# Bitcoin Falls Back to About $82,800 After Briefly Breaking $84,000 as ETF Inflows Lag the Pace of Past Rallies

US spot bitcoin funds took in $1.08 billion over three days, below the roughly $235 million a day seen during past steep rallies. Separately, Tesla and SpaceX merger talks could put 30,221 BTC under one company.

- Published: 2026-10-22T05:48:52.369Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/22/bitcoin-etfs-attract-usd1-08-billion-in-3-days-but-it-may-not-be-enough-for-a-steep-rally), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/22/bitcoin-gives-back-its-run-at-usd85-000-as-tesla-and-meta-fail-to-calm-ai-nerves), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-price-nears-85000-spacex-earnings), [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/tesla-spacex-merger-talks-bitcoin/), [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/irish-drug-lords-lost-bitcoin-fortune-comes-back-to-life-as-41-million-moves-to-coinbase/), [Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/362295/irish-police-crack-first-of-12-bitcoin-wallets-in-418m-drug-seizure)

Bitcoin broke above $84,000 late Wednesday and then fell back toward the $82,500 level that analysts are watching, as US technology futures declined after earnings from Tesla and Meta. Early Thursday, Goku Crypto News listed bitcoin at $82,…

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