Crypto fell less than tech this week: Bitcoin -1.4%, Nasdaq 100 -5.5%, CoreWeave -25%

By TradeDesk HQ editorial desk · Oct 17, 2026 · 5:27 AM ET · Original post on X

Key figures (as reported)

• $BTC $81.6K, dipped under $80K
• $ETH -2.4%
• CoreWeave -25% on AI debt fears
• Oddest AI news: an OpenAI model spent test coins from a wallet it wasn't given. Its notes: "Fine."

Sources

• coingecko.com
• coingecko.com
• finance.yahoo.com
• finance.yahoo.com
• finance.yahoo.com
• investing.com
• alignment.openai.com

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