The day in brief
- Bitcoin was trading at $77,469 on our figures, up 0.32% over the past 24 hours, though it's still down 3.62% over seven days and 8.38% over thirty.
- Against its all-time high of $126,080, the price sits 38.56% lower, and over the past year it has fallen 29.28%.
- Sentiment has soured accordingly: the Fear and Greed index reads 30, labelled Fear, down from 51 a week ago.
- Bitcoin's share of the wider crypto market stands at 59.61%.
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Bitcoin was trading at $77,469 on our figures, up 0.32% over the past 24 hours, though it's still down 3.62% over seven days and 8.38% over thirty. Against its all-time high of $126,080, the price sits 38.56% lower, and over the past year it has fallen 29.28%. Sentiment has soured accordingly: the Fear and Greed index reads 30, labelled Fear, down from 51 a week ago. Bitcoin's share of the wider crypto market stands at 59.61%.
US spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $34.3 million on the latest trading day, 29 October, which is a modest figure, but it sits within a five-day net inflow of $408.8 million. That contrast matters, because it suggests the earlier days of the week did most of the work while the most recent session was quieter. ETFs now hold 1,489,596 BTC, the largest single fund being the iShares Bitcoin Trust with 814,873.6 BTC. Public companies hold 1,228,388.89 BTC, led by Strategy with 848,517 BTC, while miners hold 99,171.79 BTC and governments 518,525.6 BTC.
On the network, block height is 974,043 with 75,957 blocks left until the estimated halving on 14 April 2028. Hashrate sits at 1,068 EH/s, and the next difficulty adjustment is projected at minus 3.14%. CoinDesk reports that a Nasdaq-listed company may sell $450 million of bitcoin, citing the Binance hack and quantum fears, while Cointelegraph asks whether Bitcoin has grown up as it turns 18. CoinDesk also reports that bitcoin stolen from Binance now exceeds Tesla's holdings.
Written by AI (Claude) from the live data on this page. Facts as of . Not financial advice.
Headlines
In the news at the time
- Bitcoin's white paper turns 18, and small businesses are still paying for the bailouts it answered
- Bitcoin turns 18: Has the original rebel grown up?
- As big bitcoin miners chase AI profits, individuals get another shot at the rewards
- 18 years in, what has Bitcoin truly done?
- A Nasdaq-listed company may sell $450 million bitcoin, citing Binance hack and quantum fears
- Bitcoin stolen from Binance tops Tesla’s holdings and is over twice El Salvador’s reserve
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 31 Oct 2026, the price is -0.1% and the Fear and Greed score has moved nowhere.
