BTC $81,541 -2.6%ETH $2,382 -5.3%USDT $0.9991 0.0%BNB $722.71 -3.0%XRP $1.32 -3.9%USDC $0.9997 0.0%SOL $104.07 -3.7%TRX $0.3309 -0.1%FIGR_HELOC $1.04 +1.3%ZEC $1,115 -12.2%HYPE $79.79 -2.9%DOGE $0.0807 -5.2%XMR $545.96 -2.0%USDS $0.9998 0.0%WBT $79.75 -2.9%LINK $12.24 -6.1%ADA $0.2243 -5.5%LEO $9.03 +0.3%XLM $0.1812 -5.2%RAIN $0.008807 -10.7%NEAR $4.72 -7.7%BCH $265.89 -5.2%USDE $0.9993 0.0%LTC $58.55 -5.8%DAI $1.00 0.0%UNI $7.03 -6.3%CC $0.1101 -12.0%AVAX $9.71 -6.1%SUI $1.01 -5.5%USD1 $0.9992 0.0%GRAM $1.34 -2.6%HBAR $0.0825 -5.4%BTW $2.32 -7.6%XAUT $4,136 -0.6%USDG $1.00 0.0%TAO $265.92 -5.9%SHIB $0.000005 -4.1%PYUSD $0.9997 0.0%QNT $196.39 -8.8%CRO $0.0566 -5.9%ENA $0.1885 -11.4%OKB $117.90 -4.2%RLUSD $1.00 0.0%USYC $1.14 0.0%USDY $1.15 +0.1%AAVE $152.35 -6.3%BUIDL $1.00 0.0%ONDO $0.4375 -7.4%PUMP $0.004409 -13.6%DOT $1.11 -4.7%

BTC $81,541 -2.6%ETH $2,382 -5.3%USDT $0.9991 0.0%BNB $722.71 -3.0%XRP $1.32 -3.9%USDC $0.9997 0.0%SOL $104.07 -3.7%TRX $0.3309 -0.1%FIGR_HELOC $1.04 +1.3%ZEC $1,115 -12.2%HYPE $79.79 -2.9%DOGE $0.0807 -5.2%XMR $545.96 -2.0%USDS $0.9998 0.0%WBT $79.75 -2.9%LINK $12.24 -6.1%ADA $0.2243 -5.5%LEO $9.03 +0.3%XLM $0.1812 -5.2%RAIN $0.008807 -10.7%NEAR $4.72 -7.7%BCH $265.89 -5.2%USDE $0.9993 0.0%LTC $58.55 -5.8%DAI $1.00 0.0%UNI $7.03 -6.3%CC $0.1101 -12.0%AVAX $9.71 -6.1%SUI $1.01 -5.5%USD1 $0.9992 0.0%GRAM $1.34 -2.6%HBAR $0.0825 -5.4%BTW $2.32 -7.6%XAUT $4,136 -0.6%USDG $1.00 0.0%TAO $265.92 -5.9%SHIB $0.000005 -4.1%PYUSD $0.9997 0.0%QNT $196.39 -8.8%CRO $0.0566 -5.9%ENA $0.1885 -11.4%OKB $117.90 -4.2%RLUSD $1.00 0.0%USYC $1.14 0.0%USDY $1.15 +0.1%AAVE $152.35 -6.3%BUIDL $1.00 0.0%ONDO $0.4375 -7.4%PUMP $0.004409 -13.6%DOT $1.11 -4.7%

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Updated Oct 15, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC

Why is Monero down today?

$545.96-2.0% 24h-3.3% 7d

Monero's 1.8% slide to $541.68 is a market-wide move rather than a coin-specific one. Bitcoin fell 2.9% over the same period, dropping below $81,000 and triggering roughly $485 million in liquidations as leveraged positions were unwound. XMR's $106 million in 24-hour volume is modest against its $10.19 billion market cap, so there is little sign of concentrated selling in the privacy coin itself.

The macro trigger was September CPI coming in at 3.7%, above forecasts, which pushed Treasury yields higher and put a Federal Reserve rate hike back into the conversation. Crypto sold off alongside equities on that print, and the weakness carried into the following session.

Adding to the softer backdrop, Patrick Witt's exit as the White House's top crypto adviser came as the Clarity Act stalls, leaving regulatory timelines less certain. Technical commentary on October 14 also flagged bears as dominant across XMR, ZEC, SHIB and DOGE. Monero is down 2.7% over seven days, broadly in line with Bitcoin's 1.9% decline.

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