The day in brief
- Bitcoin traded at $83,577 on the latest reading we track, according to CoinGecko.
- That is up 0.67% over 24 hours but down 2.76% across the past seven days.
- The coin sits 33.71% below its all-time high of $126,080, though it is still up 7.93% over 30 days.
- The 12-month change of minus 24.41% shows how far it has fallen since last year.
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Bitcoin traded at $83,577 on the latest reading we track, according to CoinGecko. That is up 0.67% over 24 hours but down 2.76% across the past seven days. The coin sits 33.71% below its all-time high of $126,080, though it is still up 7.93% over 30 days. The 12-month change of minus 24.41% shows how far it has fallen since last year. Bitcoin's share of the wider crypto market stood at 59.59%.
Sentiment has cooled a little. The Fear and Greed index reads 61, still in Greed territory, but it was 65 a week ago. On our figures, US spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $88 million on 8 October, the latest trading day in the data, and $221.9 million over the five days to that date. Decrypt reports that Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs are all in the red for October, so the outflows have been running for most of the month.
ETFs hold 1,484,810.2 BTC, with the iShares Bitcoin Trust the largest at 804,753.6 BTC. Public companies hold 1,213,870.7 BTC, led by Strategy with 848,000, while miners hold 98,708.6 BTC and governments 518,525.6 BTC. On the network, block height is 971,000 with 79,000 blocks to go until the halving, estimated for 19 March 2028. Hashrate stands at 1,015 EH/s, and the next difficulty adjustment is due to move by 4.7%. Cointelegraph reports that Saylor has teased further Strategy buying after the company ended September with STRC buybacks. CoinDesk reports that bitcoin and ether liquidity have rebuilt a year after the 10/10 flash crash, though altcoins still face risks.
Written by AI (Claude) from the live data on this page. Facts as of . Not financial advice.
Headlines
In the news at the time
- Saylor teases Strategy Bitcoin buying after ending September with STRC buybacks
- Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs All in the Red for October
- This Sam Altman-Backed Life Insurer Runs Entirely on Bitcoin, and Just Raised $37.5 Million
- One year after 10/10 flash crash, bitcoin and ether liquidity have rebuilt, but altcoins still face risks
- Bitcoin's $19 billion wake-up call: One-year after flash crash, has crypto learned anything?
- Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds
How this wrap was put together
Claude (claude-haiku-5-5) wrote it at from the figures in the panel beside it, which our data service had collected by . Compared with the wrap for 11 Oct 2026, the price is +0.2% and the Fear and Greed score has moved nowhere.
