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Skip to main contentCrypto NewsOct 22, 2026, 11:13 p.m. EDT2 min readBitcoin's price bounce. (CoinDesk)SummaryBitcoin recovered to nearly $82,000 during Asian trading Friday as gold, Asian stocks and Nasdaq futures rebounded while the Japanese yen surrendered early gains. About $435 million in cryptocurrency futures positions were liquidated over 24 hours, including $385 million in bullish bets, as bitcoin tested its 50-day moving average. Persistently high oil prices and weak demand for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, which recorded $381 million in outflows Thursday, could limit a broader rally in risk assets. Bitcoin BTC$84,459.46 and gold (XAU) pared losses during Friday’s Asian hours alongside a recovery in stocks as the Japanese yen gave up early gains. The largest cryptocurrency by market value recovered to nearly $82,000 after hitting lows below $81,000 overnight, according to CoinDesk data. At the time of writing, bitcoin was testing its 50-day simple moving average, a widely followed gauge of near-term market momentum. Other cryptocurrencies, such as ether ETH$2,490.55, XRP (XRP), solana (SOL), and dogecoin DOGE$0.08295 saw similar moves.

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