A U.S. core CPI reading at a 66-month low triggered sharp volatility across crypto markets. Within 60 minutes of the data release, Bitcoin surged more than 4.5% to break above $79,000. Ethereum rallied more than 8% over the same window, reaching $2,640 for the first time in seven months. Both assets moved higher immediately after the inflation data hit.

Crypto market maker Wintermute said bitcoin has shown notable resilience in the current market environment. Reports indicate traditional stock investors are rotating capital out of equities and into bitcoin, reflecting growing confidence among institutional and retail money in BTC as an alternative asset. The shift comes amid macroeconomic uncertainty and underscores signs of bitcoin decoupling from equities while reinforcing its perceived safe-haven role.

More than 116,000 ETH were withdrawn from exchanges over a 48-hour period, worth nearly $300 million. Exchange-held ETH supply has contracted sharply, reducing readily tradable circulation. Some market participants view the large-scale withdrawals as an early signal of a potentially significant price move.

The U.S. Labor Department’s latest jobs report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000 in September, far above market expectations. The stronger labor data quickly jolted markets, sharply splitting expectations for the Federal Reserve’s next rate path into a 50/50 balance between rate cuts and keeping rates high. Risk assets broadly came under pressure, and bitcoin slid during the session below the key psychological level of $80,000.

U.S. labor market data came in stronger than expected, adding to speculation and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s future interest-rate path. Risk assets broadly came under pressure on the macro backdrop. Bitcoin fell, underscoring crypto markets’ concern that a high-rate environment could persist.

Bitcoin gained 4.07% as short liquidations reached USD 249.13 million. Falling OI signals deleveraging; USD 82,000 is the daily confirmation level.

The Solana-based memecoin USELESS has seen a surge of inflows, with whales and retail traders driving what was described as the year’s largest high-volume breakout. Data show its perpetual futures posted more than $1.3 BILLION in 24-hour trading volume and spot volume exceeded $117 MILLION. On-chain volume has surpassed several memecoins with larger market capitalizations, while market attention climbed to its highest level of the year. More than $3.5 million in short positions were liquidated over the past 24 hours, with key metrics rising sharply.

Decentralized stablecoin USDD’s supply has increased from about $1.1B to about $1.5B, with total collateral value of about $2.24B. USDD 2.0 has launched overcollateralized borrowing vaults on Ethereum backed by ETH and WBTC, with six vaults and a combined $400M debt ceiling. ETH vaults allow up to 76.9% max LTV with 4.25%–5% stability fees, while WBTC vaults allow up to 74.1% max LTV with 4%–4.5% stability fees; both carry a 13% liquidation penalty. USDD minted from vaults can be swapped via the PSM 1:1 into USDT or USDC, providing a new stablecoin liquidity route for Ethereum DeFi.