Bitcoin reclaimed $80,000 twice on Oct. 26, 2026, but remained down more than 4% for the month. It was trading at $80,272 at 1:30 p.m. ET, down 0.5% for the day. Bitcoin liquidations exceeded $56 million; long positions accounted for nearly 65%, or $35.5 million.
MEXC CEO Vugar Usi Zade said bitcoin had become less responsive to economic and geopolitical shocks. He expects its price to rise when those pressures ease, but warned that sustained high energy costs could eventually tighten financial conditions.
