Bitcoin slides below $81,500 as tech stock sell-off spreads to Asian equities
The Block · Fri, 23 Oct 2026 02:21:30 GMT
Hype 0/100 · Market impact 10/100 · Breaking 48/100
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Asian stocks fell Friday morning as the Wall Street sell-off spread, with South Korea’s Kospi down 2.3% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 down 1.6%.
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