Incident record · Under review

Bitcoin's soft-inflation pop to $85,500 fades as bond: Security incident

A cooler-than-expected PCE report sent bitcoin briefly above $85,000 on Wednesday. Treasury yields held near their highest since 2002 and the gains drained away.

StatusUnder review

Reported loss$85

ChainBitcoin

Confidence55%

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Sources

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/01/bitcoin-s-soft-inflation-pop-to-usd85-500-fades-as-bond-yields-refuse-to-fall

Record history

First seen: 2026-10-01T04:15:20.000Z. Last updated: 2026-10-01T06:00:34.831Z. Revision: 1.