ZBT spent the week under pressure, sliding from the low $0.08s early on to the high $0.06s by the weekend. It opened October 12 near $0.082, traded up toward $0.083 briefly, then faded with the broader tape and closed the period around $0.068–$0.070, down roughly 15–16%. Spot volume stayed in the low-to-mid millions on most sessions and liquidity remained orderly even on the softer days, with no major air pockets in the book.

Crypto finished the week lower after digesting hotter-than-expected inflation data, residual oil volatility, and a sharp equity selloff concentrated in AI-related names. Total market capitalization ended near $2.72–$2.74 trillion, down about 3–4% from the prior wrap. Bitcoin dominance edged higher to roughly 60%, while Ether’s share slipped toward 10.7–10.8%. Breadth was poor: only a handful of the top 50 coins finished higher, and the median move sat around −6% to −7%.

Bitcoin opened the period near $83,700–$84,000, failed to hold the mid-$84,000s, and spent most of the week between roughly $80,000 and $83,500. It printed a low near $79,800–$80,000 midweek before stabilizing and closing the wrap in the $81,000–$82,000 area, down about 1.5–2.5% on the week. That left it roughly 35% below its all-time high. Ether tracked lower with more damage, starting near $2,530–$2,540 and finishing around $2,330–$2,400, down about 5–7%. Solana lost closer to 6–7% and traded near $103–$104 by the weekend.

Macro set the tone. September CPI came in at 3.7% year-over-year, a touch above the 3.6% consensus, with core also running a bit hot. The 10-year Treasury yield started the week near 5.20–5.24% and finished around 5.08–5.10% as equities sold off and some flight-to-safety bid appeared in bonds.

Brent crude swung in the $105–$108 range on continued Middle East shipping and Saudi-related tensions; WTI held mostly in the low-to-mid $90s and closed the period near $98. U.S. equities absorbed the inflation print and then sold off hard on AI debt and spending concerns: the S&P 500 lost about 1.95% on the week to close at 7,659.44, the Nasdaq dropped roughly 4.5% (its worst week since June) to about 26,140, and the Dow managed a small gain of around 0.7% to 52,002. AI-infrastructure and semiconductor names led the declines.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of roughly $228 million across the five sessions from October 12–16, continuing the prior week’s redemptions. The heaviest day was October 14 at about −$261 million. Ether products also saw outflows in the same stretch.

Liquidations spiked midweek—several hundred million dollars were cleared in single 24-hour windows around October 12–15, the large majority longs—as Bitcoin tested the low $80,000s. Funding rates stayed near neutral to mildly positive, and Bitcoin futures open interest declined modestly.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index cooled from the high 50s early in the week into the high 40s to low 50s (neutral) by the weekend.

On-chain, the picture was mixed but not disorderly. Whale activity remained elevated, with periods of net exchange outflows late in the week (one snapshot showed roughly 1,300 BTC net leaving exchanges on October 18). Exchange reserves were broadly stable to slightly higher on a weekly basis even as monthly figures still showed net outflows. Stablecoin supply edged lower. Longer-term holder behavior stayed relatively steady through the dip, with no broad capitulation signal in the major cohorts.

In summary, October 12–18 was a risk-off, inflation-driven digestion week. Hot CPI, elevated yields earlier in the period, oil geopolitics, and the AI-debt scare hit equities harder than crypto on a relative basis, but altcoins and smaller names still underperformed Bitcoin.

Dominance rose, leverage was reduced, and the $80,000 zone held as the nearer reference after the midweek flush. The market consolidated lower but without a structural breakdown in longer-term holder or exchange-flow metrics.