The day in brief
- Bitcoin closed the day at $83,064 on CoinGecko, up 1.29% over 24 hours, though still 34.12% below its all-time high of $126,080.
- Over seven days the price has slipped 0.56%, while the 30-day gain of 2.25% sits against a fall of 25.38% across the past year.
- Bitcoin's share of the wider crypto market stood at 59.61%.
- The Fear and Greed Index reads 55, which is Greed, a little below the 57 it recorded a week ago.
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Bitcoin closed the day at $83,064 on CoinGecko, up 1.29% over 24 hours, though still 34.12% below its all-time high of $126,080. Over seven days the price has slipped 0.56%, while the 30-day gain of 2.25% sits against a fall of 25.38% across the past year. Bitcoin's share of the wider crypto market stood at 59.61%. The Fear and Greed Index reads 55, which is Greed, a little below the 57 it recorded a week ago.
US spot bitcoin ETFs took in a net $581.3 million on 19 October, the latest trading day in our data, and $438.1 million across the five days to that point. Decrypt reports that bitcoin ETFs posted their best day in nearly a month as BlackRock did most of the buying, which fits with the size of that inflow. ETFs now hold 1,488,570 BTC, while public companies hold 1,220,984 BTC between them. Strategy (MicroStrategy) is the largest corporate holder at 848,517 BTC, and the iShares Bitcoin Trust from BlackRock is the largest ETF at 811,116 BTC.
On the network, the chain sits at block 972,389, with 77,611 blocks to go before the next halving, which we estimate at 12 March 2028. Hashrate is running at 1,051 EH/s, and the next difficulty adjustment is pencilled in at a rise of 6.22%. Among the day's headlines, Decrypt reports that JPMorgan has put a 10% annual figure on bitcoin for the first time, with a major caveat attached. Bitcoin Magazine reports that the Liquid Network is in the final stages of recovering from a major hack, and that Swiss regulators have approved the country's first bitcoin ETF.
Written by AI (Claude) from the live data on this page. Facts as of . Not financial advice.
Headlines
In the news at the time
- JPMorgan Puts a Number on Bitcoin for the First Time: 10% a Year, With a Big Caveat
- Liquid Network Announces Final Stages of Recovery Following Massive Hack
- Swiss Financial Regulator Gives Green Light to Country’s First Bitcoin ETF
- Bitcoin Treasury Strive Debuts New Preferred Stock With 15% Dividend
- Swiss Regulator Approves First Retail Fund That Holds Bitcoin Directly
- Bitcoin ETFs Post Their Best Day in Nearly a Month as BlackRock Does All the Buying
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 20 Oct 2026, the price is +0.4% and the Fear and Greed score has moved nowhere.
