019s market cap sits around $2.13\u202ftrillion, showing the resilience of the top coin even as gold pulls back.<\/span><\/p>\n

On\u2011chain and ecosystem data back this narrative as the stablecoin market cap is up. A monthly increase of 5.7% to $307\u202fbillion, per DefiLlama, with DeFi total value locked (TVL) stands near $149\u202fbillion, with DEX volume up 3.8% week\u2011over\u2011week.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(source \u2013 Stablecoins MarketCap, Defillama<\/strong><\/a>) <\/span><\/p>\n

Technically, BTC\u202fUSD looks encouraging. On the daily chart, MACD has shown a bullish crossover. Circulating supply is getting tightened on every halving, which feeds the scarcity narrative, one of <\/p>\n