The day in brief
- Bitcoin was trading at $81,310 on our figures as of late on 17 October, down 0.46% over the day but still up 5.9% over thirty days.
- It remains 35.51% below its all-time high of $126,080, and the 7-day move of -2.37% and the 1-year fall of 24.38% show the weaker stretch behind it.
- Bitcoin's dominance sat at 59.49%.
- Sentiment, as measured by our fear and greed index, read 55, which is firmly in "Greed" territory, though that is down from 64 a week earlier, so the mood has cooled while prices have eased.
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Bitcoin was trading at $81,310 on our figures as of late on 17 October, down 0.46% over the day but still up 5.9% over thirty days. It remains 35.51% below its all-time high of $126,080, and the 7-day move of -2.37% and the 1-year fall of 24.38% show the weaker stretch behind it. Bitcoin's dominance sat at 59.49%. Sentiment, as measured by our fear and greed index, read 55, which is firmly in "Greed" territory, though that is down from 64 a week earlier, so the mood has cooled while prices have eased.
US spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $16.2 million on the latest trading day, 15 October, but across the five days to that date the funds shed $322.3 million in total. A small positive day after a larger outflow run is what we'd expect to see when buyers are cautious rather than absent. We track a combined 1,481,620.6 BTC in ETF custody, with the iShares Bitcoin Trust the largest at 803,870.6 BTC.
On the network side, the chain stands at block 971,912, with 78,088 blocks to the next halving, which we estimate will fall on 29 April 2028. Hashrate is 1,028 EH/s, and the next difficulty adjustment is projected at +0.05%. Among headlines, Decrypt reports that crypto firms have launched a quantum alliance as 6 million bitcoin sit exposed, while CoinDesk reports that Google's Willow breakthrough has raised the quantum threat facing Satoshi-era coins. The Block reports that TD Cowen lifted its price target on Strive by 27%, following the firm's bitcoin buying.
Written by AI (Claude) from the live data on this page. Facts as of . Not financial advice.
Headlines
In the news at the time
- Crypto Firms Launch Quantum Alliance as 6 Million Bitcoin Sit Exposed
- Satoshi-era bitcoin faces a bigger quantum threat after Google’s new Willow breakthrough
- Poetic Justice: Scammer Lost $5M in Bitcoin After Being Targeted by Ledger Thieves
- Strive’s bitcoin buying spree earns 27% price target hike from TD Cowen
- BFFS26 Denver: Joseph Kelly on Bitcoin Custody and Credit; Alan Lane on Banking Lessons
- Sazmining Now Sells Jack Dorsey’s Proto Immersion Hashboards
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 17 Oct 2026, the price is +0.4% and the Fear and Greed score has moved nowhere.
