# Bitcoin trades near $82,000 before the October 28 Federal Reserve decision as hot inflation keeps rate hikes in play

Capital Economics expects gold to fall for the rest of the year as the Fed keeps hiking, and all ten of the largest layer-2 networks tracked by L2Beat lost value secured over the past week.

- Published: 2026-10-18T05:40:05.953Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-10-18/bitcoin-trades-near-82-000-before-the-october-28-federal-res
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: macro
- Sources: [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/bitcoin-price-outlook-for-november-can-btc-recover-after-the-fed-decision/), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-under-pressure-says-coinshares), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [crypto.news (Cardano)](https://crypto.news/cardano-price-falls-11-percent-analyst-breakout/), [Pluang](https://pluang.com/en/news-feed/mengapa-harga-starknet-strk-turun-hari-ini)

Bitcoin entered the final weeks of October near $82,000 after briefly falling below $80,000, crypto.news reported. The outlet names three tests for the recovery: the Federal Reserve decision on October 28, uneven demand for US spot bitcoin…

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