🌙 VoltPay Evening Crypto Brief

Market close-up:
• Total crypto market: $2.83T, down 6.38% in 24h
• BTC: $82,998.77, down 4.20%
• ETH: $2,562.68, down 5.88%
• BNB: $766.60, down 2.52%

What mattered today:
1. Bitcoin fell below $84,000 as rising oil prices, Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar pressured risk assets; crypto liquidations reached about $547M. (coindesk.com: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/07/liquidations-jump-to-usd547-million-as-oil-rally-drags-bitcoin-below-usd84-000?utm_source=openai)
2. Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade activated on the Sepolia testnet, advancing planned scaling work; mainnet timing remains unconfirmed. (blog.ethereum.org: https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/09/17/glamsterdam-testnet-announcement?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block&utm_source=openai)

What to watch:
Markets are watching upcoming Federal Reserve meeting minutes for clues on the U.S. interest-rate outlook. (lcx.com: https://lcx.com/en/cryptonews/bitcoin-dips-below-84000-as-oil-jumps-on-iranian-tanker-attacks?utm_source=openai)

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Sources:
1. Bitcoin slips below $84,000 as oil rally hits crypto, layer-2 tokens lead losses: Crypto Markets Today
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/07/liquidations-jump-to-usd547-million-as-oil-rally-drags-bitcoin-below-usd84-000?utm_source=openai
2. Glamsterdam Testnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/09/17/glamsterdam-testnet-announcement?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block&utm_source=openai
3. Bitcoin dips below $84,000 as oil jumps on Iranian tanker attacks | LCX Crypto News | LCX
https://lcx.com/en/cryptonews/bitcoin-dips-below-84000-as-oil-jumps-on-iranian-tanker-attacks?utm_source=openai