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The first and largest cryptocurrency. Supply is capped at 21 million coins and new issuance slows after every halving. The market treats BTC as "digital gold" and the main mood gauge for all of crypto.
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Bitcoin is up 1.13% over the 24 hours, now $81,988.40. Over 30 days +0.9%.
Mixed picture. Price is above its long-term average: the long trend points up. Open interest rises with price: new money confirms the move.
Fed rate decision, Oct 28 (market prices: hold 82%).
Price history
Daily closes · Binance
What is behind the price
Derivatives
Market Pressure Index
Facts. Open interest, 24h: +1.30%; funding (OI-weighted, per 8h): +0.0086%; longs among Binance accounts: 61.2%; market buys over 24h: 50.5%.
Interpretation. Leverage is not stretched right now: no notable crowding. The index shows how stretched leverage is, not where the price goes.
Funding, 48h
Open interest
+1.30% 24h
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Source: CoinGlass · updated
On-chain
US demand
BTC price gap between Coinbase and Binance. Positive means US institutions pay up (bullish). Negative means weaker US demand.
Long crowding, BTC
What longs and shorts pay each other on futures. Normal is about +0.01%. Far above means a crowded long trade that is vulnerable to a sharp flush. ETH: +0.0045%.
Futures money, BTC
Binance open interest over 24h: −0.2%. Growth with a rising price confirms the trend; growth on a falling price means shorting.
Who pushes the market
Market buys divided by market sells on Binance. Above 1 means buyers hit the ask more, below 1 means sellers hit the bid.
Whales and exchanges: Whale Radar →
Source: CryptoQuant · updated
Key numbers
- Price
- $81,988.40
- Previous close
- $81,071.70
- 7 days
- +0.17%
- 30 days
- +0.91%
- 1 year
- −24.53%
- 52-week high
- $116,400
- 52-week low
- $57,800.20
- 200-day average
- $72,609.90
- Quote time
- Oct 19, 16:53 UTC
- Source
- Binance
- Market cap
- $1.65 T
- Rank
- #1
- From all-time high
- −35.0%
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Quick answers
What is Bitcoin?
The first and largest cryptocurrency. Supply is capped at 21 million coins and new issuance slows after every halving. The market treats BTC as "digital gold" and the main mood gauge for all of crypto.
What moves the price of BTC?
US spot ETF flows, the Fed rate and the dollar, futures leverage, large transfers to exchanges.
Where do the numbers on this page come from and how often do they update?
The price streams live from Binance while the page is open. Analytics (futures, ETF, on-chain) refresh every few hours, and each block names its source.
How do I trade BTC?
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