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Calacanis Calls Bitcoin a Dead Cat, Saylor and Cathie Wood Fire Back

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What happened

Jason Calacanis called bitcoin a bouncing “dead cat” just as bitcoin’s price cleared $81,000, prompting immediate replies from Michael Saylor and Cathie Wood.

Key facts

  • Jason Calacanis called bitcoin a bouncing “dead cat” just as bitcoin’s price cleared $81,000, prompting immediate replies from Michael Saylor and Cathie Wood.
  • Reported by Bitcoin.com and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:30:38 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Arthur Hayes Calls CLARITY Act ‘Nonsense’ as Bitcoin Tops $80K

  2. Calacanis Calls Bitcoin a Dead Cat, Saylor and Cathie Wood Fire Back

  3. Raoul Pal Says Bitcoin Will Outrun the Nasdaq as Rates Break Higher

  4. NASA’s Apollo Computer Mined Bitcoin in 2019 But Today It Would Take Forever

  5. Why Bitcoin’s rally above $80,000 isn’t backed by institutional conviction

  6. Schiff Warns Tokenized Stocks Will Siphon Liquidity From Bitcoin

  7. Crypto traders braced for a total wipeout this week but Bitcoin had other plans

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