BTC Defends $80K While Inflation And AI Stock Sell-Off Rattle Crypto Markets

Bitcoin had a bumpy stretch. After reaching roughly $83,800 on October 13, the flagship asset slid to a weekly trough near $80,100 two days later, as traders reacted to a hotter-than-forecast inflation reading and a sharp pullback in AI-linked stocks. TL;DR Bitcoin dipped to…