{
  "id": 14661891,
  "title": "Bitcoin falls to $81k as hot U.S. CPI spurs rate hike bets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/bitcoin-falls-to-81k-as-hot-u-s-cpi-spurs-rate-hike-bets",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:32:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/bitcoin-slides-below-81k-as-hot-us-cpi-spurs-rate-hike-bets-4950559"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bitcoin experienced a significant decline on Thursday, sliding to $81,291.4 after U.S. consumer inflation data exceeded expectations. The broader crypto market also suffered, with Ether and XRP among the hardest-hit cryptocurrencies. The Federal Reserve's anticipated interest rate hike weighed heavily on speculative assets, causing capital to flow away from crypto and into safer investments.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}