The day in brief
- Bitcoin was trading at $77,834 on the day's figures, according to DeFiLlama, down 4.08% over 24 hours, 3.11% over seven days and 5.52% over thirty.
- Over the year it has fallen 29.32%, and it now sits 38.22% below its all-time high of $126,080, so the recent slide is small against the longer drawdown.
- Bitcoin's dominance across the wider crypto market stood at 59.61%.
- The Fear and Greed Index read 51, which is neutral, though that is down from 68 a week earlier, a move that matches the softer price action.
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Bitcoin was trading at $77,834 on the day's figures, according to DeFiLlama, down 4.08% over 24 hours, 3.11% over seven days and 5.52% over thirty. Over the year it has fallen 29.32%, and it now sits 38.22% below its all-time high of $126,080, so the recent slide is small against the longer drawdown. Bitcoin's dominance across the wider crypto market stood at 59.61%. The Fear and Greed Index read 51, which is neutral, though that is down from 68 a week earlier, a move that matches the softer price action.
US spot ETFs took in $155.4 million on the latest trading day, 28 October, and $262.7 million across the five days to that point. We've seen the five-day total build steadily, which means the latest session was one part of a wider run of inflows rather than an isolated buy. The ETFs now hold 1,489,152 BTC, with iShares Bitcoin Trust (Blackrock) the largest single fund at 814,715 BTC. Public companies hold 1,228,388 BTC, led by Strategy (MicroStrategy) with 848,517 BTC, while miners hold 99,171 BTC and governments 518,526 BTC.
On the network, the chain stands at block 973,751 with 76,249 blocks to the next halving, which we estimate for 16 August 2028. Hashrate is 1,064 EH/s, and the next difficulty adjustment is projected at minus 2.05%. Bitcoin Magazine reports that Strategy posted record operating income as bitcoin rebounded in Q3 2026, while The Block reports $19.5 billion in Q3 net income for the same company. Bitcoin Magazine also reports that Bitcoin slid below $79,000 after Binance lost $5.8 billion in a hack, and Decrypt reports that $11 billion in Bitcoin options expire the following day.
Written by AI (Claude) from the live data on this page. Facts as of . Not financial advice.
Headlines
In the news at the time
- Strategy (MSTR) Posts Record Operating Income as Bitcoin Rebounds in Q3 2026
- Bitcoin Price Slides Below $79,000 as Binance Loses $5.8 Billion in Massive Hack
- Tampered Ledger reported in Singapore a month before news broke: Asia Express
- Strategy reports $19.5 billion in Q3 net income as preferred shareholders approve daily dividends
- FutureBit Apollo Solo Miner Finds Bitcoin Block 973262, Earning 3.154 BTC
- $11 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Tomorrow—Here's What It Means
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 29 Oct 2026, the price is -1.4% and the Fear and Greed score has moved nowhere.
