The day in brief
- Bitcoin closed the day at $81,720 according to CoinGecko, up 0.53% over 24 hours, though still 2.91% lower over seven days and 35.18% below its all-time high of $126,080.
- Over a year the coin is down 24.19%, while its 30-day change is a near-flat 0.05%.
- Bitcoin's dominance sits at 60.1%.
- Sentiment has cooled slightly: the Fear and Greed index reads 53, which is neutral, down from 61 a week ago.
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Bitcoin closed the day at $81,720 according to CoinGecko, up 0.53% over 24 hours, though still 2.91% lower over seven days and 35.18% below its all-time high of $126,080. Over a year the coin is down 24.19%, while its 30-day change is a near-flat 0.05%. Bitcoin's dominance sits at 60.1%. Sentiment has cooled slightly: the Fear and Greed index reads 53, which is neutral, down from 61 a week ago. We've seen that kind of drift before, and it sits comfortably in the middle of the range rather than signalling stress.
US spot ETF flows were modest on the latest trading day, 15 October, with net inflows of $16.2 million. That small gain doesn't change the wider picture, because the five-day net outflow stands at $323.8 million. Decrypt reports that bitcoin ETFs have shed nearly $1 billion over two weeks, a figure that fits with the recent run of redemptions on our figures.
Holdings across ETFs total roughly 1.48 million BTC, while public companies hold about 1.22 million and governments around 519,000. Strategy is the largest corporate holder with 848,250 BTC, and the iShares Bitcoin Trust leads the funds with 803,871 BTC. On the network, block height is 972,070, with 77,930 blocks left until the estimated halving on 31 March 2028. Hashrate stands at 1,025 EH/s, and the next difficulty adjustment is forecast at -0.62%. CoinDesk reports that Wall Street had a rough Friday, with the VIX and bitcoin both pointing to a possible easing of fear on Monday. Decrypt also notes that analysts remain divided over a $100,000 year-end target, according to CoinDesk, as inflation weighs on the outlook.
Written by AI (Claude) from the live data on this page. Facts as of . Not financial advice.
Headlines
In the news at the time
- Wall Street freaked out Friday. VIX and bitcoin say the fear may fade Monday.
- Bitcoin ETFs Shed Nearly $1 Billion in Two Weeks as Uptober Stays Red
- Bitcoin’s $100,000 year-end hope divides analysts as inflation clouds outlook
- 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
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 18 Oct 2026, the price is +1.2% and the Fear and Greed score has moved nowhere.
