Bitcoin hovers near $80,000 as AI stock jitters spill into crypto

Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $772.4 million in two days as a tech sell-off and a looming Fed meeting pushed traders toward the exits Bitcoin slipped below $80,000 on October 26, 2026, falling as much as 1.4% to an intraday low around $79,300 before clawing back to roughly $80,000-$80,300. The trigger did not come from inside crypto. It came from Wall Street’s growing unease with artificial intelligence stocks, and Bitcoin got caught in the crossfire. A broad risk-off mood swept global markets, led by a sell-off in AI-related equities.