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

The short answer

Bitcoin fell 1.4% this week. The Nasdaq 100 fell 5.5%.

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."

Bar chart of weekly changes: Bitcoin -1.4%, Ether -2.4%, Nasdaq 100 -5.5%, AI cloud firm CoreWeave -25%. Crypto fell less than tech this week.

Sources

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

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