Bitcoin holds near 82,500 dollars as markets absorb Ledger theft reports

Bitcoin attempted to stabilize near the 82,500 dollar support level on Friday, October 9, 2026, as cryptocurrency markets absorbed reports of an exploit affecting Ledger hardware wallets. Cointelegraph Bitcoin and Cointelegraph Main both reported that the digital asset faced selling pressure earlier in the week before attracting new buyer interest. [1][2]

Data from TradingView showed the trading pair hovering around key support levels after falling to 80,350 dollars on Thursday. The drop coincided with rolling 24-hour cryptocurrency liquidations exceeding 1 billion dollars, according to figures from CoinGlass cited by Cointelegraph Bitcoin and Cointelegraph Main. [1][2][3]

CoinGlass data further indicated that spot prices were absorbing ask-side liquidity on exchange order books, with liquidity concentrating around the 84,000 dollar level. Meanwhile, United States stock markets opened higher on Friday as technology shares recovered from earlier losses, Cointelegraph Bitcoin and Cointelegraph Main reported. [1][2]

A ledger is a principal record or electronic database in accounting that summarizes financial transactions. Modern distributed ledgers form the underlying technology for secure, decentralized blockchain applications, while hardware wallets are used to secure private keys for digital assets. [5]