When crypto news today reads like one endless red screen, the real cause is at the gas pump. U.S. inflation hit 3.7% in September, beating the 3.6% forecast, as Yahoo Finance reported, and Bitcoin slid to around $81,000. The details are calmer. Gasoline rose 9.1% and drove more than half the monthly jump, while core prices added only 0.3%, The Crypto Times notes. In past selloffs, the bottom often came right after crowded long bets were wiped out.