Bitcoin was little changed over the past 24 hours: BTC traded at $84,013 (+0.1%) as of 19:28 UTC on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Ether was -0.3% at $2,684 and the total crypto market -2.8%, so BTC did better than the market. 21 of the 39 largest coins were higher.
Why is Bitcoin flat today? What the numbers show
- Versus the market. BTC moved against the market: +0.1% while total crypto market value was -2.8%. That points to a Bitcoin-specific driver; see the stories below.
- Versus Ether. BTC beat Ether by 0.3 percentage points over 24 hours, and ranked 21st of 39 large coins by 24-hour change. Bitcoin dominance is 58.3%.
- Trading activity. 24-hour trading volume was $18.1 billion, equal to 1.1% of BTC’s $1.69 trillion market value.
- 24-hour range. BTC traded between $83,706 (21:25 UTC, Sep 25) and $84,267 (08:45 UTC), a 0.7% swing. The high came after the low. The current price sits in the middle of that range.
- The bigger picture. Over 7 days BTC is +3.1% and over 30 days +5.1%. The 30-day range is $75,675 to $86,528. BTC is 33.4% below its all-time high of $126,080.
- Sentiment. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index reads 74 (Greed), up from 71 a day earlier.
- Network. The Bitcoin blockchain is at block 968,732. The next halving, at block 1,050,000, is 81,268 blocks away — roughly 2 years at the current average of 617 seconds per block — when the block reward falls from 3.125 to 1.5625 BTC.
Bitcoin, Ether and the market at a glance
| Asset | Price | 24 hours | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $84,013 | +0.1% | +3.1% |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,684 | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| Total crypto market | $2.89 trillion | -2.8% | — |
The Bitcoin stories behind today’s move
What CryptoNewsInsights reported in the past 48 hours:
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- Bitget CEO Says Exchange Can Absorb $350M Hack Loss — Bitget CEO Gracy Chen says the exchange can absorb the $350M+ hack loss, confirms containment and no stolen private keys, as withdrawals stay paused.
- Institutions Held Bitcoin Through 50% Drawdown, Bitwise Finds — Bitwise's report finds 15 major institutions held crypto through a 50% drawdown, with bitcoin as their common conviction bet over ether and solana.
The live BTC price, chart and converter are on our Bitcoin price page. For the rest of the market, see our Markets page and the Bitcoin news desk.
How this report is made
CryptoNewsInsights calculates every figure in this report from CoinGecko market data recorded at 19:28 UTC on Saturday, September 26, 2026, with block height and halving estimate from mempool.space. Stablecoins and wrapped or staked versions of other coins are left out of the rankings. Changes are over the previous 24 hours unless stated. The report describes what the price did and which measurable factors moved with it; it does not claim a single cause and does not predict prices. It is not financial advice.
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