Morning Edition · Friday, October 23, 2026Published at 1:49 AM EDT · New York

Bitcoin Falls Toward $81,000 as Higher Oil Revives Rate-Hike Bets, and a Study Finds Spot ETFs Sold During Seven of Eight Crashes

Andreessen Horowitz is broadening its $2.2 billion crypto fund into AI and frontier technology, according to The Information, which adds to signs that capital is rotating out of crypto venture investing.

Bitcoin fell toward $81,000 on Thursday after oil above $110 revived bets that central banks will raise interest rates, Bitcoin Magazine reported. Gold and silver also fell sharply during the session, Watcher Guru reported. In Asian trading…