Bitcoin steadies near $82,000 as stocks rebound ahead of tech earnings

Bitcoin (BTC) opened the third week of October at $82,000 as crypto and stock markets staged a tentative rebound. South Korea's KOSPI Composite Index gained nearly 1.8% on Monday after last week's tech-driven losses, while markets priced out two further interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve in 2026, seeing 75% odds of only one 25-basis-point hike by year-end. Bitcoin closed below key local support after the Coinbase Premium Index hit -0.14, its lowest level since late June, but equities rallied ahead of a lighter week of US macro data and key tech earnings.