Bitcoin Slides to $81,700 as Asian Stocks Sell Off and Oil Climbs

Bitcoin fell to $81,700 by 16:03 Tehran time on Thursday, October 22, 2026 (30 Mehr 1405), after reaching a session high of $84,832 earlier the same day. The figure is intraday, not a settled close: bitcoin traded $2,864 (3.51 percent) below Wednesday's close (October 21) of $84,564 and about 29.7 percent under its 52-week high of $116,273 set on October 27, 2025.

Arzdigital, citing Bloomberg, wrote that China's CSI 300 index slid 20 percent from its June peak on Thursday, entering a bear market, while Asian technology shares fell and Brent crude rose above $111 a barrel. On Sahmino's record, Japan's Nikkei 225 stood 2.65 percent lower at 62,908 at 14:01 Tehran time the same day.