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Bitcoin falls below $81K, triggering $485M in liquidations
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A brief slide under $81,000 wiped out leveraged longs in an hour as Treasury yields, oil prices and government wallet transfers piled on the pressure.
Key facts
- Bitcoin slipped below $81,000 on October 8, 2026, and leveraged traders paid for it fast
- The intraday low landed somewhere between $80,350 and $80,500, depending on the data source
- Long positions accounted for approximately $930 million to $1.05 billion of that figure
- Before the drop, US government-controlled addresses transferred somewhere between 3,200 and 12,267 BTC
Summary
Bitcoin slipped below $81,000 on October 8, 2026, and leveraged traders paid for it fast. That also marks the first time Bitcoin has traded under $81,000 since mid-September. The intraday low landed somewhere between $80,350 and $80,500, depending on the data source. Long positions accounted for approximately $930 million to $1.05 billion of that figure.