Bitcoin rally cools to $82,568 as macro pressure returns
Bitcoin fell as much as 2.3% to $82,568 on Sept 28 as macro uncertainty weighed on risk assets.
How we got here
- U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $433 million in net inflows, led by Fidelity’s FBTC. Gate
- Bitcoin finished the week at $81,159, topping its 50-week moving average for the first time in 45 weeks. Yahoo Finance
- Bitcoin climbed to $86,734, touching its highest mark since late January. Forbes
- Weekly U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF inflows reached $2.4 billion, while about $15 billion in Bitcoin options faced expiration. Theblock, Bloomberg
- Bitcoin dropped as much as 2.3% to $82,568 amid fresh macroeconomic uncertainty. Bloomberg
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