# Bitcoin Briefly Falls Below $80,000 on Hot U.S. Inflation Data and Recovers to $82,500 Within Two Hours

September consumer prices rose 3.7% from a year earlier, and South Korea's Kospi fell 8% in the same period before Seoul's chipmakers rebounded.

- Published: 2026-10-16T05:52:42.472Z
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- Sources: [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-price-briefly-dips-below-80000), [CoinDesk (Asia rebound)](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/16/bitcoin-buyers-snap-up-a-brief-drop-below-usd80-000-as-asian-stocks-rebound), [CoinDesk (altcoins)](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/15/bitcoin-holds-above-usd80-000-as-an-asian-stock-rout-drags-altcoins-lower), [CoinDesk Daybook](https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/10/15/bitcoin-copper-stocks-yields-all-fall-gold-rises), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Bitcoin slipped below $80,000 after another hotter-than-expected United States inflation reading, Bitcoin Magazine reported. It then climbed back to $82,500 within two hours of the dip, according to CoinDesk. A French-language market post f…

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