This week in crypto: 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026

The crypto market this week, in one page: the mood, how prices moved and what drove each day.

Sentiment each day

0 = extreme fear, 50 = neutral, 100 = extreme greed. What the score means.

How the majors moved

Prices from our 8am SGT morning snapshots.

Biggest mood swing

23 Oct: sentiment moved -26 points. Bitcoin tumbles nearly 4% to about $81,300 as an AI-stock selloff and an oil-price spike from a Houthi drone strike drag crypto lower together.

Day by day

• 44Cautious
  Mon 19 Oct

  Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP claw back a sharp overnight flash dip to trade modestly higher, even as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index holds in "Fear" for a second straight day amid the 232-day Strait of Hormuz shutdown and bets on a longer Fed hold.
• 57Cautiously Optimistic
  Tue 20 Oct

  Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP hold modest gains as weekend "Black Monday" crash fears fizzle out following a stronger-than-expected China Q3 GDP print, even as US spot crypto ETFs log a second straight week of net outflows and the Strait of Hormuz standoff keeps oil elevated.
• 58Cautiously Optimistic
  Wed 21 Oct

  Bitcoin bounces back above $83,000 as short sellers get squeezed, but a hotter-than-expected US inflation print keeps Fed rate-cut hopes on ice ahead of the October 28 FOMC meeting.
• 60Cautiously Optimistic
  Thu 22 Oct

  Bitcoin climbs 2.5% to around $83,400 as a tech-stock rally and the biggest Bitcoin ETF inflow in weeks offset lingering Fed rate-hike worries.
• 34Cautious
  Fri 23 Oct

  Bitcoin tumbles nearly 4% to about $81,300 as an AI-stock selloff and an oil-price spike from a Houthi drone strike drag crypto lower together.
• 40Cautious
  Sat 24 Oct

  Bitcoin holds near $81,000 support as a widening AI-stock selloff -- deepened by Tesla's capex cut and CoreWeave's credit stress -- keeps crypto tracking equities while Brent crude tops $116 on fresh Iran-strike fears.
• 44Cautious
  Sun 25 Oct

  Bitcoin steadies near $80,500 after nearly $240 million in long positions were liquidated overnight, with traders standing back ahead of this week's Fed rate decision following two straight days of Bitcoin ETF outflows.

General market information for education only, not financial advice. Crypto-assets are highly volatile; never risk money you can’t afford to lose.